Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-04-17
Wendell News Notes.

he unable to furnish but few items of
interest in this weeks issue although
there is much doing around Wendell
and vicinity.
Miss Marguerite Leland visited at the
Wamego ranch Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. David Kassens has been quite
sick but we are pleased to know that
she is much improved at this time.
Aaron Eaton was caller in Wendell
between trains Monday. He is at pres
ent depot agent at Bliss.
Ira Kassens, from the Shoe String dis
trict was caller in Wendell Wednes-
day. He reports everybody busy in his
locality and much development work
being done.
H. d. Jackson has accepted the posi-
ton of county treasurer of Gooding
county. We have not yet been informed
whether he will live in the county seat
or in Wendell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blinkhorn are enjoy
ing a visit from their father and moth
er and the prospects are that they will
become permanent settlers. They are
gladly welcomed.
We have this last week had the pleas
ure of meeting several new settlers that
have arrived upon the tract to make it
their home We wish them all a pleas
ant sojourn among us and that they may
prosper.
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hay from this point. There is very little
hay left here, and we predict that before
another crop is harvested that there will
need be hay shipped to this point. Hay
is now worth so per ton on tract at
Wendell.
ii. E. Chester is busy assessing the
people, having already covered much of
the farm property. We understand that
the assessment is being made on a much
better basis this season than last and
that the taxes will be much less.
Fire destroyed the house and barn of
VIM. West just west of Wendell, together
with large amount of the contents
causing a loss of near a thousand dol
lars. There was no insurance on this
property 80 the loss is very heavy one
for Mr.. West.
Mr.. Stone of Tacoma, Washington,
arrived Monday, and will commence the
improvement of his ranch three miles
northwest of Wendell at once. This
property was purchased from Mr.. Bert
Schuitman, who is now in the contract
ing business in the city of Tacoma.
George Grover started for California
last Monday, expecting to return in a
few weeks, but plans on making his per-
manent home in that place. We dislike
very much to lose this splendid family,
and hope that Idaho ties may bring them
back before many years.
The Wendell Drug Co. is having the
old soda fountain removed and being re-
placed with one OF the finest and most
up to date fountains that it is possible to
obtain. Mr.. Deweese is certainly to be
complimented for his determination to
make the Wendell Drug store one of the
best i'll southern Idaho.
This is the dryest spring that has
been experienced in this locality for the
last four years and unless we get rain
fall soon it will be necessary to COM
mence irrigating. This will cause the
settlers to not get as much new ground
into crop as they would be able to have
gotten in should we have had a larger
amount of rain this spring.
Attorney Rex Wilcox spent several
days over on the south side this week in
vestigating the condition on the Salmon
Tract. Mr.. Wilcox is the attorney for
the association there and was getting in
formation relative to the attitude OF the
company to the settlers. Mr.. Wilcox
was in consultation with the board of
directors in Twin Falls for a couple of
days.
The farmers in this locality are max
ing splendid progress this season in get
ting their crops in and new land pre-
pared. The acreage placed in crop this
season will be a hundred per cent more
than last year and we are glad to see that
the settlers are becoming more careful in
the preparation of their ground This
saves much labor and expense when it
comes to the watering of the crop and
will repay many times for the work
done.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Webb, who ar
rived a couple OF weeks ago from Iowa.
and who have been looking over differ
ent parts of Idaho, including Weiser,
Payette, Boise, Shoshone, Gooding and
other points have returned to Wendell,
arranged for a house and will become
one Of the permanent residents of this
place. We are pleased that after these
people looked well over the state. that