Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-12-08
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ma Valley, Wash. nurseryman, is
making arrangements to establish a
nursery here for the growing of all
kinds of fruit trees and small plants.
He purchased an acreage tract at the
opening here last fall with this pur-
pose in view and has had his land
cleared and improved.
j. H. Russell was this week APP
pointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff
Boyd, and doubtless the new sheriff
will continue him in that capacity
after the first of the year.
E. J. Swedman departed for Chi
cago Tuesday for two months stay
during which he will endeavor to
interest some of his friends in Med
bury valley fruit land.
The Short Line carpenter gang
has been here this week making re-
pairs to the temporary depot. A new
depot will be erected here early in
the summer it is stated
The railroad right-of-way within
the town limits is being cleared Of
sage brush. An effort will be made
TO have the railroad company estab-
lish park, plant trees and make
a lawn the coming summer.
d. A. A. Atha has gone to Boise
for week or two and will later go
to Southern California to spend the
winter.
John Noel and wife are now in
San Francisco, where he was form
erly in the street car service.
J. F. Littooy was down from Noun
tain Home last Saturday.
c. H. Hammett has purchased
from DR.. Atha forty acres of school
land in section sixteen adjoining the
townsite of Hammett on the east
the consideration being 500 per
acre.
L. G. Bradley, who recently re-
turned from Chicago where he and
others interested in the irrigation
company had been in conference
with the bonding company, was in
Hammett for a few hours Saturday
Mr. Bradley has been here but very
little of the time the past summer
and it is learned that he is to be SUI
perseded in the management of irri-
cation affairs here by w M. Wayman
who will represent the interests Of
the Farwell Trust Co. who are hand
ling the bonds on this project. AS
manager Mr.. Wayman will have
charge of the work of enlarging the
canal from the Malad river, which
will be started soon. Mr.. Bradley
will have his headquarters in Boise
and will be in charge of the sales
of the townsite and acreage tracts.
The 16O-acre addition to the town
site of Hammett, which is being dis
posed of under an allotment plan
which makes each lot bring $50,
with a few houses and acreage tracts
sprinkled in for the tempting prices
all at the same low price. is reported
now to be all sold out. The distribu-
ton of this property will occur in
about a year if the promises of the
promoting company are carried out,
when the contract holders will as
semble and determine by drawing
who gets the few big things that are
held up so alluringly.
A. j. Showalter, the Spokane real
estate man, brought down a party
of ten prospective investors last Sat
urday, a number of whom purchased
acreage tracts near town. 1t is re-
ported the party represented others
who will buy on their recommended
ton some 200 lots in the south addi-
ton to the townsite
d. E. Burley, general passenger
agent of the Oregon Short Line,
and d. S. Spencer. his assistant, have
each purchased an acreage tract in
the Fruitland Subdivision which adj
joins Hammett. Seven years ago Mr..
Burley, with other of his associates,
fled on desert claims on the fiat in
Medbury valley. being attracted by
the fine land here, but later dropped
their holdings. Now that the valley
is under irrigation they have secur-
ed small tracts and win improve
them
A. S. Kerr, who recently removed
here from Bull. is getting his ten
acre tract under cultivation and will
have a model small ranch that viii
be a credit to the valley. A large num-
Der of other acreage tract owners
have signified their intention of NOV
ing here to improve their holdings.
Owing to the short time afforded
contractors on the plans for the new