Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-08
MRS. HARTMAN
TO VISIT IDAHO
WILL SPEND SUMMER VACATION
ON RANCH IN FREMONT
COUNTY
The Guest OF Bancroft and BurIey,
Mea Prominent in Oregon short
Line AfIairs.-Ranch Located Near
National Park.

Idaho will have the honor Of en-
tertaining Mrs. E. II. Hartman, wid-
ow of the late railroad king, during
the heat OF the summer months. This
was the announcement made to the
officials Of the Oregon Short Line in
Boise Mrs Hartman is now clos
ing her business affairs i'm New York
preparatory to coming west to Idaho.
In all probability she will be a guest
on the big ranch of W. H. Bancroft
general superintendent of the Ore
gon Short Line which is located in
Fremont county at Island park on
the Snake river and close to the yell
lowstone park. She is expected TO ar
rive in the Gem state June TO-
Every preparation is being made
for Mrs. Harriman's reception and
comfort by the Oregon Short Line
and Union Pacific officials That Sec
tion of eastern Idaho in which the
ranch is located Is considered ideal
In summer In the same vicinity
many wealthy fasteners own ranch
es, including A. S. Trade, Chicago
millionaire lawyer, owner of the Ar
angee ranch When Mrs. Hartman
expressed a wishto spend the sum-
mer in the west the officials of the
Hartman system in this and other
states extended her an invitation to
come Idaho and she accepted.
Sorry Plans Leaked Out.
Mrs. HGgrman still declines to
take the public into her confidence
concerning the plans for -. n. Har-
riman university. Telegrams from
commercial bodies and in some in
stances from governors Of states,
have been received from the west,
each emphasizing the particular ad-
aptibility Of his particular locality
for the great institution. which Is to
bear the name OF the railroad czar.
Mrs Hartman is said 0 have ex-
pressed TO her business associates
he regret that the story Of her plans
had leaked out before she definitely
decided where the university should
be located. She desired to select the
location and the site before the mat
ter becaRe public that she might
not be aMoyed by telegrams letters
and delegations urging her for one
state or another.
1t As definitely stated now that
Mrs. Hartman has made no decis-
ion an1 that her plans are yet In an
embryonic state. II Is said TO be Ger.
tain that Idaho. Utah, California and
oregon are DelnB cOuSlueItu.
Fine Summer Home.
The eastern Idaho ranch on which
Mrs Hartman Will spend the sum-
mcr is nine miles from Eccles The
owners are William II. Bancroft, vice
p president and general manager OF
: the o. s. H.; DR.. s. S. Pinkerton,
Chief Surgeon Of the o. S. +. and d..
E. Burley general passenger agent
OF the o. s. t.
Great Fishing Preserve.
Through the fishing prescribe runs
: the Snake river and emptylng into
the Snake river along the preserve
which covers 700 acres are numer-
Gus streams which abound In trout.
more ideal spot for the catching
, OF trout an in the study Of the hab-
. its Of trout could scarcely be imagln-
ed. Through the dashing waters OF
% the Snake along the Bancroft-Pinker-
/; ton -Burley preserve and the streams
which flow into 1T at that point, trout
3 are wary. and hough trout abound
it takes he bes Of anglers skill to
= land hem.-Capital News.