The Caldwell tribune., 1916-11-03
Items of Interest From
Surrounding Territory

Mrs. ii. u. Putney and Miss Ella
visited at the Lewis Smith home
Thursday.
Healey Brothers have purchased the
hay ON the Dow Dunning, w. w.
Peter, H. X. Ferguson and Robert
Orr ranches.
Mrs. Sam Cupp and small son have
returned from Caldwell and are visit
ing at the VIM. Cupp home.
Mrs. Florence A. Hall is expected to
arrive from Portland this week to at
tend to business matters and visit
with friends here.
Experts in the employ of the gov
ernment and working under the direc
ton OF the interstate commerce COM
mission spent several days here last
week taking an invoice and making a
survey of the value of the Homedale
branch of the O. S. l.. Monday, Her
bert Stanley. senior land appraiser Of
the commission, was here gathering
information on which to make an esti
mate Of the land owned by the rail
way company. He was accompanied
by Gordon Huptill, assistant engin-
eer of the O. S. L. This survey is
being made in accordance with law
passed by congress some few years
ago and includes all railroads in the
United States. Mr. Stanley states that
the work has ben going on for the
past three years and that it will take
at least two years more to complete
it. The information gained by the
survey will be used in fixing the
freight and passenger rates
John E. Keith, Republican candidate
for state senator, was interviewing
. voters in our community last week.
Mrs. Keith accompanied him and was
a guest at the c. M. Sutton home.
.. Mr.. Moore and family arrived last
week from Union, Oregon. They
shipped a carload of household goods,
farm implements and stock which
! were taken to their ranch near Clay
tonia.
The young people of the community
E planned and carried out surprise on
: Miss Ladena Shepherd, Friday even
e ing Forty-eight the crowd numbered
when gathered at the school house
t From there they went in buggies and
/ wagons to the Shepherd home. Tht
hours were very pleasantly spent play
n ing games. At midnight deliciou:
n lunch of sandwiches. salad, pickles
coca ana CAKE was SCI NCu. olHSl
# parties were planned for the winter
c the next one to be an oyster supper.
/ Joaquin Miller left on Thursday,
train for western Oregon.
/ Mr. and Mrs. w. d. Flecher arr
S down from Brownlee visiting relatives
and friends here.
y Mr.. Mooner of Portland, was herr
r last week looking for location for
e general store.
e Mrs. w. J. Helton returned Frida,
h from visit with relatives and friend
in Roswell.
# DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Boeck were visit
e ing friends in town Sunday.
B. F. Leavell was over from Fargo
e Monday
& Charles Heath was dinner guest a
l. the John Meyer home, Sunday.
IS Mrs. Smith and son who have bee
Ell visiting at the J. F. Wood home, lef
le Tuesday for western Oregon.
Miss Celia Cowan, who is studen
id of the College of Idaho, at Caldwell
IL spent the week end visiting HON
folks
s. Rev. Flenner, the NJ. E. ministe
rs from Wilder, drove over Monday wit
Rev. J. D. Gillian, who conducte
4 quarterly conference here.
ID Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Cowan were
n. town from the ranch Monday.
s The school report for the secon
TO month of school ending October 81,
as follows:
in High school-Elford c. Presto
ID Principal Total number enrolled 8
i average daily attendance, 25.53; case
ID of tardiness, 10; per cent of attenc
ID ance 5000. Those perfect in attenc
er ance: Judge Lehner, Lucille Tar
ii Blanche Adams, Helen DAVIS. Hele
es Preston, Clifford Wright, Truesd
al Shepherd, Louise Dunning, Cliffor
is Ferguson.
of Grammar -department-Miss 1rn
III McGee, teacher. Average daily a
10 tendance 329; days taught, 10; cas-,
e of tardiness, 4 those perfect in a
al tendance: Esther Johnson, Dorotf
Aldrich Julia Tuttle. Marjorie Trac
=, Velma Grisham, Laura Grisham, Free
=. Bahem Naomi Grisham, Blanche M
- Dowell. Eliza Johnson, Mary Der
-, - shar, Elmo Shepherd, Carl Peterso
III Lawrence Benham, Loneus McDowe
intermediate department = Mi
re Edna Crete, teacher. Number e
ek rolled, 3S: average daily attending
III: per cent of attendance. 9l.3
I'm cases of tardiness. II. Those perfe
in abundance: Walter Wright, Jol