The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-06-04
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Miss Theresa DAVIS of Weiser is
here visiting with Miss Margaret
Cupp.
Freeburn and William Blackaby at
tended the dance at Lake Lowell on
Friday evening.
accompanied by Mrs. Eva Conkey of
Norton, Kansas, were guests at the
A.. w. Crifheld home last week
H. A. Snyder returned Saturday
from visit to the coast.
William Hamilton was a passenger
on the auto-stage Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. T. E. McMeans and Miss
Louise McMeans left Tuesday for a
visit with relatives and friends in
Boise.
Mrs. Hugh Travis and Miss Alberta
were in town Monday.
Mr.. Bliss of the government recla-
nation service spent Wednesday here
looking over the Gem District and
was greatly surprised at the showing
being made by our farmers.
Mrs. James Padgett was a Boise
visitor Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. E. E. Harthrong and young
son returned home Sunday from
Caldwell The boy recently under.
went very serious operation but is
getting along very nicely now.
Mrs. M. B. Franklin. Master Ben
and Miss Ruth, went to Boise Satur-
day for visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Vanderhoof
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Peter made
a trip through the upper end of the
Gem District Sunday and were very
much surprised and pleased with
the development and the condition OF
the crops.
L. ]. Magee was Caldwell visitor
Mrs. VIM. Cupp is spending couple
of weeks visiting in Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. L. Magee and
children, of Caldwell, spent Sunday
visiting at the L. ]. Magee home.
G. w. Butt was in from the ranch
Monday.
F. Z. Tracy and son, Paul, return
ed Friday from a trip to the Burnt
River mining district, near Baker City,
where they have some placer mines.
They report that some people work
ing in the district are taking out some
fine pay dirt and exhibited a bottle
containing some good sized nuggets.
Mark Price and G. w. Butt were
Caldwell visitors Thursday.
The state land board has reap
praised the state land in the Gem
District and is ready to place it on
the market. The first sale is adver-
tised for June 20. at which time 1900
acres will be offered at auction in &C
cordance with the state laws. The
land is appraised at the very low
price of $1,000 per acre and the i'm
provements which consist of money
appropriated to date by the legisla-
ture for the states share of the main
tenance of the irrigation system at
$500 an acre, making $500 an acre
which the land must bring. The
terms of sale will be one-tenth of the
purchase price and first years inter
est, cash, on date of sale; the balance
in forty annual installments at 6 per
cent interest. The state owns about
1000 acres in the district and if this
sale is the success that is anticipated
another will be called in the near fu-
ture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kahout and
daughter, Miss Evelyn, of Jordan
Valley, passed through here Friday
in their car, on their way to Boise.
Walter Magill came down from
Boise Friday and is helping with the
work at the Schenck ranch.
Charles Parsons was Caldwell
visitor Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Langford has recovered
from her recent illness.
The dance given by the baseball
boys at Peck Hall Friday evening was
decided success. A good sized
crowd attended, the music was fur
nished by Chas. Brewster and Miss
Margie Vail and was of the usual first
class variety. Mrs. C. L. Hoseley
served light lunch which was great
ly appreciated. Dancing continued
until a very late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eckhardt's parents
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Rogers, Mr.
Eckhardt remained until Saturday
when he left for Boise. Mrs. Eek.
hardt will remain for some time.
Among the young people from Ros.
we'll who attended the dance Friday
night were Clifford Paine and Miss
Helen Hardness, Eddie Brush and
Esther Thomas, Leslie Howard and
Harry Berger
The ball game at Island Park Sun
day resulted in victory for Weisei
with score of 81 to 4.
Patrick Pheeny o. S. L. roadmas.
ter from Nampa, was here on business
Tuesday.
Bert Heath made trip to Ontario
last week to interview the county
commissioners OF Malheur county If
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