The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-25
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

upon union service on Thanksgiv.
ing day.
Colonel R. L. Wood, civil war vet
eran, G. s. A., died at Albion of heart
failure.
There were SO votes cast at the
new town of Twin Falls on election
day.
Governor Morrison has issued the
annual Thanksgiving proclamation,
designating Thursday, November "a.
. state holiday.
Denmark Jensen, the uncompDmis-
ing foe of the coyote and the wildcat
and the loyal friend of the Academy
OF Idaho, will represent Oneida ,oun-
" in the legislature next session.
C. C. Moore Of st. Anthony who won
the fight for the reform school fer his
county in the Seventh legislature. will
again look after Fremont's interests
In the house.
Twenty-Five precincts in Kootenai
county gave Roosevelt 1896, Parker
1872, Goo6ing 2,S45, Heitfeld 1868. The
same rs precincts at last election gave
Morrison 1899, Hunt 1885.
James E. Steele, a conspicuous and
valuable member of the last house
from Bingham courty, will sit in the
senate for that county at the n-xt ses.
sion. Mr.. Steele Is trustee OF the
Idaho Industrial Reform school.
A comparison of the registration in
Ada county with the vote cnst for
Roosevelt and Parker shows q falling
OF Of 2,142 votes, of which 1,041 was
in the city and ia in the country pre-.
cincts.
Little Tommie Wilson Of Meridian
fell from off shed election day, strik-
ing his head on block of wood in
which were several rusty nails, one
of which penetrated the skull. He Is
improving nicely.
Because of several alleged irregu-
larities, 1t is extremely probable that
the courts will be asked to pass upon
the validity of the election, so far as
It relates to justices of the peace and
constable in Boise.
]. McAllister Of Atlanta, a pioneer
Of the upper Boise, was found dead in
a barn in Boise. There Is a grave
Question as to the manner of his death.
He may have died as the result Of
At, or may have suicided.
OF the legislators who participated
In the Seventh session, II have been
returned. Among them are ]. Frank
Hunt, the speaker of the house. Mr..
Hunt returns as representative from
Bannock county.
The steel work of the bridge across
The Snake river at Weiser was com
pleted Sunday afternoon and work is
now under way upon the approaches
The bridge proper consists Of five i'm
mense steel spans each 40 feet ir
length.
George Lawton, who came to Idaho
about 30 years ago as lad, died In
Boise hospital last week. He hat
been found in barn on ranch neal
Idaho City, Monday afternoon ant
was brought to Boise in an uncon
scious condition.
Parties who have just returned
from Thunder Mountain state that tn
machinery and both boilers for tn
Sunnyside mill are now at the prop
erty. Everything has been cleare'
ND on the road. The mine Is supplie'
for eight months for 100 men.
The Boise championship pennan
for the Pacific National league wa
received in Boise last week ny Vic
President John Mcmillan of the cham
pion Fruit Pickers. 1t Is "a feet lon
and about six feet wide at enc en-
and four and half at the other.
The new railroad from Denver t
Boise seems to be an assured fact
articles of incorporation Of the Cole
RADIO, Wyoming and Idaho Railwa
compeny having been filed at Chey
enne last week, the capital stock be
ing $4,000 00O
Jack Connors, the condemned mul
derer from Brigham county, Is max
ing an unenviable record at the stat
prison, and it may become necessar
to place him in straight jacket On
of his peculiar modes of amusement
to kick the platter containing hi
meals around the cell.
Superintendent Williamson Of tn
Boise city schools and the member
Of the school board are determined
n possible, to stamp out the perm
eious use of cigarettes among tn
boys and young men who are attent
ing the schools.