Snake River Sturgeon Haul Impresses Payette Fishermen
The Payette Independent reports the sturgeon fishing season opens on Snake River bars west of town. Jake Decker caught a colossal eleven foot one inch fish, likely weighing about 425 pounds after dressing. Bait uses lampreels from rivers, lines 100 to 400 feet, with hooks up to three inches wide, cast from boats or streams, then secured to trees or posts.
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Payette Independent
Jake Decker
Jonah
State Engineer Frames View On New National Irrigation Law
State Engineer D W Ross discusses the national irrigation bill now law, predicting it will mainly enable storage reservoirs rather than canals. He cites Snake River valley and Boise area needs, estimating 500 700 thousand acre feet to store in the Snake and 200 thousand for Boise, with 26 500 000 irrigable acres in the state and reclamation funds of 2 4 million annually. Ross notes most reclaimable lands are already entered or withdrawn under Carey act and that funds will be controlled by the secretary of the interior with land withdrawals possible.
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D. W. Ross
Boise News
Snake River
Snake River Valley
Boise Valley
Boise River
Congress
Boise
Wood
Lost
Weiser
Payette
Salmon
Lost River
Secretary of the Interior
Far West
Fort Hall Mining District Formed in Bannock County Idaho
A mining district is organized for the ceded Fort Hall Reservation area in Bannock County Idaho. It becomes Fort Hall Mining District at noon, June 17, 1902, with a recording office in Pocatello. Local customs allow staking up to two mining claims per prospector for ten days starting noon June 17, 1902.
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Fort Hall Reservation
Bannock County
Idaho
Fort Hall
Pocatello
Fort Hell
Tramp Gets Fifteen Days On Chain Gang
John Woodman received fifteen days on the chain gang after a morning court appearance before Judge Stephens. Mike Kelly faced police court on vagrancy charges and will stand trial tonight. Chas Graham, arrested on a hobos case, was found with 4.40 in cash, several foreign coins, iron knuckles, and was sent to the chain gang for concealed weapons.
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John Woodman
Mike Kelly
Chas. Graham
Chain Gang
New Dining Car Delivers First With Pioneer Limited
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway introduces the largest dining car on its Pioneer Limited. The 82 foot long car is wider and higher than typical diners and seats eight in movable chairs. A six-cook, six-waiter crew is employed with a conductor to service the train.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Pioneer Limited
Mae
Sharens
Pioneer
State Law Applies to Water Distribution in Premises
The article notes that while other matters may proceed, distribution of water within the premises will be governed by state laws. It emphasizes applying statutory standards to ensure proper delivery and regulation in the building.
Oregon Short Line to Raise Dining Car Pay and Add Observation Car
Supt. Lewis plans a $1 per month raise for dining car conductors to $90 and for waiters to $30, claiming better pay than rival lines. The railroad will attach a new observation car to the Portland special and spray long track sections with oil to reduce Idaho dust, with notable improvements reported on Mountain Home and Pocatello routes.
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Lewis
Oregon
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Denver
Rio Grande
Pocatello
Huntington
Mountain Home
Oregon Short Line Time Table Pocatello Nov 12 1901
Current time table shows arrival and departure times for Oregon Short Line trains at Pocatello. Ticket office hours are 10:30 p.m. to 12 noon and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. daily during passenger train time. Agents H. V. Puart in Pocatello and D. E. Burley in Salt Lake City provide services.
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Panna
H. V. Puart
Pocatello
Idaho
D. E. Burley
Gen. Pass
Salt Lake
Utah
Salt Lake Ie
Panama
Kascara
Den
Convicts Daughter to Be Staged at Auditorium Tonight
Ill member of the McCallum stock company caused last night’s dark show at the Auditorium. Tonight a four act drama Convicts Daughter will be presented with Mies McCallum as the convict's daughter and a strong production expected.
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Auditorium
McCallum
Mies McCallum
Fire Alarm Box Signals From City Listings
A list of fire alarm box positions with signal patterns described. Various boxes show different sequences of long and short blasts, indicating their locations such as Boz Round House Box 4-ops Box 6-Depot Box 18 Freight House and others across intersections including Whitman Reeves and W. H. James.
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Bow
Notice of Stockholders Meeting in Idaho Consolidation Plans
Notice of a special meeting of stockholders of The Wyoming Parastine Of Company Limited to be held July 1 1902 at 1 pm in Pocetello Bannock Idaho. Items include consolidating with Idaho Wyoming Oil Company Limited and considering another well on company property plus other business. Directors urge attendance. AJ Pierce president. Secretary J C Bunting.
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Pocetello
County of Bannock
State of
Idaho
Idaho-Wyoming Oil Company, Limited
Jane
AJ. Pierce
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East Center St
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American Falls
Poca
Tello
American Falls Power, Light and Water Co., Ltd
J. 4. Brady
Hardesty
Sma EM Saagts
O ™ Pocatetto Cash Grocery
East Side
West Side
Intermountain
the Daily Tribune
Whitmas
Clack
Guyana
Wirth & Fremont
Kelly's
Lander
Coleman's
Bileotris Light Power Horse
Maggaoelata
Sherman and
Cleveland
Nee
Y'S
Harrison
Wipes
Mallard
Garfield and Wyeth
Lyon's
Cleveland and Son
Odd Fellow's Hall
West Center
Peter
Eem
Eeepeeeld
Bonneville
Cleve
Gad Whitman
Reeves
Harrison & Bm al W. H. James
Wyoming Paratstine of Company, Limited
J. C. Bunting
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