| Show THRIVING SHELLEY Founder of Enterprising Idaho TOun lown Tells of Its Development J F P Shelley She lie founder merchant and andlor for lor seventeen years ears a resident of ot Shel Shelley ShelIe Icy ley Ie Idaho Is registered at the thc New Windsor today toda He 1 II is manager of or tho the Shelley Shelby Mercantile company compan with branches at Blackfoot and Basalt Mr ti II Shelley Shelle Is enthusiastic over oer the G Gem GOm jm state StateS and particularly his section Shelley being located between Black Blackfoot toot foot and Idaho Falls a 11 country that has lias made phenomenal strides of or late years ears Our little town now new has Ions a population population tion lion of or about he ho said but tho time I school district t numbers Its 50 chil ehi children dren In the past five years ears land values havo have mado made tremendous advances Ground that then could have havo been pur purchased purchased purchased chased for tor 25 an acre nere now commands comman s 75 76 to per acre This has imas been beon a particularly particular pros prosperous prosperous prosperous year all around and the tho farm farmers farmers em ers and anti ranchers are arc rejoicing Baled hay nay today commands 13 a ton wheat brings a hundred and other grains In proportion 1909 witnessed I shipments from loin Shelley of or at least 1500 1100 carloads of or produce mado made up I chiefly of or wheat oats barley potatoes I nay hal ha flour and anti other othor mill stuffs l This Is s an aim Increase of cars In three years ears As an instance of or what may indy bo be dono done by b not scientific but good hard sonso farming in Shelley district A few tew years ago a man purchased 40 O acres for Tor 2400 This year oar ho was offered In cash for tor his potato crop alono alone The Tho one years ears yield more than timan paid for tho the price of or the entire Tarm farm Shelley boasts boast some of ot the time best bc t potato lands In tho the state Time The average probably run bushels bushel to the tho acre but It Is in no unusual thing thin for or orthIs this yIeld lold Iel to bo be more moro than doubled Shelley Itself Is coming to tho the front Under construction today arc are a modern moderns system s lItem of or water works and nn an date ditto electric lighting plant Tho The light lightIng lightIng Ing Ins plant Is 15 being put In by b private parties Tho The lights will be turned on for tor the first tIme probably next week This together with tho the water works will give tho time town quite tho the airs of ot a modern little city elt The town was wa bond bonded bonded bonded ed for tor for tor tho time construction of ot the water system The work worle Is well welt wellIn wellIn In hand the recent unusually cold weather cather putting a n temporary stop to operations Early next spring should witness tho the turning In of the water to tho the village A A fine quality of or water has been secured by driving ng nga a six six Inch pipe to a depth of or two or three hundred feet toot which water la in turned into tho the reservoir and from there thore conducted Into tho the mains Shelley has an Industry not found in inmany Inmany inmany many western states state concluded Mr Shelley Shelle This la is Its It alfalfa mill Hero HeN tho tIme alfalfa hay stems leaves anti and all allaro allaro allare aro are put through the tho mill coming out In imi time the shape shapo of or a II sort of or bran This is put In imm hundred pound sacks and B MIls eli for tor about 20 a ton tori Consider Considerable Considerable ConsIderable able Is being shipped to far as and near points and aUlI It proves a very desirable and satisfactory feed teed for tor all kinds of ot animals and poultry |
