Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-09-13
Weekly Industrial
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Grangeville-$90, 900 in stock shipped
off Camas prairie country in one day.
Wallace-O. w. r. & N. Co. to con
struct railroad nine miles long from
Pine Creek, Shoshone country to quartz
mines south of that point. Cost $400,-
900.
Buhl-Buhl Bank & Trust becomes
First National. Capital increased from
S25 900 to $4,000. Bridge across the
Salmon river is being built. Another
mile of hard surfaced road has been
built in the Bull Highway district
Cost $4,000. Farmers National Bank
to open soon.
Jarbidge let contract to build road
down Jarbidge creek canyon to Bruneau
river canyon.
Twin Falls-Hercules Nitrate Co. eff
fects organization here.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mine sells for
100000.
Hansen-New steel suspension bridge
to be erected over Snake river canyon
near here.
Malta-New lighting system to- be
installed at cost of $4,000.
Payette-One-sixth acre yields $3.50
worth Strawberries.
Wallace-Coeur d Alene Hardware
and boundary increase capital stock
from 100000 to one million dollars.
Boise-Old Bayhorse camp to resume
operation. Mine owners make large
shipment of ore after lapse of many
wears.
Boise-Idaho will have $6,000,000
wheat crop this year.
Stap-H Innns Of Rnion hnve NJ al
Publishing Company.
Occur d Alene-New Baptist church
completed at cost of $4,000.
Twin Falls-$65 900 improvements to
be made on First National Bank here.
Twin Falls-Bell system takes over
Valley Telephone Co. for $4,000.
Buhl--Modern business building to be
erected here.
Pen Oreill Lake-Rich silver vein
struck here. Valued at $4,000 per ton.
Harrison rebuilding after fire.
Ferdinand-100,00 900 trout fry received
from Standpoint hatchery. Planted in
deep pools in Lawyers canyon west of
here.
Harrison-Constructio work starts
on Harrison Mercantile Co. store.
! Weiser-Contract for installation of
heating plant to feat First National
Bank let.
I Cottonwood-400 acre farm miles
north of here sold for $4,000.
/ Blackfoot-Real estate firm buys
grocery store to secure location.
Pocate1lo-Bannock county stands
second in assessed valuations in state
Fort Hall irrigation project has been
inspected by government investigators
Caldwell-Settlers of the Black Can
yon district will vote approval or dis
approval of the contract recently pro
posed to bind the government to reclaim
$4,000 acres of their lands by putting
water on them from the Boise project
works, at special election called fol
October. Cost for water $40 an acre.
Caldwell-A farm a day has been sold
in surrounding territory by local rea
estate men for past months.
,Iarbridge-Idaho Power Co. to estab
lish distributing system here and nego
tiations are under way for supplying
large mines in this district. Work viii
be under direction of Nevada Power Co
subsidiary organization.
Blackfoot has entered into 10 year
contract with Idaho Power Co. for new
street lighting service, whereby city will
increase street Illumination 800 per cent
In spite of undreamed of conditions
the railroads of the nation are moving
thousands of troops and unheard OF
quantities of supplies without Interrupt
tion or serious inconvenience to genera
traffic.