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Newspaper
The Caldwell Tribune
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
10
A Tribune reader reports intense party infighting and candidate maneuvers as Democrats and Republicans in Canyon County circle for the 1912 election. Observers note church votes and temperance issues shaping strategies, with Baldridge favored in nearby towns like Paris and Roswell as locals debate nominees and financing.
An Idaho audience endorses Judge Alfred Nudge for the state supreme court citing ten years on the district bench with no criminal reversals and few civil issues, praising his temperament, learning, and upright character as a strong, clean selection for last court.
A political notice touts Bald r idge for the Republican nomination from Canyon County as a seasoned Idaho legislator. It emphasizes his industrial committee work in the Eleventh assembly and his aim to reflect the will of local voters. The piece cites signatures of supporters and the public appeal to residents of southern Idaho.
Report notes Sawyer Hill Cemetery in need of care as city water and improvements arrive. Roses and rugged markers reflect pioneer ties while mounds and rustic walls show evolving memorial design. Twenty four graves lie in the lone corner as relatives seek a monument listing strangers who found their only tribute there.
The U S Supreme Court upholds the anti liquor law for Indian Territory now part of Oklahoma and ban on any liquor into the forbidd en land will be felony under federal law. Marshal Mayes and Marshal Grant Victor plan many deputies to shadow bootleggers and root out illegal shipments across state lines. The crackdown targets all liquor, even for medical use, as authorities mobilize to enforce the 20 year dry rule. Caldwell Tribune urges readers to subscribe.
Reports recount how Worley Howards, key Allen clan outlaw, fled Hillsville after a courthouse siege on March 4 and a killing. A $1000 reward per outlaw persisted as detectives traced Sidna Allen, Wesley Edwards, and others through Carroll County, Va, and North Carolina. Authorities urged relentless pursuit, with trials pending for Floyd Allen and relatives. Noted witness letters and prior indictments tied the case to high-profile killings of Judge Thornton Masvie and Prosecutor Will Foster.
Tra C. Benson patents an attachment for mowing machines to save grain and alfalfa. The device uses steel and galvanized iron, allows easy removal, and keeps seed from shattering by guiding grain away from the race. Manufacturers claim it will revolutionize the harvester business in the Snake River valley with deployment in days.
Parcel dispute notes the Gale GN Pacific hotel building on Kime Ball Avenue in Parma Idaho. The notice asks whether the structure should be axed or torn down and provides an address for contact at Henry Hammond Box 35 Route 1 Parma Idaho with the word Meet lingering in the fragment.
A brief notice offers loans of 9500 dollars 1500 dollars 1000 dollars and 600 dollars on improved property in the name of R B Scatterday. Contact details are not provided in the fragment.
Tickets offered for Boise trips June 18 to 22 and June 25 to 29 via Oregon Short Line with Oregon stations for Idaho State Chautauqua and a meeting of the OF PHYTHIAS. July tat and rates available from agents.
The Caldwell Building and Loan Association seeks sale of described property in Canyon County Idaho under a 1912 foreclosure decree. On July 20 1912 at Caldwell courthouse at 2 o clock pm the land in blocks nine and ten addition to Caldwell will be sold to satisfy the decree and costs to the highest cash bidder.
In Canyon County Idaho the administrator Raymond Price announces creditors must present claims against the estate of John A. Price deceased with vouchers within ten months after first publication. Claims are to be filed at the office of R B Scatterday Little Block Caldwell Idaho the designated place for estate business. Dated June 15 1912.
Notice from the Department of the Interior announces Netvie Nicholson of Caldwell Idaho widow of Milton Nicholson filed intent to complete five year proof to establish her claim to land in NYNEM Section M Township 4 North Range 4 West Bose Meridian. Proof to be made before designated official.
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