Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-20


ing of his body through the vigil
ance of Glenn's Ferry officers, were
the absorbing topics, and whlie
lynching was talked of better eoun-
sci prevailed and the law took It's
/ course.
In the spring of 1897 occurred
the second great fire, destroying an
entire business block from the
OMAHA residence west. The entire
contents of every but ding, except
the y. S. mail in the postofiice'
were destroyed.
In the fall of 1898, C. c. Glenn
and James Mullany were elected
justices and Robert d. Gorby one
of the A. r. U. exiles, then recently
returned was elected constable A.
M. Sinnott was elected county at
torney, a newly created once. oo
movement was made in 1899
to have the town incorporates pu'
it went down to defeat :.
The general election coming on
! in 1900, John Flanagan ana John
B. Wells were elected justices ana
! Albert Stein constable. During TINS
year the Glenn's Ferry ditch COM
pany was incorporated and mum
Der of vast Improvements were hlaoe
by the railroad company.
At the 1902 election, James Mui,
lany and Hiram Garfield were eiecteu
| justices and George Robertson CON
| stable. Mr.. Robertson refusing 10
qualify. Albert Stein held over IN
office. Mrs. Lille B. Wertz, popu-
lar teacher in the Glenns FERRY
school. was elected county superln-
tendent of public instruction.
In the fall of 1897, james Mul-
lany succeeded Mrs. Kruse as posi-
master and continued in ONCE untll
his death in May, 1904. ooo
In the school election OF 1889
John ]. Fisher, Frank NJ. Roberts
and A. M. Sinnott were electeu
school trust ees. This board com
menced the erection Of the present
school building, which was COM
pleted in the spring OF 1871 anu
furnished with all the latest style
of school equipments. the ensuing
fall school opened with Prof. Smlth
as principal and Miss Carrie SlnnoW
in charge of the primary. To ac-
commodate the increased attendance
the building was enlarged in 1872
and Prof. Smith held down the prlh-
cipal's desk until the summer OF
'9S, In 1892 Miss sinnott was sue
ceeded by Miss Anna Wilson.
Mrs. H. c. DeMosehin became
principal in the fall of 1898, with
Miss Lille B. Nichols as assistant
and under this management the
school ran successfully until 1876
when O. o. Haga was appointed prln-
cipal. Then Professors c. G. Hurley
and ]. w. Ball held the principal
ships, Miss Nichols remaining IN
charge of the primary. Prof.. M.
Parsons came next and was sue
ceeded by Prof. A, ]. Simpich, with
Mrs. Simpich in charge of the ipter-
mediate and Miss Butt in the prl-
mary.
The Catholic church was organized
in 1890, with P. j. Sullivan, Peter
Conrad, Jno. Kiehm, Tim Donovan
and Thomas Plunkett as trustees.
The church building was completed
in 1891 and consecrated under the
title of st. Bridget's church.
The M. e. church was organized
in 1894, with Joseph Rosevear,
Thomas Roach Mrs. j. w Latty and
Mrs. Fultz as trustees The build
ing was completed and dedicated in
the spring of 1895.
CHAPTER XIX
Among the secret socities in the
Riverside town, the Knights of La
Dor was the pioneer organization,
and under their auspices the first
celebration of the Glorious Fourth
was held in 1899 Then followed
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men in 1891 and the A, r. U. in '93
These three labor societies died I'M
p natural deaths in the great rail
road strike in 1894.
The Knights Of Pythias were or
ganized in 1895, and also the United
Workmen. THE Odd Fellows were
organized in 1902 and the Rebekahs
in 1904. Each of these societies has
a strong and desirable membership
The first Masonic funeral was
that of Thomas H. Anthony, an OLD
respected pioneer of the town, who
was called from his labors in the
summer of 1895.
After three years of litigation, the
title to the land embraced in the
original TOWNSHIP was adjudged t.
w. M. Stockton, who plated thu
same in 1889. Later, Hammers
addition was added, and at the pres
ent rate Of growth, Herron's ant
Hartman's additions will be the mex
- in order.
n In the early part of 1904 the frs
2 newspaper, the Glenn's Ferry sig
i nal made its appearance under thu
k editorship of A. E. Hlines, and i
!. still truly chronicles the events o
r the town.
e The next noteworthy enterprise
e was the Bank of Glenn's Ferry, will
y Monte B. Gwin as president and e
{ M. Clark as cashier Then |. A
e Heron pushed to completion the wa
ter system and the electric high
plant
a The Glenn's Ferry ditch compan,
t has secured large tract of Lane
r near the old ferry, under the provi
k sions of the Carey act, to which
e their canals and pipes now unde
S construction will carry ample sup
+ pies OF water for irrigation and set