The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-06-14
mine, he wouldn't care very much.

vicinity whose mOOeSty prevents your |
reporter from supplying you with his
name, is arranging to work up po-
tatoe drying company this summer
and bring in the machinery in the
early winter, SO as to hold the potatoe
market up to one dollar per sack. He
has located a plant in Germany where
the overplus of this food article is
safely stored in a way that keeps it
for years.
So accurately are the irrigation wat
ers on Canyon Hill adjusted and con-
sumed that not hundred gallons per
week is permitted to waste. All the
territory in the region of the cemetary
and west thereof is carried thereto in
water-tight pipes. Next season this
plan is to be supplemented by pipe
lines to each row of trees. and in this
manner one inch of water is made to
do the duty of six or eight inches Of
gravity bitches through the fields.
B. R. Harris little fellows on upper
Everett street are having serious
time with the whooping cough.
Colonel Clay's wife who is i'll at the
residence of A. F. Hart, is nicely i'm
proving and will soon be able to re-
turn to her home on the opposite side
of Snake river where the Colonel is
getting ready to do some novel and
daring experimental farming. Among
other departures the Colonel is going
to plant alfalfa in checked hills and
cultivate it good deal as corn is
raised. He is going in for perfect
> grade of seed.
Our ancient and immensely pro-
ductive mining towns of former times
are nestled in the crest of old War
Eagle mountain to the south of us
where the ribbon of snow banks are
still in view, Silver City and Delamar,
have lost their palm and are this year
: very quiet Heretofore the large
e numbers of miers were able to hold
l. the coveted county seat, but this cleo
II ton it will probably go to Bruneau
e The millions of dollars in white and
yellow metals that used to stream
IS out to civilization are now running If
a very small branch. Over on the
Is Caldwell side of the range they are
working hard on new discoveries ant
, with some show of success, for sew
eral lodges have already been opened
ut that run as high in values as any a
ut the grass roots ever showed up on tn
a other side of the mountain wh.re tn
r two old camps existed SO long. /
m strike Of large proportions on this sid
e. would throw Caldwell in line for
large share of the business.
Ill Farmers on the lower valleys on tn
r Snake river slope where the seepag
in from the immense reservoir is likel
to work its way through, are patientl
ed waiting the prophesied breaking fort
av of numerous springs. The regio
which is five hundred feet below til
water level in the reservoir and whic
w. is eternally shielded against any po
&c sible damage from breakage of II
levee, awaits the percolation of II
water through seven or eight mill
of loose earth and volcanic soil, whie
may take years.
U.s. A Midway young man bought
of buggy from the Nampa Studebak
ire concern ad made one monthly fifte'
dollar payment. He got ambitio
ds, soon thereafter and sold the vehie
len to Tom Ross of Nampa who pa
arm $500 for it and supposed he was t
1th owner of the buggy. Saturday, la
of however, the manager of the gre
ital concern drove over to Wilson. whe
Mr.. Ross is summering, explained
TOT, matters and brought the disput
few vehicle out to Nampa. The you
his mans name who over stepped the tn
orn is Dunn.
80. ~. A large force of laborers are at w
n re on the new electric line between t
~, place and Nampa. Monday carel
w.: WI. irrigator had flooded the track abb
NV three miles out which made it nee
sary for quick action on the part
d. the rail road people.
suf- -. .
.ra The little suburban village of
. I'D that rests 80 picturesquely in the '
x;d. ley out through the canyon ten m
A. !, is to be the seat of the real battle
rim, the forth coming Ada county Il
tire option fight. Star is one mile
nm in Ada county and has voting fig
. az of 32s which takes in the rancl
H.r. near there Last year the dry
was three and half to one and