Kuhn Bros Build Idaho Irrigation and Power Empire
Pittsburg financiers J S and W S Kuhn back a sweeping Idaho scheme, opening Milner and Jerome tracts for 180000 acres under Carey Act. Water delivery begins 1907 1909, rail lines extend to Milner Oakley, and a Snake River power system grows from Shoshone Falls to Lower Salmon. They fund schools wells hotels banks and farmer instruction as settlements expand toward Elmore and adjacent valleys.
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Idaho
J. S
W.S. Kuhn
Pittsburg
Jerome
Milner
Idaho Southern Railroad
Gooding
Oakley
Snake River
Great Shoshone Falls
Twin Falls South Side
North Side
Shoshone Falls
Hagerman Valley
Great Shoshone
Salmon Falls
Sawtooth Mountains
Lower Falls
Kuhns
Wendell
Twin Falls
Ther
Elmore
Mitlio Aily
Kuhn
Salmon River
Epid
Carey
Elmore County
Ford
Land Drawing Held at Medbury
Medbury held a land drawing in windy, disagreeable weather with about 500 attendees. There were 225 filings for 140 acre tracts. W M Hardwick of Jerome secured the No 1 spot, followed by E W Isles of Charlespur Wis No 2, J M Morrison of Lindon Ia No 3, and Willard White of Boise No 4. Notables near Medbury and Mountain Home drew top numbers. crowd included visitors from as far as Connecticut and Washington, with locators busy late afternoon.
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Medbury
L. G. Bradley
W. M. Hardwick
Jerome
E. W. Isles
Charlespur
Wesh
J. M. Morrison
Lindon
Willard White
Boise
Walter Keefe
Mountain Home
Harry Jacobson
W. H. Houck
Royal Cafe Opens In Shoshone With First Class Service
Robert Bonner opened the Royal Cafe in Shoshone this week offering white staff and round‑the‑clock meals. The dining room is elegant, aimed at ladies and children, with a lunch counter for quick meals. A minstrel show is planned at the opera on December 2 to benefit the Commercial Club.
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Robert Bonner
Bonner
Opera
Lincoln County Dry Victory Amid Quiet Campaign
Lincoln County voted dry by a large margin after a short heated local option campaign led by Ex-Gov Gooding and Rev Helman. The temperance drive built from precinct meetings, with organized county efforts and a touring campaign that carried the county to a decisive dry result two to one.
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Idaho
Ada
Elmore
Lincoln County Temperance Association
Gooding
Sec
C. F. Borden
R. J. McMahon
A. A. Garlock
C. E. Helman
L. RB. Adams
Nol. Jas. A.green
Richfield
H. E. Barrett
Wendell
H. E. Secor
Hagerman
C. E.helm
Coluton
Burns
Lincoln County
Frank R. Goodine
Helman
W. C.T.U
Gun and Boose Shooting Shocks Columbia Bar Scene
A Tuesday evening shooting at a Columbia bar left Jim Head with a dangerous wound after a drunken quarrel with another man. Bartender Dave Nichols alerted authorities as Head fired twice, grazing the foe and striking a batten behind the shoulder. Sheriff Wheeler and deputies responded, transporting Head for examination while the injured man received care.
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Columbia
Jim Head
Carpenters Trade
Dave Nichols
Head
Nichols
Wheeler
Court House
Opera House
Zug
Marshall Dunn
W. Heyshian
Hector
Pat
Pocatello
Big Wood
St. Darrah Ranch
Thanksgiving Day apart a day Indians. But the first
Fragmentary note records a mention of Thanksgiving Day and Native Americans, with an unclear reference to a seal. The readable text points to a historical discussion but lacks concrete events, dates, or names to establish a complete item.
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URN Bros
Idarg
W. Newman
Barrow
Newman
Sage Brush
Forest Service
Ers
Old Companion
Ai Jerome
Ieee
Boston
Mass
Gun
Boose
Sgrape
Jerre Pardum
Ling
Maria
Los
New Englad
James H. Era
Tates of the
Ional Cas
United States
Robert Lansdon
James H. Brady
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