Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
COPPDALE


while passing through our town dropped
of enough rails to lay siding over half
Il mile long.
The ranchers of this section have been
busy OF late grading the spur track for
the O. 5. l.. as per our agreement with
the Railroad Co. Just as soon as the
grading is completed the company will
build our spur tract.
Mr. Chas. NJ. Turton, on of the found
ers of Coppdale, with his wife and boy
left for Chicago last week over the new
cut off. Mr.. Turton was well pleased
with the showing OF the valley this sum
mer and hopes to see it improved ever so
much more next yeak.
A petition was in circulation last week
asking the government or post Office OH
Gals to consider the name OF Falls CITY
in place of Coppdale. Ii this petition
goes through we will be known then as
Falls City,
The Jonathan Valley Cooperative
Association will hold its regular meeting
in the Coppdale school house on Tues
day Sept. 18th. Everybody is expected
to be present as things OF vast importance
are to be discussed and everybody is ask
ed to be on hand.
Mr.. Guy |. Towle, president OF the
Jonathan Valley Cooperative Association
has some news on the dairy subject ana
would like to have every one on hand
next Tuesday at P. NJ. to vote whether
we want dairy at our door or not
Inst because YOU are not in the valley
YOU needn't stay away. Come ana Drihg
your friends
Its hard for me to get the news from
all over the valley each week and | don
want to slight anybody, so ii you will
send me a card to Box IL, Coppdale,
myself and Mr.. Alexander, OF the Times,
will be thankful to you. We want to
keep the Coppdale Items in the paper
every week now that the people have
little more time to read Everybody likes
to read about their friends and neighbors
and the people back east like to know
what their friends are doing in Idaho
so let's co-operate and from now on we
will hold up our section OF the country.
ANY bits of news you have will be appre-
ciated not only by me but by everybody
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Lawshe and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Osgood took JOY
ride to the reservoir last Sunday anc
found that great piece of work hao
been done there but that is all they die
find
Mr.. w. L. Kyser, while on his way
through the valley last week, reports
things in the east end in fine shape.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. VanWagner anC
daughter, who have been with us for thu
past two weeks, left for Pittsburg las
Sunday. Mr.. VanWagner has larg'
tract of land in Canada and had planned
to stop there on his way back but wa
called to Pittsburg in hurry, so h
could not take the northern trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coupe and daughte
stopped at the Ridge Ranch last Sunday
while out for little drive through tn
country. Mr.. Coupe's health has bee
quite poor OF late but he is feeling bette
now.
MIR. S. Robertson OF jerome was i
Coppdale last week looking ior restau
rant site guess Mr.. Robertson has a
eye for business and is going to get on tn
ground early.
Engineers have been seen at the She
shone Falls, laying out plans for bridg
across the Snake River at this poin
Mr.. Perrine is also on the job. I'll
purpose of this bridge is to run an ele'
trio line from Jonathan to Coppdal
then to Twin Falls City. Ii this birds
proposition is go it will connect Ills wit
Twin Falls and we can take a step
that city some evening, see the pictu
show and be home again 10y bed time
A town site has been laid out at Cop
dale that covers "a square blocks. Tn
town lays miles east OF Jerome and
miles south. There hasn't been al
thing omitted, even park has been S
aside, so the farmers coming 10 TOW
can have rest beneath the trees after
hard days shopping in the crowded eli
OF Coppdale.
Mr.. H. Ricketts,, who is running t
Turton ranch, said "won' someone plea
go past his ranch without stealing W
ter melon?" When he went to bed ST
urday night he had six ripe melons al
Sunday morning he found out he wasI
the only one that knew they were ripe,
Don't forget Tuesday Sept. 18th t
meeting at the Coppdale school hou'
Everybody come and bring your frienC
WILLIE LIVE.
The Postal department at Washingto
says an exchange, recognizing the liat