Development of the New Country Near Stioshone
Reports from the Idaho Irrigation Company tract near Bliss describe strong crop prospects and solid improvements in the first Carey Act year. Wheat, oats, alfalfa show good yields, with substantial barns and stock. Growth in hogs, cattle, and dairying is anticipated as more land is seeded, and Bliss aims to become a shipping hub via the Big Bruneau project and Rupert-Buss cut-off progress.
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Trevigation Company
Idaho Irrigation Company
Ob Chase
Erie
Aniepe
John U. Mephedison
Snake River Canyon
River Canyon
Bliss
Hagerman
Biles
Carey Aviland
King Hill
Bruneau
Rome
Rupert-Buss
Malad
St. Louis
Saiuon Falls
Bliss Townsite Heralds New Idaho Settlement Boom
Bliss, among Lincoln County’s newest townsites, is hailed as a picturesque addition to the “One Great Future City of Southern Idaho.” The Main Street heart of the town overlooks sagebrush plains planned for farms, hills rise toward the Sawtooth range, and the Snake River glides nearby as King Hill irrigation begins.
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Lincoln County
Bliss
Idaho
Saw Tooth Mountains
Pacific
King Hill
Fich resigns from Talo Treiga tion Company post
Haarles He Bifeh resigns as vice president land manager effective in months time. He will relocate to Bo to practice civil and hydraulic engineering. Fich has served a year from government service and is highly regarded locally. L W McConnell will succeed him, noted for building the Gonnison tunnel and recent consulting work for J. G. White company.
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Haarles
Talo Treigation
Urismouth
Ficb
Fich
L W. McConnell
Gonnison
J. G. White Company
West
Seattle
Richfield Richfield Recorder
Anti-Division League Opposes Lincoln County Split Plan
County leaders from Gooding and Rupert plot a north south Lincoln County division with new seats at Gooding and Rupert. The Anti-Division League formed in Shoshone pledges support to Fred W. Gooding for State Senator and Dr. M. W. Smith for State Legislature. Voters urged to fund a campaign to block the scheme and preserve local taxation.
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Lincoln County
Jerome
Wendell
Gooding
Rupert
Senate
Roberts
Gooding-Rupert
Idaho
Shoshone
Fred W. Gooding
Minidoka
Hagerman Valley
Government
Friends of Popular Rule
Dietrich tract prospects buoyed by Albers deal and claims
In Dietrich area activity centers on land claims and prospecting with W. E. Albers aiding Warsaw Milling interests. Local experts and professors support Carey claims and seed breeding work, including wheat variety trials and seed distribution, aiming to improve agriculture and settlement prospects amid partnership with regional officials.
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Dietrich
Tietrich
Rerakie
Carey
Mere
W. EL Allwers
Warsw
Albers
Warsaw
Washington State
Ashieviltural College
Rep
Lilt Bos
Ariel
Cernogie Orl
Tin County
E. Morrison
Enoch Jeyford
Lewis
K. A. Sinclair
T. Hayman
Charles Stirgiss
H. J. Wagner
Garey
Heymond
Washington
Albion Nugget Claims First Women Jury in Country
The Albion Nugget asserts Albion had the first women jury in a U S court, citing a Deseret News dispatch about a June 23 panel and a July 11 trial in Washington state with a six woman jury. It notes probate judge Worthington and sheriff Dick Rudders involved, and that some jurors kept warrants as souvenirs of the historic event.
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Deseret News
United State
Washo
Princebar Welsh
Taites
M.A. Stoddard
R. Glen
L. M. Hager
A. Murphy
D. H. Berne
J. W. Snodgrass
Worthington
Dick Rudders
Gwion
Scientific farmer settles in Hagerman
Floyd Howard of Manhattan Kansas has chosen Hagerman as his future home after visiting the area for a week. He has spent four years as foreman on Kansas State Agricultural College farms, directing farming operations in the agronomy department and aiding student instruction. His chief work has been breeding improved strains of corn, oats, barley, and related crops.
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Cme
Kansas
Cord
Harley
Ratans
Hagermen Valley
San
Floyd Howard
Manhattan
Hagerman
Howard
Kansas State Agricultural College
A Sronomy
Bower Ships Candidacy for Representative Post in Journal
W Bower of Richfield enters the Republican race for Representative as announced in this week’s Journal. He settled in the county about three terms ago, opened a real estate office in Richfield, and has conducted business honestly. Locals attest to a clean record, but the Journal withholds endorsement on county division until its stance is clear.
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Friends of No Division
Shoshone
Jerome
Wendell
W. Bower
Richfield
Bower
Lincoln County
Hitself
Njeet
Goat Alfalfa Seed From Hunter Ranch Grows in Town
A single hill of alfalfa seed was brought to town from the Hunter ranch. It grew by the fence without irrigation this season and yielded medium weight hay loaded with seed. The grower claims it divides from other plants and estimates field planting with four foot spacing and proper irrigations could maximize seed yield. Some parties favor this method predicting potential yields of about one hundred dollars per acre annually.
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Atfalfs
Hunter
Winter coal supply plan urges filling bins in summer
A local advisory urges consumers to stock up on coal in the summer when supply is plentiful to avoid shortages in winter. Railroads and local dealers are moving coal directly from the yards to bins to save patrons heavy drayage costs. The S. L. has raised freight rates ahead of Interstate Commerce Commission timelines to kickstart summer coal business.
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S. L
Inter-State Commerce Commission
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Stioshone
Settle On
UL Fypch
Albion
Hagerma
Bower Olt
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