The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-09-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS

0neO $l0U TOT striking II. MI. deuSeS
with an az. Hedges was not badly in.
tured.
A raid was made on the saloons of
Boomers Ferry last week and five slot
machines and roulette table were
eonfscated.
Gambling has been stopped in Nam
pa, the officers making a raid last
week and closing all the games Of
chance in the town.
F. A. Coe, lessee Of the big orchard
Of the Weiser Fruit and Land COM
pany, at Weiser, expects to have about
20 carloads of fruit to ship this season.
Nearly all of the fruit in the Payette
valley is larger and better this year as
the frost thinned the trees 80 that the
remaining fruit made good growth.
Herbert Messecar, a Boise valley
man, had the misfortune to have a
load of wood tip over on him, breaking
three ribs and otherwise bruising
him.
The natural gas strike on. Dead OK
nat, near Weiser, is creating consider
able excitement, and steps will be
taken to thoroughly investigate 1t by
further sinking.
The total assessed valuation of the
state this year is $74,4O1, SS4.61, an in
crease of s6,927,99S.11 over 1904 and
of $8,427,17 over 1908. The in
crease in 1904 over 1903 was $1,499,-
178.41.
A scheme is on foot to provide
Weiser with electric lights and power
from Swan Falls, distance of IS
miles, the plant to be completed with.
in four months at cost Of about
100000.
It is reported that H. F. Samuels
has sold his 1-64 interest in the cele-
brated Hercules mine at Burke, Ida.,
to other owners in the property for
b62.500. This is upon a basis Of a.
BOO, 900 for the mine.
Charles e. Bloom, accused of the
murder Of John Strom, near Junction,
the crime having been committed on
the night of July II last, has been
captured and will be taken back to
Lemhi county for trial
1t is believed the output Of grain
from Nez Perez and Idaho counties
will be equal to that of last year,
while in the Snake river and Asotin
bections the yield is considerably
heavier than for several years.
The state has selected and filed on
100. 900 acres Of land in Fremont coun-
~ that Is to be leased to sheep men.
The leading sheep men Of that section
have agreed to lease this land for
period Of five years at TN cents an
we're.
The returning delegates from the
National Irrigation congress at Port
land report having had hard time
landing the coveted prize of next
years session in Boise, and are con-
seuuently all the more proud of their
Victory.
William West, who shot and killed
h. Lefonte at Roosevelt last month,
and who was liberated by coroner's
Jury, is again under arrest on an in
formation filed by the prosecuting at
torney of Idaho county, charging him
with murder.
Fire broke out in the planning mill
cf the White Pine Lumber company at
Priest River, destroying the entire
plant with eight million feet of lum-.
Der, II box cars on the Great North
srn tracks, together with about twen-
ty-five residences.
Tom Grible, while riding horse
very fast as he was coming home from
recently, ran into team
and wagon. The horses leg hit the
hub Of the wagon and was broken.
Tom was knocked senseless and the
horse had to be killed.
There is every prospect that before
the arrival Of the date set for the
fair, there will be an
ordinance on the statute |
books Of Boise. Mayor Pinney having |
declared himself in favor of the aboli- |
ton of this nuisance.
Lewiston grain dealers estimate the
wheat crop in the Clearwater country
10 be at least 10 per cent larger than
last year. This estimate is based
hpon the acreage and yields already
reported, which have been received
lrom all Of the grain sections.
A contract has been closed between
he Western Idaho Sugar company
md w. F. Sherwood of Payette,
the latter is to furnish the
company with approximately 100000