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Newspaper
The Caldwell Tribune
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
2
Notice to creditors and proof of will related to Atlus Sammons appears in a legal notices section. Advertisements indicate pricing for notice placements per inch with base rate and subsequent insertions.
Notice from Canyon County Idaho Republican Committee announces a county convention in Emmett on April 2 at 10 a.m. to elect eighteen delegates to the state convention in Idaho and delegates to the national convention in Chicago. Primaries in precincts on April 20 start at 1 p.m. except Caldwell Nampa Payette and Emmett where they begin at 2 p.m. and close at 7 p.m.
The article discusses the Orchard plea and pending Board of Pardons action in Idaho. It names Moyer Haywood Pettibone as conspirators and notes Orchard as agent. It reflects on justice, mercy, and historical rights while contrasting past oppression with present legal outcomes.
The passage argues that safeguards in criminal law shield the powerful while the weak suffer. It laments the difficulty of convicting crime and claims Orchard the murderer will receive mercy despite alleged crimes, illustrating perceived flaws in justice and state trials.
The Capital News and Senator Dubois clash amid accusations of dynamiting and Mormon ties. John Nugent defends spending for the party while alleged alliances with the Western Federation are cited. The Tribune stays silent as readers weigh competing claims and the public shows limited concern.
A Tribune reader endorses vaccination but condemns current pricing. The letter argues vaccinations for schoolchildren should be funded by public funds, like books, with a public physician under school board and health board supervision, to prevent perceived graft and ease burden on poor families.
The Old Settler highlights Robert B. Strahorn as president of the North Coast railway, a line said to feed Spokane and nearby regions with rich districts supplying a seaboard link. The sketch notes Spokane’s interest in the road’s entry, praising Strahorn’s work and predicting a profitable venture for his associates.
J. R. Mammon and James Barnes are cited in 1882 as planners of the town site. One of the first homes was built by Mr. Strahorn, whose efforts led to the Strahorn canal, now called the Strahorn ditch. Mr. and Mrs. Strahorn are well liked in Caldwell and celebrated for their contributions.
The Salvation Army plans its Annual Week of Self-denial from April 19 to 26, aiming to support missionary, spiritual and social work worldwide. The movement numbers over 15,700 officers across about fifty four countries and colonies, preaching in around thirty languages. The article lists invaded countries and territories including Great Britain, Canada, India, Japan, Australia, and the United States among others.
The New York Tribune warns that logging and milling equipment devours forests across the United States, from giant saws to tiny veneer and toothpick machines. It notes waste at mills, with one third of felled trees becoming sawdust and slabs, and describes mobile and stationary gear consuming vast timber supplies while shifting to new forests as needed.
Classified column lists multiple small ads including three good male teams for sale, two fillies for trade, a lost Scotch collie, requests for farm and seed purchases, an 80 acre farm for rent, salesmen wanted for a boiler device, a spirit level, a draft mares team with fair prizes, and a 160 acre land sale near Homedale Idaho with a 20 per acre price. Names and locations include D C Groesbeck Box 29 Middleton Idaho J H Dotson Deer Flat Indiana Parma Mercantile Co Caldwell Forwarding Co L H Paine Idaho Blec Co W F Myler Homedale Idaho Diamond Power Specialty Co Detroit Mich.
A recruitment notice from Wal la Walla Hospital Training School for Nurses seeks young women to train as nurses. Applicants must provide first class references. Address inquiries to Mrs. Eva M. Young, superintendent of Nurses, Walla Walla, Washington.
Portland Oregon leads in lumber output with eleven sawmills producing two million feet daily. Wide boards and gangsaws cut logs in one operation, while modern planing machines process timber for ceilings floors and moldings at high speeds. Steam or hot air kiln dries lumber in four days due to high demand.
Ms Calkins renewed allegiance to the Tribune and plans to fruit an eleven acre unsurveyed island in the Snake River near Warm Springs ferry. He bought a gasoline engine and pump to move across the island by scow for irrigation. His son owns an island below, and a 36 acre tract above is leased to a Nampa man planning cherries and peaches. The land fronts Canyon and Owyhee Counties but is not taxed by either. filing is via squatters rights. The river is fordable seasonally facilitating transport.
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