Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-19

county became the mecca of the ir-
rigationist.
Great Minidoka Project.
"On the extreme east Of the county
the government established the great
Minidoka project Of nearly 10000
acres: the Kuhns reclaimed the MilnerI
tract, and upon this land has sprung
UP the thriving towns of Minidoka,
Acequia, Rupert, Hepburn, HillsdaleI
and Eden; aud this territory with a.
population Of 500, total area or
$50, ,97 acres, and assessed valuation
Of $4 059.9742a Is separated from the
county seat at Shoshone by from 10 to
80 miles Of sagcbrush desert, malpias,
aud lava dykes, and Is isolated from
the seat Of the county government to
such an extent that it requires an eN
pcndlturc Of ST. in money and two
days IN time for the average citizen of
that community to visit the court
house. and as can we'll be appreciated
the simplest official service rendered
i 10 the citizens of that community en-
/ tails an enormous expense.
West Of tho lava dyke and non
/ irrigable land, is the Wood River val
/ ley and the flat north of the Snake
/ river In which Is located the village of
/ Riehfield. with its 10000 acres of ir-
! rigatcd land, tie village Of Dietrich
/ with its 10000 acres of irrigated land,
] the towns Of Shoshone and jerome with
their farming lands of nearly 60.000
acres Of the Twin Falls North Side
project. upon which is located the
towns of Jerome and Falls City. All
81 this territory with its population OF
1850. a total of f.o07,S35 acres and an
assessed valuation Of s9,51A,1 22.35 is
accessible to Shoshone by rail or within
comparatively easy driving distance
thercfrom.
.sTo the west Of this tract and sep
arated therefrom by Il natural bar
| rier of lava rock and high non
irrigahle land, Is the North Goodine
segregation of tile Twin Falls Nortf
side company. comprising about 100000
acres Of irrigated land and on the eX-
/ treme west Of the county Is the ricf
Haeerman valley and Bliss Glover
creek segregation Of some 10000 acres
Md this community. owing to tbs
topography Of the country, Is almos
as completely segregated from th'
K cotnty seat n Shoshone as is the cas-
part Of the county first referred 10, ant
4 with its population of 5000, total arei
l Of 4S5, 394 acres, and assessed valuatio,
\ of S7.6i5s74S.4a, it is in itself thir,
4 separate and distinct community
Election Results.
aOwfng to the three separate am
i distinct portions of tile county, an
4 the three separate and distinct center
y &c population, the cost of county gov
eminent has been grossly out OF pro
portion f. tie population and valu
alton ef tho county. and the people o
i the county have been almost unani
nous III demanding that tile count
d lie divided.
4 Al Tie primaries there We're thrc
4 sets Of legislative candidates upon tn
! official ballot, and the question q
q county division Was the one paramour
Il question oConnell, candidate fo
II senator upon d no county diviso
Il platform, received "a votes; Nehl
n candidate for senator on the two conn
III ty division platform, advanced by th
u village Of jerome. received 1899 vote
ii While the senatorial candidates favor
n ing three county division, the count
"A To be divided upon the lines Of II
q natural barriers referred 10, receive
7 .4Sa votes Thus With the questio
q seIuarely and fairly submitted t.
N popular Vote, the people of The count
N declared for county division In son
IA form by il vote of 1892 for. to q
- against And the advocates Of u
III three county division, which is en-
bodied In the bill which will be sui
mitted, prevailed over the two coun
idea by Il clear majority of 1884 vote
Want Support Of Members.
Nov, i'll as much as the people