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Show I apHSHrsir I GOES MtBILl 3f Flourishing Idaho Town Gets a S New and Desirable Govern-ment Govern-ment Institution. ill DELINQUENT TAX LIST M IS UNUSUALLY SFIALL II ' ' Total Property Valuatioi in , J i Canyon County Shows Eig j ' 0 Increase. ) Special to Tho Tribune. ' C ALDWJ3 LrL, Ida., JMly IfThe ipr Government experiment slatloa and X farm for southern Idaho is to be lo- cated at Caldwell. The matter his been Hi under consideration for many weeks, there having: been four different propositions propo-sitions submitted by different localities K of the State to secure the expriment B stations. Dr. J. F. Roach, present of tho board of regents of the State uni-verslty, uni-verslty, stated the reasons for atcept-' atcept-' ing the Caldwell proposition as follows: If The Commercial club of Caldiroll do- ' nates 120 acres of Irrigable land; with A perpetual -water right, and 200 acres for fif dry land experiments. The drf land, l which Is above the canal, joins the M other tract. "V The land is located about ore mile ft from the city limits and one-half mile lit from the suburban line which runs to fthe Deer Flat reservoir. The fact that it Is on the mainline of tt-. the railroad makes it easily accessible. accessi-ble. ; Tho expert judgment of Prof. French of the university "vas in favor, of the ; Caldwell offer. Prof. French highly ap-!j ap-!j proves of the nature of the sill that i ' will be secured at Caldwell for Ihe ex-: ex-: perlments. ' There will be two distinct expiriment ! , stations the irrigable and dry land. f, "Work on the dry land will Is commenced com-menced this fall, for the purpose of raising a crop next year. Th! other will not be commenced so soon. It will Vf be in charge of a scientific Irrigitlonist, ff appointed by the Government, which : will pay for his services with :he ex-U ex-U ceptlon of 5G0O a year. j! W. E. Allebaugh Is building a resl-J;, resl-J;, denco on his five-acre tract onArling-!f onArling-!f . ton Heights. " To Hold Fnlr. ; At the Canyon county fair meting A. ' K. Steunenberg resigned as iirector i and Henry Griffiths was elcctei to fill I) the vacancy. Times being prolperous, It has been decided to hold a laiyer and ; better fair than ever this yean There will be more free outside attractions, t,- The premium list will be Issued about q the end of the month. The late set M( for the fair this year Is October.9 to 13, inclusive. IThe delinquent list for Canyon county coun-ty this year did not contain ver 100 descriptions and the delinquent sales, Including the amounts boughL U by the county, amounted to $3247.19. Ihis hub been the banner year for Canyon county. coun-ty. The assessed valuation tits year will exceed the $5,000,000 mark tnd will be an increase in the tax valuttlon of nearly SoOO.OOO. Died In Manila. A few days ago the "War depirtment reported the death at Manila otcholera of "W. W. Hart. The request wis mad that LIMe Peppard, a daughter, of Caldwell, Ida., be notified. Llllie Peppard Pep-pard was married about a year; ago to W. "W. Bailey and now lives In Bll-- Bll-- lings, Mont. She and a younger sister, Carrie Peppard, who is now litre, are , daughters of W. W. Hart, who Inliated in the United States army at Ibrtland yj in 1S0S. He has never been in Cildwell. Jj He was a widower when he fnllsted 1 1 and his two daughters were idopted if by Mrs. R. S. Peppard, who mjved to 1 1 Caldwell about four years ago. New Roud In Oj)crution) lift The Caldwell Interurban Is new com- MK plotcd to the dam site and a regu.ar jW schedule 1b being run. Three itrips a fc day are made, morning, aftewiton and tf evening. The line is kept veiy busy, ij The auditor of tho road states that the fji road Is now more than paying expenses, n The receipts from passengers ate about Ji J10 a day. Work is progressingrapldly 3 on the dam, and Camp Hubbard Is a 4 ' nmall village in itself. Anothef engine ft and a steam shovel have arrivjd. M i ! |