Golden Gate Route Prompts Caldwell Ties and Survey Plans
A Caldwell telegram reports rapid progress on the California Nevada Idaho & Northern railway. Directors adjourn to he elect officers on the 17th. Caldwell to host western offices and a local treasurer and director. Survey teams head from Sheaville toward Jordan Valley and DeLamar to build potential branches. line may reach Homedale by January 1.
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Vl. B. R. Place
Portland
Maine
California, Nevada, Idaho & Northern Railway
Western
Caldwell
Western Pacific
San Francisco
Butte
Mont
Homedale
Sheaville
Jordan aViley
DeLamar
Golden Gate
Payette Boise Government Land League plans options sale
A Payette Boise Government Land League notice from Boise Idaho dated July 10 1908 outlines a July 16 option sale for Payette Boise Water Users Association land via Commercial Club rooms. Dealers must secure options expiring by Feb 1 1909 and list at official forms. Garfield's Boise visit follows with dam inspections and talks on desert land opening.
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Payette-Boise Government Land League
Boise
Payette-Boise Water Users’ Association
Commercials
Land League
Water Users’ Association
Idaho
Government Project League
League
Payette- Boise Water Users’ Association
H. W. Dorman
Garfield
Caldwell
James KR. Garfield
Government Dam
Lowell
Deer Flat
Nampa
Mandoka
Compromise marks Democratic national convention
The Caldwell News reports the Democratic convention ended as a compromise from start to finish. The Bryan faction lacked a unified platform with wavering on currency and Mormon questions. Walter and Johnson notes appear, with editorial hints of disputes and a call for verification from F. H. Burroughs at the news office.
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Dubois
Bryan
Walter
Johnson
Caldwell News
F. H. Burroughs
Market Day Dispute With Harness Sold and No Sale
A Market Day controversy involves a harness mislisted at eighteen dollars and a later sale at ten dollars. Rhodes took a ten dollar Erickson harness, while Dorman arranged recovery for the eighteen dollar harness. After the owner learned of the mix up the harness disappeared and Rhodes refused to return it, threatening court. City marshal to enforce returns and weed trash orders with a twenty five dollar fine for noncompliance.
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Trader's Day
Commercial Club
Hagelin
Rhodes
H. D. Andrews
Erickson
Caldwell City Council Votes on Bond Bids and Saloons
The Caldwell city council in regular session rejected two bond bid offers from Trowbridge & Co. and Keene & Co. for lack of certified checks and debated suspending rules to pass an ordinance closing saloons next April. The waterworks panel was authorized to drill an artesian test well, and the clerk was told to seek daily balance deposits from local banks, including the American State Bank. The newly opened American State Bank reported strong first week deposits totaling about $25,000 and praised Caldwell’s growth and community support.
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Trowbridge & Co
Keene & Co
Tom Little
Ler
Second Ward
Boice Little
Jones
Cupp
Miller
Simpson
American State Bank of
Caldwell
Priday
the Tribune
Western National
Western National Bank
Texas
Kentucky
Bells
G. H. B. Cosby
Cosby
United States
Blackburn
The
Tribune
American State Bank
Saratoga Building
Main and
Seventh
Idaho
Fruit grower seeks union join and fruit shipment plan
In Nampa Idaho on July 6 1908 Chas Verheyen writes to H W Dorman Caldwell requesting to join the Boise and Payette Fruit Growers Union. He lists peaches prunes apples and pears for shipment and invites inspection at Mr Mounce s parking shed with a fee and checks to follow.
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Mr. Mounce
Chas. Verheyen
Bryan and Kern Democratic Nominees Nominated at Denver
William Jennings Bryan of Lincoln Nebraska was nominated for the presidency at the Denver convention. The platform follows a familiar line with tariff reform, campaign finance disclosure, labor and banking reforms, railroad rate regulation, and a general push for civil service enforcement. Arizona and New Mexico statehood, Philippine independence, postal savings banks, and popular election of senators are also endorsed.
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William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Nebraska
United States
Denver
National Committee
Bryan
Johnson
Gray
Idaho
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Cannon
Speaker Cannon
Labor
Department of Labor
Postal Savings
Postal
Arizona
New Mexico
Philippines
City Park Ownership and City of Caldwell Dam Plan
Local inquiry challenges rumor that Caldwell Land Company sold 20 acre City Park to George W. Froman amid claims an unrecorded deed exists. Contract shows Land Company agreed to convey to Caldwell in exchange for $1,000 raised for lake creation. funds spent and city in possession, deed delivered but not recorded, possibly misfiled or stolen. City has invested about $700 in improvements, asserting equal citizen rights to the property.
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Caldwell Land Company
George W. Froman
Caldwell
Howard Sebree
City of
Idaho
Caldwell Land Company, Ltd
W. R. Sebree
Canyon County GOP Calls Primaries for State Convention Delegates
Gowen, chairman of Canyon County Republican Central Committee, issues call for primary elections to nominate delegates to the Boise state convention. Party unity exists, with debate over temperance plank between straight prohibition and local option. Emphasis on nominating strong men to retake U S Senate seat held by Heyburn, aiming for the largest Republican majority in county history.
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J. B. Gowen
Republican Central Committee
Boise
W. B. Heyburn
United States Senate
Canyon County
Awaiting Trial for Check Alteration in Parma Case
Emmett Dewalt of Parma was jailed Thursday and will face examination next Wednesday in Judge Hagelin's court. He allegedly raised a $1.55 check to $55.00 after cashing a $50.00 payment, fled Caldwell, then returned and is now jailed at Sheriff Thorp's hotel. Dewalt has a history of check troubles. The city marshal will check for weed cutting.
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Emmett Dewalt
Parma
Sherif Thorp
Dewalt
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Jordan Valley
Binford
D. C. Chase
Boise Book & Music Co., Ltd
M. Boot
East
P. B. Chaney
Kansas City
Dorman
J. A. Moore
Moore Investment Co
Seattle
Payette
Boise Government Land League
Rowland
Bryan and Kern
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