The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31

r well, frequently found gold nugget
as large as a grain of wheat in hi
q chickens craws. The fowls got tn
gold in the gravel brought from
IS hundred foot depth. A well drille
above Middleton got excited owe,
o gold he encountered at a hundred
feet and tried all sorts of persuatior
r on the rancher to get him to 90 afte,
the yellow metal but the rancher saw
e enough in alfalfa and fruit and did no,
: want to get rich too quick.
The lightning plays whack with the
high tension lines in this region every
time we have an electric visitation.
The 1900 voltage on the biggest wires
IS an even match for the usual dis
charge from the lowering elements.
and IS able to carry it along until some
good place is reached for entering the
ground, and once more it is unloaded.
Secondary lines carrying a much
smaller voltage find themselves over
loaded and something tears loose
every time jolt comes on them from
the clouds. The heavy aluminium
trinity OF wires through this region
will only be burned in two by the
heaviest discharge that ever visits US.
but tn" poles are often damaged.
either by being shattesed or cut off
entirely. The recent electric vista
ton, while not a storm, did consider
able damage between Boise and Cald-
well and the source of power on Snake
River. 3zs.
A little unpleasantness has occurred
in the Methodist church at Middleton.
Some OF the leading people of Mid
dleton are going to Professor Hart of
Boise for relief from ills and afflic-
tons. The practice has been taken
up by leading members of the church.
Kew. Williams thought it a wise pre-
caution to warn his flock against the
danger of unwise faith in new doc
trlnes, and the separation of them
selves and their hard earned ducats.
The discussion led to additional subj
ects until the minister was prevailed
ipon to put his impressive sermon
INTO phamphlet form and public dis
ribution made. The result has been
hat the preacher has found himself
owed by friends and hated by enemies
nd the line of demarkation drawn to
geometrical exactness. There ap-
ears to be no way to bring about ;
'ving settlement of the subject. for
ne best and most intellectual people
Middleton are on both sides. The
Tristan spirit is prevailing how
'er and they are not inclined not to
Ike each other too seriously and =
i'll now keep sweet.
Jack Halls acre of foreign grapes
Canyon Hill winter-killed to the y
tent of rs per cent. They were
It buried or protected in any other
~. The years growth was luxur-
1t, thus taking the soft wood into
e winter before it had time to pre- u
re itself for the cold.
Wendell Rice is getting ready to
tent another novel device. This n
ne it being little apparatus for tel =
9 the speed of moving rail way
ms. It is an hour-glass that runs
minute. The passenger starts the n
ID to running and counts the tele- U
pm poles as they speed by. When
: sand has run out. schedule on 3
side OF the apparatus shows the jtc
ed OF the train and any speed from u
to ninety-fve miles is recorded
tired passenger may thus amuse
self and kill time.
anyon county growers of potatoes ~
getting ready to resist the fire of I n
y buyers Already some Of the
"ers can see an over-production
Fywhere and are ready to sell at
ents IN the patch. Others are stir
around for the inevitable outside
ket' The rail roads want 81 cents
cwt' to the Missouri river points
another ten cents for Mississipni
points. Potatoes start off in
ago at about cent and half toI-
'iy two cents in the early winter ne
season the Oregon growers who
aardlzed their potatoes and shin.
20 lineage realized little better -
Si'4o on the Oregon cars. M(
Caldwell citizen screamed th.Irn
night that he was rescuine W
from drowning. The next morn
sexton Ross told him about
grave ne was to dig for drown Tn
10 and when the dreamer cot to A
punch of men and women wer.
3 a child from an irrioat;na s.
local option election held in
Fails county this week resulted M
overwhelming victory for he IIkI