Idaho Southern Railroad Extension Ordered to Milner
Donald Grant & Co report that the Idaho Southern railroad from Jerome to Milner, 35 miles, will be completed on schedule with 90000 ties and heavy rails shipped from Pittsburg. Donald Grant Construction Co. holds the contract, and plans call for extending Milner to Oakley to link Twin Falls Oakley and North Side projects benefiting Lincoln County settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred R. Reed
Wendell
General Land
Twin Falls
North Side
Grants
Pittsburg
Milner
Oakley
Twin Falls-Oakley
Hillsdale
Jerome
Lincoln County
Social roundup of visitors and events in town
Milner Millings Houston Hill of San Francisco arrived to file final proof on a North Side claim. Lee W. Glass of Twin Falls and W. Joslyn of Salmon Dam visited on business. H F Slix and P J Jones of St Louis came by auto to Oakley. David Downer of Salmon Dam registered at Riverside Inn. George Rinkar of Jerome and C E McPherson with C E Baird of Sewickley joined the local offices. Fessenden spent the weekend in Boise for Raft River work. Major Reed and H W Hurstehaus from Jerome are in town with Hurlehaus opening an office at Milner State Bank for Goose Creek events on Sept 20. The Saturday hall dance drew a large crowd. Phil Weaver and L McLean rode to Boise and back. Dam baseball vs Jerome is tipped to be fast Sunday. E A Wilcox of Pittsburgh registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Land & Water Co
C. E. McPherson
C. E. Baird
Sewickley
Junction City
R.S. Fessenden
Boise
Raft River
Mulher
Fred R. Reed
H. W. Hurstebaus
Jerome
Our City
Riverside Inn
R. P. Croas
Chicago
H.R. Grant
Twin Falls
R. W. Falls
Goose Creek
L. W. Howard
Hillsdale
State Land Board
Carl C. Canine
Milner
Idaho
Oakley
Idaho Southern
H. Howard
L. J. Doyle
L. W. Howard & Co
Milner area farmers improve homes as electric line advances
R P Croas of Chicago, H R Grant of Twin Falls, R W Falls of Boise, and L W Howard traveled for business while Milner farmers report record crops and permanent improvements. Electric line work between Jerome and Milner progresses, with the Oakley extension to follow. L W Howard & Co. promotes real estate and insurance as the Dam City era approaches.
Hailey Land District offers vast unappropriated land
The Wood River Times notes heavy immigration into Blaine and adjacent counties but emphasizes large tracts in the Hailey Land district remain open for entry. It lists surveyed and unsurveyed acreages across several counties, highlighting irrigation land selling up to 75 dollars per acre and suggesting room for a million families, with fortunes possible from five acres or less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Hailey Land District
Custer
Cassia
Lincoln
Lemhi
Twin Falls
Bingham
Elmore
Fremont
Owyhee
Idaho
Boise
Register McMahon
Hailey Land Office
T. Falls
Wood River Times
Stafford threshes 12 acres of Australian wheat for 71 bu per acre
George D. Stafford, a Canyon county pioneer since 1863 and noted wool grower, harvested 12 acres of Australian variety wheat near Caldwell today yielding 71 bushels per acre. Engineer Hedden, with Gem district directors, left for Thousand Springs to study power feasibility for a pumping plant 128 miles to Snake River site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
George D. Stafford
Mr. Stafford
Canyon County
Stafford
Hedden
Thousand Springs
Gem Irrigation District
Gem District
Snake River
Statesman
Hollister Opens Smudge Pots September 11 to Save Fruit
The Hollister townsite, near Twin Falls, Idaho, opens to the Carey act drawing on September 11, 1909, with registration in Twin Falls and Hollister. Price endorses oil-fired smudge pots to protect orchards from frosts, citing Grand Junction successes and demonstrations planned for local fruit growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Death by own action shocks Rupert pioneer
Lemuel C. Shilling of Rupert, a longtime southern Idaho pioneer, was found dead in a well on his ranch. A heavy iron wheel was tied to his feet, and multiple throat wounds followed a failed suicide by knife, suggesting temporary derangement. He served in the Civil War and had lived in the region about 40 years. unmarried, brother to W. N. Shilling, Rupert postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert
Lemuel C. Shilling
Idaho
Shilling
W. N. Shilling
Special Certificates For Teachers At Lewiston Normal
The Lewiston Normal school in Idaho grants several special teaching certificates after one year in its professional school. Certificates include life diploma, first and second grade for five and three years, rural first grade five years, professional primary, manual training and drawing, drawing and domestic arts, and musical and physical education. Demand grows for specialists in music drawing domestic arts and physical education with higher salaries likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Lewiston Normal School
Lewiston Normal
Lewiston State Normal School
Will Test the Local Option Law in Idaho
An Elmore county case before Judge Walters challenges the constitutionality of Idaho’s local option law. Temperance groups sought a writ of mandamus to force county commissioners to call an election under the law after a July petition in Mountain Home. With one commissioner absent and another opposed, no action was taken. The current move seeks to compel action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
W. C. Howie
Mountain Home
E. M. Wolfe
Daniel McLaughlin
Carl Paine
Boise
Paine
Judge Wood
Walters
Wood
Supreme Court
Chambers
Idaho
Elmore County
Combination Harvester Doing Good Work on Dry Farm
The combine harvester is praised for clean cutting and grain saving on the big dry farm. J L McKown finds only two kernels in 100 feet saved by the machine, while the 2008 acre field is projected at twenty bushels per acre with some portions reaching thirty. The first 1200 bushel grain tanks will be shipped soon as visitors watch the machine operate. Many more combines may follow due to high satisfaction and expected large capacity. Oakley opening date for 50 000 acres moved to September 20, Oakley. 80 000 acres of Big Lost River land opening at Arco on September 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Price
Payette
Idaho
Grand Junction
Col
Paytte
United States
Colorado
Price
Commercial Club
Mr. Price
Palisade
Payette Independent
J. L. McKown
McKown
Combine
American Falls Press
Oakley
State Board of Land Commissioners
Twin Falls Land and Water Company
Big Lost River Land & Irrigation Co
Arco
Better Prunes Than Ever In Wheeler Orchard
C R Wheeler's prune orchard on the town's west side is loaded with large fruit this season. He has already contracted two tons for delivery. The frost thinned prune blossoms but killed much other fruit, and Wheeler now stores up to 4000 boxes to market later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Wheeler
Mr. Wheeler
Twin Falls Oakley project acres opened in Milner drawing
The Twin Falls Oakley project, 38000 acres of rich sandy loam land near Milner Idaho, will be opened by a Carey act drawing September 20 1909 at Milner. Imponding dam on Goose Creek costs 1300000 to 1400000. Rail connections planned with Burley or Milner. Price 65.50 per acre including water right with 3.25 down and 11 annual payments at 6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Twin Falls
Salmon River
Power Company
Llth
Nevada
Jerome
Wendell
Gooding
Idaho
Oakley
Milner
Goose Creek
Burley
Oregon
Idaho Southern
North Side Enterprise
Oakley Project
Early Fishing Trip Sparks Canyon Harvest of Harness Theft
Arthur and Charles Hansen rise before dawn to find horses fed and a missing harness. They spot two men fleeing with a sack of harnesses, pursue and help capture them with Sheriff Wheeler, Deputy Zog, and Marshal Ames. A fine fifty dollar harness belonging to Ben Darrah is found in the sack. Posey Ryan receives a life sentence for murder in Cheyenne, tied to a case involving Mr. Clowser’s daughter and ex-wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Charles Hansen
Charles
Hansens
Wheeler
Zog
Marshall Ames
Ben Darrah
Posey Ryan
Journal
Warren L. Clowser
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Mr. Clowser
Also Mentioned on This Page
Idaho Southern Railroad
Donald Grant & Co
L. G. Shilling
Carey
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