The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-08-17

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Seven thousand people celebrated
Pioneer Day at Rexburg.
The c. ". & NJ. Co., at Idaho
Falls has sold 10 steam threshers al
ready this season.
In Sboshone county there are $40
persons who are assessed for more
than 81 200.
The Eagles aud Elks OF Wallace,
are building new temples costing
$4,000 and SIS. ZOO respectively.
Grangeville citizens are planning
to have three days harvest festival
the latter part Of September.
On July 23rd the thermometers
registered Ill In Payette but no eases
of prostration were reported.
At their July session. the bingham
county board OF commissioners al.
lowed bills to the amount OF sI4.I1s. :
y.
The assessed valuation of Twin
Falls nine months after the town site
was opened was s525.0Oo That's
going some.
Seventh Day Adventists are colon
izing In and around Moscow. They
are coming from the east and all are
buying homes.
The Twin Falls Times tells Of a
head OF oats plucked from a field
near the town, that measured p In.
ches In length and contained 800
grains
The O. S, l.. company has begun
its work OF improvements at Nampa,
which will amount to about So, 600.
\ modern subway under one Of the
principal streets is included In the
work.
The Grangeville -four mill has re.
ceived an order for 30, 900 barrels OF
flour from an Oakland, CAL, firm of
exporters. The mill will have to be
kept running steadily day and night
for three months to I'll the order.
L. W. johnson. OF Council, has
completed book OF "reminiscences
that will be Of interest to the pio.
neers Of the west. lie crossed the
plains in 1852 and was In all OF the
famous placer camps Of the northwest
and also In Nevada in the boom days
of the Comstock. His story is said
to be admirably written.
A pine tree was recently cut down
In Boise county that was Az feet in
diameter and said to be 600 years old.
At ANY rate 600 rings were counted
-one for each year, and the man
who counted them Is said to have a
good reputation for truth and yer.
acity.
Geo. Leppert has brought suit for
damages In the sum OF $40, $50 against
the city OF Boise and wm. Rryon,
former policeman OF that city, for
displaying his picture in the rogue S
gallery In the police department OF
the city. Leppert was arrested In
1903 on suspicion OF being implicated
In an attempted murder, but was
afterwards released. While being
held his picture was taken and placed
among those OF criminals in the
rogue's gallery.
A company has been organized In
Idaho Falls with paid-up capital OF
s25, 600 for the purpose OF making
what Is known as sand-lime brick.
The mixture is composed OF 95 per
cent sand and per cent lime. After
being thoroughly mixed 1t passes
through a hydraulic press. The
blocks then go into a steam tank and
are subject to live steam pressure
OF 1870 pounds for 10 hours. II Is said
these bricks are almost equal to mar.
ble In appearance and resistance.
Wallace is TO have new postoifice
building to cost 81, 900.
Work has been begun on the Elks'
temple at Wallace. 1t will be
handsome building, costing si4, $50.
Company G OF Grangeville is now
fully equipped and ready for war
An armory 80 by 100 feet will be built
for company quarters.
The contract has been let for the
new hall the Eagles are to build at
Wallace. A. j. Olsen will do the
work at cost Of eli 500.
Shohone county's assessed valuation
will exceed 5000, 900 this year. not
withstandiDg IL lost quite lot OF
territory TO Nez Perce county.
The Potlatch Lumber company has
recently closed deals amounting to
s26, 500 for an additional territory OF
timber holdings In the white pine
belt.
". II. Taylor got the Bank saloon
at Hepburn to cash a forged check
for s3a. lie Is 10 the county Jail at
-Sbosbone awaiting trial 10 the dis
tIict court
People of Grangeyille are roasting
the city council for employing q high
priced engineer from the outside,