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Show Leave For Boise Valley Cache County People Will Locate In That Vicinity In a Short Time. J. W. Pickett, Ezra Campbell and Andrew Hammond returned Sunday from n trip up through, Payette, Holse and Crandc Houndc Valllcs In a search for a farming location. The gentlemen gentle-men found In the Holse valley Just what they were looking for, und Messrs Campbell and Hammond will leave for the new Held just as soon as they get ready. Mr. Pickett will probably go In the fall. Mr. Pickett In speaking of the Idaho country Is enthusiastic to the highest degree. He said ho saw there more money, more energy, more line country coun-try and more progress in a week than he has seen here in ten years He s-iys the country Is full of the big broad-minded easterners with money who are making that country the Mower garden of Kden. While land Is selling at ifM) and $100 an acre, It Is worth It, as it raises continuously every crop laisablc In the .country between Nampa and Holse, where he proposes to locate, the soil Is a sandy loam, easily worked, and with le turns that arc phenomenal. The climate Is said to be tho nearest thing to perfect and the residents devoid of rehetima-tlsm, rehetima-tlsm, an atlllctlon that makes life miserable for Mr. Pickett. In his opinion he has seen no country that equals it with the exception of the "bottom lands" In old Missouri, from which he hails. Mr. Pickett speaks in highest terms of Era Merrill, son of the late Apostle Apos-tle Merrill, who Is now In the Holse country. That gentletned showed the Cache county Inqulicrs all over the country and proved himself so familiar with the land and the owners that he was nn Invaluable aid. Mr. Pickett lays Merrill has a standing In that country second to none, his word being be-ing as good as a bond any place. Mr. Pickett is one of the staunch Republicans of the College ward district, dis-trict, a most energetic man, a solid fellow, and his going away in the near future will Ik; regretted. Messrs Hammond Ham-mond and Campbell are good men of Providence- all staunch citizens such as the county can Illy allord to lose However, best wishes will follow them Into their new homes. |