Federal building site bids sought for Pocatello Idaho
The Treasury calls for proposals for a circa 155 by 140 foot site in Pocatello to cost about 125000 including land. Bids to be opened July 7 in Washington with conditions on title, rent, and removal of improvements. several local sites mentioned as possibilities. The building would house the post office weather bureau forest service stock inspection and commissioner's office amid growing post office needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
United States
Pocatello
Frank Ball
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Idaho
George B. Cortelyou
Washington
East Siders
East Center Street
Second Avenue
E. C. White & Company
Justice of the Peace
Felix van Reuth
South Arthur Avenue
West Lewis Street
Center
Blyth & Fargo
North Garfield
West Center
Carnegie Library
North Arthur Avenue
West Clark Street
North Main
United States Post Office
United States Weather Bureau
Federal Stock Inspection and Forest Service Branch
United States Commissioner’s Office
Postoffice
Platform of Taft Safe Platform of Taft Safe
Wade Ellis Ohio attorney general returned from Virginia Beach and met with Secretary Taft in Washington to discuss the Republican platform for Chicago. The Ohio program aims to extend the tariff plank to declare maximum and minimum schedules and seek tariff revision in an extra session after inauguration. Ellis heads to Chicago to join Taft leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Wade Ellis
Ohio
Virginia Beach
War Department
Taft
Sllis
Ellis
Taft Delegates Win Third Florida District Seat
In Chicago on June 8 the Republican National Committee awarded the Third Florida district contest to Taft delegates. Frank H. Hitchcock did not sit as a member. Solomon of New Mexico held his proxy and later withdrew. Allies claim victory. Hitchcock says retirement unrelated to allied protest. Contests in Kentucky and Tennessee reviewed. Taft managers vow to seat instructed delegates.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Florida
Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Solomon “Una
New Mexico
Hitchcock
Kentucky
Tennessee
Reclamation Plan Advances in Bannock County
The Portneuf Marsh Valley Irrigation company, under a state land board contract, plans irrigation on 20 000 acres released from a 150 000 acre tract south of Pocatello. A town sale near Downey is planned with entries limited to 80 acres, and a reservoir west of Ches terfield will supply 250 second feet for fields at about 4700 feet elevation.
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Bannock County
Reclamation Service
Portneuf Marsh Valley Irrigation Company
State Land Board
Capital News
Department of the Interior
Pocatello
Downey
McCammon
Virginia
Marsh Valley
Portneuf
Chesterfield
Landslide on Park Branch Delays Special Tourist Train
A landslide in Warm River canyon blocks the Park branch delaying a special train of 125 hotel workers bound for Yellowstone. Park branch crew works to clear tracks with a target clear by six this evening as officials coordinate response from the Montana division office.
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Pocatello
Yellowstone Park
America
Salt Lake
Warm River Canyon
Park Branch
James Grey
W. H. Jones
Montana
No Scab in Gem State
Federal quarantine officials report May inspections in Oregon covered 880 803 sheep, with 7179 found scabby. Most cases centered in Lake and Malheur counties as dipping compliance lagged. Idaho inspections numbered 452 411 with zero seab cases reported.
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Pendleton East Oregonian
McClure
Northwest
Oregon
Lake and
Malheur
Idaho
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Relief for Consumption
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure and comfort for incipient and advanced consumption. Warns to refuse any but the genuine Foley's product, via Temple Pharmacy.
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Foley
Temple Pharmacy
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Favorites With Children
A popular laxative cough syrup noted for children, praised for tasting nearly as good as maple sugar while acting gently on the bowels to drive the cold from the system. Sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
Grace Bear River hydro plant opened near Grace Idaho
The Telluride Power Co completes unit one of the Grace Bear River hydro plant at a cost of 2.409 million dollars. The 20 000 horsepower station will later reach 80 000 hp and power mines in Utah and Idaho, with lines extending to Provo Logan Eureka and Salt Lake City. The project includes a five and a half mile pipe line and impounds Bear and North lakes to supply flood runoff for power generation and local light to nearby towns.
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Telluride Power Company
Utah Mines
Bear River
Grace
Idaho
Utah
Niagara Falls
Soda Springs
Mississippi
California
Bear
North Lakes
Lew
Grace Plant
Bear Lake
North Lake
Northlake
Telluride Company
Provo
Logan
Bingham
Eureka
Mercur
Silver City
Robinson
Salt Lake
Niagara
Great Salt Lake
Dingle
Bannock County Roads Budget Approved At Special Meeting
Bannock County Idaho officials met May 11 1908 in special session to allocate funds for road work. Appropriations included 125 for Swan Lake lane, 100 for Tin Cup road, 100 for District No 2 graveling, and 160 plus 60 for Nine Mile area graveling and grading, with reports on road and bridge conditions and surveys to locate land corners for district 6.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Board of Commissioners
Bannock County
Hyde
Lau
Thos. Danahy
Swan Lake
Tin Cup
Pond
Ira Hogan
N. D. Thatcher
Sterrett
Nine Mile
Downey Station
Harvey
Mink Creek
Cleveland
John Schutt
Bannock County Ad journed meeting notes 1908
The Bannock County Idaho Board of Commissioners sets an adjourned meeting at the clerk’s office in Pocatello on May 11 1908 at 10 a.m. to act on liquor licenses school district changes sidewalk work and attendance at the National Education Association meeting. Proceeds include bond approvals and license grants across multiple Pocatello firms and others, and a division of School District No 17 creating No 55 with defined boundaries.
Rates Won’t Go Higher
Washington reports no general freight rate increase likely by U S railroads in the near future. Presidents and operating officials at a New York meeting say raising rates now would worsen freight stagnation while overall railway business shows improvement with rising revenues and revived industrial activity.
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Washington
New York
Pioneer Agrippa Cooper Soon Moves from Idaho to Utah
Agrippa Cooper a Bannock County pioneer long active in Portneuf canyon freighting to Montana and later farming near McCammon plans to move to Provo Utah after purchasing a fruit orchard. Born September 1855 in Beaver County Utah he married Ida Raymond and has five children including a daughter who taught domestic science at Utah Agricultural College. He formerly served as deputy sheriff of Oneida County.
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Agrippa Cooper
Bannock County
Portneuf Canyon
Montana
Pocatello
Gate City
Provo
Utah
Cooper
McCammon
Gem State
Beaver County
Utah Northern
U.P
Wyoming
Fielding Academy
Paris
Bear Lake County
New York
A. C
Logan
Oneida County
Kidney Remedy Story From Wayne Woman
Mrs. B L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia says Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her kidney disease after others failed. She reports a one dollar bottle and part of a second bottle. Temple Pharmacy markets Foley's Kidney Remedy with claims of strong effectiveness.
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8. L. Bowen
Wayne, W. Va
Foley
Temple Pharmacy
Court House Block Sidewalk Bids Advertised
The county authorizes bids for a cement sidewalk along the three hundred foot front of the court house block on East Center street. Bids will be opened at the first day of the regular July meeting. Also approved three weeks leave for the county superintendent to attend the National Educational Association in Cleveland on June 29 1908. Annexation of parts of School District No 41 to No 35 approved under conditions. specified land sections to be transferred. Attest: B Gallet, Clerk.
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Board of Commissioners
Bannock County
Idaho
City of
Pocatello
Court House Block
National Education Association
Cleveland
Ohio
E. G. Gallet
Court House
Hyde
Lau
Frazzini Bros
Rosenburg & Cohn
Ferando, Martin & Co
J. L. Thiel
Henry
Hyrum Toolson
Grace
CC. T
C. H. Mickelsen
H. Mickelsen
National Educational Association
Superintendent of Public Instruction
George Telford
D. H. Warner
Boise
George T
Gallet
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Bannock
Gem
Theo
Turner
L. D. Brown
Fred G. Caldwell
Bannock Abstract, Deposit & Trust Co
Bancroft
Mammoth Bear River
Pioneer
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