NEWSPAPER REFERENCES TO THE COUNCIL, IDAHO
AREA
     1877 through 1950
     These notes were made by Dale Fisk for use in research. 
Personal comments and notes are generally within brackets []. 
These notes do not include all the items relevant to the Adams
Country area that were printed in these newspapers.
                        1930

Adams County Leader, Jan 10, 1930
    Mail routes to go to C.E. Parke for Council to Mesa
                    and  Eddie Haines for  Old Davis  to Wildhorse
Adams County Leader, Jan 24, 1930
    Frank George had to abandon his mail and freight truck after
shoveling through drifts for several hours on his way to Cuprum. 
He borrowed a team and sleigh and continued on.  "He had to
change teams five times before reaching Cuprum at 12 o'clock at
night."

Adams County Leader, Feb 21, 1930
    J.J. Larkey died - born 1858 in Albany, NY - had 5 kids - to
Idaho at Fruitvale in 1911 until his death Feb 15 - buried in IOOF
cemetery- one daughter is Mrs. Ernest McMahan

Adams County Leader, Feb 28, 1930
    "The room in the lower part of the Odd Fellows building which
had been used for the library the past six weeks has been rented by
Mr. Keckler for his barber shop,..."  Library is now located in front
part of the Odd Fellows banquet room... open Weds and Saturdays
afternoons.
    "The highway is in the worst condition it has ever been since
building."  almost impassible near Cambridge and Midvale
    Lee Zink to take Council to Cuprum mail route at $2100 per
year.  Eddie Haines to continue into Wildhorse.
    "Sixty-five gallons of cream was shipped from Fruitvale station
in the past two days."

Adams County Leader, Mar 21, 1930
    Fire at Cuprum.  Darland Hotel and Mrs. Mabel Sproul's home
spared.  Started in the James house, leased by the Kleinschmidt
Bros.  Burned all buildings north of it to Anderson place.  Burned:
dance hall, Mrs. Sprague's bldgs and 2 of Mrs. James houses
    Albert Kleinschmidt came up from Weiser and on to Cuprum.

Adams County Leader, Mar 28, 1930
    Apparently Mrs. J.J. Larkey of Fruitvale moved to Boise after
her husband died.

Adams County Leader, Apr 4, 1930
    Bill Parker and Jessie Foreman married at Wenatchee, Wash.
[Dick's parents] They will live there.
    Mrs. Ivie and sons Joe and Wallace have moved into the Larkey
house at Fruitvale.

Adams County Leader, Apr 11, 1930
    The Wm Lemons sold the Council [Pomona] hotel to Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. Stephans (formerly of Cuprum Hotel)
    Fruitvale Stockyards almost done.

Adams County Leader, Apr 18, 1930
    Fruitvale: Cox's sold their place and are moving to Payette.  Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan moving in.
    Mrs. Burtenshaw made up a pictorial history of the American
Legion Auxiliary, Bert Harpham post of Council, which will be
sent to the state headquarters to be placed on file.  Photos of the
Legion hall, Bert Harpham, Mrs. Harpham and more.
    [The long PIN sports league would seem to have been named
after the area served by the P+IN railroad.] Headline: "P.I.N. Line
Base Ball Organized"  Next paper refers to "P.I.N. League"

Adams County Leader, May 16, 1930
    L.L. Burtenshaw has been trap shooting since he was a young
beginning lawyer.  At finals in Boise, he shot 100 without a miss. 
197 out of total 200 for the day and won the high average.

Adams County Leader, May 23, 1930
    Community Athletic field being bought along the Highway South
of town.  Promoted by the American Legion.
    Winning History essay by Rose Freehafer printed.
    Fruitvale: Millie Bethel, "and her club of youngsters", Ray Sailor
and his players, Ms. Hulse and the Ivie and Burt boys put on a very
interesting program at the school.  [Maybe the play Edna Hulse
Rice talks about on the oral interview tape.]

Adams County Leader, May 30, 1930
    Robert Harrington sold his ranch on Hornet Creek to Charles
Wedding [Clarence Wedding's father] Mr. H moved into Vern
Harrington's old house for now.

Adams County Leader, June 27, 1930
    Pioneer Picnic to be held again this year - same place: Deseret
Ranch 1 mile north of town.
    Hugh Addington operates a wrecker truck and brings in cars that
are broke down or wrecked.

Adams County Leader, July 4, 1930
    Hungry people coming through Council asking for food is
becoming quite common.  A woman with children came to Mrs.
Stephans at her hotel [Pomona] begging for food.
    Lee Zink how has contract for Cuprum mail. Howard Rush has
the Mesa route [temporarily?]
    Fruitvale: "Mr. and Mrs. Fisk just returned from Seattle where
they have been visiting Mr. Fisk's brother, who has been quite ill."
    Troy Perkins bought Winkler's Cash Grocery.  Jim Winkler
retiring.

Adams County Leader, July 11, 1930
    Forest Service road being built into the head of Boulder Creek
from Price Valley.
    In "The State We Live In" column by Byron Defenbach: "When
placer gold was discovered in 1860, there were practically no
white people in what is now Idaho, one year later there were over
seven thousand at Pierce." Idaho Territory was created Mar 3,
1863 and had 4 counties, ten mining towns and an estimated white
population of 20,000.  By 1870, the heyday of placer mining was
over and other occupations pulled ahead... the population shrank
to 14,999

Adams County Leader, July 25, 1930
    2nd Pioneer Picnic held - Frank Harris spoke
    Fred Cool still has business interests here.

Adams County Leader, Aug 22, 1930
    Mrs. Shearer on the Ridge, killed 3 rattlesnakes in her yard and
her neighbor "just above" her has killed over 30 on his place this
summer.  [? Only rattlesnakes Dick Fisk ever heard of on the ridge
was way south, almost to town.  May have meant another place.]

Adams County Leader, Aug 29, 1930
    School:                 Teacher:
    Mesa                    Olive Addington
    Lower Dale              Miss Ruby Poynor
    Pleasant Ridge          Miss Ruby Hahn
    Upper Dale              Katie Marble
    Fruitvale               Miss Gertrude Brandon
    Bear                    Cora Sears
    Glendale                Miss Carney Burden
    [complete list of all schools in Adams County given in paper]

    The North South highway is being oiled in many places, but not
all. [I've come to believe this means paved.]
    Son born to Mrs. C.H. Swanstrom

Adams County Leader, Sept 12, 1930
    James Andrew Lakey died at Payette - buried in Hornet Creek
cemetery.  Born in 1865 in Oregon.
    "Bob Lindsay has done [a] good deal of remodeling and
improving on the hotel and plunge at Starkey the past spring and
summer and he is planning now for further construction before next
year's busy season is on."
    Fruitvale: Weds. was Mrs. C.F. Burt's 65th birthday [in 1926,
she would have been 61]  She is known as "Grandma Burt"

Adams County Leader, Sept 19, 1930
    Mrs. Manuel Oling died (Betty) born in Sweden 1860 - 6 kids. 
Son= Victor.  Her husband came here in 1892, 9 years before his
wife.  She followed in 1901 and learned English here.  buried in
IOOF cemetery
    The C.F. Lapins moved into their beautiful new house.  Has
electric lights, full basement cost $5,000
    Street from the highway to the school is nearly impassible in wet
weather. [It was fixed with gravel soon after this.]

Adams County Leader, Oct 3, 1930
    The Will Wilson family moved to the Doughty farm on the ridge.

Adams County Leader, Oct 17, 1930
    Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Wilkinson of Southern Oregon have bought
the Lick Creek ranch. Large ranch.  "Since the financial difficulties
following the war the ranch has been under various and sundry
owners while some one was being found who would... put it back
to its original glory as one of best stock ranches of this part of
Idaho."
    Ruth Finn died in Yakima
    Fruitvale: stockyards used to load this week= sheep, apples, and
sugar beets.

Adams County Leader, Oct 24, 1930
    Frank Fisk died in Tacoma

Adams County Leader, Nov 14, 1930
    Whiteley house across the st. from the Leader office
    [There has been much talk and promotion of a Baker to Council
road, or more accurately, a drive to improve the existing roads to
induce travel and tourism through the Snake River Canyon (later
called Hells Canyon) and bring business to both towns.]

Adams County Leader, Dec 5, 1930
    Bear: Nancy James, wife of Walter James, died - born 1868

Adams County Leader, Dec 12, 1930
    Dr. Higgs has returned to Council to practice

Adams County Leader, Dec 19, 1930
    "Jim Fisk is spending the winter in California."
    Fruitvale teacher is Miss Brandon
    Gene Koontz died in Boise [obituary in nest issue]

Adams County Leader, Dec 26, 1930
    Obituary of Gene Koontz - born 1862 - to Council 1906   Kids=
Mrs. Charley Ross, Mrs. Dale Donnelly, Miss Dorris Koontz. 
Gene was the night watchman at Mesa for many years.


                        1931

Adams County Leader, Jan 2, 1931
    East room of the Cool - Donnelly building, formerly office and
supply room of Council Garage, rented by V.L. Newcomb for a
store. [this store didn't last very long]
    Obituary of G.W. Lewis

Adams County Leader, Jan 10, 1931
    Girl (Lois Marie) born to Mrs. Everett Ryals [Lois later married
Wayne Bowin)

Adams County Leader, Jan 16, 1931
    J.A. Darland has installed an "electric light plant" "large enough
to supply several homes.  These are the first electric lights in
Cuprum."

Adams County Leader, Jan 23, 1931
    Frank Peters brought big timbers through town for the new
bridge across the Weiser river at the mouth of Cottonwood creek,
from Pole Creek - with 2 four horse teams and special sleds.  W.F.
Winkler took a good photo.

Adams County Leader, Feb 6, 1931
    "Jesse Smith, the fellow Smith's mountain was named after...."

Adams County Leader, Feb 13, 1931
    Girl (Ruth) born to Mrs. Ralph Finn, Feb 8

Adams County Leader, Mar 6, 1931
    Mr. Fisk came home from Calif. - Herbert drove to Weiser to get
him.
    Council H.S. to start a band

Adams County Leader, Mar 27, 1931
    Geo Westfall resigned after 13 years as maintenance
superintendent on the highway between Mesa and Starkey
    Jim Potter "of Seven Devils fame" was the main fiddler at Bear
dance

Adams County Leader, Apr 24, 1931
    Gem State Oil Co., Alva Ingram - local manger - is building a
"modern auto camp and service station at the corner opposite the
old Methodist church.  Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Brown will manage it.
    Ed Kent died - drove Kramer stage into Seven Devils for 11
years. Came to this area about 1905
May 1, 1931
    "Hugh Addington's garage and the building which belonged to
George Pfann, and Pfann's blacksmith shop all went up in smoke
Friday night...." Hugh carelessly threw a match aside, and it landed
in a pan of oil = poof!
    Arthur C. Thorpe died - former Co. commissioner - born 1861
- came to Council 1918 - lived on Hornet Creek - had 5 kids (one
is Arthur Jr.)
    Ruby Poynor was teaching at Lower Dale

Adams County Leader, May 15, 1931
    Photos of the 14 H.S. graduates

Adams County Leader, June 12, 1931
    3rd annual pioneer picnic June 7th - 1500 people attended
    Dr. Thurston has replaced Dr. Higgs as Council's doctor
    "E.F. Fisk, Fruitvale received a telegram Tuesday telling him of
the death of his brother in California."

Adams County Leader, June 19, 1931
    Elizabeth Woods of Goodrich, died - born 1855 - obituary
Adams County Leader, July 3, 1931
    Billy Browns new service station (across from old M.E. church)
has a lunch room, and several cabins.

Adams County Leader, July 31, 1931
    Fred Weed is selling his meat market.  Has been in business 30
years.

Adams County Leader, Aug 7, 1931
    Miles D. Chaffee died at the home of Roy Bethel at Fruitvale
where he had lived for some time.  Had recently returned from
several months at the Veterans Hospital in Boise.  age 82 - born
1849 in Penn. died Aug 2, 1931 - still a bachelor.  Served 18 years
in the military as an Indian fighter, much of his service time was in
Idaho Territory.  Owned the present McGinley ranch.

Adams County Leader, Aug 14, 1931
    W.H. Hoover and Tom Morgan trying to get a dam built at Price
Valley again.  Same effort as in 1920.
    L.L. Burtenshaw placed close to the top in the national trap
shooting tournament in Calif. or Oregon.
    Very dry summer in the west.  Fires everywhere.

Adams County Leader, Aug 28, 1931
    Claude Ham got contract to carry mail to and from RR depot =
$35 per month

Adams County Leader, Sept 11, 1931
    "There are fifteen thousand television receivers in American
homes today."  Broadcasting stations in several cities.  Most
screens are  3"X 5" or 8"X 8".
    Senator William E. Borah had dinner at the Starkey Hot Springs
Hotel with the Van Hoesen family last Sunday, and was registered
at the Hotel.
    Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sailor have sold the Fruitvale store.  Everett
Ryals, the former owner, bought it back.
    School opened at Fruitvale - Miss Brandau teaching again.

Adams County Leader, Sept 18, 1931
    "The Huntington - Homestead railroad that offered
transportation outlet for the Seven Devils mining district is soon to
be a thing of the past,..." "The trains have ceased to run officially
and in the near future shipments of ore from the Seven Devils
district will have to follow its old route to rails over the hills to
Council."
    Co. Commissioners: "There is an expressed opinion that rural
dance licenses will be denied generally this year, or until such
dances can be conducted in a better way as regards drinking and
carousing."

Adams County Leader, Sept 25, 1931
    Mention of a Lookout at Iron Springs
    "C.A. Phillips has installed scales on Front street, opposite the
depot,.." to weight trucks etc. - primarily for coal.
    Ad: Alvin S. Thurston - office in drug store building

Adams County Leader, Oct 2, 1931
    "The nearest open territory for killing elk is in the Chamberlain
Basin section."
    "R.M. March has built a new slaughter house near the highway
south of town." cement floor. [run by Jay Williams in the late
1950's and now (1990's) Ruben Lout's place]

Adams County Leader, Oct 9, 1931
    Test holes being dug to find bedrock at Price Valley - a dam still
hoped for.

Adams County Leader, Oct 16, 1931
    Tuckers closed down their hotel and restaurant.  It reverts to the
mortgage holder.

Adams County Leader, Oct 23, 1931
    Sugar beets yield about 20 tons per acre at Fruitvale according
to Sterling McGinley - eight 44-ton cars were shipped last week.

Adams County Leader, Nov 6, 1931
    William H. Hoover died in Boise while on a business trip Oct
31. Born in 1863 in Penn.  Son= John Hoover.  Came to Idaho
1915
    Postmaster job at Fruitvale is vacant - applications taken
    [Isaac and Lucy McMahan have lived in Portland for several
years. They come to Fruitvale to visit quite often.]

Adams County Leader, Nov 13, 1931
    A boy, Robert Lewis, born to Mrs. A.L. Hagar
    Lee Zink bought the old Crooked River school building, moved
it "a short distance, and converted it into a half-way stage station
for winter use.  "Otto Russell will reside there and care for stock
used in the relay work occasionally required at the upper end of the
stage line."

Adams County Leader, Nov 20, 1931
    Fred Lappin bought the "E.I. Osborn place, one of the best
ranches of the valley." [This was the old Mark Winkler ranch on
which Fred lived for many years, until he retired.]

Adams County Leader, Dec 3, 1931
    Grays Creek school burned down


                                1932

Adams County Leader, Jan 29, 1932
    Mention of Wilkie Canyon

Adams County Leader, Feb 5, 1934
    Barney Camp married Mable McFadden

Adams County Leader, Feb 19, 1932
    "The mail route from here to Cuprum is becoming more difficult
- 3 men being required for the trip.  Lee Zink goes from Council to
Old Davis, Oscar Russell from Old Davis to Bear and Toby
Warner from there to Cuprum."

Adams County Leader, Feb 26, 1932
    Wm "Sid" Geddes died - born in Nova Scotia 1852 - came to
Council more than 32 years ago.

Adams County Leader, Mar 11, 1934
    Housing is short in Council

Adams County Leader, Mar 18, 1932
    Gilbert Shaw married Erma Lillie Harrington

Adams County Leader, Apr 8, 1932
    Walter Schroff died - about age 80 - obituary - born 1852 in
Germany - to Hornet Crk 1905 until he died - buried Hornet
Cemetery
    [Much news lately of people running out of hay - had to turn out
cattle on little feed. Heavy snow winter - many buildings fell in.]
Adams County Leader, Apr 15, 1932
    Charles Campbell died at a Boise hospital - born 1853.  Pioneer
rancher in Meadows Valley - founder of Circle C ranch. good
obituary
    Frank Colson died - old pioneer of Salubria came there as an
infant.  son= Walter Colson of Council - buried Salubria Cemetery
    William Outhwait died - from Cuprum - born 1853 or so.  Came
to Cuprum during the mining boom and was a Postmaster there.

Adams County Leader, May 6, 1932
    Jim Herron bought the Essy shoe repair machinery and installed
it in his building West of the Merit store.

Adams County Leader, May 13, 1932
    Floyd, Clarence, Raymond, Robert and Jimmie McFadden sent
to separate homes and schools.

Adams County Leader, May 27, 1932
    Victor Oling family returned to Crooked river ranch from Ore.
    "Little Melvin Ryals" ran a pitchfork through his foot.

Adams County Leader, June 3, 1932
    [Gold ore*] mill set up at North Hornet Mines by Will Freehafer
    Council Box and Lumber Co. moved to new location
    *See June 17th issue

Adams County Leader, June 10, 1932
    Krauter and Ludwig Lumber Co. at Strawberry took over the
Myers sawmill and began operation
    "Herbert Fisk went to Boise Friday and returned with a Ford
truck."
    Mr. and Mrs. Art Wilkie of Idaho Falls and sons Fred and Wells
visiting Mrs. Wilkie's mother, Mrs. M.J. Zink

Adams County Leader, June 17, 1932
    Bob Barbour and others nabbed by prohibition officers and
taken to Boise.

Adams County Leader, June 24, 1932
    Man found dead near Lost Lake

Adams County Leader, July 8, 1932
    Bridge below Cambridge collapsed and traffic now must take
"the old Salubria route."
    Population of Adams County = 3,266
    "Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Wilkie of Caldwell..."

Adams County Leader, July 15, 1932
    "Everett Ryals, Fruitvale merchant was in town Thursday
attending to business affairs.  He says the depression hasn't hit
Fruitvale community noticeably except that people have no money. 
Of course money isn't much of an object now days anyway - things
to eat and wear is the important problem.  Everett furnishes those
items so why should the folks worry."

Adams County Leader, July 22, 1932
    Tom Doughty drowned - born 1882 - age 50 - here about 1898
- very popular local business man - long obituary

Adams County Leader, July 29, 1932
    [The old wooden water pipes that supply Council are in bad
shape] some are being replaced with iron pipe.
    F.H. Kleinschmidt says "Cuprum is dead and awaiting burial
until mining revives."  Red Ledge still going through the courts.

Adams County Leader, Aug 5, 1932
    "The big Addington building is now empty, except the Post
Office, since the Tucker family vacated it last Saturday."

Adams County Leader, Aug 12, 1932
    Lon Spear killed himself - age 37 - with a .30-.30 rifle  "Burial
was at Fruitvale cemetery."[?]  He was despondent after the doctor
told him he had trench mouth - a curable gum disease.
    [L.D.S. church services have been held in Fruitvale, in private
homes, for a year or two]

Adams County Leader, Aug 26, 1932
    Fiddle contest to be part of the Weiser Fair and Rodeo

Adams County Leader, Sept 2, 1932
    "First National Bank of Boise with nine affiliated banks in
Southern Idaho are out of business."

Adams County Leader, Oct 7, 1932
    Evergreen service station to be remodeled and added onto. 
Addition to be 45' X 50'.  Front will be done over and new roof to
cover old and new part.  Lumber from Strawberry mill.
    Photo of the late Tom Doughty
    "Elder J.L. Sandidge of the reorganized church of Latter Day
Saints began Wednesday night holding services at Legion hall,
Council." Regular meeting to continue through the 16th.

Adams County Leader, Oct 21, 1932
    12 year old John Fisk killed a bear [this story grossly
exaggerated.  Actually two cubs were killed by Dick Fisk.  John
was along.  This occurred at the divide between the head of Warm
Springs Creek, and the bend of Lost Creek.]

Adams County Leader, Oct 28, 1932
    "Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lindsay at Starkey are having an up to
date chicken house made.  Natural warm water will be piped
through the building and other up to date necessary devices will be
installed."
    2 1/2 lb. baby born to Mrs. Lester Marks Monday. 7 month
pregnancy- the baby is doing as well as can be expected.

Adams County Leader, Nov 4, 1932
    Land bought from P+IN RR to build new Forest Service
buildings.  John Bast got the contract.

Adams County Leader, Nov 11, 1932
    Mark Winkler Jr. killed in cave in near Los Angeles
    Soren Hanson died Nov 3.  Born in Denmark 1871 - came to
Hornet Creek 1883 - married Dora Lakey 1902

Adams County Leader, Nov 18, 1932
    Ervie Shaw married Margaret Jackson
    Obituary of Mark Winkler Jr. 1902 - 1932
Adams County Leader, Dec 23, 1932
    Leo Hancock bought the theater from John Hancock
    New manager of Council Hardware = Mr. Saling.  Completely
remodeled.

Adams County Leader, Dec 30, 1932
    Minnie Zink died = age almost 84 - born 1849 - married Samuel
Zink who died 1895 in Missouri.  Came to Council Valley in 1899.
    Dan Bisbee in letter to County Commissioners:"The old settlers
of Wildhorse made the road from the mouth of No Business Creek
to the Seven Devils road at Ruckers saw mill, and it never cost the
county a cent, and gave it to the county."
    Charles Hackney, who once published the Meadows Eagle
paper, has just closed the doors at the Silver City Avalanche paper. 
This is the end of this paper after 63 years in publication.


                            1933

Adams County Leader, Jan 19, 1933
    Dr. Thurston has installed the first X-ray machine in Council.
[The nearest one was at Weiser until now.]

Adams County Leader, Jan 6, 1933
    Miss Davis = teacher at Bear

Adams County Leader, Jan 13, 1933
    "Tom Green came in Monday with a sleigh, and took his wife
and infant son home to Johnson Creek." [was this George Green?]

Adams County Leader, Jan 20, 1933
    Obituary of John Ingram
Adams County Leader, Feb 24, 1933
    The old school house at Fruitvale collapsed under heavy snow. 
Lester McMahan (owner) was going to tear down "the old shack"
anyway.  2 big barns in the area also caved in - there has been
much snow, followed by rain.

Adams County Leader, Mar 10, 1933
    Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated
Adams County Leader, Mar 17,1933
    Dr. Benjamin, former Council Doctor, now of New Plymouth,
arrested by Federal agents for illegally prescribing morphine.  "Dr.
Benjamin is alleged to have been the source of narcotics which
were being used and distributed by a small ring to addicts in and
around Boise."

Adams County Leader, Apr 21, 1933
    "Mrs. W.T. Robertson, post mistress of Bear..."
    "Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cole, Hornet creek, are proud parents of
twin boys born Sunday 16th.  Names: Lee Frank and Joe Edward."

Adams County Leader, Apr 28, 1933
    Council Box and Lumber Co. moving to Payette
Adams County Leader, May 19, 1933
    Hitler mentioned - Roosevelt announces "new deal" policy
    John Thompson died - early pioneer - homesteaded on Hornet
where Roy Snell lives now [1933] - age 75 - born 1857 in Iowa -
buried at Richland, Ore.

Adams County Leader, May 26, 1933
    John Thompson obituary = came to Indian Valley in 1878,
Hornet Creek in 1879.  He "hauled the first load of ore from Seven
Devils to Weiser the nearest Railroad in 1894."  Then freighted in
various locations in the North West.  About 1899 he sold his ranch
to Billie Wilson who lives on the Ridge.  Came back here to
Fruitvale this Apr to the Tom Morgan place.  Has a son, John Jr.
and 5 other kids.

Adams County Leader, June 30, 1933
    A CCC camp has been set up here recently.  Sometimes referred
to as a "Forest Camp" as that is where they will work mostly.

Adams County Leader, June 23, 1933
    Cooley Butler is still trying to get the Red Ledge mine going.
    List of teachers:
    Tamarack - Pauline Biggor
    Upper Dale - Helen Heimsoth
    Fruitvale - Lillie Barker
    Glendale - Elsie Phillips
    Lower Dale - Miss Grace Raphael
Adams County Leader, June 16, 1933
    "Council's 'village square has been plowed and harrowed,
preparatory for some kind of rejuvenation."
    Nearly all of the Fruitvale kids are busily employed thinning
beats. [sugar beets?]
    Hemenger boy - age 8 - fell into Wildhorse - not found.  Feared
his body may have reached Snake River.
   "Lucia Johnson is at Starkey assisting Mrs. Lindsay with her
hotel work."

Adams County Leader, June 9, 1933
    CCC camp set up on the tract East of Billie Brown corner
[Across from present Starlite Motel, near present Cheveron
Station.]
    Minnie Schroff died - born 1864 - wife of Walter - mother of Ed
and Clarence Schroff.

Adams County Leader, June 2, 1933
    Obituary of Sebra (Mrs. James) Brewer
Adams County Leader, July 14, 1933
    Mrs. C.F. Burt (Eunice) died.  Born on wagon train to Utah in
1865 in Colo.  To Fruitvale 1919 - 6 sons: Charles, Harry, Will,
Fred, Harold, Claud, and one daughter: May Hulse.  Buried IOOF
cemetery.

Adams County Leader, July 31, 1933
    Road to be widened, Fruitvale to Starkey.
    There is a CCC camp at Price Valley.
Aug 4, 1933
    "Some nice buildings are being erected at the Council forest
headquarter site west of the D. Russell home.  A good office
building, new bungalows and various buildings to make the
Council headquarters a creditable home for rangers and officials."

Adams County Leader, Aug 11, 1933
    "John Fisk of the E.F. Fisk ranch on Westfork sustained a
broken wrist Tuesday when attempting to crank a Dodge truck."

Adams County Leader, Aug 18, 1933
    2 big apple storage buildings being built at Mesa - 75' X 100'
with basements.

Adams County Leader, Sept 8, 1933
    Fred W. Beier died - born 1853 in N.Y.  To Council 1884.  He
built a saw mill "on Mill creek just at the mouth of the canyon, and
many of the first homes in the valley were constructed from lumber
manufactured by him."
    Huntley and Kleinschmidt grades to be widened and rebuilt.
Sept 29, 1933
    George Robertson died - born 1851 - to Council 1883 - eight
kids, 7 living: Albert, Pete, Oliver, Mary McGinley, Laura Ward,
Millie Bethel, Beth Hill (Portland), Leona (dead).  He lived at
Fruitvale when he died, but lived a long time on his homestead on
Mill Creek.

Adams County Leader, Oct 6, 1933
    Deb Shaw took over the Council Meat Market
    Mr. and Mrs. Billie Wilson moved from the Ridge to near the
Clarence Schroff place.

Adams County Leader, Oct. 13, 1933
    CCC camp closed - will not be back next year.
    Hugh Addington's garage business burned - total loss - their
house didn't burn.

Adams County Leader, Oct 20, 1933
    Huntley grade, Bear to Cuprum, being rebuilt, and the old route
has practically been abandoned.  " 'Cats' meaning of course,
caterpillar tractors and better known as bulldozers are about all that
is needed in actual road construction nowadays.  The medium sized
cat now working on that job dug out a 'trail' as they call it, the
entire distance of the road in about a week.  That trail is almost as
good a road as the old road."
    The Forest Service residence recently built cost $2,500.  Also
built: a garage, store house with basement, work shop, office
building, and a barn.  John Raphael is Forest Sup.
    Robertson Bros. at Fruitvale have started a sorghum business. 
This is their first year.  They have planted "Japanese Honey Drip"
sugar came.  "They have installed proper sorgum producing
equipment and sorgum is coming forth,..."
    Girl born to the Will Burts

Adams County Leader, Oct 27, 1933
    Mrs. J.H. (Katherine) McGinley died  at Fruitvale.  Came there
in 1916.


                        1934

Adams County Leader, Apr 6, 1934
    Fred Glenn played for IOOF dance
Adams County Leader, Apr 13, 1934
    Headline: "Mesa Orchard goes to Receiver - Difficulties of
depression preclude possibility of satisfying creditors"

Adams County Leader, Apr 20, 1934
    Fir trees were planted in the town square.  They were taken from
local forest.

Adams County Leader, June 29, 1934
    Old Huntley house burned, near Cuprum - 3 stories plus
basement.  Built about 1901.  Extensive quotes from Jan 1934
Statesman article by Huntley.  House covered by insurance, but not
contents.

Adams County Leader, July 20, 1934
    "Mr. Fisk and Glen Burt have gone to Black Lake, Dick Fisk
and Lester Marks are already up there."

Adams County Leader, Aug 17, 1934
    Teachers:
    Upper Dale - Elizabeth Williams
    Bear - Mary Sailor
    Glendale - Elsie Phillips
    White - Helen Clement [Later married Lester Gould]
    Wildhorse - Cora Sears
    Lower Dale - Flora Davis
    more listed in paper

    Mr. and Mrs. Isaac McMahan have moved back to Fruitvale
from Portland.

Adams County Leader, Sept 7, 1934
    Robert Lindsay of Starkey
    Cement sidewalks being installed in Council.  Reference to
"sidewalk leading past the Leader building to the court house..."
[This leads me to thing the Leader office was then at its present
location.]
    John Bast putting up new ceiling and walls of composition board
to improve acoustics in the theater.
    Mesa Orchards in foreclosure.
Adams County Leader, Oct 26, 1934
    Rev. F. D. Brown and wife moved to Fruitvale to start a
Nazarene church.  Meetings to be in school until a church is built.
    "George McMahan of New Meadows narrowly escaped death
Sunday when he was struck by a truck on the highway near
Fruitvale."  It hit his head, knocked him unconscious for several
hours, cracked his skull, gave him an ugly scalp gash, and fractured
his collar bone.  [When George was a small boy, he was kicked in
the head by a horse.  He got a bad scalp gash then too.]

Adams County Leader, Nov 9, 1934
    Kleinschmidt grade work to start - foreman is John Darland -
crew of about 20 men -will widen turnouts and corners and widen
whole grade.  Great visions of a "highway" to Baker that has been
hoped for for years, may be realized.

Adams County Leader, Nov 16, 1934
    27 year old John Lappin killed in mine accident at Juneau,
Alaska
    New bell tower at Fruitvale school
Adams County Leader, Nov 23, 1934
    New Shell station to be East of Ham's station, where Hugh
Addington's garage burned a few years back - foundation done.
    Fruitvale school has 20 boys and 8 girls attending.  New belfry
"relieves the bell's weight from the porch floor where it formerly
rested."