Republican State Nominating Convention for Idaho 1908
Notice from James Brady as chairman and Addison I Smith as secretary announces a Republican State Nominating Convention in Boise Idaho on September 1 1908 at 11 am to nominate candidates for Justice of the Supreme Court one U S Congress member and state officers with county delegations listed and a call for primaries and county conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Central Committee
Boise
Idaho
the Supreme Court
Congress
Ada
Bannock
Bear Lake
Bingham
Rise
Banner
Blaine
Canyon
Cassia
Custer
Himore
Fremont
Kootenai
Latah
Lincoln
Nes Perce
Lam
What's Alling The Commercial Club Ring In Town
A column argues the Commercial Club suffers from a self serving ring of about six men while most members, though large in number, are passive. It urges the silent majority to join the ring, noting rings form from capable, energetic leaders and risk takers and praising the beneficial role of rings in public associations.
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The
Tribune
Commercial Club
Prohibition Coming Mobilizes Canyon County Republicans
Canyon County Republicans prepare to capitalize on growing restriction momentum as they aim to carry the county this fall. The movement for liquor traffic restriction has gained strong public support, with relief demanded by voters. The party positions itself as the only live exponent of restriction in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon County
Republican Party
State prohibition urged as ultimate solution for Idaho
The Tribune argues for statewide prohibition, contending it benefits towns and counties, ends biennial whisky campaigns, removes saloons from politics, and can be enforced in mining camps. It dismisses arguments about unenforceable laws as weak and urges demand for State prohibition with local option as fallback if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Idaho
Canyon County
Clean up Caldwell urged by Forward Club
The Forward Club calls for a city wide cleanup of Caldwell citing streets and alleys filled with rubbish and weeds. It criticizes mayoral reluctance, warns of unsanitary conditions and typhoid risk, and urges enforcement of ordinances for a healthy, prosperous community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forward Club
Caldwell
Main Street
McCammerly v Pioneer Irrigation District Bridge Liability
Judge Bryan rules the Pioneer Irrigation District must build a bridge over the canal on a county road and that the county must maintain it afterward. The decision cites the 1899 act and Idaho code provisions, fixing liability for bridge construction and upkeep at public expense. plaintiff awarded 29.45 dollars.
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Bryan
R. A. McCammerly
Pioneer Irrigation District
Supreme Court
M. van Duyn
Rice, Thompson & Buckner
Caldwell
Idaho
A. O. McCammelly
L. Bryan
Pard on Demand Grim monster visits rich and poor alike
A fragment suggests a discussion of punishment as a universal leveller, describing a grim force that affects both the wealthy and the humble, the virtuous and the flawed, in a broad societal or literary context. The text hints at mortality or justice as an inevitable equalizer.
Death of Alfred Eoff Prominent Boise City Banker
Alfred Eoff also known as Alfred Boff died Monday evening at his Boise City home after a brief illness from a lung abscess. He was longtime cashier of Boise City National Bank and helped build its strong, conservative reputation. He served in the overland mail service, later rising among Pacific coast financiers. He came to Boise in 1886 to organize the bank and held real estate interests in Boise, Weiser, San Francisco, and elsewhere, with wealth estimated at about $250,000. He leaves a wife and a large circle of friends. services were held Wednesday and his remains sent to Portland for cremation.
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Fred Koff
Boise City
Koff
Boise City National Bank
Northwest
Alfred Boff
Portland
Alfred Eoff
White Hall
Great West
Overland Mail
Boise
Pacific Coast
Boff
Chicago
Enos Ayers
Hannah Boff
Edith
Colorado
George L. Shoup
Hamilton
Iinois
Eoff
Idaho
Wells Fargo Company
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Weiser Land & Improvement Company
Weiser
Main
Second Streets
Welser
San Francisco
Grand Army encampment praised by Boise visitors in Idaho
Tribune letter from Boise reviews the twenty first Grand Army of the Republic state encampment. It cites record attendance, harmony, and strong recruiting led by a new Twin Falls post named Dan McCook No 33. Describes camp grounds, tents, a steel flagstaff and a 20 pounder brass cannon with a spiked vent preserved as a relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Boise
Grand Army of the Republic
G. A. R. Poat
Idaho
Twin Falls
Dan McCook
Republi
Silent gun and worn history of a distant past
The excerpt recalls a nonviolent memory of soldiers and weapons with no recent carnage. It describes abundant provisioning at a military encampment with two long tables for meals. Boise business leaders contributed about $4,000 for entertaining events and the Fourth of July celebration. Caldwell won the bid for the next encampment, with Coeur d'Alene City and Lewiston as rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Caldwell
Coeur d'Alene City
Lewiston
Nampa
Payette
Emmett
Real Estate Men Form Boise Valley Organization
Real estate men gathered in Boise to assist the Payette Boise Water Users Association in an advertising campaign for lands under the project. An organization was formed with W T Booth as president, H W Dorman secretary, and vice presidents E W Good B H Harrington A L Murphy J H Walling D R Hubbard, with more to be elected at the next meeting for other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Boise Valley
Payette-Boise Water Users’ Association
W. T. Booth
H. W. Dorman
Caldwell
E. W. Good
B. H. Harrington
A. L. Murphy
Middleton
J. H. Walling
Nampa
D. R. Hubbard
Kuna
Caldwell Building and Loan Trustgrowth in Caldwell
The Caldwell Building and Loan reports 400 mortgages on property valued at 100000 with yearly maintenance of 100. Shares number 378 class A 145 class B and 80 class C. Earnings for the year are 12 percent. The organization is backed by substantial city business men who scrutinize every loan, yielding no losses and steady dividends for moderate earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell Building and Loan
Caldwell
Hey Burn Delivers Fiery Fourth of July Oration
The Statesman notes Senator Hey burn will not disappoint the audience at the Fourth of July gathering. He tends to push beyond prudence to meet his engagement, and attendees should refrain from pressing demands as he will proceed as far as his health allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Statesman
Heyburn
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the Tribune
Davis & Barnett
Weealy
Caldwell Postoffice
Ivokscenentale
William H. Taft
James S. Sherman
Addison I. Smith
Grand Army
Boise Interuban
Frost Station
Alice Frost
Papa Vawar, Ht A
Laos
Western National Bank
United States Depository
D. D. Campbell
J. T. Morrison
J. B. Cost
D. Simpson
J. K. Roddy
Anat
Sehier
Caldwell Tribune
Columbus
Omaha
W. A. Sargent
A. L.frost
Neb
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