The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-03-01
MACKAY BRANCH

Roy Hawley, son of d. B. Howe
brought his wife to Blackfoot Tues
day afternoon for surgical aid at the
Blackfoot hospital.
Tim Combe who lives on an emin
ence above the town of Arco, has
built nice new cottage overlook.
ing the town and the valley.
Antoine Voso and wife who sold
their farm near Arco and lived in
Portland for year, have followed
the line of thought INDUCED in by the
Prince of Abbyssinia, who after see
ing the known world, decided that
the good old place he had left, was
the sweetest place for him. Mr.. and
Mrs. Voso are again numbered among
the happy residents of Arco.
Mrs. John Haney brought her
brother, J. H. Pearson, to Blackfoot
Tuesday on their way to Salt Lake
for treatment for an abscess in the
head.
Bert B. Harger who has been liv-
ing in Portland for some time, has
been at his ranch near Lost River,
making improvements the past few
weeks. Besides re-arranging some of
hic h1,i1Iin0c hn hos ninnd WQtnr
down from a spring so that he has
ITO feet fall confined in the pipe.
BY erecting tank to store it he can
get the pressure for using hose for
sprinkling and for fire fighting. Mr..
Harger left Tuesday for Portland,
leaving the ranch in charge of Hen
ry Wilman and Daniel Maher who
have leased it for the season.
A couple of railroad bridges be-
tween Arco and Moore have been so
much damaged by the ice pack that
new piling are being driven for
them. Assistant Superintendent Nc
Laughlin and Roadmaster McGonigle
went up the line the first of the week
looking after the WORK.
d. B. Baxter and wife of Berenice,
returned this week from two
months visit with relatives at their
former home at Topeka, Kansas.
Mrs. Milt Russell of Mackay, re-
turned this week from a visit with
her parents at Ashton.
c. Albertson who travels for Neil
F. Boyle & Co., went out to Leslie
Tuesday.
Edward Ireland and James Demer
ris came in from Arco Monday.
j. E. Smith & Co., who handle the
freighting business at Arco, have for
warded nearly million pounds of
goods to the Little Lost River coun-
try the present winter, and are now
sending out fifteen carloads of white
pine lumber for use in the construc-
tion of three-mile flume near
Clyde, to be a part of the project
promoted by Wood & Parks. The
hauling is being done by farmers who
have land under the project.
The Wilbert Mining company are
installing a large concentration at
their mines north of Howe, and are
unloading the machinery from their
cars at Arco. There is little snow,
and the hauling proceeds without in
terruption.
r. r. Jones of Blackfoot, went out
to Clayton two weeks ago and pur-
chased a ten-stamp mill of 500
pounds per stamp, and moved it up
the creek to the end of the road in
the direction of Parker mountain. He
will return soon with men and horses
and materials to make toboggins on
which to draw the mill, piece at a
time, over the range to the Parker
mine. They will have to cross
5000 foot summit, and expect to
break section of trail in the snow
each day, leave it to freeze over
night and have it for use next day. I
Most of the pieces weigh few hum
dred pounds each, the heaviest one {
about 1900.
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