The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-06
some LOCAL and Personal items

Elsie, the little q months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. O. Y. Ma
son, of this city, died Tuesday morn
ing, August u, 1912, of summer COM
plant and pneumonia, and was inter-
red in the Canyon Hill cemetery,
wednesday afternoon.
Messrs, Calkins & Bigham are busy
these days with a large force of men
laying cement crossings for the city.
They have completed their contract
for laying 10 crossings and have be-
gun the laying of 10 more, ordered by
the street committee.
Chilren are children only once. Have
their pictures taken while they are
little. Later you'll be sorry if you
don't. Snodgrass Picture Shop.
Joe Wilson will open his packing
house this week at the Wilson siding
on the Boise & Interurban road, to
pack his prunes. He estimates the
crop of eighty car loads of firm, sweet
juicy prunes. Mrs. J. H. Altizer will
have charge of the packing crew.
When the water was put on. the
bench above Middleton the result was
that quite bit of the land beneathe
the hill was turned into swamp, upon
which nothing but tules and salt grass
would grow. Joe Wilson had about
twelve or fifteen acres of his fine
ranch ruined in this way About two
years ago Mr.. Wilson decided to drain
this land, and, to do so, put in sys-
tenn of blind drains. He then planted
the land to prunes and cantaloupes.
This year the trees grew from four to
six feet and he raised some of the
finest cantaloupes in the valley on this
land. He has reclaimed all his
swamp lands and contends drainage
is the thing.
E. S. Reeves was at Bliss, Idaho a
couple of days last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Stroup left
Saturday for Ontario, Oregon, for an
indefinite stay.
Miss Jane Miller left Thursday for
Jordan Valley, Oregon, on an ex-
tended visit with her sister, Mrs. Roy
Action.
Myrtle, Hazel and Helen, daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hardy of Cam
bridge, visited in this city several
days last week.
Mrs. f. P. Eberhart of Pittsburg,
Pa, is in the city and has taken rooms
at the old college dormitory for the
winter.
Ida Ella Shorb visited at the Wisner
home couple of days last week,
guest of Misses Marie and Pauline
Wisner.
Portraits of the highest quality,
Correct lighting, posing and finishing.
See the new styles and be one of our
satisfied customers. Snodgrass Pic
ture Shop.
w. w. Simmonds and daughter,
Norma, and two children OF Dr. Nog-
gle, Francis and Warren, of Van
Wyck, are visiting in the city.
Miss Bess Donald left Saturday for
Boise where she has secured situa-
ton with The Mode of that city.
A. Greenlund, the popular druggist,
has purchased an E. M. F. auto. He
is now engaged in reading up on
How to be your own chauffer."
Mr.. and Mrs. Schneider gave
pleasant birthday party Thursday af-
ternoon to ten young people in honor
of their daughter Opaps 10th birth
day.
N. S. dis of Dry Buck was in the
city couple of days last week. In
coming down from Dry Buck he met
Messrs. Fuller and Vassar climbing
the Brownlee hill, and Frank Moore
on the other side of the hill.
The members of the Caldwell Fire
Department and their families enjoyed
themselves at picnic at Curtis Park
Sunday. Ice cream, lemonade, lunch
and melons were served, and all pres
ent had splendid time.
Richard K. Beatty is progressing
rapidly with his city contract on ce-
ment sidewalks. He expects to have
all of them completed and the claims
in in ample time for the assessment
this fall. He has a large force of men
at work
Chas. Norton conducted the civil
service examination at the city hall
Wednesday for mail clerk and carrier.
There was but one applicant. 1t is not
generally known, but we are informed
by Mr.. Norton that the examination
OF carrier, even rural mail carrier, now
places the successful applicant in line
for any promotion open to the postal
service. Had this fact been more gen
orally known, the class of applicants
would have been much larger.
Messrs. John and Jesse lessen are
busy erecting silos around Caldwell.
They put in silos for H. c. Watson,
Notus. l6x38 feet, with capacity of
l35 tons; Burris. at Lingenfelter,
l0x3O feet, capacity so tons, and will
put one up for John Bardsley in the
near future.
E. K. Kenyon of Ontario, Oregon,
spent day last week in the city.
J.. E. Shields was over from Jordan
Valley, Oregon, last Thursday.
w. S. Sibbald was in the city from
Rockville, Friday, transacting bust
ness.
Cecil Peckham is so far recovered
that he will be able to leave for his
home in few days
J. f. Cosgriff of Salt Lake was in
the city a few days this week trans
acting business.
J. F. Shaffer of Los Angeles, has
been here this week buying horses in
and vicinity.
Born-to Mrs. and Mrs. ]. H. Gin