The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-13
BERGER. IDAHO.

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Berger. Ida, Jan. 5, 1914.
Fred Berger, who attended meet |
ing of the board of directors of the |
Salmon River Settlers Association at |
Twin Falls, returned home last We'd |
nesday.
Miss Lenora Mcknight of Twin |
Falls, is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. |
Luttman, this week.
Mrs. Molin returned from a few
days visit with friends in Twin Falls |
Friday.
e. }. Evans, who has been sojourn-
ing with friends and relatives at Pay
cite, returned Saturday.
Prof. Lawwill and family spent New
Years with friends in Twin Falls.
John Barlow, the machine man, was
over from the Hub looking after bust
ness matters in Berger, Friday.
The Pioneer Womens club of the
Salmon River tract, still survives.
Mesdames Pierce and Johnson of the
club entertained large number of
members with their friends at the
home of Mrs. j. NJ Pierce New Years
Eve. All were royaly entertained and
a most enjoyable time was the result
of the occasion.
| School commenced last Monday af-
ter the holiday vacation. Perhaps the
| following would be of interest to some
of the readers of your paper concern
ing our school, under the efficient
instruction of Prof. J. T. Lawful:
There are % pupils enrolled, while a
year ago there were only six. Enroll
ment of school has grown 81 per cent
| since starting fonr p,pptbc 400 On
the roll of honor the pupils have the
following marks to their credit: Those
having two golden stars are Allen and
Katie Holloway, Viola and Clifford
Evans, Howard Pierce, Lillian and
Francis McGregor Those having one
golden star are Lloyd Ryan, Richard,
Fred and Delbert Holloway, Ernest
Hills, Lyle Pierce, Gerald Johnson,
Lester and George McGregor and
Waldo Jones. A golden star signifies
twenty-five perfect days. Several of
these pupils have secured in addition
to their golden stars nearly sufficient
number of credits to secure another
star.
We will endeavor to give a list of
improvements in Berger, the future
metropolis of the Salmon River tract,
and the surrounding country, for the
past year, which are as follows: L.
o. Evans, new residence and several
other smaller buildings and other i'm
provements Mr. Evans has one of
the incest country homes in Twin
Falls county r. Forbes, 70 acres
cleared and otherwise improved. j. F.
Lawwill, building and so acres clear
ed. Mr.. McGregor, 40 acres cleared
with other improvements. Hen
ming Erickson, 40 acres cleared
and buildings. ALI. Young, house and
improvements. Gates Bros, buildings
and 40 acres cleared. l.. 7. Haggardt,
, barn with other improvements. Miss
Seng, 80 acres cleared and buildings.
j. L. Van Ausdeln, house, barn and
: granary. ]. Humphrey, barn and 9TH
er improvements. E. j. Hornebrook,
residence and other substantial i'm
r provements. W. F. Schetter 5000 els
tern and other improvements. c. A
, Bierford 100 acres cleared and i'm
) tproved. Harry Allen, 800 acres inn
proved. j. ]. Bulk, 40 acres improved
, Chas. Brockstadt, house and other
, buildings. A. N. Bryant, several i'm,
: provements made. c. e. Carter, house
: and barn. w. R. Crawford, house and
( barn. Davis Bros, house and barn
f farm 500 acres. c. Forsell, land i'm
proved T. l.. Flory, farm improved
: Ambrose Griffith, house with Other
: improvements. R. Glavin, house, barn
: and 100 acres in cultivation. P. F
= Hord, barn, and other improvements
7 H. R. Hartley, house, barn, etc. r
Y Jones, several improvements made. H
, Musgrove, house, granary and 81
= acres fenced o. e. Parrot, house
barn and so acres put in cultivation
o. Ringleman, granary and other I'M
d provements. L. M. Simmons, house
!, barn and, several other improvements
: on his 169-acre ranch. w. w. Gilkey
S several improvements made. Mr.
Thomas, granary, clstern, etc. }. M
: Pierce, 1000 Dbl. cistern with severa
: other improvements. T. A. Sander
: son, granary, etc. W. X. Wall, rancl
n fenced and otherwise improved. H. L
t Brandt, house, barn and 40 acre
Y cleared.
d In Berger we find the following i'm
+ provements: o. S. L. depot. T. A
s Sanderson, real estate office buildins
|, F. U. Berger, blacksmith shop. F. "
l. Berger, residence. Mr.. Stansbure
: residence. Mr. McGregor, residence
# p. L. Molin, residence. Several busi
ness buildings and residences are i
+. contemplation. We are assured OF on
e grain elevator, possibly two, the CON
a ing season, and there are very goo
a prospects in securing flour mil
If There are good openings in Berger fo
newspaper, bank, drugstore, hare
ID ware and implements, and hotel.
% There were fifty cars of grain an
ID spuds shipped from this station las
10 year. Some fifty per cent of this pro
ID duce is yet in the hands of the farm
If ers. In 1912 there were only fe
ID cars of farm produce shipped frol
70 this station.