Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-13
XII

The year 1903 was remarkable fol-
an unusual activity in industrial
conditions in Elmore county, at all
points, with a prospect of the en-
suing year witnessing the same il
not better conditions.
In Mountain Home, through the
~exertions Of that indefatigable pro-
moter, John II. Garrett, buildings
were erected by the Great Western
Sugar Beet Company and the con-
struction Of the Long Tom reservoir
was begun early In the summer, con
t~inuing until the work was stopped
by the frost-the% severity OF the win
ter causing the work to be sus-
pended.
The Long Tom reservoir, when
completed, will probably be the larg-
est body of water of that kind in
the world, and the water system then
appurtenant to it will be the mean
o~freclamation of n of the most
fertile tracts in southern Idaho,
comprising nearly three hundred
square miles, extending south from
Mountain Hometo Snake river about
is miles, and west from Reverse hill
about Is miles.
The Gilmore County Irrigation
Company, In 1891, filed upon this
canyon as a reservoir site, but be-
yond this nothingWas done.
The Mountain Home Land and
Canal Company then talked the mat
ter up, but it was only talk and
no work. Expert engineers from
the far East went over the ground,
looked wise and shook their hands,
p%ronouncing the undertaking inn
practicable as we'll as chimerical; but
Capt. S. G. Rhoades, the efficient
county surveyor Of Gilmore, solved
the problem of its construction and
thework will be pushed to success
along Capt. Rhoades' lines.
Quite a number of well-to-do col
onists from the Lake States, attract
ed by the natural advantages OF this
locality, arrived in Mountain Home
and here they remain more than
pleased with the country.
The old Congregational church
was sold and in It's place an elegant,
substantial structure, a credit to the
untiring zeal of Pastor Mason and
his flock in particular and the city
In general, was erected. II is a neat
and commodious place of worship.
Work started the same year on the
Catholic church under the supervi-
sion OF Father Van Brugge, the mis-
sion pastor, ably assistedby the trus-
tees, Hon. E. G. Helfrich, ]. Fl.
Brady, Steve Donovan and e. M.
Wolfe. The church is opposite the
public school grounds, on the cor
ner of jackson avenue and Elmore
street, a very desirable location.
During this year the First Nation
al Bankof Mountain Home was or
ganized, with George w. Fletcher as
president; Thomas Mellen, vice
president; w. A, Reynolds, cashier,
and w. T. Montgomery, assistant
cashier. 1t now occupies the fine
new fire proofbuilding erected by
Thomas Mellen, adjoining the FLEET
cher Company's store.
In the spring of this year the peo-
pie of Mountain Home were startled
with fear and horror at the attempt
to murder James Carroll, the present
marshal. An unknown miscre-
ant entered Mr.. Carroll's residence
during the night and struck him a
murderous blow on the head with a
heavy oak club, leaving him uncon-
for many hours. Mrs. Car
roll, awakening at this moment, the
would-be assassin turned his atten-
ton to the bewildered lady, and af-
ter choking her almost ~lifeless, the
fiend escaped, leaving no clew to his
IDENTITY. ITO this day the matter is
enshrouded in mystery.
Hon. Lyttleton Price, the newly
district judge, opened court
IN Mountain Home. In addition to
civil suits in this court were
the Fish-Chambers forgery trials.
lack Fisk and Arthur Chambers had
been bound over by the probate Judge
answer the charge of forging the
of r.. p. AXE to a bank check
Ind passing the same on H. II. Lead
ey. In both trials the county at
;orney appeared for the state. Judge
X. /. Perky defended Fisk and 4. M,
Wolfe defended Chambers. Fisk was
but Chambers was found (
yuilty and sentenced to two years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary. 1
Fisk's case going to the SUI
IRENE court, Fisk was liberated on {
Of errors in the p~leadings. {
In Atlanta work was pursued in
he mines and an unusual activity /
vas apparent in the mining industry. /
large forces of men were employed ]
d the Monarch, the Big Lode, Bslti- [
more, Old Chunk and other proper
les. ]
In the latter part of the summer a |