Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-04-01

Elmore Irrigation Company in the las
issue OF one of our local papers.
The purpose OF the attack lis moi
apparent, but presumably Ut was i'm.
tended to discourage those who hope.
that at last there were prospects od
getting water for theiu. lands. It wa.
knock, pure and simple, at the farm
ing interests of this community. The
farmers in and about Mountain Home
have been a patient, long suffering
people, but they have nearly reached
the limit of good nature on this wateu
question, and any attempt now, by
newspapers or individuals, to knock
down, destroy or delay the work of
ultimate segregation and reclamation
of their lands will meet with earnest
protest and radical measures for SELF
preservation
The entire article is vicious, mis-
leading, and for the most part untrue
One who makes a msstatement beliey.
ng 1T to be true, has simply made
a mistake The winter of the article
referred to does not seem to belong
to this class for his misstat anents
must have been known to himgto be
misstatements.
The people have a night to know
the truth of this NATTER and We shall
give it to them. We wish however
to remind all those who attended the
mass meetings recently held i'm the
opera house that they are we'll enough
advised to know that many of the
statements contained i'm the local pa
per are untrue.
Henry Hewitt, Jr. holds a Judgment
and decree of foreclosure against the
system of the Great Western Beet
Sugar Company amounting to $1O9,.
275, whhich, by Judgment of the court
Us declared prior to all other liens
except the Receivers certificates and
about $11, $50 of Iaborers' liens. In
addition ito this mortgage he holds
$97 900 of water right notes. The de.
cree provides that these notes shall
be turned over to the receiver and
sold on collected before foreclosure
sale can be had.
Hewitt's friends hold 1000 acres of
water rights on which not a dollar
has ever been paid and therefore the
Elmore Irrigation Company does not
obhgate itself to allow anything for
these water rights, nor does Mr.. Hew.
lit ask for anything.
The Elmore Irrigation Company has
agreed with Hewitt to give him $685.
200 for his judgment and decree, the |
water right notes and the water |
rights. The Company gets all of
Hewitt's holdings of every nature for
his $4,000, which sum the Company |
is to pay ON or before the 21st. day
If October, 1912. In consideration of |
Hewitt giving the Company this long
lime, the Company agrees to take
,are of the Receivers certificates and
liens that are prior to HewMt's claim.
Hewitt dismisses his appeal, asks for
IN order of sale and allows the Com
'any to bid in the property and take
he title, the Company agreeing with
lim that i'm consideration OF its tax.
ng title now, 1T will on October 81,
912, pay him $4,000 or give him
he title clear of these certificates
md liens
Mr.. Hewitt does not now and nev-
# has held one share of stock In the
Imore Irrigation Company nor LIS
here any arrangement or contract by
which Mr.. Hewitt is to become the
Iwner OF any stock In the Company.
IS guarantee of good faith in dts
ealing with Hewitt, the Company a.
reed to and did place In escrow In
he First National Bank at Boise one
alf OF dts capital stock, which hak ,
to $75O,0OO par value. but
his stock does not go to Hewitt upon {
efauh I'm the payment, but comes
ack to the Company, the only object
| placing 1T in escrow was to assure