The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-03-28

| Ernest Bedford came over from
Caldwell Tuesday. J. P. Wood re-
turned to Caldwell with him.
J. T. Murphy made trip to Wilder
Tuesday for lumber for the depot.
w. D. Fletcher was visitor at b.
Heath's Tuesday.
Glenn Price is building fence tor
the townsite company. -,
| Miss Mae Mercer spent thursday
night with Miss Fern Bitner.
The Crane Falls Power & Irrigation
Co., are pushing the work as fast as
possible. Ten extra teams were hired
at one of the camps one day last
week. :.
VIM. R. Howard is leveling and
getting land ready for crops on his
ranch six miles below town.
Joaquin Miller is at work for r. r.
Tracy.
F E. Tracy has sold some land to
parties in Bennington, Washington,
and is blowing and leveling the land
sold.
Mrs. w. D. Fletcher with the assist
ance of Miss Esther Thomas, is cook
ing for thirteen men of the Gem lrri-
CATION district cement crew.
F. r. King and H. H. Crawford
were in town on business the last OF
the week.
Delbert Fletcher is busy hauling
gravel for the cement work for the
Gem Irrigation district.
Chris Jensen has his bitches cleaned
and is ready to irrigate.
Leslie Thomas has quit school and
is at work in Strode's Basin.
Hugh Lee has completed the grad
ing at the Y.
Ed Whtmore has charge OF the
Cruise ranch for this year.
DR. E. f. McReynolds of Richfield
was here Monday making arrange
ments toward erecting a building and
installing a drug store.
Work on the railroad we'll is pro-
crossing nicely They have now
drilled to depth of one hundred feet.
They will continue to drill until they
strike a strong flow of water.
The excavation for the depot is
completed and work on the founda-
ton will begin at once.
Quite bit of excitement was
caused Saturday by the running away
of Delbert Fletchers team. Delbert
had just unhitched them from tank
when they took French leave and had
cultus coolie of their own. No
damage was done.
F. E. Faufman and Owen Threlkeld
are building Mrs. Matte Forney's
house.
Col. and Mrs. w. L. Holton made
a trip to Caldwell the last of the week.
Col. Holton has purchased fine new
team.
1t is reported that General Mana
ger Bancroft of the Oregon Short
Line has stated that the line from
here to Buhl will be completed in
side of six months.
Thomas Tarr and w. S. Robinson
took Geoge Taylor up to the Jessie
Lee district to do the assessment
work on Messrs. Tarr's and Robinson,
and Miss Mae MERGERS claims. They
took a camp outfit with them.
c. L. Van Buskirk has taken charge
of the Gen Irrigation district work as
resident engineer in place of Edward
Hedden. He went to Nampa Ferry
Tuesday morning to begin check
work.
E. J. Baird has returned from
Caldwell.
Omar Tracy had horse quite SER
iously injured last week. When
caught on the lariat the horse threw
himself.
A. w. Criffield's sprained ankle is
quite we'll again.
Eva Miller ate Easter dinner at the
F. E. Tracy home.
Clinton Hill went into the mining
district to work for McAfee & PEN
ington last week.
Andy CASTLE and Bert Hirleman
were down from the Morrison camp
Sunday.
Christina Hallen was in town Mon
day.
Arthur Hill was down from the
mines Sunday.
Strikes have been made on the w.
R. Sample and Jasper Nichols claims
and samples sent away for assaying
Walter Tracy was in town Tues
day.
Mark Price is up at Henderson's
Flat drilling a we'll.
Harsel Sample was in town Mon
day.
Barney Owsley has invested in
new set Of work harness and has or
dered heavy plows to be sent to Jack
and Wade at Grand View.
Frank Myler is down from the
mines for few days.
F. E. Tracy expects to make a bust
ness trip to Portland soon.
A very enjoyable social dance was
given at the Gilman hotel. Friday