The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

Five business blocks ana over
dozen residences are nearing compile
ton at Twin Falls City.
"Rowdy" Ross, a young man o
Caldwell, was seriously injured las
week by being thrown from a horse
The comptroller of the currency ha'
authorized the First National bank o
Blackfoot to begin business with {
capital Of $4,000.
The recent heavy rains in the vicin
lity of Silver City caused not a little
damage, In places the rainfall amount
ing to q cloudburst.
Stockmen in the vicinity Of Noun
tain Home are rejoicing over the re
cent heavy rainfall which will insure
an excellent range.
Will Owens, who was SO badly in
jured by falling from horse at Meri
dian about month ago, has finally
succumbed to his injuries.
Idaho will be well represented al
the National Irrigation congress whict
will be convened at Ell Paso. Tex.
November Is and remain in session
for three days.
A rural free delivery route will bc
established November ! at Coue'
d'Alene. The length of the route will
be twenty-four miles. The popula,
ton to be served numbers GAO.
OF the first tract of Twin Falls
land opened for entry there remains
about 8 900 acres to be filed upon.
Entries are coming into the state land
department at the rate Of two and
three day.
The football game at Caldwell dur.
ing the Canyon county fair between
the Boise barracks and the Caldwell
elevens, went for forty minutes with.
out either side scoring, the game re-
sulting In tie.
A serious shooting scrape occurred
in a saloon at Dixie, Jim Clark, one
of the miners employed at the Crown
Point property, being shot through the
shoulder and badly hurt. Pat Malloy
a sheep llerier, did the shooting.
The state board of pardons last
week granted a full pardon to DR.. j.
w. s. Emerson, who was serving a
sentence of two years Imprisonment
for having shot and seriously wound
/. de his wife at Miner about year
ago.
J. J. Jeffrey, a freight brakeman Oh
tho Short Line, lost his life near
Orchard. He was running on an east.
bound freight. While passing over the
cars he fell between two and the train
passed over him. cutting his body to
pieces.
All western records, including the
California record for twenty years, in
pear prices have been broken by
Idaho. Beaurre d'Anjou pears grown
by H. G. Myers Of Boise, and shipped
to New York, sold at an average price
Of $500 blk.
The Socialist national and state
ticket was filed with the secretary OF
state last week by w. r. Clark OF
Idaho Falls chairman. and e. L. Rigg
of Glenn's Ferry, secretary Of the So
cialist state convention held at
Weiser, July 4. .&%
The residence Of Frank Grammar at
Idaho Falls was destroyed by fire or
the 4th. The building was in tn.
suburbs, beyond the water mains, and
proved a total loss except the furni.
ture, most Of which was saved. Loss.
$1,000; no insurance.
c. F. Tlum, Indian agent at Ross
Fork, he's notified the fair directors
that he will bring six Indian rough
riders and twelve horses to the state
fair. The riders will be selected from
the most expert on the reservation
and their mounts will be first class.
The heavy shipments Of refriger.
ated fruits from Boise has caused a
shortage Of ice. The local supply is
exhausted, save for the daily product
6fMfiye tons turned out by. the cold
storaRe company. The delivery Of ice
to private residences has been discon.
tinued. ,,,t| Jot
There are sixty-five children Of
school age in Twin Falls City and the
citizens decided a few; days ago that
they must have a school. A subscrip-
roa> paper was passed around and in ]
fwenty niQutes $500 in cash was sub
s s'zsssaS sn' % es' since been
Is. s 6bu6butst /oeehr1kd in the hills
ab0e Murphy /n4Ae 18th and poured /
90 *hood OF wateESaoVn Rabbit creek
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