Idaho News From Dietrich And Galena Summit
Mrs AC Kershner and granddaughters visited Shoshone. Miss Mary McQuillin left for Shoshone. Ed Gage’s well reached 148 feet as drillers near Joe John’s ranch. Walter Hamilton plans a large house southeast of Dietrich. A new school wagon with stove arrives for route three. Coal shipments delayed. two cars ordered in September may not arrive for weeks. Mrs Etta N Gage writes an Idaho song praising Dietrich and Idaho. Major Reed promotes a 6 percent grade over the Galena summit to open auto truck transport, boosting mining in the Stanley basin and Seafoam districts. S J Friedman reports a rich silver lead strike at Red Cloud.
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AC. Kershner
Amelia
Margery
Shoshone
Mary McQuillin
Walter Hamilton
Dietrich
Paul Jones
Oregon Short Line
Hill
Tanberg
A.J . Kershner i
O E. Borden
Kayes
Borden
Ettan. Gage
Maryland
Galena
Ketchum
Stanley Basin
Seafoam
Idaho
Pred K Reed
Hailey
Major Heed
Blaine County
Major Reed
S. J. Friedman
Red Cloud
Capital News
Dalyah School District student body shrinks by cold weather
The Darrah School District reports Mrs F Boozeman and family moved from the company ranch north of town to Richfield. Lizzie Lewis helped Mrs Pred Martin at Mido Edwin Strachin and Josephine Miller visit town. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Earl Chenty on November Th. Glassy Thomason and Chalmer Martin stopped attending due to cold, decreasing enrollment to fifteen.
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F. Boozeman
Company
Richfield
Lizzie Lewis
Pred Martin
Mido Ranch
Edwin Strachin
Josephine Miller
Earl Chenty
Glassy Thomason
Chalmer Martin
School District Officials Reported Epidemic but Attendance Holds
East Side School District 18 notes G B Gehrig and Gus Bassler visited Gooding on a recent business trip while Mr Mike Byrne came from Cotton Woods. An epidemic was reported in the neighborhood but all children managed to attend school.
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G. B. Gehrig
Gus Bassler
Gooding
Mike Byrne
Cotton Woods
Oolds
District News Aboard Cattle Moves and Visits
District No 2 W H Walter and son Leroy traveled to Camas Prairie for cattle. Ambrose Mabbutt of Salt Lake City and Mrs Mabbutt visited with her parents. C S Myers and J Z Prosser attended in Shoshone. Mrs G P Glover went to Gooding, Frank Jones visited at the Wieter home, Miss Faye I Hall was a Haddock visitor, Lucille Glover spent the weekend in Gooding, James A Hunter returned to Pocatello after visiting at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Walter
Leroy
Camas Prairie
Ambrose Mabbutt
Salt Lake City
Lucille Glover
Gooding
James A. Hunter
Pocatello
Irrigation as a Means of Defense for a Warless Nation
A fiery argument urges using irrigation and river reclamation in the Southwest to create a vast network of canals dams and hydroelectric plants along the Colorado to fortify national defense. The plan credits Goethals engineers and promises to transform desert lands into a $50 billion cash resource, arguing current military spending is wasteful while proposing scalable troop deployments and vast infrastructure over ten years.
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Murhty
Colorado
Imperial
Palo Verde
Great
Salt River
Japan
Europe
Goethals
Panama
National Guards
Rio Grande
Little Colorado
Pecos
Demng
White River
Wilcox Basin
San Cruces
Nogales
Gila
Death's Valley
Parker
Black Point
Laguna
San Diego
Mexico
Colorado River
United States Army
Panama Engineers
Ludys
Yarwoods
Marriables
Sanguinettas
Hodges
Vision of a College Seeds Idaho Presbyterian Pioneer
The article honors Rev Edward Pratt a key Idaho church pioneer who helped found a Christian college in Shoshone and shaped regional church structure. It details his New York birth Cooperstown ties Yale Columbia Union Theological Seminary ordination and mission work in Malad City Boise and Bellevue. His leadership spurred synod and presbytery organization and the college project within the Idaho presbytery.
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Idaho
Statraman
Thant
Presbyterian Church of
Mr. Pratt
New York State
Susquehanna
James Fennimore Cooper
Cooperstown
Milford
Cooper
Cherry Valley
Wyoming
Yale
Cooperstown Seminary
Columbia University
Mrr. Pratt
Union Theological Seminary
Briggs
Philip Shaff
Presbyterian Church of New York
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Calvary Church
Pratt
Malad City
C. M. Knox
Bellevue
Synod of
Utah
Colorado
Montana
Tawho
Wood River
College of
We J. Boone
Hla
Irrigation boom shown in Idaho Utah and California progress
The October 1916 issue notes rapid irrigation gains across Colorado Utah Idaho and Wyoming. It highlights Twin Falls Idaho where private capital fueled vast growth, with farm profits two to three times land cost of about 35 dollars per acre. Seed houses buy stock from supervised farms, reporting high returns, including seed profits around 200 dollars per acre annually.
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Wrnter
Colorado
Utah
Tdaho
Wyoming
Idaho
California
Twin Falls
Fanho
United States
Twin Falls South Side
Oregon
Taaho
White Elephant Party by Eastern Star and Masons
The Eastern Star lodge hosted a White Elephant party for Masons and wives last Tuesday evening. Guests exchanged assorted packages then opened them, displaying items from cloth to chocolate pots, elegant hats, jewelry, and even livestock. After many games, refreshments were served as guests praised the Stars for the royal entertainment.
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Star Lodge
Ealm
The Next Legislature From Latest Reports
The article surveys the upcoming legislature based on current reports. It notes speculation about how many of Judge Airshie's alleged crooks might be among the new lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airshie
College of Idaho advances education in Idaho state
The enterprise began at the College of Idaho in Caldwell and grew into a leading force in the state’s education. Under guidance, many students have been equipped for life’s struggles. Mr. Pratt now resides in his Shoshone hotel, continuing to contribute to the state’s development.
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College of Idaho
Caldwell
Pratt
Shoshone
Statesman
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Galena Suaimit
Etta V. Gage
Dietrich Idaho
Dietrich Church
F. C. Smith
THE
Darrah School Dist
East Side School Dist
John M. Hess
Agricultural Age
Dang College
Edward Pratt
White Elephant Party
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