Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-04
PLAN TO
. SECURE DRAINAGE
FOR Their LANDS
District to Be Organized by
tie Land Owners on the
North Side of the Boise
River.

Middleton, April 4--with a view to
accomplishing the complete drainage of
their lands. the farmers of the north
side of the Boise valley have organ
lied and propose to effect the forma-
ton of drainage district William
Lemon, postmaster and the editor Of
the Herald, has been chosen secre-
tary of the organization and directed
to conduct an educational campaign
for the accomplishment of the district
: Meetings will be held at early dates
under Mr.. Lemons supervision at Cam
yon school, Middleton, Central Park,
Star Eagle, and Green Meadows.
A mass meeting of the dairymen of
this section is to be held at this place
Friday night to discuss the proposed
plan of the Cooperative Creamery
company of Boise to establish a cheese
factory at Middleton. Mr. Flack, man
ager of the company, viii be in at
tendance to explain the plan of his
company. The outlook for securing the
industry is highly encouraging as the
dairymen look upon the proposition
with favor and are disposed to CO.
operate with the company. Dairying
Is profitable and growing industry
in this section and contributes mate
rally to it's great prosperity.
The town council met last night and
after transacting routine business, mi
tiated a cleanup and paint-up cam
.paign for the town. Civic pride is
&Atrong here and to it is to be attribut-
ed the constant growth and progress
Of the town.
There is an increasing demand for
farm lands in proximity to Middleton.
Quite a number of deals have been
made by local real estate men recently
and all indications point to the rapid
upbuilding OF the tributary country
and a substantial growth for the town.
Professor Cummings and wife enter
tanned the entire high school at a leap
year party at their home Friday even
ing.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Bap-
tist church win meet Wednesday with
Mrs Andrews.
Mrs Flint and Mrs. Barney will en-
terrain the members of the Agogas
and Philatheas Sunday school classes
of the Baptist church this evening at
the home Of Mrs. Flint.
Evangelist Singer Higgins and his
pianist, who are engaged in the big
tabernacle meeting at Nampa conduct
ed the special music at the union
services in Middleton today
J Miss Marjorie Timpke is visiting her
brother at Pierce Park.
Miss Eda Gorrie and Miss Davis,
teachers in the Payette schools, were
visitors at the home Of Mrs. g. C.
Painter Friday night. going on to Boise
for the grand opera,
j. A King, who had limb broken
last week by having his horse fall
upon him Is rapidly improving.
Il. Q. Flint and family motored to
Parma Sunday to visit relatives
Thirty-twq members of the B. B. BIS
Sunday school class of the Baptist
church. were banqueted Friday night by
Mesdames H. C. Flint and e. D. Bar
ney at the Flint home.
Miss Ona Hadsall visited at the
Kingsbury home at Kingsbury the
first of the week.
Rev. H. G. Williams, pastor Of the
Methodist church. who has been in ST.
sLukes hospital at Boise for several
weeks, after an operation on the spinal
column, made necessary by an abscess
on the brain, returned home yesterday.
Rev. MIR. Faubian, of Donnelly, who
has relieved Rev. Williams during his
Illness. has returned home and Rev.
Mr.. Shield. Of Thunder City, will oc-
eupy the pulpit for him until he COM
pleteiy RECEIVERS.
Twelve persons were baptized by
DIR. L. "A. Garrison, pastor Of the Bap-
fist church, Sunday following the
union Service.
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