Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-25
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Kamiah-Work starts on 10000 bush
Ell grain elevator here Sawmiil o
100000 feet capacity starts operations
will employ between 500 and 600 men.
NATURALIZATION point to largely
increased acreage under cultivation in
Blaine county this year.
Kellogg Stanly A. Easton announced
that the case in the federal court in
volving ore output of Bunker Hill &
Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Co.
had been settled out of court, and that
under the agreement entered into one
half of the output will 90 to the new
Bunker Hill & Sullivan smelter fol
treatment, the other half going to the
American Smelling & Refining Co.
Wood River-United Sugar company
incorporated under Utah laws with
capital af $1,l00,0OO.
Viola-Two farms, 40 acres and 1872
acres near here, sold for $4,000.
Parma-Contract let for $4,000 bank
building, $4,000 picture house, $4,000
store room and $4,000 garage
Arco-Oil spring discovered in water
well near Moore. Large quantities of
oil seepnig through well at depth of
twenty feet
Driggs-Railroad branch advocated
for Teton valley coal mines near here.
Gem state should produce its own fuel,
road branch will give as good fuel as
the Utah product.
Dixie-Outside capital to develop
mining claims on Crooked river near
lere.
Caldwell-Canyon county farmers
will raise 800 acres more wheat this
rear than last, according to an esti-
nate based upon a survey of feed seed,
livestock and labor conditions.
Caldwell-Gem district vote $50 1000
onds for bridge across Snake river.
Twin Falls-First National bank has 7
cen remodeled.
Shelly-More beet acreage must be
ecured here or factory will be moved to !,
mother location. The sugar companies
re paying $40 a ton for beets, the !,
ighest price on record.
Nampa-With the value of silver :.
osely approaching the dollar mark and
rong indications pointing to 1t exceed
lg that point, the famed Silver CITY
ming belt in Owyhee county is fast
Stunning its old-time proportions of 81
'tivity and promises of rich returns. h
Boise--Hig hways of state given a big II
'ost. Commission adopts slogan of
uncil of national defense to lend all M
nancial aid. Work on North and
uth highway to be in full swing early
is year. Expenditure of $4,000. 81
Weiser-New concrete and steel Of
idge over Weiser river completed. ca
old workings of the
mixer Hill & Sullivan above Wardner
ntinue to be the scene of much acti-
y. Ground is being worked by leas- m'
, probably a dozen different outfits st
ng engaged, and all are reported to cit
making good money. tn,
iailey-Company of California and wo
Use men is organized to take over in.
Carrie Leonard, the Grant and the hol
yer Star mines, in Little Smoky. pos
" propose to clean out the old work act
5 of the Carrie Leonard and open up
Grant and Silver Star and to in rea
caterpillar trucks to do hauling. to
oise-ln spite of fact that dividends wal
e less, ore ceased in some cases alto. tors
Ter, mines of Idaho rose to the oc- citi
on of the country's great war need den
increased, rather than decreased. fled
output of metal in 1917, over year vari
re, as shown by report of Robert orig
Bell, mine inspector of Idaho. sons
eridian-A bank to operate under ed {
2 charter, with capital stock of pate
100 win be established here. elev
'iley-Valuable body of Galena ore asid
'een uncovered on the 6OO-foot level TT
independence mine of the Federal Herr
ng and Smelling company near Herr
Fran
will be let for $40 Barn
bank building to be built by the nap
a state bank soon.