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Show n- i . A Raspberry Yarn Noel West blow Into town from Marshlleld, Idaho, last Wednesday. He Is now In the real ostato business In the great Mluadoka district. In fact, Noel says that ho has a barber shop, pool hall, store and a real estate oflleo of-lleo combined. He can sell (he buyer a town lot, HiO acres of patented laud, an enlarged homestead Or some Car) act laud, whichever he wants. Pleasant Pleas-ant drovo Is noted for Its raspberries, raspber-ries, but Mr. West says tho peoplo are loo hIovv down here. In Pleasant drovo it requires a whole town to pick P'.O aereu of raspberries. In Idaho, one man and his two sous harvest ICO aei'fn or them. In explanation he says that tho canes are bent over In the spring whllo Ibe young canes shoot straight up. Tho berries are allowed to ripen apd dry on the canes, which ,irc later cut with a machine and thrashed out like wheat. The berries la this way bring 15 cciiln per pound and are used ror flavoring and similar purposes. Mr. West will spend some time li Ainerlcaii Fork canyon befor return lag to Idaho. He will try and per Miade some of his Utah friends to return re-turn with him. |