The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-02-02
Nampa Was a Long Way Off
When the Singing
Took Place.
GLADSTONE WILL NOT DO
Fisher Determined to Defeat Three
Year Homestead Bill if Possible
Weiser Considering Sale of Elec-
trio Power Plant to the Mainland
Interests.

Looking north, Nampa is contem
porary community to the right of us
Some people think that Nampa was
recently stung by one DIR. Chas. H.
Gage, assisted, melted and abetted by
his wife. This particular DR.. Gage
was engaged in the remunerative oc-
cupation of promoting smelters, wool
en- mills and electric lines; promoting
in each community that which most
greatly appealed to that community.
For instance and for illustration, at
Nampa smelters-the biggest in the
world-were his and her forte; at Ba-
ker City wooden mills of mammoth
proportions were the stock in trade;
at other points electric railways were
the merchandise offered for sale
Whereas Nampa in her enthusiasm
lavishly entertained DR.. Gage and his
wife, carrying hospitality SO far as to
cash checks for them; made great ado
over their comings and goings; and
heralded to the world the Inaugural
ton of vast undertaking; some peo-
pie concluded that Nampa had been
badly stung; in view of the fact that
Dr. Gage now languishes in the Ba-
ker City bastile and his wife is sick
abed. As aforesaid some people think
that Nampa was badly stung. Take it
from us Nampa was at the singing
When you sting Nampa you leave
your singer behind; and sooner or
later Nampa puts that singer to good
and sufficient use. We have seen
Nampa stung more than once only to
awake on the morrow to find that our
vision was awry.
Four years ago coming January
Nampa let forth a moan that was
heard from Addie to Fish Haven. Her
wall was that it were better that she be
bit by the tsetse fly than that she be
compelled to abide longer in Canyon
county. That was only feint. In
stead of peacefully going to sleep &C
cordng to schedule and orthodox,
Nampa put Caldwell to sleep. When
we thought Nampa was deathly
sleepy, she aroused herself long
enough to land the home for the fee
BILE minded with appropriate appro-
priations. Nampa wasn't stung at all.
When the sugar factory came along
and Nampa citizens recklessly engag-
ed themselves to raise millions of
acres of sugar beets, Caldwell thought
that Ed Dewey, Jim MCGEE and Char
ley Hickey would be so busy raising
| the succulent beet that they would
have no time to attend to business
and we could steal the Owyhee coun-
ty trade. Those gentlemen simply
put the hired man in the beet fields
and went serenely on their way clamp
ing other nifty industrial enterprises
onto Nampa. Thus it goes. 1t is a
cold-yea, a shivering day-when
Nampa gets stung. We imagine Nam
pa isn't badly stung at the present
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writing.
DR.. Gage and his wife, who is said
to be young, attractive and persuas,
i've, came along with smelter bee
in his, her and their joint bonnets
If there be anything on the face Of
the earth that Nampa needs, Other
than the home for the feeble minded
it is a smelter Nampa fell for the
game but not to the extent of putting
up the spot cash the ready come
down John-to use an expression
made famous by one of our prominen
citizens. Nampa called meeting o
the Commercial club and deeply pom
dered the proposition. WELL, sai'
Major Hickey, 81 am afraid we will
not land this smelter." Howsomeve
it has merit of its own though W
never blow in furnace. l see grea
advertising possibilities here-yes
| free advertising. We will wine an
dine DR.. Gage and his wife. We Wi
spread the report of the smelter. Ou
doings shall not be overlooked by tn
reporters. l opine it go" Amen,
echoed George Everett. It's cinch,
said Con Dewey, "You, you may be
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