Copies of issues of following Middleton newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise. Newspapers published in Caldwell, Nampa, and Boise may also contain references to people and events in Middleton. Boise Valley herald 1928:6:14-1968:9:26. Boise Valley herald 1968:9:12.
Since apprentice electricians are still in training and must be overseen by a fully certified electrician, their salary will only be 30 to 50 percent of that of a journeyman. Apprentices usually make about $10 an hour, or $20,000 per year.
A first-year apprentice lineman's wages varies based on the program where he is enrolled. Starting wages for apprentices in the Tennessee Valley Authority's Lineman Apprentice Program are $36,450 per year. Those enrolled in the Northwest Line's Outside Electrical Lineman Apprenticeship start out at 60 percent of a journey worker's wages of $44.73 per hour as of February 2012. First-year apprentices in the California-Nevada Power Lineman Apprenticeship program also start at 60 percent of a journey worker's wages. California journey workers earned $47.87, while Nevada journey workers made $39.43.