Irrigation and townsite firms filed for Downey area
Articles of incorporation for Portneuf-Marsh Valley Irrigation Co and Downey Townsite & Development Co filed in Bannock County. Leaders include Harkness Edwards Byington Crocker Hyde Standrod. Downey to host a $500000 irrigation project to reclaim 50,000 acres south of Idaho’s Portneuf river basin with a large storage reservoir near Chesterfield. Works to begin this summer with funds secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portneuf-Marsh Valley Irrigation Co., Ltd
Downey Townsite & Development Co., Ltd
County Recorder Gallet
H. O. Harkness
T. M. Edwards
McCammon
J. H. Byington
BE. C. Crocker
George T. Hyde
Downey
D. W. Standrod
Pocatello
Irrigation Company
State Land Board
E. Crocker
Downevan
Bannock, Hi
the Tribune
Crocker
Downen
Idaho
Portneuf
Chesterfield
Spud Farm on Bench Near Pocatello Planted Under Irrigation
W L Rice has grabbed ten acres on the first bench west of Pocatello opposite Center street and begun plowing for potato planting. A four inch pipe from Brinson springs will water the patch, with nearby water also aiding Councilman C C Chilson’s north adjoining land where 80 acres are to be planted next year. Farmers have long suspected the beach lands west of town can yield heavy crops under irrigation. hay has benefited from dry farming, and bench land offers moisture retention with minimal irrigation leveling.
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Pocatello
Center Street
W. L. Rice
Brinson Springs
C. C. Chilson
Rhco
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Popular With Children
A laxative cough syrup named Kennedy’s is favored by children for its maple sugar taste. It acts gently on the bowels and is sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
Investigation of Telegraph Companies in Washington
Secretary Straus orders a thorough inquiry into U S telegraph firms covering receipts and expenditures wages labor hours and employment conditions. The investigation is assigned to Charles D Neill and Herbert Knox Smith with a report due to the senate.
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Washington
Senate
Straus
Charles D. Neill
Herbert Knox Smith
Paige Ore
Arrested on Flying Train in McCammon Chase
Town Marshal James Francis captured a burglar wanted in Montpelier after a chase across moving freight cars near McCammon and Inkom. The suspect, who fled under a moving train, was handcuffed at the Inkom caboose and held for transfer to Montpelier, with Dalrymple from Montpelier taking custody.
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James Francis
McCammon
Inkom
Francis
Montpelier
Pocatello
Dalrymple
Montvelier
Foley's Urino Laxative praised by Dyersburg reader
W. R. Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee endorses Foley's Urino Laxative as a thorough practical remedy for chronic constipation and offers a conscientious reference. Temple Pharmacy provides the product.
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W. R. Ward
Dyersburg
Tenn
Foley
Temple Pharmacy
FruitleSS Chase of a Sheepherder Ends in Stalemate
Emory Johns, a sheepherder in Arimo, drank heavily and fled a saloon. Sheriff D T Quigley led a search with Tom Coffin to Downey district camps but found no trace. They returned home on foot after Coffin’s horse failed, and Johns remains at large with the sheriff deeming him to stay elusive.
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Emory Johns
Arimoast
D. T. Quigley
Tom Coffin
Quigley
Corra
Downey
Coffin
Dave
Arimo
Isill
You Should Know This Foley Kidney Remedy Claim
An advertisement for Foley's Kidney Remedy from Temple Pharmacy asserts it will cure any kidney or bladder trouble beyond other medicines, claiming no medicine can do more. The copy emphasizes extraordinary effectiveness.
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Foley
Temple Pharmacy
Dr Koerne Repeats Brilliant Triumph At Congregational Talk
Dr J B Soehne gave a one hour lecture at the Congregational church under Men’s club auspices on The Reformation. He praised Martin Luther, depicted the era’s struggles, and showed both dark and bright sides before asserting Protestant progress. Tonight he opens a trio of lectures on Skepticism with free admission.
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J. B. Soehne
Martin Luher
Peaker
Koehne Lee
Marie Ingalls Weds Tom Hall in Pocatello Ceremony
Miss Marie Ingalls and Tom Hall were married at St. Josephs church in a morning ceremony attended by intimate friends. A wedding breakfast followed at 1042 North Garfield Avenue and the couple departed for a wedding journey to Salt Lake and eastern points.
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Marie Ingalls
Tom Hall
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Cyril van der Donekt
North
Garfield Avenue
Hall
Salt Lake
Joseph A. Inwalls
Inkom
Gate City
Pocatello
The
Tribune
Thomas Hall
Mrs. Hall
A Window and a War From Louis XIV Era
Pearson's Weekly recounts how a disputed palace window at Versailles sparked Louvois to clash with Louis XIV. The insult led to a quarrel with major powers and a costly war ending with the peace of Ryswick, costing many lives and vast sums.
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Louis XIV
Europe
Louvois
Palace of the Trianon
Versailles
Louis
France
Ryswick
Pearson's Weekly
Antiquary Recalls Pews With No Contribution Basket
A Cincinnati Enquirer note explains that certain church pews in Philadelphia Boston and several New England towns were rented without the contribution basket for centuries. Patrons used these pews while in active practice men slept and even played draughts in churches, seen as a quaint relic preserved by higher rents.
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Philadelphia
Boston
New England
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mansion House Ouse Ride Delivers A Bare Mischief
In a late evening scene a conductor bangs the omnibus bell heavy as it crosses near the bank. The driver halts abruptly and the conductor climbs stairs to wake a large calm woman and insists she alight for the Mansion Ouse, remarking the horses are tired of waiting.
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Ouse
London
Courts In the Open Lit by History and Practice
The article recalls courts held outdoors from a north England barrister under a vicarage tree to Deborah judging under a palm tree. It cites Admirals near the sea and fifteenth century admiralty courts on a Southwark quay as historical precedents.
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England
Deborah
Prynne
Admiralty Court
Southwark
London Law Journal
Waste of Energy in a Changing Mind Dialogue
The Washington Star quotes a back-and-forth on stubborn certainty. A character named Uist asks if minds ever change, and another quips about being equally wrong now or years earlier, highlighting skeptical take on opinion shifts.
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The
Uist
Weather and local happenings in Oxford June light
The Oxford sun shines after two weeks of rain and mud. Lightning struck a large shade tree at W. F. Fisher’s grounds, leaving bark stripped and limbs damaged. Mining experts from Salt Lake City and Montana visit to assess prospects near Oxford and Swan Lake. Mrs Thomas Wilson has given birth to another son.
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Oxford
W. F. Fisher
Sonnenkalb
George H. Fisher
Dalton
Edna Lewis
B. Y. College
Logan
Utah
Ray H. Fisher
A. M. Palmer
Colorado University
Salt Lake City
Montana
Swan Lake
Thomas Wilson
Alcohol use in sick care and Dr. Pierce remedies
The article notes London hospitals gave alcohol sparingly with 7.3 percent death rate in 1904 versus 9.1 percent for other London hospitals. It highlights Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription using glycerine, listing multiple plant ingredients and recommending it for female ailments and digestive issues.
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London
Pblic
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
United States
Unintentional Sabbath Breaking in Early New England
A thrifty Ryefield housewife strictly observed Sunday Sabbath from sunset Saturday. One Sunday she began washing after sunset, mistaking the day’s end. Clouds broke to reveal the sun, startling her as she worked, and she then stopped Sunday evening labor forever.
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New England
Connecticut Valley Historical Society
Ryefield
Lincoln in the Telegraph Office Memorably Candid
The article recalls a Lincoln anecdote in the War Department telegraph office. Lincoln tells Seward that saying by jings is swearing taught by his mother and explains his rule to yield to others on the street to avoid collisions. The tale highlights Lincoln's humor and courtesy in daily duties.
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Lincoln
War Department
Bates
Seward
Jings
What He Meant Park Row Mishear at 1 A.M.
A policeman and a sailor argue over the meaning of keyside on Park Row. A bystander clarifies he refers to the quayside the docks. The man, deemed looney, is threatened with arrest as the crowd disperses.
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Keyside
Looney
New York Press
A Slap at Mother
A家庭 scene follows dinner with Father playing horse to Willie who drives him around the room. Mother reads of suburban highwaymen while quipping that holdups rob more than pockets, noting sometimes the thief waits as one sleeps.
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Mother
Father
Willie
Papa
Philadelphia Bulletin
Nevertheless He Got Her
A terse dialogue unfolds as an old man questions a young man about his daughter’s affections. The youth’s mixed feelings surface despite the presumed triumph, hinting at tensions beyond a simple suitor pursuit.
Power of Deceiving and the Brooklyn Household
A Brooklyn woman with a deceitful servant faces a prankish reveal. Nora, praised for charm, retorts with a Cajoling question about the power of deceiving, turning the lesson into a humorous domestic moment.
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Brooklyn
Nora
Marital Troubles Reflected by a Single Writer
A wry observation on marriage notes that most writers about troubled married life are single, arguing if they married they'd be too busy with troubles to write about them. Author Moorhead offers a light social commentary on dependence and personal insight.
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Moorhead
Forced Out. Bloom's neglect linked to a gas explosion
A brief item notes Mrs Bloom feeling sidelined by her husband, with a reference that the couple went out only once, during a gas explosion incident.
Veteran breeder predicts racing will survive Hughes bid
James B. Haggin, famed horseman, tells New York American that Governor Hughes cannot end horse racing in New York. He warns a racing ban would trigger a wave of gambling, harm the thoroughbred industry, and force farms to abandon breeding for other uses. He cites high prices for top horses and Japan's interest in American stallions.
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Hughes
James B. Haggin
New York
America
Union
Japan
Belmont
Rock Sand
Newcastle
Adam
Argentine Republic
Ormonde
Kentucky
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John M. Scudder
Hale
Ives
Wood
Bartholow
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