Bids opened for Celilo Portage road contract
Seven bids were opened in Portland under the Open River association and Governor Chamberlain. Two were rejected and the winning bid could not be decided on the spot. Estimated total cost ranges from 165000 to 180000 with 13000 already spent for right of way. Robert Wakefield bid 155000 without rails, others ranged up to 247000. The award likely split among several contractors to save money. Additional funds to be raised by the association. Also noted is a proposal to abolish the state sheep inspector in favor of a veterinary surgeon and possible swift legislative action.
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Portland
Celilo Portage Road
J. N. Teal
Open River Association
Governor Chamberlain
State Portage Commission
Columbia Basin
Acata
Association
J. A. Smith
W. J. Mariner
J. T. Peters
Robert Wakefield
Smyth & Howard
Joseph Paquet
Nelson & White
McCabe Construction Company
J. J. Klagen
J. K. Bentley
Gooding
Indy
Capital News
Big Depot at Chicago Pennsylvania Railroad Plans $30,000,000
The Pennsylvania Railroad prepares a $30 million expansion in Chicago to replace Union depot. Twenty million funds land purchase and ten million funds new buildings. Architects plan a vast terminal with supply warehouses a large freight warehouse and a passenger depot. A tunnel under the river may be built to avoid bridge delays.
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Chicago
M Herala
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Union Depot
Pennsylvania Company
Timber troubles near Coeur d Alene timber land cases seen
Timber land inquiry may unfold in the northwest as a special interior department agent investigates alleged homestead irregularities along Fighting creek. Settlers have cut timber from their claims and sold it to a lumber company, claiming ignorance of the law while officials cite violations and regulations.
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Coeur D'Alene
Northwest
Interior Department
Fighting Creek
Heavy Mails Strain Lewiston Post Office Last Week
The Lewiston post office endured a strenuous week due to heavy holiday mails, with Postmaster Chapman managing delays and long waits. Crowded, cramped facilities highlighted the city’s need for a government building to replace the inadequate current post office and enable proper mail service and federal office operations. Local residents urge Idaho’s congressional delegation to secure an appropriation, citing prior assurances from Senator Heitfeld and ongoing talks.
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Chapman
Sun and
Yesterc
Varios Denortreent
Spokane
Lewiston
Idaho
Congress
Lewistons
Heitfeld
Senate
Christmas Party At W F Kettenbach Home
W F Kettenbach and Mrs Kettenbach hosted a novel Christmas party Sunday night. The decorated home featured a tree with presents, each guest giving a 10 cent gift to every other guest, with Old Sandy served by Mr A J Kjos. Guests included Arthur Clark Kling Kjos F W Kettenbach W White Potvin W Ninneman C Kettenbach and ladies Clark Kling Kjos F W Kettenbach W White Olive Neal Lizzie Kettenbach Genevieve Vollmer Girosteln Timberlake.
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W. F. Kettenbach
Messrs
Arthur Clark
Kling
Kjos
F. W. Kettenbach
W. J. White
Potvin
W. Ninneman
C. Kettenbach
Mesdames Clark
Olive Neal
Lizzie Kettenbach
Genevieve Vollmer
Girosteln
Timberlake
Senator Shoup remembered as grand old man of Idaho
A Boise Statesman tribute recalls Senator George L. Shoup's lifelong service across Idaho, Colorado, and Kansas. Tales recount his humility, battlefield leadership at Glorietta, steadfast loyalty to Idaho’s statehood, personal guarantees for state debt, support for veterans, and push for the Boise federal building and soldiers home. His generosity and public spirit are lauded as lasting legacies.
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Dent
Washington
Idaho
Shoup
United States
Philippines
San Francisco
Boise
Federal
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
Senator Shoup
Spain
War Department
Anoth
Sherp
Colorado
Kansas
Judge Cowan Opposes County Boundary Change Move
Judge Cowan, en route from Pierce to Wallace, expresses dissatisfaction with the county boundary change. He notes personal relocation from Pierce to Wallace to avoid being legislated out of office and predicts the annexation effort would fail if votes were held again. He links the shift to river-area county seat ambitions and foresees hastened county division.
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Cowan
Pierce
Wallace
Shoshone County
Local merchant H. Geras fails with 50000 in liabilities
Blackfoot Idaho reports H Geras a general merchant at Blackfoot and St. Anthony has failed with liabilities totaling 50000, divided between eastern and local creditors.
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Blackfoot Blackfoot
Ida
Ex-Governor McConnell Urges Duty and Moral Courage at Idaho Speech
Moscow dispatch reports former Governor W. J. McConnell addressing state university students on duty and moral courage. He recalls Idaho farming origins, selling cabbage at 75 cents a pound, and turning watermelon prices into a cautionary tale about honesty, accuracy in arithmetic, and resisting peer pressure in petition signing.
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W. J. McConnell
The
State University
Moscow
McConnell
Idaho
Idaho City
Missouri
Decision in land case affirmed by interior secretary
The interior secretary upheld the General Land Office ruling in R C Beach vs William Hartley and Arthur Sanderson over a Lewiston Idaho quarter section. Hartley’s deed to Beach is invalid due to forfeiture, leaving Sanderson with the entry right for the land where he alone has settled in good faith and developed the property. Senator Dubois introduces a bill to aid Judge A P Turner’s widow with $20 monthly pension, and recommends a new post office at Royston within the Minidoka Irrigation Project. F T Bonner is recommended as Army chaplain, and Wm F E Lee of Moscow, a National University Law School student, was named top debater among six contestants in a recent campus contest.
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Boise Statesman
Idaho
Colorado
Kansas
George L. Stoup
Greene
United States Army
Green
Arkansas
Glorietta
Shoup
Texas Rangers
New Mexico
George L. Shoup
Senator Shoup
St. Louis
National Committee
Sonna Opera House
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Presi
General Land Office
R. C. Beach
Wm. H. Hartley
Arthur Sanderson
Lewiston, Idaho
Hartley
Beach
Sanderson
Senator Dubois
Senate
A. P. Turner
Boise
Turner
Sam
Dubois
Royston
Minidoka
F. T. Bonner
Heyburn
Bonner
Salmon
Wm. FE. Lee
Moscow
National University Law School
National University
State to share costs of Boise Payette reclamation plan
About 63 000 acres of state land are in the proposed Boise and Payette valley reclamation area. The state land board adopted a resolution requiring the state to pay its share of preliminary expenses, totaling around $9 000 with the state's portion about $1 000. Proponents say the state will gain substantial benefits from the project and can afford the contribution.
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Boise and
Payette Valley
State Land Board
Finishing Directory Changes Reported in Polk Directory
Mr L G Wheeler of St Paul representing the Polk directory is in the city to oversee changes since the recent census. He will spend a week in the city and says the new directory will be ready by March first.
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L. G. Wheeler
St. Paul
Polk Directory
West interest delays repeal of liberal land laws
The western states push to repeal the timber and desert acts and the homestead act’s commutation feature stalls in committee. Idaho figures in tariff debates on Philippine sugar with Senator Dubois opposing a duty cut, while Senator Heyburn pushes a strong pure food bill. Idaho representatives fill civil service roles in Commerce and Labor, Agriculture, Land Office, Interior, Post Office, and War, including Carl Davin Fay Leonard Moe Sweetman Boulevard er Schingel Helen Slee William Shea John J. Curtis and Fannie Irvin in Boise and surrounding areas.
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Washington
Committee On Public Lands
Ator Paris Gibson
Montana
Gibaon
West
Idaho
Dubois
Tolahol
Foraker
Ohio
Philippine Islands
Taft
Heyburn
Committee On Manufactures
Senate
Civil Service
Department of Commerce and Labor
Carl Davin
Bolse
Agricultural Department
Fay Leonard
Halley
Moe Sweetman
Moscow
National Magazine for January 1905 content overview
The January 1905 National Magazine highlights real life as its keynote across the nation and empire from New York to Midway Island. It features Alexander Graham Bell recounting his early hearing experiences with the telephone, profiles of notable figures, new serials and short stories, and essays by Dallas Lore Sharp and others. It also includes photo illustrations of maritime themes and a strong home department with practical hints.
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National
Republic-Empire
New York City
Philadelphia
Dallas Lore Sharp
Charles Warren Stoddard
Ethel Armes
J. F. Conrad
Iowa
Yone Noguoh
Eleate
Joaquin Miller
Joy
H. H. Alles
Porto Rico
Martin Crook
Mid-Pacific
J. A. Edgerton
Eugene
Dolson
Joseph Mills Hanson
Frank Putnam
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