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Newspaper
Preston Booster
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
5
A photograph from a Tokyo parade shows municipal firemen in day clothes handling bamboo ladders and ropes. Firefighters carry hoses to water towers amid a city with wooden buildings and frequent conflagrations, presenting a picturesque yet practical display of urban firefighting.
Idaho towns report various actions and rumors including Bannock, Bear Lake county land deals, bootlegging pleas in Shoshone County, and a pending sale of Idaho Southern to the Oregon Short Line. Local political moves, farming plans, mill and sewing machine ventures, and a Dewey Palace hotel closing reflect regional economic shifts and county concerns.
A committee was appointed to pursue a franchise from the Union League and will begin negotiations with President Lucas to secure a forfeited franchise. A Pocatello telegram urges public building funding in Idaho Falls. Senator Heyburn backs a 200000 federal building bill for the state city. Beaver River Power is alleged to have bought the Mountain Home plant and may abandon it, risking $12000 mortgage holders.
Unconfirmed reports say C F Anderson a beach rancher has vanished and may be demented. Neighbors searched yesterday with several men. a brother of the missing man arrived to join the hunt.
The newly organized Commercial club held its first monthly meeting on Tuesday night with appointments given out and planned good work for the group. Officers include C L Lewis vice president Edwin Smith secretary and Walter Hatch treasurer. Local visits include Wm E Fisher and daughter Ma returning to Emmett Idaho and Mrs Elsie McCauley visiting her father L J Parly. Thelma Hendricks died at her father A D Hendricks home from complications of scarlet fever. The Young Men's Association boasted a strong baseball team last year and hopes for more talent this spring.
Five year old Leland Neeley, son of Mr and Mrs L A Neeley, is the focus of a Riverdale area notice. Details are incomplete but indicate a family tragedy or disappearance. The brief item references the family and location.
The record lists Oneida County East Side assessed valuations including total figures of 761 845 90 for Aton 008 090 00 29 18 596 09, acrea patented land 170 757 161 748, and current and roads 23 736 27 683 35.
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