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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26
IDAHO A GEM
Some of the Wonders that are Making
this State Vast Treasure House

There are more real marvels here
in Southern Idaho than all the count
less thousands of gold hunters who
came through this section nearly 50
years ago to what they believed was
the only source OF Idaho wealth
more than all them, individually and
collectively, ever dreamed.
To follow the old Kelton trail to
Boise, one would now go through
close to 100000 acres Of irrigated
or soon-to-be irrigated lands. These
lands are sailing up to wonderful fig
ures- Lands have sold around Twin
Falls for close to $1,000 an acre. A
tract of land adjoining Hagerman, in
this county, recently sold for $500
an acre. The Gooding farm, adjoin-
ing the tOwnsite of GOoding, sold
little more than a year ago for 800
an acre; it is today worth more than
double that price, while half a mil
lion dollars worth of town lots have
been sold. Lots OF and 10 acres
adjoining the townsite of Jerome
sold two weeks ago for up to $3.50
an acre. Land adjoining the town of
ShOshOne is probably worth $3.50 an
acre. Yet every acre OF. this land
was only a few years ago considered
hardly fit TO make maps OF; it would
never be listed in the government
assets if it could be escaped.
Idaho has made a great record as
a mineral state. The early-day pla-
Ger mines produced in all probability
several hundred millions OF dollars in
the yellow metal; and there is proba-
bly, many times more hidden away in
the great hill, waiting for the miners
pick and steel. There is a great pro-
duction of lead and silver. the great
est lead mines in the world being in
Idaho; and these pay marvellous
sums TO their owners. These bonan-
"a mines OF the north have a history
even more meteoric than the irrigat-
ed lands and towns that have sprung
up over night, all through Arid Ida
no. But with perhaps three million
acres of land opening up for culti-
vation, and every acre capable Of
producing from $40 to $1,000 an
acre each year, the mineral resour-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26
EARLIEST CHICKS THIS SEASON
". D. Forbes Making a Record
With High Class Poultry

w. D. Forbes, the enterprising
breeder Of fancy fowls. already has a
number of finely bred little chicks at
his home, the earliest spring fries
of the season. Not many of them,
however. are likely to go the way Of
the table. as they are too well bred
for common eating. and the demand
is steady and persistent for this sort
of fowls for breeding purposes.
Mr.. Forbes has three varieties
the Black breasted red games, the
Rhode Island reds, and the Buff leg
horns. He has some of the best
LAYERS that ever came to Idaho. and
his chickens have as big returns as
sheen. or Carey Land, or any other
of the gilt edged investments so conf
mon here. With eggs every winter
at 40 or so cents a dozen, and never
hollow cents even in the late
snring the raising of chickens IS one
of the most profitable small invest
Dents one can make Mr.. Forbes
hardy. fine laying strains may be ex-
neeted to produce nearly 1outie
vat common stock will ,'r"daee'
~, lie their cost for food and shelter
j. no greater. The difference is
that such fowls will pay a big pront'
while common stock are merely
upnnNancG
Mr. Forbes will soon have some OF
his prize stock mated on for breed
ing. and will have guaranteed eggs
for sale for those who wish to get a
start with the best breeds TO be had
in the market
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26
Prof. BechteI Goes to California

Prof. B. ]. Bechtel. who has maze
his home in Shoshone for the past
three months. left Sunday mornlhs
for Riverside. California. where ne
expects to take up some special mus
ical work to which he has been car
led. He made record here as d
capable musician. his songs having
been especially attractive. number
of them having been produced mere
The closing of the Choral club was d
disappointment to those VINO neO
paid in advance, but the fro'eSSo'
may return and make up the loss "
the subscribers. He had announcer
that he was going to Mackey' out AZ
the last moment changed his mlnu
and headed south. where he mas cru
friends.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26
HEADGATES ARE OPENED
Boise-Payette Government Reclamation
Project Making Rapid Progress

dam, and the water is taken through
eight 5x9 foot cast iron controlling
gates supported by concrete pipes
and abutments.
AS the big headgates we're opened
and the life-giving waters gushed in
to the canal. the scene was viewed
with varying emotions by the throng
gathered there. The engineers gaz-
ed with satisfaction at the beautiful
" finished structure; the farmers
saw an abundance of water in their
canals, orchards laden with fruit,
and enormous yields of grain and al
falfa But to the statesman came a
vision of a new Idaho, an Idaho with
possibilities unsurpassed by any state
in all the Golden West. They saw a
home on every 40 acres of the pro-
ject, rural population of not less
than $4,000 people. and $4,000 more
people living in the cities and towns
which have been growing by leaps
and bounds since the initiation of the
Government system gave assurance
of an ample water supply. From
conservative estimates of a decade
ago on the value of irrigated land
and crops it took no complicated cal
euIation to figure out that more than
eighteen million dollars worth Of
taxable property in land values alone
Will be added TO the wealth Of the
state upon the completion OF the pro
iect, and that crops worth not less
than six millions of dollars will be
grown annually Already new rail
road lines are being built through
the agricultural area. new mines are
being opened. and the stock raising
industry increased.
But let US follow the progress of
the water taken from the Boise dam
The canal extends for "a miles to a
point on the Indian Greek above
kuna This creek then carries the
water for eight miles. when another
canal u miles long carries it 10 the
Deer Flat Reservoir. Occasionally
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26

An event of far reaching impor-
tance and marking the partial con-
summation OF a plan to transform to
agricultural uses the largest body OF
sagebrush land embraced in one pro-
iect in the United States occurred
when the headgates of the Government
dam were opened
In the presence of a large number
of settlers and residents of the val
lev the big headgates Of the newly
constructed Government dam in the
Boise River were opened and the
uent up waters gushed into the broad
canal.
For months the settlers on the
south side of the project have been
watching with deep interest the pro-
gress of the work on this structure.
for upon its completion rested their
hopes of an abundant supply OF wat
er. The dam is located eight miles
southeast of Boise where the river
eUl6TSSS LlOAn ANS - -
cyclopean, concrete founded on COM
pact gravel. The spillway. or dam
proper is 216 feet long. so feet wide
at the base and 81 feet high Along
the downstream toe of the dam and
securely fastened to IL is a timber
apron. This apron is so feet wide
and 1S feet deep on the lower side.
Ii is built up OF 12x12 timbers bolt
ed together and the spaces between
the timbers filled with rock and gra-
vel. At the west end of the spillway
is a logway four feet lower than the
spillway crest, and just west Of the
logway and forming the west abut-
ment of the dam is the fish ladder.
This is OF concrete. as are the tun-
nels. which were built for the pur-
pose Of divertirg the river during the
of the dam proper. The
are closed by two 6xS foot
east iron gates. and will be used
when need arises for sluicing the silt
from the reservoir. The main canal
With capacity of 1.50osecond feet.
heads at the extreme west end of the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26
HOId-Ups Get Four Years in Pen

John Car and Charles Brown. the
two hold-ups who entered the Stur-
gis & Clark saloon two weeks ago.
and were captured by the sheriff 5
posse the next morning, were on
Monday taken TO the peuitentiary in
Boise 10 serve terms Of four years
each They had pied guilty before
Judge Walters. in Chambers, and
were sentenced to Imprisonment 40
punishment. The County Jail is re-
ieved 70 that extent, though there
are still enoEgh there to make big
showing.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26

A series OF festival meetings was
begun Tuesday night by the Metho-
dist church, to be continued for an
indeterminate time. Services are TO
be held every night this week. ex-
cept Saturday night. and will be
held every night next week. Ar
some special musicatheeBaF wiVru
rangements have been made for
some special music that should be at
traetive. and the attendance this far
has indicated a lively interest in
,piritaai matters.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26
projectAuthorized
Twin Falls West End Co.
Get the Contract for
$4,000 Acres

At a final meeting of the State
Land Board, last week, a contract
was signed authorizing the West
End Twin Falls Company to proceed
with it's work of reclaiming 10000
acres of land in Twin Falls county.
west of the Salmon river.
This contract has been hanging
fire for some time, but has finally
been amically adjusted The COM
pany had formerly asked for s35 an
acre for the land and offered to de-
liver one inch of water to every
acre of land. The Twin Falls Sal
mon river tract is to get but one
inch to every 100 acres; though this
IS in the estimation OF many good
irrigators more than can ordinarily
be used with safety. Some of the
land board asked for a larger water
supply, and the West End Company
finally agreed to increase the water
supply, for an increased rate, which
the land board was willing to grant.
Mr.. C. J. Perkins, the manager of
the West End Company. has let the
contract for the cutting of a tunnel
at the site of the big storage dam,
10 carry the water while the dam is
being built. This tunnel is to be
trough solid rock, $50 feet long and
SKI feet diameter inside the con-
crete lining. The contract was let
10 w. w. 10y. of Boise, who is al
ready starting to work. After it is
done, construction will begin on the
dam, 125 feet high. The reservoir
will store nearly $4,000 acre feet of
water, and it is to be far enough
along that $4,000 acres can be wa
tered by the season. Of 1910. Work
is to be begun on the canal as soon
as the weather is fully settled. 1t is
probable that the dam will be built
entirely on the company's force ac-
count, and not contracted to others.
The company is preparing TO build
the best road across the Salmon that
has ever been built anywhere along
that stream. The Castle Ford road /
IS to be made into an easy grade, fit /
for automobiles or any kind of ira
vel. A new grade is also to be (
on Devil Greek, one of I
the feeders for the water system.
Water for the project is to be
taken from several streams tributary /
to the Salmon river. 1t will be cas-
lily possible, according to the COM
pany's calculations, to store water
for every acre of land proposed to
be irrigated, and leave enough mar
gin of safety to insure water for the
iriest season.
The company is going to put in
l big automobile on the road within
he next few weeks, to carry passen-
gers. engineers, boosters and who
ever has business there.
A. P. Adair of Boise is the chief
engineer. and F. B. King and Chas.
franklin, also of Boise, are the con-
engineers.
The whole project promises to be
me of the most attractive of all the
southern Idaho land offerings with
n the past few years: 1t is in
;ood climate. not too high or too
ow, with a good water supply. and
he company is strong enough 10
make good its every promise. The
lew town of Holden will be estao-
ished. named after Prof. Holden
he great corn man" of the Iowa
grieuItural college, who with
umber of Iowa friends and capital
;ts is interested in the project. Long
lay the town wave. and become the
apital of a rich and prosperous
ommunity.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26

Marriage licences we're issued
from the Office OF Harry w. Ander-
son County Recorder. Feb 1Sth'
to Joseph W Silva and Elsie {. ro'-
inr both OF Gooding. Feb 2oth 20
Henry r. Dotson and Eta Eliis'
both of Gooding-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-02-26

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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16

Birds, Wolves and Other Animals
Seem to Kill Just For Sport.

Seem to Kill Just For Sport.
While usually u c%arnivorous
animals kill to supply their i'm
mediate wants, still there are some
species which often kill for mere
sport, and there are a few kinds of
which some individuals do not at
some time kill wantonly.
When / was a boy there were
wolves in Maine, and l have known
four or five wolves to kill over forty
sheep in a single night.
My father once saw thirteen fully
grown sheep which two wildcats
had killed in one night on Mount
Desert island. | know of several
cases where wildcats have entered
barns and outbuildings and killed
numbers of hens or ducks. Rae
coons often kill hens which they
cannot carry off. | know of many
cases of foxes killing many hens or
turkeys they could not eat.
| once saw the skin of a mink
which a ~loup-cervier had killed.
The person who had it said that
there was a light snow, so he could
see every motion. The l]oup-cervier
had apparently met the mink by
accident on the ice. He had bitten
it through the back, dropped it and
walked on.
Red squirrels will kill more young
birds than they can eat. l have
known an otter to pile up a large
lot of suckers which he must have
caught just for sport.
House cats often kill birds which
they do not eat; they also often
bring in moles, frogs and snakes,
which they kill for the fun of kill
ing. / have no doubt that sable
and fisher would kill poultry just as
mink and raccoon do if they had
the same opportunity.
Some birds also kill for sport.
All ornithologists know of shrikes
hanging up birds and mice which
they do not need. | have several
times seen sheldrakes kill scores of
small fish just for fun. They bit
them, dropped them and passed
along.
Goshawks kill for sport. l have
known a goshawk in one morning
to kill five ruffed grouse and leave
them after tearing them in pieces.
Last winter a goshawk was given
me which had just killed two large
Plymouth Rock hens.
1t seems as if many animals and
birds take as much pleasure in kill
ing things for mere sport as many
of our sportsmen and fishermen do.
FOREST and Stream.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Fate of the Toy Dogs.

In connection with valuable toy
dogs the Windsor Magazine has a
story about the late LII Hung
Chang. When the Chinese states
man was visiting London a leading
light of the Stock Exchange made
up his mind to send a valuable
present to him. After careful con-
~sideration he decided he could not
do better than send him two of the
most valuable toy dogs to be had
They were selected with great care
and sent to Ii Hung Chang, from
whom a letter of thanks was re,
ceived a few days later. "Your gift
is much appreciated" wrote tho
celebrated Chinese envoy, "but un.
fortunately my age and health com.
pei me to adopt a very rigid diet
Under these circumstances / di.
rected that the dogs be prepared fol
some members of my staff, who
have enjoyed them very much"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Care Of AGED Animals.

Statlsticians assure us that the
mean duration of life in man has
increased by fully even years in
the last half century. Whether our
domestic animals share in this add
vance is a point not easily ascer-
tainable, though they must certain
ly benefit from the greater care gen.
orally bestowed upon them and
from the increased efforts made to
understand and supply their wants.
Of all aged animals the horse and
the dog appeal most to human SYM
pathies. 1t is not merely that they
have been our faithful servants and
friends, but there is a gravity,
almost a dignity, in their bearing
which is very touching. Many are
now at work teaching the policy as
well as the duty of kindness to ami
mails, and the sight of an old servi-
tor Loyalty bestowed in paddock or
kennel is not unusual. The care of
our four footed friends in their de-
clining years, moreover, may fur
nish many valuable hints for the
treatment of their still %serviceable
fellows.-St. James Gazette.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Peace on Earth.

Have you ever thought seriously
of the meaning of that blessing Civ
en- to the peacemakers? People are
always expecting to get peace in
heaven. But you know whatever
peace they get there will be ready
made. Whatever making of peace
they can be blessed for must be on
the earth here, not the taking of
arms against, but the building of
nests amid its "sea of troubles"
like the halcyons. Difficult enough,
you think. Perhaps so, but | do not
see that any of us try. We com
plain of the want of many things
we want votes, we want liberty, we
want amusement, we want money.
Which of us feels or knows that he
wants peace John Ruskin.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Tho Way Of the Wind.

The velocity of the winds is as
follows:
Gentle wind "a breeze traverses
10 feet a second.
Moderate IAN easy gale), 16 feet a
second.
Violent Ia squall), 35 feet a sec
ond.
Storm, slight, 43 feet a second;
considerable, 40 feet a second; vio-
lent, sd feet a second.
Hurricane, of the temperate
zones, 60 feet a second; of the tor
rid zones, 100 feet to $50 feet a
second
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Tho Strength Of SheIIfish.

A limpet may appear a poor fab.
by creature and yet he can pull
i 1884 times his own weight in the
air and nearly double that in wa
ter. The Mediterranean cookie can
exert a pull equivalent to 2,O71
times his weight. The force re-
quired to open an oyster she'll is
1919 times the weight of the oys-
ter without his shell. Were an
average man as strong in proper
ton to hfsweight he would be able
to lift 100000 or 3,000,0 900
pounds !-London Answers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16

Moose Fight For tho Championship Of
the Wilderness.

An hour, it seemed, the two
moose had battled, neither appear
ing to gain a point of advantage.
Their sides showed red gashes from
the savage ripping of horn points.
Their eyes were Redeemed, and
there was crimson in the fecks of
froth that flew from their nostrils.
The bog was churned into a black
slough of muck beneath them. The
first streaks of dawn were showing
when-was it fate, luck or the bet
ter strategy of the newcomer?-
the advantage of position was taken
from Bilhorn's stag.
Now the newcomer could stand
off a locomotive. He could even
recover a measure of his wind,
while his opponent must continue
to weaken. And the effect soon
told. Suddenly he seemed to gather
himself together and bring all his
great force of bone and muscle into
one grand, herculean effort, and
Bilhorn's bull slipped backward.
His adversary vas actually forcing
bog and all back with him, the
spongy mass soughing up behind
his helpless launches. This was a
dangerous turn in the fray. He
realized it and struggled to gain
a stay somewhere, anywhere, but
there was nothing to hold to. Back,
back, he settled on his launches
until he was driven squarely over
on his broad side, hopelessly out of
action, terribly at the mercy of his
foe, who horned him brutally again
and again until sheer lack of
breath forced him to draw back for
an instant.
Up from the Redeemed slough
the vanquished beast staggered, a
fearful spectacle. Not an instant
did he falter, but, with his dark life
blood pouring from his sides, drove
straight at his enemy again. The
rest is soon told. AS the dying stag
came on blindly he stumbled and
fell ~squarely on the lowered antlers
of his c%onqueror. Viciously the
standing bull strove to extricate
his horns from beneath the heavy
body of his victim, but he was
pinned fast.
Then came the spectacular finish
of this battle, worthy of the most
exacting Roman arena. Slowly but
surely the victor began to lift the
huge form of the fallen stag until
with n mighty upward sweep he
hurled it fairly over his back, where
it struck on the rock with a sicken-
ing thud and fell at its base, a
quivering, shapeless mass of man
gled flesh and bone. The victor
wheeled and gazed for a moment
at the quiet form.
To the trembling, painting figure
of the man on the rock he paid no
heed. Satisfied that his adversary
would trouble him no more, he
turned and with heavy swinging
strides went back into the swamp
from which he had come. Thus
fell the king of the Allagash, not
from any cunning or craft of puny
man, but in a battle royal, worthy
of the Spartan kings, waged with a
foe deserving of his blade, in de-
Tense of his crown and realm
Outing Magazine.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
St. GATHERINGS Great Chimes.

st. GATHERINGS cathedral in Dan
zig, Germany, boasts of the largest
belfry and the most elaborate set
of chimes in the world. The total
weight of the thirty-seven bells of
this great belfry is $4,000 pounds,
the largest one alone weighing
5,400 pounds. The play of the
chimes is over three octaves, and it
is manipulated by means of a key
board and pedals. 1t is said to be
possible to play any tune on these
bells, and an attachmentis alserro.
vided by which music is produced
automatically. e =
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16

Miss Pauline DeLange has resign
ed her position as principal Of the
grade building and vii assume the
deputy auditors mantle the first of
the year. Deputy j. M. Williams
has resigned on account of other
business interests. Mss DeLange's
successor in the schools has not been
chosen yet.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16

Mrs August Frahm and son were
in from South Hand today. -..
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
Santa Claus

comes next Saturday. Do not fail
to call on him. Wholesale prices on
Toys. Games and Books at Welden-
borner' store.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16

VIM. Neuendorf and Miss Caroline
Walton were married Yesterday
afternoon at the Presbyterian par
sonage by Rev. CRUDE.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16

Remember the real live Santa
Claus will be at Weidenborner's all
next week commencing Saturday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-16
y TriD TO the Southland

D. p. Cree will run a private dining and sleeping a iron
Sioux City. Iowa, to Las Vegas, New rleMco, and return, n changeing
of carst tor the entire trip. Eat and sleep i'm your w "a and enjoy
yourself after the hard summer work. will make it the profitable
trip of your life and you will see the greatest country in america for
good cheap lands for the farmer, investor and home builder.
We have mor natural advantages at Las Vegus, New Mexico,
than any other place on the map. With an ideal climate where man
and beast can Hven comfort the year round. Cheap lumber, dimen-
sion lumber $500 per thousand, Red Cedar posts, &c to Ioc each. The
best of soft coal $500 to $500 per ton, and a million dollar market for
farm produce at Las Vegas each year and steadily improving.
The government records show that in the past twenty year the
rainfall has been Io. rs inches, and at least 500 of this fall in the grow
ing season, The soil is exceedingly strong. of a chocolate and black
color, and runs from five to twenty feet in depth, with a clay subsd.
No better O earth. We can sell you these choice prairie lands from
five to fifteen miles of a city of 1000 people which will double in five
years, at S4 to SIS per acre.. Good soft water and plenty of it obtain
ed from y to IS feet. Las Vegas is a fine city with first class colleges
and schools and churches of alIdenominatiOns.
Make this trip with me Oh Tuesday, January 4th and buy some of
this good cheap land double your money. Expenses refunded to
all purchasers of 100 acreso or more. Round trip fare about $40 from
Miller, for further information sail Of me at Miller, S. d.
n II GDFF General Agent for
u AhlL rartin Land Co.