Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
~ Distinction Given to It
Above Al Others in rive Mil
hon Valuation Glass Proud
Of Fact.
1919 WAS A BUSY YEAR
&sal Estate Very Active and
Mpeh Property Has Changed
Ha3ls Big Return From
Excellent Fruit Crop.


Council. ian a-Adams countv ~
which Council r. the busv county seat
u pronounced IN the office az the state
examiner n the state capitol IN Roise
10 ba the nost ..model countv in the
state in the five mi,Iion ya,ua zion
Glass; This In an honor of which ALI
the residenfs ~ fhis county may we'll
be nroud eapectalIy as the county ~.
ficisls. fnclufling the county Commits
sionor.
Tne county commissioners of Adams
county received q hlghly encouraging
lettor, dated Dec. IL, 1919, from James
Munro, OF Boise, the chief examiner
for the Idaho state department OF IL
nance. from which these paragraphs
are quoted:
the balance sheet of your county
reflects a very good statement, showing
the financial conditlon 10 be in excel
lent shane. Your officers and clerks
are certainly 10 he congratulated, and
for yOul. Information 4 am quoting "a
section of our examiners report in this
connection which explains itself:
I'm the opinion OF the examiner, Ad-
ans county Is the most model county"
in the state in the tiye million valuation
class, rhc clerical work is handled.
taking all depaftments into considera-
ton, with lore efficiency than rs found
in most counties. Adams county is
securing this service with the ma yment
of perhaps the smallest salaries of any
county In the state. and Is working tho
feWest employees. An county warrants
are paid upon presentation. and the
condition OF the FUNDS are such as to
meet the regular requirements. The
leyies for the two Villages Council
and New Meadows) also for the several
school districts are comparatiyely
low,
pea, rer.re v.ex no-ve
,rh,. s.,,e.'5,s .',.', s.
fi,amn.s ~ haa so"ns as res"aus a.e
,ract,,,a n.or,a.i,in,, $50 80
noint 81 nrnsnacti,.n la hn, ,r,,o
.,o,r ,ota 49, -, -, - - - -.
49,. 80 ,'s.... - 800 ~
TO-, ~ t,,ts 1890, G IA uio lis
49,, ,t,t,.oI ,.,, 80 . Naiiey
-, sa,n .ad sranSass.
sIos oa0 ~ "hpi
Sn,,a or ~ i.,.,. ...,.
,,,aaa go, m, u,', ura'o i ieeeis
at the unner end Of Hornet creeh con- cor.
sisting OF n little over 400 acres To-
rether with 10C, head Of range Garlic
ali farm jrpr,ler,epfs apd bouaohr,td
goods. sold for s25. 600
THE Uin,kle ranch north of Cannot,
consisting of about 400 acres together
with ali stock and farm machinery
sale price. s35. 900.
The William Leonard nlace locatad
ON Hornet creek consisting Of 1900
acres some Of which Was ma sture land
together with over 400 head az range
cattle, all farm implements, household
goods, etc, sale price, $4,000.
The Biggerstaff ranch north of Coun-
Gil, consisting of 20 acres. together
with 100 head of good range cattle, all
farm implements, crops. etc. sale price
$4,000.
The above are all first class stock
ranches. The stock industry here the
past year was good, Notwithstanding
the dry season, which indicates that
the stock range here lis of the best. In
fact, stockmen assert there is no bet
ter range in the state than there is
in the districts tributary to Council.
william Hanson. for instance. sold %
as they were brought in off the range.
There are numerous other records here
Just as good.
EXCELLENT FRUIT CROP
The fruit cron The mast aaaao, was
the hest IN the history NJ this valley
both in production and nuaIitv
There were 175 carloads Skinned ont
OF the Council district. liz Of which
wsrs apples and g mere Dessnes The
The APPLES from some ~ The or
chards were far above the averag re-
runnlnr as high as so per cent extra
fancy. One orchard In narticuIar nro-
d,iced Of per cont extra fancies
Mo Win EnOM ~ Acpee
Prank scholi furnishes a good ex-
annie Of the productive mower of ample
orchards OF Council valley. his 10 acre
tract at the Council orchards north OF