Deseret Evening News | 1908-12-12 | Page 27 | Commercial Club Organized at Driggs

v COMMERCIAL CLUB ORGANIZED AT DRIGGS Special Correspondence r RIGGS Ida Ia Dec S Saturday Dec L B G the business s men and farmers of and vicinity organized a u so society society as Uw the Driggs Commercial club Tho following elected of officers J 1 n Fairbanks president James A Berry e vice Ico president ent James JamesF F Griggs secretary Charles Chor Ch l treasurer D C Dr J JH JH H Fuller A C Ulmer William Wilam Wilson Wison and N C Edlefsen advisory board bard Great enthusiasm was wa manifest at atthe the tho all al bent on boosting the tho town N C Edlefsen has h boon bon elected J Ioa oad supervisor of ot Driggs district people residing in Pratt ward ate aro over oer being able to make malte entry on the tho Porno Somo of the people have resided there IS 18 to 20 years and now Is tho list they havo hae boon bon allowed to Ilo on their thel lands owing to the fact of tho former fOller s not approved by b tho de department 3 en t of oC the Int at Washington D C Now they are arc able ablo to leave claims they will wi begin a now n town in Idaho just west cst ono milo from tho Wyoming line lne Recently thu threshing machine men reported the for COI the thu season and an estimate of bushell of ot grain havo hao been heen raised Instead of oC 0 us as previously estimated The coal coining from the mines is I bettor better than ever A suing of 48 teams In lino lne cr seen eel coming com II to the mines from Crom the Rexburg valley alley I This shows the tho wonderful development of coal coni here holl This place Is at present supplying thousands of tons of oC coal to the tho Snake River valley people