The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-29
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ION the Desert)

Joe Tilden is stopping with his
cousin, VIM. Braford, this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Cowdon are re-
joicing over the arrival of a new COM
or at their home last week. 1t is
boy, too.
R. j. Campbell purchased team of
horses last week and intends to devote
his entire time to farming this year
His first venture will, be twenty acres
of barley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Crawford moved
back on their claim last week, and are
preparing for their spring work. Mrs.
Crawford entertained her sister Miss
Davis of Basalt, last week.
The Wheeler brothers are back on
their claims in the North part Of the
township, and are occupying their
spare time in getting out posts. They
have over 200 acres in winter wheat.
Philip Keller, who has been working
on the ditch all winter for All Reese,
has moved onto his claim. He has
been fixing his house to make it more
habitable, and there is some talk of b Z
taking in a partner for life.
Joe Sova, who has been laboring on
the peoples high line canal, returned
home recently and is now getting out
fence posts from the lavas to fence in
his half section. He will have eighty
acres or mere in crop this year.
We presume that this section will
have an increase Of population this
year as we understand that William
and Edward Weiand have each taken
a life partner this winter. Their
many friends here will. gladly welcome
both young couples to the sage brush
society circle.
w. H. Keller who is teaching the
Flagtown school, has moved onto his
claim and will now ride back and forth
to his school, Mr.. Keller is a prac-
teal dry farmer, and viii demonstrate
to the people that dry farming can be
successful and more profitable than IT.
rigation. His school closes in June.
He well have about forty acres in crop
that will include five acres Of flax.
This is not only prosperous and
Industrious community, but enlighten-
ed and intelligent as well, as we have
three ''schoolma' rms" holding down
claims and teaching school; N. p. Guy
CT, who is teaching school at Thomas
and rides back and forth every night
and morning; Louis Wells, who is q
teacher in the brick school house two
miles west Of Thomas, and w. H. Kel
Ter, teacher Of the F1agtown school i
No doubt several of the Optimst's
readers will wonder where Campbell
vile is, as it is only two years old 1t
Is three and one half miles Southwest
of the new town of Rockford, on the
Mmeland- Aberdeen railroad, where two
years ago you Gould stand and look in
all directions and see nothing but sage
brush for miles, Now on can see
houses and other buildings, and fields,
besides you can see and realize what
= wohderful change can he wrought in
20 short q. space Of time, ~
]. A. Campbell and sons. have, Just
4 skhed getting out 5000 POSTS. this
winter. They have a section Of land
shat they will enclose this summer in
three different fields. They are among
our most prosperous farmers. Last
year. their crops yielded so ahundant'y
that they are going in rather heavy
chs year, as they intend to have 100
acres IN. Last year they raised, forty
bushels Of oats to the acre. fifteen. bus
Aeas' Of barley. twenty eight bushels Of
wheat AID sixteen bushels d !, flax.
which Is. not to be snesred A. even
Il it was all dry farming. y. =.
The sage brush and. dry FARMING SEQ
tim is. beginning to take on new life
with the approach Of spring, and the
coming summer win see this one of
the liveliest sections Of Bingham
comfy Several thousand bushels Of
srai4 WIN b harvested. this, ,yesx on
&he dry farms. What was nothing ut
sage brush two years ego is now spot
ted with fields Of grain. Two years
ago there were only three Or four
homssteads taken. and now tho whole
tcvnship = tAken. The prospects for
\ sood crop u winter grain was new
er Aetter, and II win NOT be surpris-
Ang 70 zee thirty or forty bushels to
the :cre next ian.
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