Water payments delayed to 1910 for Richfield and South Gooding
Idaho Irrigation Co reports weather delays in 1909, announcing first deferred payments on Richfield and South Gooding contracts will not be due until April 1910 and no maintenance charges for 1909. Land settlement matters remain with the Land Board, extending move-out dates to December 1 1909 and possibly April 1 1910 with affidavits. Communications go to M J Church, Idaho Land Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Fitch
Idaho Irrigation Co., Limited
Richfield
South Gooding
Green
New York
Idaho Irrigation Co. Limited
Idaho
North Gooding
Dietrich
Land Board
M. J. Church
Register of the State Board of Land Commissioners of Idaho
Boise
Milner Millings Hires Wilcox from Pittsburgh
Milner Milings E A Wilcox of Pittsburgh has accepted a position with the North Side Investment Co in Milner. A Bickel and A J Wiley of Boise were business visitors Wednesday. Gus Joberg of Twin Falls stopped by between trains Wednesday. H A Stroud of Hagerman registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Wilcox
Pittsburgh
North Side Investment Co
Milner
A. Bickel
A. J. Wiley
Boise
Gus &. Joberg
Twin Falls
H. A. Stroud
Hagerman
Lower Salmon Falls Power Plant Progress Report
Lee W. Glass of Great Shoshone Electrical Co unloads heavy machinery at Bliss for the Lower Salmon Falls dam project on the Snake River. The temporary plant will supply rock drill air power. second generator unit operates well as the project advances toward a planned fall to winter completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee W. Glass
Great Shoshone Electrical Company
Bliss
Lower
Salmon Falls
Snake River
Shoshone Falls
Glass
Idaho
Kill the Russian thistles campaign grows in Lincoln county
The North Side News promotes a campaign to destroy Russian thistles in Lincoln county, focusing on the Twin Falls North Side tract and noting thistles spreading from Shoshone to Twin Falls along roads and river terraces. The writer urges a comprehensive eradication effort amid widespread growth without irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
North Side News
Lincoln County
Twin Falls
North Side
Shoshone
Jarome
Snake River
Coyotes Prove They Won't Run When Fired At
Will Forbes recounts a night near his north side residence where 12 chickens were killed by coyotes after he fired 12 shots with a 32 revolver at a lit lantern. A bull dog and small dog subdued the attacking coyote as he chased one behind a sage bush, showing coyotes may not flee from gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Forbes
Forbes
North Side
Thetreet
Mr. Forbes
Mr. Coyote
Mr. Kinzie
Mr. Kinsie
Sage Brush
Water in Little Wood River Stresses Dunn’s Duties
Oliver C. Dunn, watermaster for Litthe Wood country, reports heavy flow now filling all decrees over two miles below Gooding. The upper Little Wood River feeds Carey ranches, while water from Silver Creek covers most needs, with Silver Creek’s flow greater than at any time in four years. The Big Wood River bed remains dry lower down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver C. Dunn
Litthe Wood
Little Wood River
Gooding
Little Woods
Carey
Cottonwood
Silver Creek
Dunn
Avis
Big Wood
Dubois Project Starts This Fall in Idaho
The Boise Capital News states reclamation work on the Dubois project will begin this fall after funding is secured. The canal will be 120 feet wide, about 40 miles long, tapping the North Fork of the Snake River above St. Anthony, fed by mountain lake reservoirs in the Teton region. The land, once lake bottom, is described as remarkably level and suited to irrigation, with water rights priced at 40 per acre. J. G. White & Co. backs the project with HL. D. Mason as the local attorney, and the plan could nearby Boise and western markets, creating up to 730 farms mainly in Fremont County, adding thousands of residents and potential political influence. The piece also discusses broader national waterway planning and the push to improve waterways for prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise Capital News
Dubois
Tistrom
Snake River
St. Anthony
Teton
Pae Yeet
Idaho
Teton Range
Bue Mountains
Tecan
Powell
Big Lost River
Fdahn Falls
Birch Creek
Cerro Grand
Salmon River
Boise
Blackfoot
J. G. White & Co
HL. D. Mason
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Dabins
Fremont County
Bingham County
Snake Valley
Great Lakes
Capital News
Waterways Improvements Endorsed by National Conservation Board
The National Conservation Commission report endorses a broad waterways improvement plan. It states navigation is interdependent with other stream uses and that each river system forms a unit from source to sea, benefiting multiple states and regions. Governors and experts affirm interdependence of natural resources and shared national use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Movement For Waterways Improvement
National Conservation Commission
Friends of the Movement
Band Contests Proposed for Idaho Intermountain Fair
Professor C O Breach named superintendent of band contests inviting principal bands from southern Idaho and eastern Oregon to participate at the Idaho Intermountain fair. Boise bands barred. emphasis on discipline, rehearsal, and high standards to elevate community music. Prizes offered to attract many contestants. An 8th grade diploma exam will be held August 2 and 27. Lean M Burnsipe, Co Supt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Oregon
C. O. Breach
Breach
Boise
Statesman
Lean M. Burnsipe
Carload of Buyers Visit Shoshone for Irrigated Lands
A party of eighteen land seekers arrived by special car from Spokane led by W L Turner of R H Kipp & Co to view the Idaho Irrigation company tracts near Shoshone. They plan three days of inspection on North Shoshone Richfield and Dietrick tracts and may settle or return next spring with more settlers from Illinois Iowa and Dakota. Turner cites long experience in irrigated lands and foresees a fruit producing region around Linenin county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoshone
Spokane
W. L. Turner
R. H. Kipp & Co
Seattle
Portland
Idaho
Idaho Irrigation Company
North Shoshone
Richfield
Dietrick
Ilinois
Iowa
Dakota
Turner
Linenin County
Dabo
City Building Operations Progress Across Local Sites
Construction activity spans multiple sites including the McFall Hotel annex second story, Custer block on North Rail street, and A I McMahon block on Walnut street with a brick veneer front. Basements advance at Wernicke and Gooding properties while stone work nears on bridges and a temporary school building sits ready for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFall Hotel
Custer
North Rail Street
A. I. McMahon
Walnut Street
Grabel
McMahon
C. W. Wernicke
Fred W. Gooding
Wernicke
T. H. Gooding
East LaPayette Street
Littl Wood River
Greenwood Street
Sebel
Hues McCabe
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Idaho Irrigation Co
Riverside Inn
Southern
Frank Webb
Cockburn
H. K. Belmont
Longenberger
Burt Johnson
P. D. Mortimer
Chas. Roberson
Dry Creek
Houston Hill
Salt Lake City
Paul A. Henderson
E. G. Bennett
L. W. Howard & Co
Chicago
Charlie Larimen
Omaha
Fene
C. A. McClelland
Oakley
Goose Creek
Jerome
Slumberland
North Side Inn
Little Wood
Boise Fair
City Building Operations
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