The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-09-15
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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The Moscow opera house was to
tally destroyed by fire last week, en-
failing loss of about $4,000
The telephone operators at Idaho
Falls went on strike last week, de-
handing an increase in wages.
The latest report from Atlanta is
that there are seven cases of smallpox
at that place, all of mild form.
Seven modern, two-story brick bust
ness houses are nearing completion in
the central section of Idaho Falls.
In three hours time $500 was sub.
scribed by the people of Lewiston to
send their band to the Portland fair.
The city council of Idaho Falls has
decided to grade and macadamize a
portion of the principal streets of the
city.
Five hundred men are to be en-
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trio road from Lewiston to Grange
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From present indications, the ad,
vent of autumn will bring more than
the usual quota of homeseekers to
Idaho
According to figures made by post.
Office officials at Boise, the population
of the capital city is between 10000
and $4,000.
r. Rounds, United States marshal
for Idaho, and Mrs. M Ethlene Carr
of Boise, were married in Portland
on August 30.
The Idaho livestock sanitary board
has decided to rigidly enforce the law
providing that ali sheep must be
dipped this fall
The Idaho state band of forty pieces
was sent to the Portland fair from
caldwell last week to take part in
the celebration of Idaho day.
Flames, catching from forest fires
three miles from Mullin, completely
destroying the boarding house, hunks
and tents at the Snowstorm mine.
A Chicago dispatch says Otto Bayer,
OF Bliss, Idaho, and Benjamin Chick,
ester, also of Idaho, were found dead
in the Grace hotel, having been as
phyxiated.
E. M. Heigho, vice president and
general manager of the P. & I. NJ,
says work will continue on the
extension of the road so long as the
weather will permit.
F. M. Pfost. who lives four miles
north of Blue Valley, lost his barn by
fire last week, a fine horse and 100
bushels of wheat also being lost. 1t is
believed the fire was started by
tramps.
An old man named Gleason, who
had been hauling wood to Haley for
several years, was found dead near
his cabin. 1t is supposed he was
thrown from his wagon, his neck be-
ing broken
Mrs. Frederick Schoff, president of
the National Congress of Mothers,
and Mrs. Edwin o. Greece, secretary,
were in Boise on Monday for the pur-
pose of organizing branch of the or
ganization in Idaho.
John Wright of Richmond, Ore,
charged with stealing horse from
Ray Hansen and another from Nah
lon Pierson, had preliminary hear
ing at Weiser and was bound over to
the district court for trial.
An important gold discovery has
been made twenty miles south of Bur
ley. 1t is dixie some sixty feet wide, |
samples from which, claimed to repre-
sent an average of the entire width,
have returned over $40 ton.
The Bell Telephone company is now
engaged in constructing telephone
line from Boise via Meridian and Star
through Gray's lane to the bench on
the north side of the valley. Nearly
all the settlers along the line have
subscribed for phones.
The people of Boise celebrated La
Dor day by, parade, followed by ex-
ercises at the park, addresses being
made by Governor Gooding, Mayor
Pinney, w. e. Borah and other orators.
At the barbecue fifteen hundred
pounds of meat was consumed.
Idaho day at the Lewis and Clark
exposition, which was celebrated on
the 7th, was one of the biggest events
of the entire fair. Fully 1000 Idaho
people were in attendance, every town
of Importance in the Gem state being
represented by dozens of visitors.
The work of installing the plant OF
the Bear Lake Railway and Electric
has commenced at Paris.