Desperate Idaho Democrats Fight for Waning Cause
In Perse Idaho, political gossip centers on the Idaho democracy as factionalism intensifies. Leaders press candidates to revitalize a faltering party with Johnson and Dewey figures amid disputes over representation and a disputed water rights plan.
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Perse
Idaho
State Committee
Joseph Hutchinson
Congress
Dewey
United States
Martin
Democratic Party
Mont Peles
Water Question Farmers Meet on River Little Wood
About twenty five farmers gathered at the county auditor's office Wednesday morning to discuss possible agreement regarding the Water Question. The meeting aimed to reach a common understanding on water usage and rights along the Little Wood river.
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Little Wood River
Two Arrests for Drunken Disturbance End in Jail Time
Frank McCann was arrested Tuesday night for being a disorderly in a disturbance and charged with drunk and disorderly. He was fined ten dollars or five days in jail, chose jail, and now boards with Jones. Richard Duncan pleaded guilty to a disorderly charge on June 16 and received five days in Hotel De Jones, pleading hardship on his wife and children in Utah. The judge denied suspension, and Duncan must serve his sentence despite appeals.
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Frank McCann
Swope
Jones
Richard Duncan
Our
R. W. Swope
Smith
Hotel de Jones
Duncan
Utah
Richard
A Merry Party at Blue Lakes Farm
Bert Perrine invited a crowd of thirteen girls to a cherries feast at his Blue Lakes farm with three chaperones. A four horse coach carried the group to Shoshone Falls at low rates, with Elias Parry entertaining the snakes and a list of names including Inez Wheeler Elva McCollum Edith Bowler and Stella Burkill among others.
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Bert Perrine
Elva McCollum
Blue Lakes
Mesdames McCollum
Wheeler
Bowler
Elias Parry
Inez Wheeler
Edith and
Mable Bowler
Stella Burkill
Esther Hardigan
Florence Brennan
Berdie Me ¥All
Margeret Pratt
Josephine Parry
Lillian Dodge
Susan Owens
Olive Miner
Opening of Port Hall Reservation Land Seizement
A large crowd gathered for the Port Hall Reservation land seizure last Tuesday as diverse conveyances and many riders converged from multiple directions toward Blackfoot. The land office operations ran smoothly under Col. Ferguson with a strict one-at-a-time entry, but some contestants faced delays and rumors of “sooners” and sharp practices surfaced, though the overall mood remained good humored.
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Port Hall
Pocatello Creek
Five Mile
Land Office
Spo
Blackfoot
Joe Neester
McCammon
Col. Ferguson
General Land Office
Twin Falls Canal Active Work Soon to Begin
Notice from Twin Falls Land and Water Company announces imminent canal construction across Cassia and Lincoln counties to reclaim thousands of acres. The project promises fruit, vegetables, and grain with a favorable climate, urging support from southern Idaho citizens. An assessment of ten cents per share is due by July 18, 1902, with delinquent stock to be sold August 6, 1902, at 10 a.m. in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake Herald
Idaho
Ehurne
Twin Falls Canal
Casein
Lincoln
Tdaho
Twin Falls Land & Water Company
Salt Caker City
Uebh
Cassie
Linenin
Hale
Board of Dimeters
Twin Walls Land & Water Company
Tang
Frank Knox
National Bank of the Republic
Second South
Main Streets
Salt Lake City
Uuh
Auerbach
South Mainstreet
Uni
Franchise Bid Promised for Boise Electric Plant
A Boise man, E Slusser, visited Shoshone seeking a franchise to build an electric lighting plant. The village board plans to discuss the matter at their July 7 meeting. Locals favor water works and electric lights to improve the town. The rest of the text discusses a warrant and a doctor’s legal case, with unclear specifics and dates.
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E. Slusser
Boise
Shoshone
Grauten
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Perky
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