Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-03-24
Department

the restaurant.
j. T. Hughes is having 100 acres Of
land adjoining the townsite on the
north cleared of sage brush.
Mrs. Samuel Anderson. wife of the
foreman of the irrigation company,
arrived from Lewiston the first of the
week to spend the summer in our
delightful little valley.
A. NJ. Mcpherson, the engineer in
charge of the building of the dams
at Bennett and Cold Springs reser-
voirs, has returned from a short visit
with his family in Twin Falls.
The population of Medbury valley
was increased by the arrival of SO
new permanent residents for the
week ending last Sunday. Several
more have arrived here within the
past few days.
Mrs. Lille B. Wertz, County Super
intedent of Schools, spent a day here
this week visiting the local school
Before the beginning of the next
term the valley will require a much
larger schoolhouse, as families with
children are coming in rapidly.
Messrs. Bernt, with their families,
came in Saturday from Murphysboro,
H., and will take up their residence
on Carey lands as soon as they can
build houses. The greater portion of
their land lies below the extension
ditch. and they will prepare por-
ton of it for crop this spring.
Fish are biting freely for the good
fsherman-like Jim Waddell. But
Waddell is not Haunting his powess,
because he knows Mrs. Waddell
knows how to get more fish with the
hook and line than anyone in the
valley. Several lines are out for
sturgeon, but none have been taken
so far.
Medbury valley is receiving new
settlers almost every day, and the
greatest activity is being displayed
on all sides in the clearing of sage
brush and preparing land for crops.
In the evenings the reflections from
the fires of burning sage brush NAV
be seen on all sides In all lines Of
development remarkable progress is
expected throughout the summer.
J. T. Boyd arrived last week from
Leadville. Colo, to make his home
on a Carey tract which he purchased
last fall He brought a car of house
hold goods and farming implements
and has already begun the improve
ment of his place. His land lies
under the low line canal and conse-
quently he will have water for the
irrigation of a crop this year. Mr..
Boyd expects his family to arrive
within few days.
Dr. F. w. Wieland of Dubuque
Iowa, who purchased an acreage
tract in the Fruitland subdivision last
fall, has let the contract for clearing
fencing and planting his land with
fruit trees of various kinds. his in
tention being to have an improved
place on which to move when ne
comes here a year or two hence. The
doctor also has a Carey tract wesi
of town and several lots in the town
site, and his enterprise in ordering
improvements made at once shows
that he will be one of our most pro
gressive citizens.
]. H. Russell is a new arrival from
, Hamilton, ILL.,, and brings car c
- goods and materials to establish
warehouse. which is now IN coures 0
erection on the northside, adjoining
the railroad right-of-way. Mr.. Rus
sell will have a track laid from tn
siding to his building, allowing tn
settlers to unload their cars directl
: into the warehouse for storage puI
: poses. and he brought a large WACO
= scale with him which he will instal
u for custom use and for use in tn
grain. hay and coal business which h
o will establish at once.
1t has been decided not to attemr
f the organization of melon growers
a association this spring, but to wa
r. until the valley is more general
v settled by actual tiIers of the so
j. and water is delivered to the entir
IS segregation. At that time large
!. acreage can be signed up for the pr'
and it will be an easier proposition
organize an extensive membership
The proper management of such a
(; organization will require the service
n Of an experienced melon grower VIII