The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-05-06

of the International make, 1920
capacity and operates the sage cut
ter or three 14-inch plows. e. M.
Jones, the operator, reports that he
plows about eight acres in ten hours,
using two and half to three gallons
| of coal oil per acre for the drive
| rower.
DR.. Evans, formerly of Taber, but
now of Sugar City, Idaho, has pur-
chased twenty acres south of the
Ferry Butte, on the reservation and
Morton R. Ivie and son Don are
putting it into crop this season.
A. Gotch Is white man, who has
a lease of eight acres near the Butte
and has it all cleared. This is his
second year on the place.
7. D. Brown, formerly resident
of Blackfoot, has lease of 1 90 acres
that he is clearing and putting into
crop.
A. E. Gentsch came from Salt Lake
City and has taken a suitcase on a.
tract that was leased by Uther Jones
in 1918.
W.. T. and S. R. Ward are two
carpenters, who lived and worked at
Blackfoot for number of years, and
now have lease of sixty acres each
on the reservation, south of the Ferry
Butte. They began work on the
place last summer and fall and have
been staying constantly on the lease
since last November. They spent
the winter clearing the land, build
ing and sinking wells. Their leases
cover period of nine years. They
have fifty acres in wheat and ex-
pect to add fifteen acres of oats and
thirty acres of alfalfa, which they
have planted along with the grain.
Their land is all fenced. The soil is
from eight to twelve inches deep
and underlaid with hard-pan. They
have built good houses on the land
and put in their crops with great
care, getting the soil in good condi-
ton.
J. E. Gibson lives with w. T. Ward
and has a lease of twenty acres adj
joining him. He has seven or eight |
acres of alfalfa and is arranging to
raise one acre of pop corn this year.
Dave Thomas has a lease of 100 |
acres south of the Ferry Butte and |
has 100 acrs in crops. This is his
second year on the place.
Thomas and Vaughn are two white |
men, who have cleared 145 acres in
the past year. They have sixty acres
in crop and are planning to seed con-
siderable more.
Willie Holbrook is neighbor of
these other people, living near the
Butte, and farms considerable of his
and. He is married and has baby
and they live in comfortable way
n a pretty good house.
Ed F. Lindsay is white man, who
began leasing on the reservation in
1917. He has not, been very success
ul with leasing, due to some diff
iculties with the irrigation system
md has gone to work for the rail-
Dad company. He moved recently
rom Fort Hall to Warm River, in
sland Park, where he is still en-
aged in railroad work.
Alvin Smith is a white man, Who'll
anne from Plymouth, Utah and has
eased twenty acres on the reserva-
ion, between Blackfoot and Gibson.
j. w. Park, a former resident of
he Rose district, is now working
Or Austin brothers near Gibson.
George Tindoy is an Indian, the
On of Chief Tindoy, who has thirty
cres of meadows near Gibson.
j. G. Dawson has a lease of forty
cres at Gibson.
j. G. Peck has a lease of 1901
cres on the reservation and has ,
'venty acres in crop. He reports
lat he did not do very well on the
nd last year, but thinks he will do
'nsiderable better this year. He is
anting five acres to sugar beet
lis year.
}. w. Conkle, former resident Of
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