Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-02
THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
A Bright Little Spot on the North
Side Tract Within Easy Reach
of Jerome.

We have all been taught in our
earlier days of the Garden of Eden,
and some one must have had this
in mind when they plated town
ON the North Side tract and named
it Eden. We paid our first visit to
this place on Tuesday and most
thoroughly enjoyed the trip and the
time spent there.
This town is on the line of the
Oregon Short Line, about Is miles
from Jerome. 1t il located on what |
is known as the First Segregation,
in beautiful little valley that is
now well under cultivation, and
rapid strides are being made toward
transforming the remainder of the
virgin soil into productive fields.
Since the advent of the Short
Line through this section the town
has been plated and some activity
has been noted in the exchange of
town property. a fine new depot
has been erected 10y the railroad
company, and the people in that
section, a. well a. other places along
the line, are anxiously awaiting the
advent of through trains over this
line. For many months an attempt
has been made To get "A well at the
. depot Ia supply water for the en-
gineS and other Uses, and much
difficulty has been experienced IN
drilling the same, hut now they
have succeeded in reaching a depth
! of something over 500 feet, and
: have over POO feet nf water, and a
e pump i now being placed in posi-
: tinn Ia test the efficiency of the sup
, ply.
= The Eden Mercantile Co have
r recently built a most colnmodiou~
y store building, which j. stocked
: with good supply nf the staple ar
II ticle- Of every day use, and from
q appearances the company l. doing {;
II nice business. The establishment
# this store called for a post
u office and just recently one was g.
L tahliShcd there, which l. located IL
the store. with MIR. f.. v Eakin Il
l. postmaster, and an effort is now he
/. ing made To- get daily pouch Sy~
c tenn over the Short Line, tine mai
e at present being brought from Mil
d ncr 10y stage.
- The Gem State Lumber Co. hav'
= "A ward established at this point
le with Mr.. Parks in charge, who re-
t, ports very encouraging patronage
Pr Several new people have settled il
IF that vicinity this spring, and Sev
eral pieces of property have change
H. hands.
ry Mcssrs. Davis and Schwab hav
,d established real estate agency an
il in addition To- their town sales haV
be recently negotiated the sale of II
ry acres one mile west of the town
hc n Mr.. Hewitt, of Boise, nj a conSio
d. Grafton approximating So, 900. I'll
cr boys are both live ones, and will |
Il pleased To answer any inquiries r'
lal garding that locality.
ne In the matter of education tn:
d. section, like all other localities q
on the tract, is alert to school matte
r"- and ON Monday of this week bon
nss election was held in district No. )
st. at which time bonds to the amour
on of 81 900 were voted for the buil'
of ing of three school houses i'm Il
he district On the same date distri
nd No. 3S, adjoining, voted bonds +
ar a like purpose.
ot- The farmers in that section N
by throughout the first segregation a
ly. closely united in an association I
their mutual interests and prot,
w. tion and very interesting meeti
No' of the association was held ut Ed
i'e' on Tuesday ut which time matt,
w., pertaining To their interests we
II" taken m for discussion. The n,