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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
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A ferocious little wildcat, temper
arily in captivity in the windows of
Cupples Mercantile company, is at
tracing altogether more attention
than the youngster relishes. He is a
fighting, snarling, growing little beast
who somehow cannot become ac-
customed to the passing crowds and
takes particular delight in frighten-
ing the wits out of every boy and girl
who approaches too close to his screen
cage.
Earl Cox caught him few days
since in the act of devonring fine
chicken. The young wildcat, hardly
more than kitten, had foolishly
elected to use hayrack for a dining
table. A phchfork was. used to hold
him between the tines helpless while
he was worked to the edge of the rack
and there plunged into box and
captivity.
Just what will be done with him.
Mr.. Cox has not yet determined.
Probably he will be sent to Boise or
to Salt Lake to be added to the ami
mails on display at the parks. AT
present, while chatting at his forced
confinement, he shows no symptoms
of loss of appetite, in dicating par
ticular fondness for sweet liquids ike
syrup.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
CALDWELL BUSINESS MEN SWEPT
AHEAD IN ERA OF PROSPERITY

business Is good" That is@the as
sertion Of every business man in
Caldwell. eff there Is any business
house here that is not doing splen-
did business, \ do not know who II Is, !"
Is the way one well known local man
puts II.
Business Is too darn good was
the rather startling assertion 81 an
other well known local business man.
In explanation, he asserted that Il was
not the problem OF today to dispose
OF goods but rather one Of being able
to obtain sufficient quantity to supply
the demand Stocks, thought suffi-
cient to meet any ordinary need, are
exhausted almost over night. Pur-
chasing trips into the east result only
half satisfactorily because of the limit
ed amount OF goods that jobbers and
wholesalers and manufacturers are
able to provide. Every plant in
America. seemingly, Is operating at
fullest capacity and the best that can
be done Is to keep just abreast OF the
demand.
Money was never more plentiful
The purchasing power Of the public
was never greater and everyone seems
anxious to buy anything. everything,
Banks are gorged with deposits re-
sulting from the general wave of pros
pcrity and demands upon the financial
institutions for loans are at low ebb.
Earning capacity Of everyone has es-
tabiished new scale OF living and has
resulted in demand for many things,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24

E. Springer and others and rushed to
Drs. Cole. Haley and Young. After
an examination she was taken to the
hospital where she remained until
Tuesday morning when she returned
to her home
the office of Drs. Cole, Haley and
Young. After an examination she was
taken to the hospital where she re-
manned until Tuesday morning when
she returned to her home.
Reports that Mars did not
stop his machine are inaccurate in the
face of all evidence. He helped pick
up the girl and stopped long enough
to assure himself that her injuries
were not serious.
Some apprehension was felt at first
that she might have sustained internal
injuries After spending night at
the hospital, it was apparent that
nothing serious had resulted from the
accident. Early examination revealed
the fact that no bones were broken.
Mr.. Mars Wednesday called at the
office of Drs. Cole, Haley and Young
and voluntarily paid the doctor bill.
He expressed sincere regret at having
run over the little girl and hoped that
she would rapidly recover. He ex-
planned that he was simply drifting
when he hit the girl, else it would
have been impossible to stop as he
did before serious damage was done.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
P. 0. GOES into
FOOD BUSINESS
ARRIVAL OF ARMY Supplies
PROVIDES PURCHASERS
PLEASURE.

General disappointment was ex-
pressed by those people who bought
government groceries and which are
being delivered this week by the local
postoffice officials = disappointment
that they did not have more conf
dence in the quality of the food given
Uncle Sans soldiers, sailors and ma
rines and double Or treble their order
For the stuff is good, according tc
those persons who called for Their
order early in, the week and have
tried it. 4 a
The army food arrived Saturday, a
large shipment. Immediately the post.
office went into the grocery business
Considerable of the quantity on HAND
had already been given out Monday
but much of the stuff was bought BY
country people who probably will be
rather slow in taking their order. Oh
the materials ordered, only pepper and
canned soup were not delivered in
this shipment, which included the frs;
three orders placed by the local post.
office. According to advices received
with the invoice, this will be shippef
with the third and last order that the
war department will send to Caldwell
Further orders cannot be taken b,
the postoffice for groceries, according
to an announcement made some time
ago. 1t is believed that the oppor.
tunity to purchase share of the sur
plus army supplies by the public ha.
passed though it is possible that ad
ditional orders may be taken at some
future time if it is proven that the
first effort did not dispose of the en-.
tire available supply. 1t is believed
that many local people are taking adj
vantage of the offer of the govern
ment to dispose Exceptionally CHEAP
prices surplus of clothing ant
blankets. While no cheek can be KEEP
on these orders locally because the,
go direct to Portland, the number O.
enquiries makes possible the belle
that numerous orders have beer
placed.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
LOREN TROTTER
POST TO MEET
Big Session of American Legion
Set For Wednesday:
Evening.

DR.. F. M. Cole, member of the state
executive committee and temporary
chairman of the Loren Trotter Post
of the American Legion, has celled a
meeting of the organization for next
Wednesday evening, October %, al
the Commercial club rooms.
Membersship buttons, long ex-
pected, have arrived and will be dis
tributed at the meeting. Communica-
tons relative to the work of the
Legion in Idaho have been piling up
until large amount of imperative
business remains to be transacted It
the meeting. Other matters of i'm
portance locally are to be presented
Membership cards are available and
as many men as possible are request
ed to be present at the first meeting
to set the ball rolling. All former
service men in the territory tributary
to Caldwell in communities where
posts have not yet been organized,
are asked to affiliate with the local
chapter at the Wednesday evening
meeting.
Big Membership Imperative.
Because of the widespread interest
in the national convention to be held
at Minneapolis in November at which
Marshall Foch of France will be in
attendance, it is particularly import
ant that Caldwell fully organize the
local post before that time. Idaho
voting power in the national conven-
tion depends upon the paid up
strength of the states membership
which makes imperative that every
post in the state obtain maximum
membership in excess of the state
quota. Inactivity among number Of
organizations similar to that which
has characterized the work of the
local chapter us jeopardizing that
standard and urgent requests are COM
ing from state headquarters to bolster
the membership Of every chapter be-
fore November IL.
Considerable interest has been
manifested by former service men in
the local chapter who have not joined
the Legion. Wednesday evening is
the opportunity presented to those
men to affiliate with the Loren Trot-
ter post.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24

been groundless. In the opinion OF
members of the school board, only a
short time will elapse at the present
rate of increase in population for Cald-
well before additional school housing
facilities viii be required.
1t is pointed out that in this con-
connection it is possible to prolong
the wings of the high school through
the block for a considerable distance.
the architectural features of the new
building being such as to permit ad-
ditions without difficulty.
| Work on the new wings will not
be entirely completed for probably
two weeks but it has progressed os
far that nothing will interfere with
class room work. One unfortunate
circumstance which has arisen was the
Inability of the school board to OBJ
tain coal for the immense heating
plant because storage facilities were
not completed when coal was avail
able. By using coal from the other
buildings, a sufficient quantity can be
obtained to keep all of the school
structures heated until February. it is
believed. By that time, it is hoped
that coal will be available to make up
the deficit.
Heating plant installation and
wiring, under the direction respective
ly of Hartenbower Bros, and E. Vim,
ing, will be practically complete Sat-
urday. Such work as remains in othe,
lines to be done is merely that Of
cleaning up odds and ends here and
there. For all practical purposes, the
building will be complete when class
work begins Monday morning.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24

hiterto regarded as being mxurics,
Activity is confined to no one husi
ness. Real estate transfers made by
Caldwell dealers have touched closely
upon the half million mark in each
OF recent weeks, 1t is not infrequent
for one realty firm to announce week
ly sales aggrcgating 100000 Farm
machinery, farm lighting PLANTS aud
many modern conveniences are being
marketed at an unheard OF rate.
There seems to be an available buy.
or for almost anything. Public salrs
are establishing new records every
day and every traders day finds a
constantly increasing crowd in Cald.
we'll to purchase articles that in lean
years would almost go begging. Buy.
ers not money foolish either. They
demand and get full value for their
investment TO the fullest extent per-
MISSILE under the prevailing high
prices.
In spite of the return to civil life
OF four million American service mon
there is today an actual shortage Of
labor. 1dleness. where prevalent, IS
of the loafers own, choosing, There
is work for everyone at wages and
salaries that few years ago were
unheard of Confidence in the future
is evidenced by the large sums being
invested in public and business inn
proxesnents Everywhere is the ring
Of the hammer and the whir of the
saw.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
LITTLE GIRL
IS RUN over
vIRGIE JOHNSON STRUCK BY
AUTOMOBILE MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

Virgie Johnson, the s-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. john
son, who was run over late Monday
afternoon by an automobile driven by
w. E. Mars on Kimball evenue and
Main street, Tuesday afternoon was
believed to be out of danger and that
the effects of her experience would
not prove serious.
Only the front wheel of the car ran
over her. According to the best in
formation, the accident resulted when
the girl endeavored to cross the street
in the face of the approaching ma
chine. A car, stopped by some
tourist and passing hay rack
blocked large portion of the street.
Mars endeavored to pass between
the two vehicles and the little girl
also endeavored to make the crossing
at the same time.
Mr.. Mars was driving slowly
and carefully and was able to stop his
machine after only the front wheel
passed over the girls body. She was
picked up from under the car by F.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24

Ninth evenue between Cleveland
boulevard and Blaine street and
Thursday had fairly well completed
this small area Minor difficulties. in
Guiding broken equipment and bad
weather, stopped the work twice dur
ing the early week.
MONDAY mornino work will probab-
~ begin on North Kimball, the next
street to be attacked. 1t is expected
that by that time the equipment and
crew will have smoothcd out the
difficulties of operation to the extent
that everything can be pushed as
rapidly as is possible. 4.
Just when work can begin on the
boulevard, seems more or less prob
lematical. According to Mayor Grant
Ward, J. H. Forbes is sufficiently
ahead of the paving work that no
danger exists in the future of having
him halt the work of laying concrete.
But since July. the railroad company
has been endeavoring to get equip
ment r. install on Cleveland boulevard
right of wa. and so far that material
has not arrived.
This equipment must be installed
by the Boise Traction company be-
fore. the paving can be laid along their
tracks. just when it will be here to
permit work to begin, cannot be de-
termined. Roy Hartenbower ex-
pressed the belief that this portion of
the work might remain until spring
unless the way were cleared shortly.
Hartenbower Bros, have the contract
for that work.
Grading is complete on North Kim
ball but the Warren Construction COM
pany has been rather hesitant about
going onto the street before the earth
moved in installing the water works
system had an opportunity to settle.
They put grading teams on the street
long before it was absolutely safe in
order to expedite the work.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
REGISTRATION AT HIGH SCHOOL
AUGURS MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR

While registration figures were far
frcm complete at the high school
Thursday noon and the total enroll
ment can only be guessed, indications
point to an attendance at the new
building this winter of almost 600.
More than 100 freshmen registered
"Wednesday afternoon and each of the
seventh and eighth grades have more
than 100 enrolled No figures were
available on the sophomore and junior
registration at noon Thursda- but both
classes are expected to have large
representation. Seniors will register
Friday
While registration is scheduled for
completion Friday~uight. Saturday will
be devoted to the work of entering
those students who were unable to
enroll on the days set for The respec-
tive classes. Last year the total at
tendance at high school was only 362.
With two added grades, that number
will be almost doubled this year.
Registration will be completed Fri
day evening and actual class work will
begin Monday morning. Parents are
urged to see that their children are en-
rolled before class work opens to in
sure elimination of the Inconvenience
which so necessarily attends late regis
tration. GfJ
Wisdom in constructing the large
high school building has been well
proven. Considerable opposition TO
the action of the school board in au-
thorizing the construction of both
wings which prevailed when plans for
the hu,tdtn0 ware 0Nftep under xuay
has been amply demonstrated TO have
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
BRIDGE MAY Be
BUILT At ONCE
Arrangements Fa st Nearing
Completion for Structure
at Pickle Butte.

How long it will be before opera
tons are again gotten under way on
the Pickle Butte bridge which has en-
crossed local attention for the past
two weeks could not be determined
Wednesday owing to the absence OF
William ]. Hall, state commissions
of public works, from Boise. 1t is
presumed, however, that bids will
again be called for in the near future
and every measure taken to. expedite
construction of the bridge.
In accordance with the pledges
made by local representatives of the
Caldwell Commercial club to Commits
sioner Hall last Thursday, bond has
been drawn up and will be submitted
for signers, according to an announce
inent made Wednesday by E. H.
Plowhead, who was one of the three
local representatives at the conference
in Boise last week. No difficulty is
expected in obtaining sufficient sign
ers to insure the construction of the
bridge in the face of threats made by
An opposing faction to halt the work
through recourse to the courts.
Everybody Busy.
Namp1 and representatives from the
Gem Irrigation district are also TAX
ing the same steps Bonds will be adj
vanced to cover the entire cost of
lOwyhec, Canyon counties, the state
Of Idaho and the Gem Irrigation dis
trict of the bridge Federal aid will
cover the remainder OF the expense.
The bond Is designed to protect con-
tractors should an injunction be is
sued by the courts to prevent the use
Of state, county and highway district
funds in the construction of the bridge
on the Pickle Butte site.
In addition to the bridge, federal aid
is expected in covering a share of the
cost of constructing a highway from
Pickle Butte to Rockville, Oregon, on
tn road to Jordan Valley. Before
government funds can be made avail
able for the Snake river bridge it must
be shown that the bridge is on a post
road, high class highway
Survey New Rord.
To clear away this obstruction,
Adam Rlackstock, Owyhee county
commissioned was in Caldwell Tues
day and arranged for survey to be
made of the proposed road from Pickle
Butte to- Rockville. Men began work
Monday morning laying out this road
and no difficulty is anticipated in OBJ
tanning federal aid for its construction
and maintenance.
This road will shorten the distance
from Caldwell to Jordan Valley about
10 miles and will traverse territory
much better suited to road construc-
ton than the one now used Grading
over the mountain will permit con-
struction of much better route than
the one now in use, in addition to
substantially cutting down the dist
ance to be traversed
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
WATER DOESN'T BURN
PERHAPS NO--BUT IF


A burning spring. three miles
west of Caldwell en- the Dixie
rim, defied efforts of fighters.
for several days early in the
week.
Dried vegetable matter ac-
cumulating through many
years was the basis for the fire.
This seasons long drought re-
suited for the frs time in
years of complete drying up
of the spring around which the
vegetation fiourished in former
years. An appeal was made to
the Caldwell fire department
but they could not respond. A
veritable crater resulted from
the blanc.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24

On Tuesday evening. October n,
DR.. and Mrs. G. F. Nichols of Seattle.
gave a large informal reception in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Max Paul
Wardwell who were married at Port
land, Oregon, October l4th. The
bride and bridegroom and all service
men were requested to appear in uni-
form. The home was beautifully dec
Grated in honor of the army and navy
romance.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
mai. SHORTAGE
MAY HALT WORK
Effects Of Steel Strike May Ham,
per Building Activities
in Caldwell.

Far flung effects of the eastern steel
strike may become unpleasantly con-
spicuous here.
Building activity continued on the
present basis of activity will exhaust
the supply of nails in about two
weeks, according to local hardware
dealers. Many OF the more common va
rieties of nails are practically out of
the market now and but for the fact
that contractors with foresight stocked
up we'll in anticipation of the short
age, the situation would become acute
even before the time now estimated to
elapsee before any real hardship will be
experienced. III
Excessive building activity all over
the country is given as being respon-
sible for the fact that no reserve sup
plies of nails are available to meet the
present emergency, Because Of the
great demand, manufacturers were un-
able to keep no more than abreast Of
the requirements so that the present
time finds a rapid depletion of the
supply under way.
No Supply in Boise.
Boise wholesale jobbers from whom
local dealers obtain their supplies,
have already announced that they
have no more of the ordinary nails-8.
10 and IL penny sizes. Most local
dealers report a shortage already in
the more staple sizes and the ones
upon which continued building ac-
tivity will necessarily fall hardest.
Large quantities of finishing nails and
others whose use is limited to special
occasions are still to be had.
1t is still possible, local dealers be-
lieye. to obtain limited quantit-, from
Chicago but this supply cannot be
great and the expense will be almost
prohibitive, even in the.event that they
can be obtained. Indications point to
a finish fight in the big steel strike
with complete tieup for an indefinite
period. Long continued cessation OF
manufacturing may mean an almost
complete suspension of building &C
tivity throughout the entire country.
And Caldwell seems to be no better
off than other towns.
Twin Falls contractors were ham,
pered early in the week and dispatches
from that city indicate that building
will come to a complete s.andstill
there shortly unless materials become
available through resumption of work
on the part of the steel strikers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-24
PAVING IS NOW
UNDER HEADWAY
HOT STUFF BEGINS TO FALL
ON CALDWELL STREETS
MONDAY.

Hot stuff" began to fall on Cald-
well streets Monday morning, marking
the beginning of the last step in the
city Improvement program inaugur-
ated last spring. Warran Construc-
tion company began their operation on
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-23

eight, having an estimated popula-
ton of $4,000. are in Oregon; for
ty-two, with population of 6S4. 900
are in Washington; and seven with
$4,000 people, are In Alaska.
The larger towns OF the district
using national forest water are
Portland. Eugene. Oregon City,
Roseburg, Albany, Medford. Ash
land. Baker, La Grande, The Dalles
and Bend. Ore; Seattle. Tacoma,
Everett, Walla Walla, Yakima, We
natchee, Aberdeen. Port Angeles,
Ellensburg and Roslyn, Wash; and
Anchorage, Cordova, Ketichikan and
Petersburg, Alaska.
The forest service cooperates with
the towns in protecting their water
sheds from fire and trespass, and
every effort is made TO keep the
water free from any sort OF contain
ination. Formal cooperative agree
ments between the secretary OF ag-
riculture and the city officials are in
effect providing for this protection
OF the watersheds of Tacoma and
Walla Walla In Washington and Ore
gon City. The Dalles, Dufur. Wal
Iowa, Baker and Toledo in Oregon.
Convictions have been secured
this season by the forest service for
fires on the Crater and Deschutes ma
tional forests. II is the district for
ester's purpose TO Investigate every
man-caused fire occurring on or near
the national forests of the district
and to convict the responsible per
son whenever possible. II is from
these small unextinguished camp
fires that many Of the largest and
most destructive forest fires have
sprung. according to forest officials
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-23

Deer are so plentiful in Southern
Utah." says Utah booster, that
tourists have difficulty in keeping
from running over them with their
cars" That's nothing. Here in
Oregon the state hires thousands OF
men to herd the deer of the right
OF way so the construction gangs can
tuild the roads. When you tell a
fish" story, tell big one-it won't
be credited anyway.