Blackfoot Idaho Offers Rich Farms and Low-Cost Water Rights
The pamphlet touts Blackfoot as a growing Idaho city of 8,500 on the Oregon Short Line. It highlights abundant water rights from the Snake River, cheap electricity, irrigation canals, strong schools, multiple banks, and a thriving dairy and fruit sector with acre yields for apples up to 300 dollars net. It promotes land sales, favorable grazing, and rail connections with Homeseekers excursions to attract settlers.
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Blackfoot
Bingham County
Idaho
Great Snake River
Portland
Ore
Salt Lake City
Utah
Omaha
Nebr
Kansas City
Butte
Mont
Yellowstone National Park
Snake River
Great West
Middle West
R. FF. D
United States
Oregon
R. A
Union Pacific
Local County Session News and Alliance Developments
Additional county commissioners meet at the courthouse. Marsland resident Squibb contemplates moving to Alliance with family. Arthur E. Clark now editors Hemingford Journal after leasing from Burleigh. Bertha Parkyn visits family near Canton and teaches nearby. Hashman’s Mrs. M- Ross joins Herald subscribers after fair awards. Glenwood Iowa visitor John W. Thomas notes apple shipments from his town. Al Raver of Reno plans subscription. wife ill, possible South Dakota trip. Death announced of Mrs. Thos Hickey near Manilla Iowa. funeral soon. Charley Huss leaves Alliance for Edgemont. E Becker to manage cafe and hotel. Worley siblings appear in land contest filings near Sheridan County. Miss Lottie Worley favored to claim. Baker and Gambble expand New York Market operations in Alliance. Baker praised as expert butcher.
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John W. Thomas
Glenwood
Iowa
Alliance
Wyoming
Herald
al Raver
Reno
Custer
South Dakota
C. Worley
Celestia S. Worley
Hemingford
U. S. Land Office
Lottie Worley
Sheridan County
Miss Worley
Fanning
Crawford
Fire damages Vaughn GM grocery and snow coats town
The Herald notes an early Friday fire at Mike Vaughn's grocery near the newspaper office with A V F D response and heavy water damage to stock. It also reports a snowfall starting around five in the morning with northeast wind turning southeast. For rent a furnished room at 604 Big Horn Ave, phone 694.
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The
Herald
Mike Vaughn
Big Horn Ave
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Blackfoot Investment Company
Flavin
Dahia
Swift & Co
Chicago
Northwest
Toah
Horace
Court House
Squibb
Marsland
Arthur E. Clark
Bertha Parkyn
Canton
D. W. Hayes
M- Ross
Hashman
Box Butte County
Charley Huss
Edgemont
E. Becker
New York
F. R. Baker
H. N. Gamble
C. F. Kroll
Baker
New York State
Sirrs & Son Dismer Building
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