Homesteaders Day Parade Draws 7000 to Caldwell Festivities
Caldwell celebrated Homesteaders Day with a large crowd and coordinated street arrangements to ensure safety. Nampa Boise and surrounding towns contributed, with parades, sagebrush floats, and a beef dinner serving 1500. Prizes were awarded for floats and races, and the day wrapped with a ball at the armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Junction City
Caldwell Boys
Caldwell Band
Implement
Eigh
the Tribune
W. BE. Snodgrass
Main Street
Bob Aikman
Breshears Arrests Solon Shinkles on Idaho trip
Sheriff Breshears returned from a 600 mile mission to nab Solon Shinkles on embezzlement charges for the Tuttle Mercantile Co. He tracked him from St Joe to the Mason ranch, where Shinkles was found at work and arrested without resistance. The trip highlighted St Joe and St Maries frontier life with booming towns, mills, and river railroad activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Breshears
Solon Shinkles
Tuttle Mercantile Co
Nampa
Breshears
Coeur d'Alene City
St. Joe
Bill Mason
Tyler
Jack Simpkins
Haywood
Shinkles
Farrel
Militia Election Ordered for Captains in Local Units
General order No 6 dated May 27 calls for an election in Company G 24 Infantry National GuardLith to fill the vacancy left by Captain W G Compton. The order musters Company A of Nampa out of service and Company D of Bt Anthony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capp
24 Infantry
W. G. Compton
Co. A
Nampa
Anthony
Decoration Day Observed With Rites In Caldwell
May 5 was designated as Decoration Day by Gen. John A. Logan for decorating Union graves. Caldwell citizens joined Hugh Wilson Post G A R and the W R C for ceremonies. A procession gathered at Main and Seventh, went to Canyon Hill cemetery for flowers, then returned to the opera house for songs, talks, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Caldwell
Hugh Wilson Post
Post
Main and
Seventh Streets
Lincoln
James Burark
Visitors from Boise and Nampa At Caldwell
The Tribune noted several visitors from outside points on Thursday. Names include J. M. Haines Bob Aikman Jo Pinkham F R Coffin Jim Pinney all of Boise B E Dewey H A Partridge Jess Walling O G Reinhardt of Nampa Col G A Hannaford of Nyssa S A Foote Jim Merritt of Middleton. Caldwell streets showed activity yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
J. M. Haines
Bob Aikman
Jo Pinkham
F. R. Coffin
Jim Pinney
Boise
BE. H. Dewey
H. A. Partridge
Jess Walling
O. G. Reinhardt
Nampa
Col. G. A. Hannaford
Nyssa
Foote
Jim Merritt
Middleton
Notice to Claimants for City of Oaldwell
Notice to claimants. Claims against the city of Oaldwell must be filed with the city clerk before 5 p.m. Saturday preceding the regular meetings of the city council. C. J. Shorb, Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaldwell
C. J. Shorb
Names and standings of Tribune contestants announced
The Caldwell Tribune publishes for the first time the names of contestants in each district and their standings. It promotes a free trip to the Seattle Exposition with side trips, noting the $250 value at no cost to winners. Contestants are urged to work daily, report votes weekly, and read the side trip details in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Seattle
Failue
Hind
The
Caldwell Tribune
Bridge at Parma River Cannot Be Saved
Word came from Parma that the bridge across the river at that point cannot be saved. A large gang works as the river rises rapidly, leaving no chance to save the bridge. The affected section was constructed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parma
Rail surveyors in Clearwater tied to four railroads
The Genesee News reports about 200 railroad surveyors employed in Clearwater by the N P C M S P and O R N companies. It notes a supposed promise by N P five years ago to extend from Clearwater to Montana to benefit the Weyerhauser syndicate, a pledge allegedly broken. The dispute allegedly pits N P against Weyerhauser, with Milwaukee and O R N joining to challenge Hill interests in Clearwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearwater
N. P
Weyer
Settl ers Call Government to Act or Quit over Water
North Side homesteaders on the Payette Boise project press for early irrigation. A meeting set for Middleton Notus Parma and Caldwell seeks to organize efforts to secure water from the government or private capital within years. Delegates will be elected to a Caldwell mass meeting to coordinate action led by J E Kyle Jesse Andrews J M Robinson A R Custard and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payette-Holse
Reclamation
the Tribune
Payette-Boise
North Side
Middleton
Notus
School House
Parma
Opera House
Grand Mass
Caldwell
City Hall
J. E. Kyle
Jesse Andrews
J. M. Robinson
A. R. Custrad
M. Holt
Water Restored in Canal After Major Break
News from Caldwell reports the New York canal break was fixed, water returned at 11 p.m. Thursday. A 230-man force and 130 teams worked around the clock for a week to mend a 200-foot gap, with three feet of water flowing and full head expected soon. Government engineers praised for rapid repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
New York Canal
Great Sales Success At The Famous’s Caldwell Store
Manager W J Ross reports the big yellow tag sale a complete success with stores in Boise Welser Emmett and Payette also holding similar events. Caldwell eclipse the rest in results due to advertising courteous service and genuine bargains. Marshal Dryden and Policeman Hodson arrested four suspected pickpockets, handed to Sheriff Breshears. county jail holds 22 prisoners, including a Thursday arrestee identified for stealing 35 dollars from Joe Speigle and another victim lost six dollars to G T Hammond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Ross
Boise
Welser
Emmett
Payette
Caldwell
Ross
the Tribune
Marshal Dryden
Hodson
Breshears
Joe Speigle
G. T. Hammond
Marriage Licenses List From The Past Week
The record shows Alva H. Plank and Bessie L. Brown of Nampa, Harl C. Payne of Perma and W Pearl Williams of Payette, Julius Lowry and Ada Brock of Boise, J M Young and Florence E Oliver of Emmett, W A Tapscott of Louisville Kentucky and Georgiana Murray of Baker City Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva
H. Plank
Bessie L. Brown
Nampa
Harl C. Payne
Perma
W. Pearl Williams
Payette
Julius ©. Lowry
Ada Brock
Boise
J. M. Young
Florence E. Oliver
Emmett
W. A. Tapscott
Louisville
Georgiana Murray
Baker City
Oregon
City Council Poised To Act Despite Tight Funds
The upcoming council meeting faces a crowded agenda as members tour city conditions. They found the sanitary situation better than expected and reviewed a proposed west side sewer district. Ambitious for city benefit, the council will delay ordinary improvements until funding is secured.
Temperance Newsdesk By W U T U Leaders
The W C T U announces a weekly temperance update edited by Mrs. Wallace with aides Hawkes Lemones and D N Smith. A note flags saloon influence, citing Joliet Illinois paychecks nine tenths endorsed by saloonkeepers and a rare double businessman endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Ill
Will Close Out After 17 Years of Local Store
After 17 years of continuous business T K Little retires and closes out stock of goods in Canyon and Owyhee counties. He owns his entire stock and the sale date will be announced by the Tribune. Nothing will be reserved when the sale opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. K. Little
Tom Little
Canyon
Owyhee
the Tribune
State Land Sale at Mountain Home on May 29 1908
A state land sale will be held at Mountain Home on Saturday May 29 1908 at 1 pm. About 2000 acres are offered with appraisals ranging from 10 to 25 dollars per acre. Some parcels are irrigable. Land will be sold under the usual terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Home
Also Mentioned on This Page
6Th and
Kimball
Arthur
Junction
Gowen
Jess Gowen
J. I. Case
St Perkins
Sage Brush
Ward & Rowland
Commercial Club
Winnemucca
Aikman
J. H. Lowell
D. R. Hubbard
Rev. Hawks
C. V. Rogers
Karl
Glen Evans
Sage Brush S. M
John Vassar
Ray Wilson
Alice Dutton
Emma Street
Salt Lake
Armory
Lght
Mary Smith Eee
Hattie Cupp
Orabelle
Raymond
Ethel Hansen
Blanche McClure
Notus Seeveee
Mariel Hadsall
Mary Fisk
Parmaanyyees
Kate Campbell
Roswell
Milwaukee
Hill
Clearwater Territory
Gen
Tssee News
the Ladies of the W
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!