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VOL 39. NO. i 6 RECLAMATION OFFICIALS VISITED US SATURDAY A meeting of the people of Caldwell and surrounding county with a part of the United States senate commit tee on Irrigation, and some of the of ficials of the Reclamation Service, was most pleasant and interestng and should prove profitable to all concerned. In the party were Sena tors Carter of Montana, Warren of Wyoming, Paynter of Kentucky and Borah of Idaho; F. H. Newell, Di rector of the Reclamation Service; Congressman Thomas Hamer of Ida ho; Stephon Eaton, official reporter and Stephen D. Murphy, Seargent-at arms of the United States Senate, who has the party in charge. Sena tor Paynter was not feeling well so did not attend the" public meeting. The distinguished visitors were met by several hundred citizens headed by the Idaho State Band. After a few selections by the band an adjourn ment was taken to the City Hall. At the meeting at the City Hall J. H. Lowell, president of the Payette Boise Water Users' Association, pre sided. He introduced Senator Car ter, chairman of the Senate Commit tee on Irrigation. The Senator spoke briefly but to the point. He quickly reviewed the history, provisions and operations of the Reclamation Act of 1902, under which the project was un dertaken. He said that ' the Commit tee was here for the purpose of hear ing from and listening to the people. He assured us that the committee of which he was a member, would sup port any measures for the benefit of this project. He wanted information, which was furnished by a list of questions answered by Mr. Walter Griffiths. The questions have been asked and answered a number of times, and with which the people here are familiar. Y. D. Hannah called attention to the necessity of something being done at once on the north side. The peo ple there must have water at once. F. H. Newell was next introduced. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Council Chambers, City of Caldwell, Monday evenjng, September 6, 1909. This being a legal holiday council ad journed till Tuesday evening, Septem ber 7, 1909, at 8 p. m. Tuesday, September 7, 1909. Council met in regular session pursuant to ad journment with President of the Coun cil, E. A. Clark presiding and Coun cllmen M. J. Devers, J. O. Qartin, J. H. Olpson and I. N. Paynter, present, C. J. Shorb, clerk, when the following business was transacted: Minutes of the regular and adjourn ed meetings In August were read and approved. Councilman Karrar enters during reading of minutes. Dr. Taylor, U. S. stock inspector, addressed the council on tuberculosis In stock, and the sanitary committee was instructed to take up the matter of Inspecting the dairy animals with Drs. Noble aud Taylor. M. L. Riddle appearing In person asked the council to lay pipe to his place on Fifth avenue, a distance of 136 feet. The matter was referred to the Water Works committee. C. W. Cooper appearing In persou makes verbal protest against the lay ing of cement sidewalk before lot 12 of block 5 original town. The matter was referred to the street committee. Reports of treasurer for July and August, librarian, sexton, sanitary In spector, superintendent of water work» marshal, city clerk, police judge and superintendent of streets were read, and on motion of Olpson accepted and ordered filed. The following claims were read and on motion of Olpson allowed and war rants ordered drawn on the several funds as follows: Road Fond. I toy es Hardware Co., nails .. $ .50 Caldwell Plaining Mills, Saw ing lumber *-10 Duncan ft Sterling, Job work.. 7.50 Caxton Printers, printing .... <.50 Noah Small, labor S.56 Ed. Simmons, labor 13.50 w. L. Wooley. salary 75.00 Ed. Harper, labor 4.15 L. T. Wheeler, labor v . 1.78 Wm. Flanagan, labor 17.22 (Continued on pa«« ».) % fyi CaUtaucll ®tibnne Mr. Newell stated that his twenty years experience had given him tome ideas in this kind of work, but left us in doubt as to what the ideas were. He mentioned the facts that the government was engaged in a big undertaking, and that the work couldn't be done in a minute, but that the government officials would hasten the work as fast as possible. He thought that the government might possibly undertake the north side, if the settlers didn't. He had many doubts and many desires. In fact doubts and desires were about all he did have. Senator Warren next spoke. He seçmed to h^ve a little energy even if he ^didn't have any promises to make. He told about having come west about forty years ago and spoke of sugar beets. Sugar beets don't arouse much enthusiasm in these parts. He left the assurances that congress would do the best it could. Senator Borah next spoke and as usual had something to say. The Senator compares very favor ably with any United States Senator who ever drifted into Caldwell. He spoke of his proposal to have bonds is sued and said that he would advocate such a measure; as the government, as a business proposition could not afford to. quit mow. He also advo cated shortening the time of residence from five to three years. He compli mented the people of Caldwell upon the manner in which they had pre sented their case. After his remarks the people felt as though there was some good in the meeting.' Congressman Hamer made a few general remarks in a happy vgin. -He was greeted with applause and listened to with attention. After his remarks the meeting ad journed in order that the visitors might go to Nampa to get a square meal, the which Caldwell cannot fur nish. BOISE AROUSED. The people of Boise are aroused over the fact that the dairy center of the Boise valley has gradually moved from Boise to Caldwell. The Boise paper thinks that the result of the local option fight In Boise has some thing to do with the present conditions. We would advise Boise to wake up. Long before the local option fight started Caldwell had become the head quarters of the dairy Interests of this part of the state. When the Hazle wood people decided to build at Cald well, Boise's doom was sealed. Cald well has two of the largest creameries In Idaho. These two creameries will buy and can use every.quart of milk produced In Ada and Canyon countleB and then a little more. Caldwell has a market for every pound of butter and cheese that can be manufactured here. Boise haB lost out and that Is all there Is to It. While Boise was dilly-dallying with saloons and establishing brothels, Caldwell was locating and building creameries; securing cows and Inter esting farmers In the dairy business. It Is natural that the city should have captured the dairy Industry. Poor Boise will waks up some day, but not until Caldwell Is miles ahead of her In every respect. Serious Accident at Franklin. Homer Everett, Bon of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Everett was accidentally shot and seriously wounded on the ranch of R. M. White Wednesday afternoon. He was shot by Donald Lamson with a 22 calibre gun. The two boys were out shooting frogs. The parents of the boys were notified and the wounded lad was taken to Nampa In an automobile. The ball lodged In the side. It Is thought the wound is very serious. Change In Firm. This week Mr. W. E. Piatt bought the Interests of his partner, H. M. Steetle In* the furniture and undertak ing business. Mr. Piatt will continue the business. Mr. Steetle rotalns the piano de partment and will open a music store In Caldwell within the next 30 days. He will carry r complete line of all kinds or musical Instruments, having ordered his stock some time ago. Marshall Dfyden has appointed Charles William Prall dog catcher for the city of Caldwell. CALDWELL,, IDAHO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER n, 1909 CALDWELL WILL PAVE STREETS The pavement bonds carried at the election Wednesday by 4 to 1. Al together 425 votes were cast of which 343 were in favor of bonds and 82 against. The vote by wards follows: Second Ward Bond Bond Yes No First Ward 89 22 Second Ward 160 36 Third Ward 94 24 Total 343 82 The election was quiet and orderly and a larger vote was polled than was anticipated. « The people were greatly interested and gave a rousing vote for improvement, advancement and enterprise. A vote of 343 votes for bonds out of a total vote of 525 was certainly a magnificent showing. SCRIP IS STILL HELD AS ILLEGAL Secretary Ballinger Wednesday re ceived from Attorney-General Wicker sham a second opinion, holding that the co-operative plan of building gov ernment irrigation projects is Illegal. Under this plan settlers were permltt ted to aid in building canals, laterals, etc.. and were paid in certificates, which later were to be accepted by the government froni settlerB in pay ment for water rights in lieu of cash. Secretary Balllnger says no further certificates will be Issued, but that all outstanding certificates heretofore is sued by the reclamation service will be redeemed at full face value and paid in cash as quickly as money Is available in the reclamation fund. He expects all such certificates to be re deemed in the near future. HAMER THINKS TP TEARS ON HOMESTEADS ENOUGH Congressman Thomas R. Hamer was in Caldwell Saturday and is now in Boise. He Intends visiting every part of Idaho during the present recess of congress. He proposes to personally ascertain the needs and wants of his constituency. in an Interview Col. Hamer said concerning the present tour of the senatorial committee: "They questioned the settlers con cerning their wants and asked for suggestions," said Mr. Hamer, "and, while senators are loath to say posi tively what they will do, I was im pressed that they are in deep sym pathy with the entrymen who have settled on the government lands and that they will do everything In their power to correct the Inaccuracies in existing laws. Personally, 1« think the time required for residence on homesteadB should be two Instead of five years and I feel confident an effort will be made during the next congress to legislate along these lines and believe It will be successful. "I am exceedingly proud of the fact," said Mr. Hamer, "that I repre THE CITY TAX LEVY. Elsewhere in this issue of The Tri bune will be found th^ ordinance making the tax levy for the year and also the appropriation of the money. The levy is as follows on each dollar of valuation of the prop erty: General fund 010 Interest on Bonds 005 Redemption City Warrants.. .004% Library Fund 000 % Total I .02 RETURNS FROM NEW YORK. Hon. J. M. Thompson, of the law firm of Rice, Thompson ft Buckner, returned from New York, Philadel phia and other points in Pa., Monday, where he attended to professional bus iness and visited his old home. Judge Thompson says he had a most enjoy able trip. He found the people at his old home very prosperous. He says that towns smaller than Caldwell are paving there. Towns of from 1200 to 2000 people have, or are getting ready to have paved streets. WILL BUILD FINE BRICH BUILDING Miss Martha E. Gilgan has noti fied the city council that she is ready to erect a modern business block qn the corner of Blaine and Seventh streets, provided the city will make some street improvements there. Miss Gilgan proposes to build a 70x120 pressed brick building across the street from the City Hall. She asks the council to put in some piling along the street line on Indian creek to confine that stream. She will start to work on the building as soon as the city signifies a willingness to make the improvements. The city council has taken the matter under advisement. Indications are that the city will do its part, as the council is favorably disposed. MUSE PUT ALL SMALL TRACES Frank Crowthers, county assessor, was in Nampa Saturday attending to business connected with his offic-;. Mr. Crowther is around, endeavorinp to arouse the people who own tracts of land of less than forty acres to plat the same. A new law requires that each and eve^y land owner who has such a tract must be surveyed and plats made out and duly certified to before they become legal. Profes sor Milliken of this city has been des ignated as the one to draw up such plats for people around this commun ity. Mr. Crowther has been to Payette, New Plymouth, Emmett and Middle ton on the same errand, and will take in Caldwell next.—Nampa Record. sent In area and population the larg est district in the congress of the United States, and my duties are com mensurate. Ours is a new and grow ing state, developing so rapidly that our wants are proportionate to our development. We need new post offices and new rural routes. There are changes in post offices which are growing from one class to a higher one every day. It is these and other things which 1 desire to personally investigate, to familiarize myBelf with the actual conditions that I may act intelligently when the times comes. I have already visited a number of the oounties of the southeastern part of the state and before the beginning of the next session of congress I expect to have learned the needs of every locality. I am keeping a note book, and while, naturally, I cannot grant ever/ request, I shall know what Is wanted and where possible fulfill re quet8.' ' Congressman Hamer will pay Cald well a longer visit In the near future. RETURNS TO IDAHO. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Gwinn have re turned to Caldwell. It will be pleas ant news to their many friends throughout the state to learn that they will make their future home in Idaho. Mr. Gwinn stated that they would probably locate at Boise, but that they would remain in Idaho at any rate. PASSES WORTHLESS CHECK. A man by the name of Pat Lawler from Jordan Velley was arrested Saturday night on the charge of hav ing passed three worthless checks— one on D. S. Brown for $10, one on Perry Groves for $20 and one on Joe Kahn for $20. He is now in the cus tody of Sheriff Breshears and will probably have his hearing tomorrow. FOUND HIM IN JAIL. Sheriff Breshears went to Boise Wednesday for the purpose of getting a description of Frank Magill, want ed on a charge of forgery at Nampa. He found Magill in 'jail in Boise, he having been ariested on some trival charge. He will be brought here for trial. HARRIMAN DIED AT HOME THURSDAY AFTERNOON Edward H. Harriman, the greatest organizer of railroads the world has ever known, met the only actual de feat of his active life Thursday at the hands of death. Secluded in his mag nificent home on Tower Hill he suc cumbed to an intestinal disorder, after a fight against the disease which will rank for sheer grit with his remark able struggles in the financial world. The exact time of his death is known only in that limited circle of relatives and associates,, who had so effectually shielded Mr. Harriman from all outside annoyances during his last illness. The time was given out as 3:35 p. m. but Mrs. Mary Simons, sister of the dead man, said tonight that Mr. Harriman died at 1:30.. Whether this apparent discrep ancy has any bearing on the current belief that every effort was made to lessen the influence of the financier's death on the New York stock market Is problematical. But It is significant that the time of his death as officially announced was just 35 minutes after trading had ceased on the New York exchange. Mr. Harriman died peacefully and to the end his brilliant mind retained Its integrity. With the secrecy that has been maintained at the Harriman residence PRESS MEETING. A meeting of the Southwestern and Canyon County Press association will be held at Nampa today and to morrow. The counties of Canyon, Ada, Boise, Washington, Owyhee, El more and Malheur county, Oregon, will be represented. A fine program and entertainment has been pro vided. WORK WILL START IMAM Col. E. R. Place has returned from New York and other eastern cities. The Tribune asked him for a state ment of the railroad prospects and in tentions. We were given an elegant line of talk in the fertility of the soil and the Ideality of the climate of the Boise valley. Illustrated by some beau tiful pictures of Mary's little lamb. The colonel had nothing to say ex cept that he was in good health and spirits. You can take it from us that the colonel tells about as much about railroads as a clt»m. The Tribune has learned elsewhrre that there will be a party of eastern capitalists here in a few days to look, over thf Jordan Valley jouutry, with a view of financing some irrigation projects there: that the railroad will be built across Snake river before spring; and that it will be extended to Winnemucca as fast as possible. There will be found in the adveritslng columns of The Tribune this week an advertisement of the opening of town sites along the route of the proposed road. This means* that everything Is arranged for the building of the road. This is no secret. The work will be started at once and pushed to com pletion. . PLAIN VIEW ITEMS. Mr. and Mrs. Harrett of Iowa vis ited Mr. Harrett'8 brother, J. D. Har rett and family recently. J. B. Baker will soon begin work on his new house, which will be a dandy. R. L. McFarlane has just finished a well which is 139 feet in depth, and is walled with cement. Mr. McFarlane has also built a fine, large cellar of brick and cement. , A. Klano is digging a well for him self on his homestead. Mr. Klano has several acres of very fine potatoes for dry land. Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Cross and daughter are visiting in Portland and the coast. Walter Cupp has a fine lot of fruit trees and shrubbery set out which are doing well. Walter is a fruit grower and no mistake. Mr. Ley is visiting relatives in Chi cago and other eastern cities. Carey Act Lands to Be Opened. For settlement at Arco, Idaho, on September 14th. Reduced rates via Oregon ShortLine. Tickets on sa September 11th., to 14th., Inclusive, limit, September 18th. WEEKLY, $2.00 PER YEAR unbroken to the very end, news of Mr. Harriman's death was conveyed to New York before it came to Arden and the valley below. Then, by way of New York, the report spread quick ly and confirmation was sought at the residence by telephone. During the last 10 days rumors have been so persistent and variable that little con sideration was at first given the re port, and it was a shock when a voice on the hill replied: "Yes, that is correct: Mr. Harriman died at 3:55 p. m." Recent estimates of Mr. Harriman's personal wealth have varied all the way from $50.000,000 to $100,000,000. He was, of course, a large holder of securities of the various colorations with which he was Identified. Report credited him wiht large personal holdings in the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe, Baltimore & Ohio, Dela ware & Hudson, Erie, Illinois Central, New York Central and the Pacific Mail Steamship company. He was re ported to have been the largest indi vidual stockholder in the Wells Fargo Express company, which only recently acquired virtual monopoly of the ex press business in Mexico. His Arden home, is was said, cost more than $2,000,000. The Baptist Church. 10:30 a. m. Sunday school. Prof. Lawrence Glpson, superintendent. 11:30 Preaching by the pastor. 7:15 p. m. Young People's meeting. 8:00 p. m. preaching by the pastor. Thurs day 8 p. m. midweek services. A cor dial welcome to all the services. Henry B. Steelman, pastor. Prof. Hugh Klngey of Cr»wford ville, Indiana, arrived in Caldwell Thursday evening. Prof. Klngey will teach at the College of Idaho this year. Miss Mabel Black and Mr. Louis Pape were married at the Pacific hotel Tuesday evening. They will make their home at Nampa. S. G. Tunning, one of the prominent and substantial men of Roswell, was in Caldwell Friday transacting busi ness. . Mr. Chas. Douglas returned from the mountains with a load of lumber last week. Mrs. A. W. Greegs and daughter from Kellogg, Idaho, are visiting with Mrs. W. L. Hober. Mr. Trowbridge from Kansas Is visiting his son, Ralph Trowbridge. Mrs. Mary Grevy from Twin Falls visited with her cousin, Mrs. W. A. Douglas, last week. They went to Boise, Star, and Greenleaf while she was here. Mrs. J. C. Rice and children, and her mother, Mrs. M. Breshears, returned Saturday morning from Long Beach, Washington, and Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Smith have moved into Mr. Chas. Chase's house while they are away on a visit. Mrs. Cora Bennett from Roswell has been visiting with Mrs. W. A. MeOee. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Walker and faimly have gone to Eagle where Mr. Walker takes charge of the S. D. A. college farm at that place. The fall term begins Oct. 1st, In the new build ing. Their many friends regret to have Mr. Walker leave Caldwell and vicinity. 88,000 ACRES Carey Act Lands to Be Opened. For settlement at MUner, Idaho, on September20th. Reduced rates via Oregon Short Line. Tickets on sale from points between Poeatello and Buhl on September 17th, to 20th, In clusive. From other points, Septem ber 16th to 19th. Limit, September 25th. See agents for further particu lars. IDAHO DAY Alaska-Yokan-Paclflr Exposition September 16th. Excursion via Oregon Short Line. Tickets on sale from all points on the Twin Falls and Ketchum branches, and points noth, south and east of Poeatello, September 13th. From other stations September 14th. Round trip from Caldwell $22.50. Tickets limited to September 30th. A lower rate than quoted above for tickets limited to ten days. A«k agents for further particulars. It will ' be a great day for Idaho. You should go.