The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-02-04
STRIKE PURE
WATER AT BUHL
Deep Well Project Ends With
Plenty of Water.
MEANS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
TO CITIZENS OF BUHL,
Supply at 800 Feet Sufficient to Pro-
vide for Domestic Purposes OF q
Large City.
Buhl, Idaho, Feb. End. 1909.

Buhl, Idaho, Feb End, 1909.
Hurrah, for the Buhl deep welIr
Buhl always leads! Other towns on
the tract will follow. On Thursday
after noon at depth of 253 feet, water
was struck by the drillers of the deep
WE'LL Word was Immediately spread
through the town and crowds of people.
rushed to the scene to get a drink of
water from the first well ever drilled
on the Twin Falls tract. The flow of
water is unlimited Although it is
not an artesian we'll, the water raised
in the we'll to about the depth of one
hundred feet. On Monday afternoons
1900 barrels of water was taken out Of
the we'll in two hours time. All ef-
forts to lower the water by means of
pumps have failed. This we'll will be-
used by the company to furnish water
to the city of Buhl for domestic pur-
poses, the water being very clear cooI
and sparkling, without trace of al
kali. The Deep Well Co. will start i'm
mediately on another we'll and they ex-
pect to reach hot water at the depth of
about 700 feet. Success to them in
their undertaking.
j. NJ Murphy is on the sick list.
Mrs. John n Hopkins is GONZALES
cent.
Tom Howard returned to Twin Falls
Saturday night.
| Miss Ethelyn Benson went to Twin
Falls, Friday evening.
Patent and Wilson have sold the
| Buhl restaurant to some Japs
! Miss Jennie Critchfield returned Sat-
urday to her home in Kimberly.
T. P. Bolly is building fine eight
| room residence on his farm northeast
of Buhl
The Ladies' Aid will give a pie So
cial on Friday night at the old school
house.
Frank Craig went up to Twin Falls
| Tuesday evening to attend the Social
ist lecture.
Rev. Orr preached very interesting
sermon Sunday evening in the old
| school house
G. S. Peck is commencing the erec--
ton of neat residence on his lots ous
Ninth avenue.
c. L. Evans made business trip to
the county seat Saturday morning, re-
turning Sunday
Mrs. A. D. Wilson left Saturday
evening for Tokerville, Utah, where
she will visit relatives.
Rev. E. r. Hermiston has purchas-
ed the two lots between, the second
hand store and the G. w. & M Co.
Tom Howard and Miss Irva Howard
came down from Twin Falls Sunday to,
visit at the home of D. W. Howard
Clarence Smith returned Monday
Monday from Washington with car
load of twenty-one fine work horses.
Rev. G. F. Wheeler will hold services:
in Buhl next Sunday evening, and he.
will also hold services on Lincoln Day.
| Jim Patent, accompanied by his
brother, returned Friday from Mis-
souri,, where he has been enjoying q
| pleasant visit with relatives
Francis Mcdonald and Miss Minnie
Ring returned from Twin Falls, Sun
day. While in Twin Falls Mr. McDon-
aid took part in the entertainment
given by the l. c. S.
Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Newell left
| Thursday for Tokerville, Utah. They
have been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. D. Wilson, Mrs. Newell and Mrs.
Wilson being sisters.
On account of the disagreeable
weather Of last week. it was impossi-
BILE to start work on the Presbyterian
church, but they hope to be able to
start to work on it this week
The Bachelors club is rejoicing over
the safe return OF John Tally, who
came back from the east Friday. It
was rumored that Mr.. Tally went away
In search Of the missing rib" but he
says Owing to a bad decision, I an,
still single man."
Mr. and Mrs Charley Van Hoy re-
turned Wednesday from visiting In
Oregon and Warrington. They visited
ct Portland with Mrs. Van Hoy's moth-
or and father with other ra1ativaa ~