I. O. O. F. (ODD FELLOWS)
To establish lodge March 27. 3/3/05-6. Lodge established. 3/31/05-4. Twin Falls Lodge No. 23. 10/27/05-4.
See also: Odd Fellows Club.

I. X. L. OYSTER AND CHOP HOUSE
Laurie and Cameron, proprietors; on Main St. 9/22/05-4. Advertisement. Cameron Brothers, proprietors. 1/5/06-4. Cameron Bros. sold out to G. E. McKee. 3/2/06-5

ICE
H. H. Jacobs "harvested" 100 tons of ice from Rock Creek in pieces six to eight inches thick. 2/10/05-10. Local shortage; twelve truck loads arrived Friday to allay "famine" until the railroad arrives. 7/21/05-8.

IDAHO DEPARTMENT STORE
Formerly Allen Mercatile; Allen sold out to his partners; Joel Craven manager. 6/8/06-5. Advertisement. 6/8/06-8. Gives money for fair. 7/6/06-1, 10/19/06-3. Being roofed. 7/13/06-5. Store decorated. 7/20/06-5. To open on first day of fair. C. E. Cole and Dennis Holohan are department managers. 8/31/06-5. Knights of Pythias have hall in the building. 9/21/06-2.
Displays large watermelon. 9/21/06-5. Has sale. 9/21/06-5. Advertisement; giving piano away. 10/12/06-5. Paid for fair. 10/19/06-1, 2 & 3. New Year's eve musical program. 12/14/06-5. Giving away piano. 12/21/06-8. Their Christmas stocking and window display. 12/28/06-5.

IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO
Description of town and power plant. 6/22/06-4.

IDAHO FARMERS' AGRONOMY ASSOCIATION
Seeking members. 12/15/05-3. Organized; farmers asked to join. 4/21/05-6.

IDAHO HOUSE
Old Star Lodging House to have name changed to Idaho House; Charles Storey leased Star to T. H. Mitchell. 6/1/05-7.

IDAHO IMPLEMENT COMPANY
Of Boise; purchased 3 lots on Main Street near Ninth; to erect a three-story building. 11/24/05-5.

IDAHO INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANY
Intends to extend lines through this area. 11/17/05-3.

IDAHO IRRIGATION AND LAND COMPANY
Land board approves their application for segregation of 67,000 acres in Lincoln and Blaine counties; land to be watered by a reservoir on Wood River. 10/12/06-3.
State land board considers applications by T. Falls Land and Water Company and Idaho Irrigation and Land Company for segregation of lands on the north side of Snake River opposite T. Falls. 12/21/06-1. T. Falls Land & Water Company to begin work within 60 days on north side segregation; 180,000 acres; will be three large reservoirs supplied from Milner Dam. Idaho Irrigation and Land Company to get segregation north of canal. 12/28/06-1.

IDAHO LODGING HOUSE
Opposite the Gibson Block, on Main St. 6/23/05-8.

IDAHO LUMBER COMPANY
Corner of Main and (?); L. Pettit, manager. 12/9/04-4. Office nearly completed. 12/16/04-8. J. C. Weeter and L. Pettit. 4/21/05-8. Weeter Lumber Company purchased all Idaho Lumber Company interests. 6/30/05-8.
Of Blackfoot; has bought Twin Falls lots to open lumber yard.3/30/06-5. Bought out Costello Lumber company; two yards will be consolidated; erecting building on Shoshone Ave. 4/6/06-5. New shed completed. 4/13/06-5. Of Twin Falls; advertisement. 5/18/06-8. Advertisement. 5/25/06-5. Gives money for fair. 7/6/06-1. Gives money for fair. 10/19/06-3.

IDAHO MERCANTILE CO.
Of Rupert; advertisement. 6/8/06-5.

IDAHO SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
Formed to promote athletic and literary contests between major schools. l2/15/05-2.

IDAHO STATE INDUSTRIAL REFORM SCHOOL
To open January 8, 1905 in St. Anthony. 1/6/05-1.

IDAHO STATE LANDS / STATE LAND DEPARTMENT
Biennial Report contains much data regarding Idaho's progress. 1/13/05-8. Gov. Gooding defends policies protecting state lands. 9/29/05-4.
State land agent submitted a report to the governor showing the condition of the state's land grants. 1/5/06-3. To sell 14,000 acres of state land on Twin Falls Tract.3/16/06-5. Listing state lands to be sold. 3/16/06-7. Article regarding incompetency in handling state lands by past administrations; funding of capitol building in Boise. 5/4/06-2.
Status of highline & lowline canals, laterals and head gates on T. Falls tract; state land board authorizes delivery to begin at once. 5/11/06-1 & 5/11/06-8. Land board has extended time for making annual proof by nine months, for entrymen west of Rock Creek. 6/1/06-5.
C. D. Thomas resigns as T. Falls representative. 8/31/06-1. Grants blanket extension of time to entrymen who got water late. 10/12/06-1. Acts on requests for setting aside lands in Blaine and Lincoln counties to be watered by Wood River. 10/12/06-3. Has made application to U. S. Land Office at Hailey for the patents for 20,000 acres on the T. Falls tract; this is fourth application. 11/9/06-5. Land board has money to make farm loans. 11/16/06-3.
Applications filed with board for farm loans totaling over $125,000; many appraisals remain to be made. 12/7/06-4. State land board rejects proposal of T. F. Land & Water Company to transfer canal system to the settlers; engineers to make inspection. 12/21/06-1. Land & Water company now proposes organization of an operating company to take charge of water distribution.12/28/06-1.

IDAHO STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT ALBION
See: Albion State Normal School.

IDAHO STATE NURSERY
Of Nampa; to have agent here for ten days, selling fruit and ornamental trees. 2/24/05-5.

IDAHO STATE PENITENTIARY
Annual report of warden for 1905. 1/5/06-3

IDAHO, STATE OF
Future of the state predicted expansively. 1/6/05-1. Words to song "Idaho" contained here. 11/10/05-2. Tourist attractions listed for state, among them Milner Dam, Snake River Canyon, Blue Lakes and Shoshone Falls. 12/1/05-2.
Review of state activities, land sales, education, growth in 1905. Initiative by Senator Dubois and Governor Gooding. 2/2/06-7. Settlers who bought state land last March are applying for water contracts. 2/23/06-5. State board of Horticultural inspection meets in T. Falls. 6/29/06-5. Various ways county assessors evaluate property. 8/24/06-2.
Survey done of Idaho-Montana border. 12/14/06-7.

IDAHO SUPREME COURT
To address dispute among counties regarding constitutionality of state tax levy. 10/6/05-5.

IDAHO WOOLGROWER'S ASSOCIATION
Discussion of the "two mile limit" law. 1/13/05-4.

IDAHO-WYOMING RAILROAD COMPANY
Surveying line in eastern Idaho. 9/28/06-2.

IHLER, EMIL D.
Of Twin Falls. 11/3/05-7. Of T. Falls; witness. 9/28/06-7.

ILES, THOMAS J. (DR. & MRS.)
Of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; purchased land a few miles from town. 3/10/05-6. Farm is six miles east of city. 4/28/05-1. Lost suitcase of valued cut glassware. 5/5/05-8. Final proof as entryman. 6/23/05-2. Sold a quarter section five miles east of city to Marshal Barnhouse; purchased 80 acres from Frank Aiken. 8/4/05-8. Renting home of S. T. Hamilton for winter. 9/8/05-6.
She attends organizational meeting for new sewing club. 1/12/06-5. She attends party. 4/20/06-4. Farming north of T. Falls; visits Auger Falls. 6/1/06-5. Has built a cottage on his place overlooking the canyon. 7/13/06-5. Cutting rye crop. 7/27/06-5.

ILKINS, B.
He and wife entertain in honor of their daughter in Kimberly home. 1/5/06-1

IMBOY, J. H.
On delinquent tax list. 5/25/06-2.

INDEPENDENT FUEL AND COMMISSION COMPANY
To handle coal; building offices and warehouse near railroad on west side of city; A. D. Crandall and S. D. Burton of T. Falls, G. H. Rush and S. H. Hayes of Boise, and Archibald Milner of Salt Lake City are directors. 4/28/05-10.

A. D. Crandall is general manager; agencies at eight local communities; G. W. Harris is Twin Falls agent. 10/20/05-2.
Advertisement. Shoshone Ave. and end of switch, Twin Falls. 1/5/06-5

INDIANS
Were once about 800 Bannocks near Rock Creek, says Lawrence Hansen. 12/30/04-1.
Ancient arrowheads and other artifacts found during surveying of Burley townsite, Charles H. Mull reports. 9/29/05-3. Senator Dubois introduced bill to compensate Lemhis for all improvements left behind when they move to Fort Hall. 2/23/06-4. Bill introduced in Congress to throw open the Coeur d'Alene reservation.3/9/06-7.
Skeleton found near Thousand Springs. 7/13/06-8. Indian runs amok on Bannock Creek. 12/21/06-4. Coeur d'Alene reservation to be opened for settlement. 12/21/06-6.

INGERSOLL, CHARLES (MR. & MRS.)
Of Clear Lakes; caught several sturgeon. 6/16/05-3. Of Clear Lake. 2/2/06-1.
He is hauling wood. 3/23/06-4. Selling fruit in Wood River country. 8/10/06-1, 9/14/06-1. New house about finished. 12/21/06-1

INGERSOLL, ROBERT
Of Clear Lakes; caught several sturgeon. 6/16/05-3. Purchased 80 acres at Clear Lakes; to plant as orchard. 12/15/05-1.

INGLESBY, C. E.
Of Salt Lake; looking Buhl over. 11/23/06-8. Entered on 80 acres near Buhl; will return from Utah with wife in spring. 12/21/06-8.

INGRAM, R. N.
Of Hagerman; visited Buhl. 8/24/06-8.

INKSTER, JAMES S.
Of Davenport, Washington; final proof as entryman.3/30/06-7. Of Twin Falls.4/6/06-7. On delinquent tax list. 5/25/06-2.

INKSTER, LAWRENCE A.
Of Davenport, Wisconsin; final proof of entry. 7/14/05-8. Land proof finalized. 11/3/05-1.

INKSTER, WILLIAM P.
Assignee of J. J. Inkster; final proof as entryman. 4/6/06-7.

INNIS, CHARLES
Unclaimed water contract. 6/29/06-1.

INSECTS
McPherson offers suggestions for control. 7/27/06-1.

IRELAND, JAMES
Of Hansen.3/23/06-2.

IRELAND, WILLIAM
Of Hansen; final proof as entryman. 9/14/06-7.

IRLE, GEORGE W.
Of Buhl; final proof as entryman. 11/2/06-7.

IRON BUILDING
Houses Griffith Hardware and Plumbing Co. On northeast side of Main St. 4/28/05-4.

IRON, J. W.
Son of the Wm. Irons of T. Falls. 12/28/06-5.

IRON, MATTIE C.
Daughter of the W. Z. Irons of T. Falls. 12/28/06-5.

IRON, NANCY J.
Daughter of the W. Iron of T. Falls. 12/28/06-5.

IRON, SALLY L. (MISS)
Died at home of parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Iron on March 10; age 15 years. 3/30/06-5.

IRON, WILLIAM Z. (F.) (MR. & MRS.) (SALLIE L.)
And family of North Yakima; to farm three miles from T. Falls. 10/27/05-8. Farm three miles southeast of Twin Falls; daughter died. 3/30/06-5. Card of thanks. 3/30/06-5. Mentioned.4/6/06-7. Witness. 5/11/06-7, 9/14/06-7. His wife died at age 49. 12/28/06-5.

IRRIGATION
Water flow rates of Snake River and canal system. 10/28/04-5. Progress and purpose of the most extensive irrigation enterprise in the U. S. 10/28/04-1. Not to exceed 89 cents per acre. 11/11/04-5. "Brief primer" of, with terms and procedures explained. 11/18/04-1. Methods of applying water; sagebrush removal techniques. 11/25/04-1. "Greatest project of New World" nearing completion in Cassia and Lincoln counties of Idaho. 12/2/04-1.
In Idaho lauded. 12/9/04-1. Primer for irrigation techniques. 1/27/05-1. A thorough "primer" for new uses of irrigation techniques. 2/24/05-1. Canals carrying water. 3/10/05-1. State "patent" requires that water be delivered to within half a mile of each quarter section of reclaimed land; entire tract east of Rock Creek now qualifies; those between Rock Creek and Cedar Draw will soon be ready. 4/7/05-1.
Changes in state irrigation laws detailed. 4/7/05-4.
Currently no wells on tract; farmers building cisterns of concrete which are filled from the canal. 4/7/05-5. Obligations of Twin Falls Land and Water Company for water delivery and maintenance of the system. 4/21/05-7. Method of water flow measurement described. 4/21/05-7. Instructions for laying out plan of laterals. 5/5/05-6. Citizens tampering with ditches; fine is $200 if caught. 6/2/05-6. Flooding public roads is a misdemeanor. 7/7/05-5.
Photograph of men who inspired Twin Falls tract; I. B. Perrine, P. S.A. Bickel, W. G. Filer, M. M. Murtaugh, F. H. Buhl and S. F. Kesl. 8/4/05-1. Water surplus lauded. 8/4/05-2. Error of improper leveling of land caused irrigating problems. 8/4/05-3.
Primer available from Twin Falls News. 5/12/05-2. Simple measure of stream flow described. 8/11/05-4. Further detail of stream flow measurement. 8/11/05-5. Yakima Valley, Washington water troubles enumerated. 8/25/05-1. Instruction in water penetration and saturation studies. 8/25/05-4. Tests run here by department of irrigation. 9/1/05-4.
Editorial comment from Rupert decrying the prior water rights of T. Falls tract. 10/6/05-4. National Irrigation Congress plans to meet in 1906 in Boise; description of meeting plans listed. 11/17/05-6. Delegates to Nation Conference at Boise in 1906 to tour T. Falls Tract. 12/1/05-2. Details of methods suitable on Twin Falls Tract. 12/1/05-6.
Editorial discussion of virtues of reclamation projects such as Twin Falls, versus evils of the sort that Minidoka is. 12/15/05-4. Editorial damning attitudes of reclamation agencies outside Idaho toward local projects. 12/15/05-7. Farmers urged to obtain a book "Primer of Irrigation through the local newspaper. 12/22/05-4. Article accusing reclamation service undue red tape. 12/22/05-6. More disfavor expressed. 12/29/05-2.
Irrigation congress planned in Boise. 5/4/06-1. Supt. McPherson gives advice on irrigation problems. 5/4/06-4. National irrigation congress. 5/11/06-2. Elias Nelson paper on irrigation. 5/25/06-1. McPherson advises farmers on the subject. 5/25/06-1, 6/1/06-1, 6/8/06-1.
Delegates to national irrigation congress at Boise will visit T. Falls. 6/8/06-1. McPherson article about cultivating and irrigation. 6/22/06-1. Boise irrigation congress (two articles). 6/22/06-3. Irrigation article. 6/29/06-2. Irrigation congress. 6/29/06-6.
Irrigation congress. 7/6/06-3 & 7/6/06-5. Report by Bureau of irrigation; description of all tracts on Snake River plain; canals; procedures for proving up; history of T. Falls tract; irrigation methods. 7/6/06-2 & 6. Irrigating potatoes. 7/6/06-6.
More on irrigation congress. 7/13/06-2, 7/13/06-6, 7/13/06-7, 7/20/06-1, 7/20/06-4, 7/20/06-5, 7/20/06-7, 7/27/06-1, 8/03/06-7, 8/10/06-7, 7/27/06-2, 7/27/06-5, 8/3/06-5, 8/10/06-1, 8/10/06-2, 8/10/06-8. T. Falls delegates named to congress. 8/10/06-5.
Commercial club gives money for Congress. 8/24/06-1. Delegates to Congress to be guests at county fair; teams and wagons needed. 8/31/06-1. Prominent national men to attend; agenda. 8/31/06-2. McPherson wins prizes for T. Falls at Congress. 9/7/06-1. McPherson's paper on irrigation; history and methods of irrigation on the tract. 9/7/06-2. President Roosevelt's address to National Irrigation Congress. 9/7/06-6.
B. Morgan Nisbet and Wm L. Hubbel invent syphon device for irrigation; will manufacture them. 11/2/06-5. Irrigating for the winter. 11/9/06-6.
Measurements on T. Falls tract irrigation system show that seepage losses are low. 11/16/06-1. University of Idaho professor's paper on irrigation. 12/28/06-2.

IRVIN, AL. W.
Of Twin Falls. 9/15/05-5. Mentioned. 10/13/05-4. Mother joins him on farm at Sucker Flat. 3/23/06-5. Final proof as entryman.3/30/06-7. Witness. 4/20/06-7. Has guest from Illinois. 6/22/06-5. Wins prizes at fair. 9/7/06-8, 10/19/06-2.

IRVIN, ANNIE M. (MRS)
Arrived from Illinois to join her son at Sucker Flat; she owns land there.3/23/06-5. Final proof as entryman. 3/30/06-7

IRWIN, JOHN N.
Former territorial governor of Idaho. A recollection of him by Sen. Dubois. 1/19/06-7.

ISAACHSON, NORMAN
Of Cassia County; petition signed to repeal "Mushroom Saloon Law." 2/17/05-4. Chairman of county commission. 7/21/05-1.

ISAACS, CHARLES
Of Washington; bought ranch in Hansen; arrived. 8/10/06-8. Visits T. Falls. 8/31/06-8.

ISHAM, O. A.
Of Esterville, Iowa; has, with Edward Hopper, erected a small house in town. They intend to have a grocery and gents' furnishing store. 12/30/04-8.

ISLEY, O.
Of Filer. 4/20/06-4.

IVERSON, JAMES
Notary public of Burley. 8/17/06-4.