The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-28
MIDDLETON.


Messrs. Plowhead and Mabee, Il
owners. of the big threshing engir
assisted by f. H. Crockett, have beer
working on the Middleton roads IT,
past week 1t is the intention t.
grade up and drain the principal thor
oughfares of this section. City En-
gineer Halves and Marshal Hill are
helping in the work with men an'
teams.
T. R. Hartley has purchased tn
John Lent ranch near Middleton. TIL
farm consisted of 371z acres and tn.
purchase price was $8OO0OO Mr.
Lent was forced to sell at this tim
owing to the sickness of his. wife
This farm was one of the best around
Middleton This year IS apple tree
produced 345 boxes of choice apples
Considerable clover seed was ais
produced.
A neat, substantial fence will 500,
be placed around the school grounds
The trees have been pruned and thu
trash gathered up and burned. The
trustees and teachers are working
with the view of soon having one Or
the most attractive school ground
in the state. They are entitled to tho
commentator of the public
w. K. Jarvis left Friday mornine
of last week for Delamar with a VIZ
gon load of supplies for Ernest Will;
negger. Mr.. Willineger was recent
in Middleton from his mines in Owy
hee county near Delamar. He state
that he has had the best assayers o
the state test the ore. One ledge, 81
feet wide runs SIS to $40 per ton il
gold. Another ledge runs feet wild
and shows $l8 per ton in gold and S
in silver. Still another ledge 10 fee
wide shows $27 per ton in gold will
enough in sight to run good size
smelter so years.
Mrs. E. H. Lanktree, Mrs. T. R
Hortley and Mr.. G. w. Oyler hav
returned from Standpoint where the
went to attend the I. o. o. F. gran
lodge and Rebekah assembly. The
had a most enjoyable trip. The gran
lodge next year will meet at Twi
Falls.
F. E. Bo'lman left Saturday after
noon for his old home in Iowa wher
he will visit home folk and attend I
business. He will be away frol
Middleton about three weeks.
c. F. Madden is building a lars
addition to his residence across II
river from Middleton. He is gettir
his building material in this city. M
Madden has one of the finest riv,
ranches in the valley.
The city fathers have placed a b;
On pool rooms by making the licen
= to operate such establishments So
per annum payable quarterly in a
vance. 1t is understood that two "a
ties were thinking of opening
such establishments here but ha
since decided that they cannot stal
such license. s,aa.
. Will Monk, Middleton's only non
4 nee on the Republican ticket, is n
u attempting to make a campaign {
reelection to the Office of coun
-" treasurer. Mr.. Monk is of the OBJ
ion that the best campaign work
- can do is to give strict attention
y the work of his Office. He has c,
= tainly made a good official and
people of Canyon county will sur,
re-elect him. He will receive I
unanimous vote of the people of M
dleton.
Messrs. Foote & Long showed CO
mendable enterprise in the exhi
they made at the state fair. Anotl
year Middleton will be in evider
both at Caldwell and Boise. 7
Canyon County Fair has been ov
looked too long already for the b
, interests of Middleton and surrour
ing country. The people here real
that they have been losing by /
being properly represented.