The Gem state rural. [volume], December 15, 1896, Page 2, Image 2

About The Gem state rural. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho) 1895-1910

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LOCAL and PERSONAL.
A. T. Thomas of Boise made
us a pleasant call this month.
He has quite an extensive or
chard and believes the trees went
into *'winter quarters'' in good
condition.
The great clearance sale of
Oakes Brothers is announced on
another page of this issue. It is
a genuine bargain event, and our
readers should take advantage of
it at once.
W. S. Whitehead, the Boise
druggist, informs us that peaches
were his best fruit crop the past
season.
This fruit he sold to
dealers at from 5 to 6 cents per
pound, and the retailers got from
io to 12 cents for much of it.
1 he varities were the Alexander,
Crawford's Early and EIbcrta.
Tom Munk of Caldwell has be
come a poultry fancier, and has
lately been stocking up with pure
blood Buff Cochins.
He has
about 25 of these purchased
inly from W. S. Badley and
McFarland of this place.
Tom says he prefers the big
Buffs to any other breed because
they are good layers and broilers
ma
Mr.
always docile and are easily kept.
H. G. Wilson, the well-known
business man
of Boise has
acres in mixed orchard 10 miles
below that city from which he this
10
year grew some choice apples.
The site of this orchard is bench
land, which Mr.
Wilson says
was much more exempt from se
vere frost than bottom land in the
same vicinity.
Wrn. Snodgrass of this city, is
breeder of fox
recently made
an enthusiastic
hounds and i
las
some good
sales of this breed,
lie thinks it about the most use
ful canine to be found, and au
thorizes the Rural
to say that
ma
ca votes
those who are
troubled by
rauding cats, rabbits,
and the like, can get speedy re
lief by securing one of these vig
ilant watchdogs.
Pastor Wilder of the
M. E.
tells how,
se, on a
Church at Caldwell,
when he
went to Boi
to attend Quarterly Con
, and after being assigned
at the pleasant home of
the good brethren,
time,
ference
a room
one
cast on to seek ths
down town barrier.
departure for this purpose
a bright little girl of the hosts'
family, so much anxiety, that she
had oc
ser vices of a
His abrupt
caused
rushed to her father's office in
great alarm and shouted ' 'Papa!
papa! we caught a preacher, but
he got away ! ' '
John Drcnnan, of this place is
in from his sheep camp, in Owy
hee county; He says the late
heavy snow that covered the
(range, astonished the sheep as
much as it did the
He
owners.
was compelled to feed hay to 3,
000 head for 10 days or so. At
first the animals did not take kind
ly to it, but in a few days adapt,
ed themselves to the changed
conditions.
now disappeared from the range,
and the grass is green, feeding is
not necessary and has been dis
As the snow has
continued. The sheep are doing
very well.
[ J. M, Hutchinson and W. H.
Platt, both enthusiastic fruit
growers of Payette, were recent
callers. Mr. Hutchinson has a
very nice young mixed orchard
of 700 trees on his 40 acre tract
near the town. Mr. Platt has a
orchard block within the town
limits on which he has for
years
grown a surprising quantity of
fruits and vegetables,
these gentlemen agree as to the
peculiar adaptability of this por
Both of
tion of Idaho for orchard and gar
den products, but insist that
tivc and uptodate methods
needed to free the State from in
ac
are
sect pests.
W. H. Taylor, Sheriff-elect
of Canyon county, is among the
late subscribers to the Rural.
He has a few acres in orchard on
his rich bottom land
near Payette
and takes a keen interest in fruit
He expects to enlarge
an early day. Mr.
growing,
his orchard at
Taylor believes that Idaho has
marked advantages
over California in the matter of
some
even
fruit growing, but strongly dis
approves of slip shod
and especially in irrigation.
believes that too much
generally used
methods
He
water is
and that
more
trees are ruined by being literally
drow ned
and continually
out,
root soaked,
ably any other
i (
? y
than from prob
causc.
certainly not alone in this
contention and those who hav
Mr. Tay
;or IS
not thought of this phaze of
charding should investigate.
e
or
COLONY LOCATION.
Suitable for small colony. Location 20 miles
from Caldwell near railroad, and very desir
apic in every way. Lands open to Home
stead and Desert Entries. Abundant
supplies at command. Choice for orchards or
farming. Excédent climate. For particulars
£ n r ' n ot wn,e the Editor of the Gem State
water
BE AUTIFUL LINE OF
CELLULOID NOVELTIES.
Children's Fur Sets, 75c.
Ladies' and Misses Corsets, 60c
Stamped Linens and a nice line
of HANDKERCHIEFS.
An elegant display of
TRIMMED HATS
For Midwinter wear.
MEDIUM TRIMMED MTS
A Specialty, at
The Caldwell
Millinery Parlors.
I WHAT
ABOUT
} FIRE O
INSURANCE !
Jhe season of dis
astrous fires is
proaching,
person whose property
is not insured is taking
chances which
people can afford to i
take.
;
ap
and the ;
few
The rate, or pre
mium on a good farm
dwelling risk, is
only about 2'per cent,
for 3 years, and a pol
icy can be made
cover
or
to
nearly every kind
property.
of farm
We
represent only
the strongest and best
companies, those which i :
have been time-tried
and fire-tested. I
A few dollars in
now may
vested
, , „ save
you hundreds of dol
lars, and
possibly the
accumulation of a life
time. Is it wise to de
. y - Kates and other
information
promptly
given on application. "
A. E. GIPSON,
CALDWELL, IDAHO.
FOR SALE
A jjood wind mill, or will PYP u„
ä"äi ajT 1 '-I..
Excelleni location for orchard i P° s, °ffice.
urban homes. Will sell a n ,ar ™ s 0r sub
lesser tracts. Small payment ' < î gethc ^ °r in
longtime. Five years^f o aIance -
able interest. Inquire at. ret - Reason
■ M B ' °WW.VS OFFICE
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JOHN W. PADGET,
P HYSICIAN AND SUBGEON-Masonl,.
Block, above Bost OBIce. In ofäSTn
night.
Caldwell, Idaho.
ED. E. MAXEY, M. D.,
P HYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office-Odd
Fellows' Block. Special attention given to
diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Thrive
Glasses fitted. In office all night.
DR. W. C. STALKER,
DENTIST.
P ARLORS in Masonic Block. A five yeai«
guarantee with all work. Extracting
cents ; set of teeth $10.
GIPSON & GWINN,
R eal estate dealers, farm loans
and Fire Insurance. Conveyancing care
fully attended to and acknowledgments taken
Bargains In choice fruit lands. Office In Odd
Fellow Building, upstairs.
Caldwell,
Idaho
A. GREENLUND,
SUCCESSOR TO J.B.WRIGHT,
PURE DRUGS.
Stationery ^ School Snpplies.
ÿine Xfne of
Choice Perfumeries.
Riverside Irrigation District,
Offers Cheap Homes
On Its Beautiful Bench
Lands Suitable for
Fruits, Alfalfa, Hops
AND GENERAL FARMING.
L5F"* Irrigation Canal belongs ip
the Irrigators.
J. H. LOWELL,
Roswel, Canyon Co. Idaho
W. P. HARD,
Sonna BIk. Boise, Idaho,
Soleirtifio American
Agency for ^
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