The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-29
1RiBUINf,s HIRED. J. !.
man. At. NOTUS.

Nv
~ r - t'et 49,
Resuming his itinerary. .Wedne sday
of last week, the Tribune's Hired
Man went from Middleton to Notus,
and here his accent and provincial
isms proved a passport to the favor
OF the denizens of that thriving little
town, who are very largely from
Missouri, Kentucky, and Virginia.
The welcome they gave US was of the
Southern brand, and we shall not soon
forget the kind treatment we received
from W. D. Pedigo, cashier of the
Notus bank. J. T. Rudisill, of the firm
OF Newport & Rudisill, and B. New
port of the same firm. With. these
gentlemen. we snapped "reminiscences
and in imagination lived again meath
sunny southefn skies, sdong-to-be-rem-
enabereo days Of the .agone. 1t deyel-
opeds that Mr., Rudisill and the Hired
Man had many mutual friends in the
Southland, and. Of these, the pictur-
esque and vine-clad hills of southwest
Missouri and northwest Arkansas, and
the customs of their people, so graph
icallX depicted By Harold Bell Wright
in his popular novels, 50 familiar to
both,4 we exchanged memories and
boQuets. Notus is admirably situated
in the beautiful Boise Valley From
Notus in either direction one can look
over as pretty stretch of country as
ever crow flew over, a section we'll
adapted to diversified farming. It's
possibilities are recognized and as a
natural consequence, the country out
from Notus either way will soon be
densely populated. Notus is to be
reckoned with as one of the coming
towns of the Boise valley. 1t is for
tunate in having progressive business
men who have the best interests of
their town at heart. They are con-
stantly on the alert to get all the good
things possible for their town and the
results of their efforts evidence the
potency of enthusiasm As. a factor in
q towns development and progress.
The town is well-represented IN r,er-
camille way. Its business enterprises
are stable and well established.
Among the leading mercantile firms
are those of o. T. Andrews and .Rudi-
sill & Newport. Mr.. Andrews carries
groceries. while Rudisiill { Newport t
deal in hardware and farm imple-
ments. Both stores are we'll stocked
and would do credit to a town many
times the size of Notus. All Of these
gentlemen are to DC regarded as
pioneers of Idaho. Their history isl
q part of the states history. Coming
to the state when the task of blazing
the way to the highest degree 81
civilization and progress. had, scarce
begun. they bore their part of the work
like true men and are to-day the bene-
ficiaries of the prosperity and, prog
ress which they had share in accom-
plishing. Mr.. Newport. whom we
mentioned, has resided. in that i'm
mediate neighborhood for something
like quarter of century. Soon after
his arrival here he settled near where
Notus is located and invested in, farm
lands, which have so rapidly enhanced
in value as to enable him to continue
in large measure the upbuilding of /
his home section in which work he is
greatly interested. Notwithstanding
his mercantile connection engrossesl
the major part of his time now, he
yet owns a number of ranches and
on one of these this year he succeeded
in securing yield of 6 bushels of
wheat to the acre and 90 bu. 3 of oats
per acre, which well inllustrates Why
the Boise valley has national reputa-
ton for fertility. Mr. Rudisill is al
man of wide business experience,
acknowledgement and progressive views
In fact all of these gentlemen are
of the class of men so essential to the
progress of a town. They, are con-
slant and consistent boosters and to|
their efforts Notus is very largely in
debted Tor the progress it has had
in the past few years. The Bank OF
Notus is comparable in point of re-
liability and systematic dealing with
any to be found in this part of the
state, and this enviable condition is
to be attributed to the efficiency of its
popular cashier, w. D. Pedigo. Mr..
Pedigo has not only. done much for
all the country in proximity to his
town but he is all the while planning
for the Accomplishment of still great
er things. He is the, prime factor in
all movements tending to advance
Notus, and is wide-awake to all 6p-
portunities to get results in that way.
To all of these gentlemen we are in
debted for material assistance. while
in their town. '- ~-'~-'
The Notus high school is the pride
of the town and justly so. Its faculty
is composed Of thoroughly educated
teachers who have kept abreast Of the
progress of their profession. Prof.
Little. the principal, is q graduate Of
the Kansas State Normal, IS e MISE
Cowger, one of the associate teachers.
Miss Johnson, who has charge of the
intermediate department, is also re-
cognized as teacher of high school
astic attt!aeinments, ,,s,sy,r s,r,y,,o,
The school has a high standing
throughout the surrounding country
and To tie most Avcel1eut reDuta tiOo