Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-03-16
WENDELL WARBLiN0S.
A Few Crispy Notes from Our New
Correspondent.

correspondent.
We spent day the first of the week
in our sister town, and rs il was our
first visit there We were impressed with
the apparent thrift that dominated the
citizens there. We met several Of the
business men and found them wide
awake and enterprising and ION the job"
for anything tending TO enhance the well
fare of the town. Our prime mission
was to find some one who would keep our
rnaders posted on current events, and
We feel that We have accomplished our
object, and anticipate a spicy column
from there each week. ---ED.
Seven new camp outfits have gone to
work in the last ten days. The company
is working hard to get the bitches into
first class condition by the first of April.
The spring weather OF the last week
has had fine effect on the people of this
community. Everyone is AT work again
and feels much better ior it,
Mr.. +. b. Shepard is back from his
wedding trip and he says ii is worth
thousand dollars day To be- u married
man. YES and the smile on his face
backs up every word he says
Mr.. William Regnicr of Wamego, Kan
sas is in town. Mr.. Regnier intends to
follow the example OF all the other Wa
mego people who come out here looking
around and buy piece OF property near
Wendell.
Several land seekers have dropped into
Wendell this week They report that
the number OF people taking advantage
OF the settlers rates is by lar the largest
ever known. Trains are nearly mobbed
at every junction point bv the crowds
trying Ia get ON.
The way the people of this community
are getting down To work is something
fine 10 see. Farmers are hunting men
To work but are not meeting with very
good success. Some are offering as high
rs SIS per week and board for common
labor
\ few days ago an easterncr dropped
oil OF the |. ;. and walked up Lincoln
Ave. Getting pretty well up town he
saw what appeared To be- an honest
brother farmer driving along the street
in lumber wagon. Our friend from
the east hailed the honest brother and
inquired Tor section eleven.
No, the Mexicans are not advancing
upon the North Side Tract What you
thought was the sound OF the enemies
cannon is nothing more than the blasting
gang At work down on the IIagerInan
valley electric line. That solemn boom
ing sound from the northwest is a con.
slant reminder OF the fact that those men
are at work blasting a way through the
rim rock to connect with the u. ). l.. for
Wendell
We have always known that the best
and smartest people on earth live around
Wendell. We have been conscious Of
the fact that We have the prcttiest girls,
the han'isomest young men, the kindeat
old men, and the greatest mother laws
ever" We know thoroughly that our
basketball and baseball teams cannot
be beat, that our soil is perfect, our
waterright the best and that Wendell is
a CONNER" And now on top OF all
this what do you think was our surpris.
To attend an amateur theatrical perform
ance Wednesday night and learn that We
have whole galaxy Of near stars her.
too. The Wendell Dramatic club is to
bc congratulated on the success Of their
play 'Tompkins' Ilired Man" It was
certainly one Of the best that has ever
been staged here by local people.