Snow scarce in Hailey area risks irrigation supply
Boise Capital News reports W. M. Wayman warns light mountain snow near Hailey may reduce water for irrigation. He notes Minnie Moore mine prepping for spring activity, a power plant near completion by June 1, and ongoing mining and railroad work. Dry range and earnest farming also described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise Capital News
Hailey
W. M. Wayman
Shoshone
Milner
Gooding
Wayman
Local option fights erupt across Illinois towns
Chicago abstains from local option law as eight to ten wards election on Sunday saloon closing. Cook county townships vote on saloon closures while Peoria county’s nineteen townships go to the polls. Springfield Bloomington and Blooming ton show active campaigns with women volunteers serving coffee near polling places.
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Chicago
Cook County
Peoria
Springfield
Bloomington
Fighting for the Badger Delegates
La Crosse Wisconsin April 7 supporters of La Follette and Taft contest to determine Wisconsin's delegation to the Republican national convention. Early year La Follette held the delegation without contest but Taft supporters organized precinct by precinct. Most delegates favored La Follette, Taft aims to win a few to weaken La Follette's solid home backing.
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la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin
la Follette
Taft
LaFollette
Standard Oil Gains Control Of California Utilities
A San Francisco financial deal valued at forty five million dollars transfers control of gas, electric light and power companies in central and Northern California to Standard Oil interests. The arrangement injects more than six million dollars into the state's lighting and power enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Standard Oil
Emma Goldman Held at Boundary Reported Detained
An express messenger says immigration inspectors detained Emma Goldman at Neves on the boundary as she returned to the United States from Winnipeg. No confirmation available.
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St. Paul
United States
Emma Goldman
Neves
Winnipeg
Electric Irons On Sale At Electric Shop
Electric Shop advertises electric irons now on sale for 5 each at 1458 Main Street. Phone 120-Red.
Talbot Guilty In Occupation Tax Case
Trux Talbot was found guilty of failure to pay his occupation tax after a jury trial in Police Judge Kane's court. He was fined $10 plus costs and filed an appeal through attorney C A Boyd. The jury of nine included Fred Warner and W R Kirchoff with W Harvey as foreman. A humorous moment occurred when jurors were questioned about reading the Pocatello Advance.
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Trux Talbot
Kane
C. A. Boyd
Fred Warner
A. W. Fisher
A. F. Roulette
H. Johnson
Henry Zwilling
W. J. Harvey
William Kelley
R. Criswell
W. R. Kirchoff
Mr. Harvey
H. V. A. Ferguson
Robert M. Terrell
Pat Hannafin
Pocatello Advance
Talbot
Hannafin
North Main Street Brick Brings $8200
Deeds transfer title from C. A. Manassa to Harry King of Pocatello for lot 2 in block 435 on North Main Street. Consideration understood at 8200 dollars. Fletcher R. Burrus brokered the sale. Property includes a one story brick building occupied by the Golden Rule store.
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C. A. Manassa
Manassa Boys
Harry King
Pocatello
North Main Street
Fletcher R. Burrus
Golden Rule
Council Divided on Sewerage Question and Main Trunk
City council debates bonding versus direct assessment for sewerage. Engineer Havener urges dropping basement drainage. Terrell and Chilson push for future drainage. Plans set for a 10 to 19 foot deep main, with six east side laterals and initial west side lateral routes outlined.
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Havener
Pocatello
Martin
Bistline
Terrell
Chilson
Lander Street
North First Avenue
Main End
Lander
Arthur
Garfield
Court House
Grant Avenue
Hayden
Grant
Idaho Canal and Electric Rail Plan Across Treasure Valley
Overcoming lava barriers the Grant contract builds a long canal with concrete walls and a 25 foot rock cut. A massive electric railroad network aims to connect Milner to Gooding, Wendell, Twin Falls, and Boise, powered by Snake River Falls and Salmon Falls projects producing thousands of horsepower.
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Idaho
Falls
Snake River
North Side
Milner
Gooding
Donald Grant Company
Jerome
Wendell
Twin Falls
Hollister
Salmon River
Nevada
Boise
Wood River
Salmon Falls
Great Shoshone Falls
Lincoln County
Sewer Lateral Plans and Power Plant Details Outline
Engineering proposals describe basement drainage basins and mains along multiple street-alley routes with depths and costs. An $82,000 trunk line estimate grows to about $103,000 including laterals, while a refunding bond plan seeks $50,000 to retire old warrants. The Shoshone Falls plant, Salmon Falls project, and irrigation considerations are outlined with a 22,000 HP goal and strong defense of industrial power over spectacle.
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Havener
Hayden Street
Grant Avenue
Loux
Shoshone Falls
Milner
Twin Falls
Bruneau
Bingham
Fremont
Burrus Buys Two Lots at North Garfield and Sherman
Burrus buys two corner lots from Attorney D Worth Clark at North Garfield and Sherman for a snug price. Lavatta Bound Over. Phil Lavatta, accused of rape by Penny Powell, was arraigned before United States Commissioner Fred G Caldwell and bound over to the federal court under 500 dollars bond. If sureties are not found, Lavatta remains jailed. His case will go before the United States grand jury in Pocatello on April 13.
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Fletcher R. Burrus
D. Worth Clark
North
Garfield and
Sherman
Lavatta
Phil Lavatta
Penny Powell
Unclaimed Letters at Pocatello Post Office
Week ending April 4 1908 in Pocatello Idaho lists unclaimed letters. Names include Melvin Allred Edith Bieber May Malatesta J Nielson Lottie Downey Maggie Penfold A G Edward Mrs Earl Serine Catheryn Hawker Read John Harris Mrs C L Spores George H Henson A O Sundergard Anna Jones Mrs Irving Steele M S Johnson Susan Scully James Rennie Nud Thomas Bennie Loggan Earle Williams Albert E Wise. Call for date advertised. if unclaimed in two weeks sent to dead letter office. Francis Ball P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Idaho
Allred
Melvin Miller
W. H. Bieber
Edith Malatesta
May Blackbond
J. Nielson
Lottie Downey
Maggie Penfold
F. W. Edward
A. G. Phillips
Earl
Serine Catheryn Hawker
Robert S Read
John Harris
C L. Spores
George H Henson
Sundergard
Anna Jones
Irving Steele
Johnson
Susan Scully
James Rennie
Nud Thomas
Bennie Loggan
A. Williams
Earle Lesdin
John Wise
Albert E
Francis Ball
P. M
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M. M. Wayman
Marysville Canal System
Illinois
Badger
The
Academy
Engineer Havener
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
Center Street
East Side
Fourth
Fifth Avenue
Third
Fourth Avenues
Second
Third Avenues
Lewis Street
First
Second Avenues
Bonneville
Gigantic Enterprises
Patween Hamreen
Fla Street
Wyeth
Main
Lewis
Marfield
Hayes
Sublette
Irant
Bridger
Guneral
Coa Ft
Wylie
Burrus
Orpheum Theatre
Ali Baba and the
40 Thieves
Folger’s
J. A. Folger & Co
Miss B. Wrensted Photographer
Wrensted Bldg
S. Main St
C.J. Cannon
J. C. Pearson
Red Cross Pharmacy
Wess
Red
South
Daily Tribune
Alfred H. Lindquist
South Main Street
the Home Beverage
Franklin & Hayes Brewing Co
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