| Show WILL W UNCLE ci SAM FURNISH WATER I People Who Have Taken Up Residences on the Tract Are Arc Becoming Very Mud Muck Exer Exercised Exercised Over Prevailing Conditions in n That Section of Idaho Current C Gossip From Cassia County Correspondence Cassia Casla Co Ca Nov No people who Iio have liase mado homes on government lands under what shat Is known as ns the tho Irrigation pro project project project more particularly particular those who have expected to como come under the tho pumping system on the tho south Routh side of the Snake river have become very cry much exercised as a to whether or not the government I Ix going to give KII them ibm tie the necessary nece water with which to make themselves per permanent manent homes on their lAnds While the government is putting In a 1 splendid dam In tho the Snake river adjacent to these thelo lands and tiled flied on mi indent water to cover all nil this vast tract of or land lanil which over a year ago age ng was with withdrawn wIthdrawn wIthdrawn drawn from entry under the Uin general law IIII and was waB surveyed and platted In units of or 80 SO acres under the re reclamation net covering this scheme the he lungs fIlIngs of over oer jOt homesteaders were wore accepted by b the tho government with tile the understanding that these settlers would be tie supplied with water by 1007 1001 i iNO IO iNO NO O HAY ItAY OP OF 0 HOPE While extensive works w are being pushed on the north sidle side el lo of ot the river Where untold miles of ot maui main m canals of at immense proportions end and laterals h arc being pushed ahead The be ie people I on tho the side elite have waited and watched only to see aeo 14 H miles of or canal constructed on oil this Lids only 20 0 feet wide a lL mere water ditch us as compared with the tho river like excavations on tho the north He this these theme the settlers have been able to p get no nn word ot or bOpe or Yr encouragement t as ns to the futuro future from flom any of the gOY gay government engaged on en this pro project proJect The Important query now on the th lips hips of ot hundreds of or homesteaders Is Will the government furnish us with water vaLer 1 Or 01 falling to do so sa will sIli It Il re ro return turn these thousands thou andl of acred aers of land to tho the public domain and und In water seater ot of Snake river Included In their filings to cover Coel this land hand o that private capital c may be enlisted to ac ne accomplish this part of tho work rork begun began by Uncle Sam MUCH With the overwhelming majority of 0 vastly better bettor land on thIs side the large number of splendid citizens citizen who have havo made modI filing and erected ere tod homes with the satiation of o the government with ample water Vat In the tle river to make a t Garden of ot Eden Ellen on the tha 2000 acres micros of or laud land and anil no movement made to 0 furnish water and i word word or sign that flint would lend time the weary settlers to hope hOllo tar for any uny relief ell t from flom the tho government has caused many ninny to doubt the Intention Int or ur ability of or the promoters to do the work U ACCLAMATION TIO These e people have hao lived lIvel on their land for from six Ix to 18 months hauling wa va water water vator ter tor nine nino miles In iii some senile cases eases In coal oil all oilcans rants cans They now 1101 demand that thal the gov government gO will either cither furnish the water vater by pumping plants or otherwise or give them some assurance that water will 1 t oJ forthcoming In duo time limo or that they be lie released from present ob oh obligation obligation with the government so that the tue work may be bo b accomplished with private capital AN EXPLANATION It Is believed by your our correspondent that Mr Ir D W n Ross Reas ss the time efficient engineer In ii charge char e of this thia project Is la conducting his operations trout from fromn n a purely business standpoint As stated the land IlInd on out the south side Is said tn to be he b Infinitely more valuable than those of the th north side ot of o the river hence the tha thewl wisdom wl dom of 0 the tho engineer in working so that the th less desirable tracts may ma he be becot covered cot drat and anil the chances of largo large areas of Inferior land being left unoccupied pied removed entirely tiuIs view to be correct assurances will soon be he given to settlers on the south side id that they the are not forgotten hut bill In i be being beIng being ing last their holdings are uhl the best WINTER BETS SETS IN N Nearly four and a ii half bait Indies of snow fell tell yesterday thus making about 16 Inches of the time beautiful already this season lelson This Is IH more snoW enow suo than fell toll In Inthe Inthe inthe the volley valley all nil last winter The early euly winter his has had Its Ita effect on the tue price of lit If hay ha already the tho price has now ad advanced to JO V 6 In iii the th stuck stack and amul will likely So IC 0 as OS high bight as ns 38 8 before spring LEFT WORTHLESS CHECKS A young Insurance man alan known by bytho 11 bythe the tho name of ot Shorty among the local said aid to liMe have shaken the tho snow of Oakley oft off his shoes yesterday morn mornIng mornIng Ing lag leaving several worthless hank bank checks chocks behind him the holders of or which are arn said laid to be mourning losses to the extent of at about JIW tOi IW W C 0 the tile new town toun mar marshal shot Is doing some orne active work vork to catch and nut have punished severn several saloon keep keepers ers era who ho are lire snit saId to bo lie conducting gambling dens In 11 connection with their arum 1110 m shops shop ANTI A TI CIGARETTE MOVEMENT roI At present there thore Is n a determined effort being h ln on the tho part lart of tho tim town council and leading I citizens of ot tIlls this sec th n to put n a 11 stop to tho the ever eler Increasing lag InK evil of nf the use tine of ot nami luther liquor by hy minors Tho The laws of ot Idaho prohibit tho the sale snIp of at those articles to boys bos The object of ot this movement Is h not only to antl cIgarette and liquor clubs club nil fill over oCr the valley but to use uso every eyer legitimate means possible to bring about a better condition of or habits among the boys und mind men also A It s ton of if the State Tanners In will he be hell held h 1 l at nt Burley Hurley on Dec 9 has J 3 of ot was taken to Oakley for medical treatment a u few days ago ogo he was seized with a severe attack of ot Mrs Corn Cora Dayton c S stricken with fever teer |
