The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-03-17
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MIDDLETON X

move to Pierce Park Wednesday. Miss
Timpke will stay with them and plans
on taking a three-months course al
a Boise business college.
The Canyon County Water company
have crew of men at work construct
ling fume across Willow Creek near
Middleton.
The local Rebekah lodge was pleas
antly surprised Friday evening by hav-
ing as visitors Mr.. Hall, Miss Hall,
Miss Palmer, Mrs. Goodall and daugh-
ter Myra all members of the order at
Eagle. Three new members were mi
tiated, Miss Pauline Garrison, Mrs. ].
A. King, and Mrs. J. l.. Phillips. Re
freshments were served and social
hour enjoyed by all present.
State Superintendent Miss Bernice
Mccoy and County Superintendent
Miss Fowler visited the Middleton
school Monday and were favored with
program by the various grades and
lunch provided by the scholars which
all enjoyed.
Mrs. R. H. Miller and Mrs. H. C.
Flint will entertain the U. L. c. club
next Friday.
S. F. CLANCY and family were Sum
day guests at the home of ]. R. CLANCY
near Franklin
w. T. Posey and family visited the
M. Prevo homeo Deer Flat Sunday.
l. M. Rutledge and wife were in
Nampa Saturday.
Rev. F. G. Williams is still critically
i'll with brain fever. Rev. Williams
came to Middleton last fall to take
the M. E. church work as local pastor
and has been failing in health during
the winter.
The Rebekah District meeting will
be held at Middleton March "a. A good
crowd is expected and plans are under
way to care for the guests and have
fine meeting.
F. Warner who has been employed
by the o. S. L. near Salt Lake. has
come home to receive medical treat
ment for cancerous growths which
havebeen troubling him for some time.
Miss Joy Foote is i'll this week.
Mr.: Olmstead of Apple Valley was
in Middleton Tuesday.
Jesse Rutledge and Jack McMurren
came in Monday from Cascade where
they have been helping clear the snow
drifts off the o. S. L. tracks.
Jas Pfeiffer and wife have moved to
the Garrison place near Caldwell.
9. c. Painter was a business visitor
in Boise Wedne sday.
The Mems Gospel team are going to
go to Nampa Sunday evening to attend
church services.
Mrs. Dan Masterson of Boise, was
visiting old acquaintance in Middle
ton last Thursday.
Blaine Brown of Eagle came down
Sunday to see T. R. Hartley who has
been i'll for several weeks.
Mrs. Ella Richardson is moving her
household goods from her ranch and
has rented house herei Middleton.
Max Long came home from the
Caldwell hospital Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Good of Boise were
Visitors at the home of Mr. Hood over
Sunday.
Mrs. McLain of Boise visited with
Mrs. F. Blair last week. LII.
Wednesday.
H. c. Flint and wife went to New
Plymouth Sunday
VIM. Corn and family were over
from the ranch near Nampa to spend
Sunday with M. W. Corn and wife.
Farmers Drainage Meeting.
Thefarmers and land owners of the
Boise valley will meet at the l. O. o.
F: Hall in. Star next Monday evening,
March 20 for the purpose of consider
ing the subject of drainage district
for Boise Valley.
1t appears that saving of about IS
per acre. in the cost can be effected
by forming one large district rather
hU
and the proposition is to form into
one district all the land lying between
the river and the Farmers Union ditch
and extending from near Boise to the
canyon.
The meeting begins at 8 o'clock. All
land owners in the territory indicated
are urged to be present.
The meeting will be addressed by
l. a. Sloan of the U. S. Drainage In
vestigation. -