Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-24
Registration Begins Today for
Drawing Of 1000 Acres Of
Fort Hall Lands.
DAM ACROSS SNAKE RIVER.
Is Being Discussed in Connection With
Reclamation OF 100000 Acres
In Southern Idaho.
Especial Correspondence

W. OCATEldxD, July 22,--NeXt sat
~ urday morning, at the office Of
Gray & Gray, real estate nrm.
on north Main street. will be-
gin the registration for the drawing
the Carey act law, in lots of 5, 10, 20
and 40 acre plats. The drawing will
take place Sept. is, at the above named
office.
The land in question has been obs
tanned by the firm partly by purchase.
and partly by option, and is n portion
of the remaining $4,000 acres of the
Fort Hall lands, that are yet to be
opened by the government after the
water Is brought out on the land by
the canals now being constructed.
The land. which Is lying north Of
town, is only awaiting the magic touch
of water with which to transform the
sage plain into a garden. Water, it
is supposed, will be available next year,
or Mt least in the near future. as both.
the state and the government are maxi
Ing every reasonable effort to bring
water to the dry lands, by canals and
by reservoirs.
A contract fee of 81. is required of
every one that registers which Is de-
Quoted from the purchase price. or re-
funded in case the applicant declines To.
buy.
pioneer day will be observed next
Sunday by appropriate special service
in the First and Second ward meeting
houses OF the L. y. S. Church.
The Observation-Disclosures circus will
show here Saturday game OF base.
( ball has been arranged between a ball
team Of the circus and the 'Hubbs"5
of Pocatello.
Mrs. Fred Rice of this city announces
the engagement of her daughter Neva
to DIR. j. T.. Springer of Boise the we'd,
ding to take place in the near future.
Miss Mabel Morris of Bingham. Utah,
and James r. Scott OF Armstead, Mon
tana were married Tuesday evening by
( Rev Mullen Of the Presby terrain
church. The couple will make their
home at Ar1nstead.
Hugh L. Jackson of this city and
Etwa Adams of Bellinghan. Washing
ton, were married Tuesday afternoon
by Elder w. A. Hyde, deputy county
clerk. Their future home will be In
this city.
Frank j, Curran of Salt Lake and
Evelyn Hodges of Idaho Falls, were
united in marriage last night in the
parIors of Judge Masonheimer. They
Will live in this city.
Douglas & Valentine, the wool grow
ers Of this city and county, closed a
deal this week for the sale of 10000
lambs to r. +. Bicknell of Chicago at
SO. so per head, valued at $4,000. The
delivery will begin In September.
julius Krutschnitt, director of the
Hartman system. paid the Pocatello-
plant visit yesterday, accompanied by
Messrs. Bancroft, Dunn and Ashton OF
Salt Lake, chaperoned by Supt. Jones
of the Idaho division.
Freight and passenger business Is
brisk here at present, and above the
average of last year.
Times are a little slack at the shops,
which were ordered closed for two
days. tomorrow and Saturday.
There Is some talk of building great
dam across the Snake river above the
American Falls, that should back tho
water up to Blackfoot. converting the
intermediate low lands into an im-2
mense lake, for the purpose of storing
waters for use in the reclamation Of
100000 acres in the Bruneau tract on
the west side of the river. The Kuhn
Bull interests are said to be back of the
scheme.
The Independent Electric company
has opened its new stand at the place
on north Main street formerly run BY
Fred Stedfelt as a restaurant. The
members of the firm are Ray Barnts,@
and Samuel G. Garbett. Both are well
known residents of the city. Mr.. Car
bett and son Haddock now of Salt
Lake. formerly conducted an electric
shop at the same stand, Mr.. Barnes
is an accomplished electrician, and will
be in charge Of the concern.