Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-08
NfWSY LETTER
FROM MfDBURY
Settlers Preparing Ground for Fruit
Trees--PIanning 10 Grow Mel
onS Extensively
P. H. Spangenberg spent Saturday
and Sunday in Mountain Home.

+. ii. SpangenDerg spent saturday
and Sunday in Mountain Home.
VIM. Ruberry drove to Glenns Ferry
to attend the concert Monday evening.
Harvey Spangenberg has gone to
King Hill to work on the irrigation
project
Preparations are being made for
picnic on the river near Waddell's
next Sunday to which all are invited.
Our surveyor, H. R. Gard is again
at King Hill to complete the work
OF setting grades for the streets in
that town.
Mr.. Lange, father in law of Mrs.
Henry Krauth, arrived Tuesday
from Staples, Mimi, for months
visit with relatives.
Residents of Medbury valley who
desire fish and game licenses may
obtain them of R. w. Simpkins at
bis office in the store building.
Henry F. Krauth has his residence
on the homestead enclosed and it will
be finished within a short time, when
hs will take up his residence there.
John Ladd is clearing ten acres of
brush for H. B. Wolff. Mr.. Wolff
will this fall plant this arceage in
fruit trees and become one of the
pioneer fruit growers of this valley.
J. j. MGcinness has purchased
lumber of the Medbury yard for an
extensiva addition to his residence
on the Cold Springs ranch and con-
struction will be started during the
coming week
Clearing operations will begin
shortly on the tract of land which is
intended for the townsite at this
place, and the brush will be COM
pletely removed before the surveys
are made.
An effort will be made to divide
school district No. 9 during the COM
ing year. Medbury is growing so
rapidly that the school population here
will be much larger than that in the
upper country.
The attendance at the dance here
was small but those present had an
enjoyable time to the strains OF the
Glenns Ferry orchestra, and all are
looking forward to the next affair of
the kind.
An election will be held in district
No. 9, which includes the Cold
Springs and Medbury country on April
II, at which one director for a term
of three years will be voted for.
Mrs. Ross is the present incumbent.
Mr.. Carhart, an assistant in the
office of the state engineer was here
several days last week establishing
stations for the measurement OF the
flow of the various creeks which will
form the supply for filling the res
ervoirs of the new irrigation project
The first Sunday school in Mebury
valley has been organized and reg
ular meetings are now being held
Sunday school Missionary johnson wht
has done much of the pioneer Sunda,
School work in Idaho was the organ
izer. and the officers elected were
L. L. Waller, superintendent; D. P
Keefer. assistant superintendent
Emma Ladd, secretary and treasurer
John Ladd, Matte and Ethel Waddell
teachers. The meetings are held il
the school house and the attendanc
is large.
Early garden stuff is up and grow
ing nicely There is no earlier sectio
in Idaho than Medbury valley ant
several growers intend having canta
loupes on the market earlier than tn
Payette country. Water MELONS vii
be extensively planted for trial an
next year it is the intention of tn
settlers to form a melon grower
association and grow them in carloa
lots for shipment to eastern markets
Cantaloupes in every way equal t
the Rockyfords or Payettes hav
been produced in the valley for sev
eral years in small quantities.
The Medbury restaurant, under th
efficient management. of Mrs. P. h
Spangenberg, is setting a standar
for good meals that is bound to al
tract trade The restaurant is on
of the institutions that this place ha
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