The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-04
REV. A. STEWART IS
APPOINTED CHAPLIN
People of Kimberly Gather to
Bid Goodbye to Pastor
CORPORATION FORMED TO START
A NEW NEWSPAPER.
Depot Reports Great Growth In Rail-
road Business For Year-Seed Crop
Is Promising.

Rev. A. Stewart was informed Fri
day that he had been appointed chap
lin of the Second Idaho Infantry and
Saturday morning left with his family
for Boise to join the regiment. A
parting reception was given him at
the school auditorium by 100 Kimberly
people Friday night, and at which a
number of speeches were made and
patriotic songs sung. Senator o. G.
zuck presided at the meeting and in
behalf of the community spoke of the
kindly feelings felt for the Stewards,
and also of the duty of all to respond
to the call of country. d. M. Denton
in behalf of the people of Twin Falls,
Joined with the Kimberly residents in
expressing appreciation for the course
pursued by Rev. Stewart during his
residence in Twin Falls county, and
of his promptness in volunteering
when the call for troops was issued
by President Wilson. Rev. Stewart
replied briefly and appropriately, clos
ing by expressing the opinion that the
Mexicans should be CLEANED up"
should war be declared Rev. Stewart
has occupied the pulpit of the Kim
berly Methodist church since last sum-
mer, and during his passionate there
has been a substantial increase in
membership. A $4,000 addition has
been commenced on the church build
ing and other Improvements have been
made. The people generally express
regret at his leaving. The Methodist
pulpit was filled yesterday by previ-
Gus arrangements. 1t will be vacant
for two weeks, after which a pastor
will be supplied until the return of the
Rev. Stewart or appointment OF sue
cessor.
The Kimberly Leader is the name
planned for a newspaper which it is
expected will be issued here in about
two weeks, taking the place Of the Ida
no Call founded between two and
three years ago by the late Edward
Nelson Buck, and later owned and
edited by John Warren White of the
Bull Pioneer. The new paper will be
owned by a stock company and edited
by l.. ]. Walker, of South Dakota, who
recently came to Kimberly to manage
the Call Mr.. Walker is also practi-
cal printer. A new old style Gordon,
IS by 10 jObber has been ordered and
will be used for job work and for the
printing of the paper, which will be
five column, eight page publication
with four pages of patent and four of
home print. The politics of the new
publication has not been announced.
That Kimberly is prosperous is in
dicatpd nv thQ large and PrOWinP
traffic at the depot. j. l.. Shepherd,
Oregon Short Line agent, said Satur-
day that the total business transacted
at the Kimberly depot for the month
of June, 1916, exceeded by more than
$4,000 the total business for June, 1915.
A. H. Vogeler. of the Vogeler Seed
&c Produce company, was in Kimberly
Friday looking over the progress OF
the new, large warehouse which the
company is building in connection
with the Idaho Seed & Produce COM
pany of which H. w. Mund is man.
ager. A large seed crop is looked for
this year.
w. R. Summers said Saturday that
the alfalfa mill would open in about
month and grind until the seasons
crop would be disposed of. The pro-
ducts from the Kimberly mill are
known throughout the eastern states
M. E. Eden was on the North Side
all last week. He says that every
body is prosperous there and tina
conditions are better than ever be-
fore.
William Wagner was over from
Jerome on business Friday.
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