Industries of Idaho a Pioneer State Wealth Story
Pearl Gonding chronicles Idaho's early days from desert to diverse economy. He details irrigation dams, cattle and mining booms, lumber, sheep, beet sugar, creameries, and the Inland Empire wheat belt. The piece highlights Twin Falls growth, soil fertility, fruit regions, and optimistic future prospects for agriculture, industry, and population.
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United States
Idaho
Inland Empire
Lion
Snake River Valley
Bert Perrine
Blue Lake
King Hill Project
Bliss
Blue Lake Fruit Ranch
Union
State Platform of the Republican Party Idaho
The Republican party of Idaho reaffirms devotion to the political firm founded long ago and pledges support to its national platform, especially the 1908 plank praising Theodore Roosevelt. It commends Senator Borah and Heyburn and Representative Preneh for their service, notes Borah’s direct election amendment victory, and approves Taft administration efforts despite Democratic opposition.
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Republican Party
Idaho
National Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Borah
Heyburn
Preneh
William E. Borah
United States
Willian H. Taft
House of Representatives
Landmark Lincoln County Resident Thomas J Fields Dies
May day at five o clock afternoon Thomas J Fields, longtime Lincoln County figure, passes after seven months of illness. Surrounded by family, his death is described as peaceful, the bereaved widow and children mourning a husband and father as the community remembers a revered elder.
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Willard M. Fields
W. J. Barger
A. A. Brown
McLeod
Masonic Lodge
T. Platt Williams
Willard H. Roots
Christ's Episcopal
Mr. Fields
New York
Iowa
Methodist Church
Lida Fields
E. L. Fields
W. M. Fields
G. A. Fields
L. A. Crouse
Nebraska
Blondin
M. W
Thomas J. Fields
Baptists Seek Housing for Delegates at Central Idaho Meeting
The Central Idaho Baptist Association plans its third meeting and requests local families to host delegates. A committee on entertainment invites sleeping accommodations during sessions and meals provided by members. Contact Mrs Mary Miller at the McFail hotel in Kaleuaa.
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the Baptist Church
Central Idaho Boptist Association
Committee On Entertainment
Mra
Mary Miller
McFail Hotel
Kaleuaa
Shoshone High School Faculty and Senior Class Listing
The Shoshone school presents its senior class members and staff for the coming year. It notes four year high school courses, a full commercial program, and courses in manual training and domestic science. Teachers include Prof. E L Weaver and Miss Hazel L Cannon among others, with principals and assistant principals listed. The article highlights experienced faculty and a strong program comparable to Boise and Idaho cities, and identifies board members and school officials.
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Higi Belvolere
Hoge Bayden
Anna Husdter
Thatelign
Regiya Wheeler
Charles Carire
Thida Tought
Css
Lids Bomgen
Cora Grom
Herta Patter
Mise Patterson Vomes Feet Ison
Tums McMaho
Dietrich
Mie Green Fr
Michigan
Barnette
Warton
Nebraska
Boise
Idaho
Bate Saviers Nuptials Solemnized in Stockton California
On May 9 Fanny Blanche Bate and George Delno Saviers were married in Stockton California at a relative's home. The bride’s parents are Samuel and Mrs Bate of the Dietrich tract. the groom’s parents are John W. and Mrs Saviers of Shoshone. After visits to San Francisco and Portland the couple will reside in Twin Falls, with Saviers noted as a newspaper man and former editor of the Dietrich Promoter and local writer for the Journal.
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Fanny Blanche Bate
George Delno Saviers
Stockton
California
Samuel Bate
Dietrich Tract
John W. Saviers
Shoshone
San Francisco
Portland
Dietrich
Twin Falls
Smokehouse Man Stocks Wide Tobacco and Candy Selection
Ike Hill operates a store named Smokehouse with an extensive range of chewing tobacco and smoking brands. The shelves include Intex Hand Made and Straters Natural Leaf Twist among about twenty varieties. A moisture controlled cigar case preserves flavor while a back room holds reserve supplies. A premier display of package candies avoids melting or gelling.
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Ike Hill
Straters
Idaho
Old Colony
Edgeworth
Round Trip
Union World
Peony Post
Prince Albert
Bull Durham
Lincoln County on the Upgrade
The district reports glowing prospects across Lincoln County as new towns rise new farms open and old settlements improve Their signs of progress include contracts under government programs water relief new orchards imported dairy stock and hogs supporting irrigation project prosperity A. L. Speakman and C N Dilatush note activity across tracts Hagerman valley awaits electric railroad and abundant water cautiously optimistic outlook per county board reports Slight nondiscrete references to infrastructure and farming improvements underscore a countywide era of development
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Idaho
Boise Valley
Attte
Snake River
C. P. Johnson
Hagerman Valley
Boise Basin
Hailey
Bellevue
Ketchum
Western Federation of Miners
Seven Devils Country
Jackson Hole
Great Northern Railroad
Eastern Syndicates
Gugenheim Company
Great Northern Railroad Company
Mureb
Roosevelt
National Forests
O. T
Aden
Miundoka
Milner
Minidoka
A. L. Speakman
Jerome
Nelson Wm
Siow
C. N. Dilatush
Hagerman
Iowa Citizen Invests Lange Ly on the Dietrich Tract
Carnegie of the Averell neighborhood manages the B. J. Ricker ranch of 160 acres and undertakes major improvements this spring. He is constructing 700 feet of flume with capacity for 150 inches of water and plans to cultivate the entire south eighty, with oats likely to be grown. Engineer J. M. Ghurehill of Dietrich supervised the project, and Carnegie, an early settler, will oversee development of the Wicker roneh.
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AE. Carnegie
Averell
B. J. Ricker
J. M. Ghurehill
Dieteich
Carnegie
Bejhe
Griuewlllewa
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