Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-06
CELEBRATE IN THE AIR
The Air Ship Again in Commission.
Beautiful Panoramic Picture.

After u wait Of three weeks for the
necessary repairs and a supply Of fluid,
consisting OF gasoline and few bottles
OF Budweiser, John notified the writer
that July 4th our trip would be resumed,
and the start would be made promptly at
. a. III. Arriving at the scene Of the re-
cent wreck we found John had secured
new canvas and all was III readiness
Promptly at S:03 we placed ourselves
in our customary reserved seat by the
side Of the fearless John, who immedi
ately pressed the lever forward and with
the grace Of the Idaho eagle on the an
niversary OF the Nations birth, We were
off
Having concluded TO give our friends a
little treat on this natal day, the writer
had carefully placed where it would be
easily accessible, quantity Of that no.
ted beverage known as Budweiser. We
soon found ourselves sailing over John
| Erickson's s farm. Looking down we saw
Erickson, Schneeberger and Frank Hills
busy cutting alfalfa Without Il mo-
ment's thought the writer tossed out
pair Of quart bottles apiece and as they
fell through distance of some 400 feet
like shooting star, we thought they
would be broken and the contents 90 to
assisting in irrigating the alfalfa. How
ever, this was not the case as the alfalfa
standing 3 to feet high, and AS thick
az the hair on dogs back, made a nice
soft bed, and not single bottle was bro
ken.
Having decided on the start to make a
complete inspection OF the tract, we head
ed to the southeast, dropping as we did
a bottle or 80 occasionally, until we
found our supply OF Il bottles would soon
run out, AS the country was becoming SC
thickly settled. Where only a short time
ago there were few scattering shacks,
now could be seen dozens OF improved
farms and many substantial homes, and
the numerous stacks OF hay and fields OF
ripening grain denoted and told the labor
OF hundreds OF men necessary in the WORK
OF harvesting.
John having consented To run the ma
chide in any old direction, We took
s,.urt over the great Snake river anC
passed over few miles OF that beautifu
South Side. territory, but much to ou
amazement and surprise we found by OBJ
servation that all our crops were from tw,
to three weeks ahead OF the South Side
J and that while the North Side wa
practically through with the first cutting
9 of alfalfa, our neighbors were Just com
0 mencing.
Taking little swing down aroun,
Il Millner, Hansen, Kimberly, Hollster
\ Twin Falls, Filler, and Buhl, we agaii
d crossed to the North Side over the beau
= tiful Hagerman Valley. Here We note,
e with particular interest the condition G
e the fruit and were informed 10y our wire
d less apparatus from that all around farm
y er and orchardist, G. n. Dilatush, tina
t the entire North Side tract had bee
l. thoroughly tested out with the resul
: that it had and was proving itself to b
l. the greatest fruit country in the North
n west, and that Hood River, Yakims
y Wenatchee and other localities had II
le advantage over us, and that two year
a hence would see our orchard lands sci
y ing for $500 to 81 200 per acre.
;. Again arranging our steering device I
IS the northeast We sailed over our sist,
city of Wendell, and TO say the lea
to were much surprised to note the sui
e., stantial improvements and fine conditio
he of the town and surrounding countr,
{. Haying travelled some 800 miles accorC
h ing to our cyclometer, attaining at tim,
., a speed OF 9s112 miles per hour, and OF
st supply OF refreshments being exhauste,
, We instructed John 10 head for Jerom
r at which place We soon arrived, a su
&c cessful landing being made on Ma
of Reeds alfalfa farm which Joins the tow
10 on the north We at once repaired
lg that hotel of all hotels in Southern Id
no, the North Side Inn in time for Il
evening meal, after which we were I
corted TO our sleeping apartments viii,
We found provided with all the model
improvements. bath, toilet, electric ligh
telephone, etc, and soon found ourselv
resting nicely after spending a day in d
greatest section of country i'll the L.
and thoroughly satisfied that no place
the country presents the opportunity
the farmer, fruit grower and stockma
than that which surrounds the city OF
cities, Jerome, Idaho.