The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS
Mable Douglas of Meridian was
kicked by horse last week and badly
injured.

making grand total of 204 inmates
of that institution.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Dermon, of Pearl, was badly
burned with I've which she got hold OF
one day last week.
The football game between the
Boise and Baker City elevens, at
Boise on Thanksgiving day, resulted
in a tie, neither side being able to
score.
Mrs. William Keisl of Caldwell is
dead from burns sustained as the re-
suit of the explosion of mixture oil
turpentine and lard which she was
preparing.
Sam Clark was shot to death in a
barroom in Nampa by Texas Clark
Both men were gamblers and there
had been bad blood between them for
some time.
Owing to the stormy and snowy
weather in Boise, work on the new
state capitol foundation has been sus-
pended, as we'll as on numerous other
buildings in process OF construction.
While M. Brush of Meridian was
helping his son load some baled
hay he fell from the wagon and
broke his arm. The hay hook gave
way, which was the cause of the &C
cident.
Peter Curry, better known as Pete
Bruno, one of the old pioneers OF
Idaho City, died very suddenly at his
cabin near town last week. 1t is be-
lieved neuralgia of the heart caused
his death.
The State restaurant at Nampa was
robbed by a. hobo Chinaman of $3.50.
The thief tapped the till while the
proprietor of the place was in the
kitchen with the cooks, secured the
money and escaped.
Harvey McMurray and his lake
steamer Idaho are reported lost in
Lake Pend d'Orielle. The young man
left Hope on Sunday morning with a
cargo of freight and that is the last
that has been seen of him.
Weiser is to have a third bank.
Quarters have been secured and the
new financial institution will open its
doors January /. The capital stock
will be $4,000 The majority OF the
stock will be taken up by local peo-
pie.
The Holy Rosary church at Idaho
Falls was practically destroyed Sun
day morning by fire. The fire started
between the ceiling and roof, and be-
fore the department could become
effective the flames were beyond con-
troll.
The body of r. o. Mead has been
found near a number of wolf traps set
by him, near Weiser. Near by on
the ground lay a revolver, with one
chamber empty. 1t is surmised that
Mead dropped the gun and it explod-
ed, killing him.
The Canadian pea is to be intro
duced to the Camas prairie district
The pea has been tried in Colorado
with flattering results, lambs fattened
upon a field of Canadian peas having
brought fancy prices, hence it's intro
duction into Idaho.
V. G. Kerr has returned from his
trip to Soldier over the route Of the
proposed new road from Gooding,
1t is estimated that the new piece OF
road can be constructed and the
present road put in good condition
for from 81, 500 to $4,000.
December Is at Butte, Mont, is the
date and place fixed for the confer
ence of game wardens from Idaho,
Montana and Wyoming for the pur-
pose of arranging for the creation OF
a four million acre game preserve in
the Bitter Root mountains.
The people of Emmett are looking
forward to very good season next
year and the outlook was never before
so bright. The canal work is pro-
crossing well, and great deal OF
work is being done by settlers on the
new lands that are to be irrigated.
Walter and George Shoup, sons OF
the late Senator George L. Shoup,
have purchased the interest Of M. M.
Mcpherson in the old Shoup mercan-
tile establishment at Salmon City.
The Shoup store was established in
the fall of 1886 by the late senator.
There is much complaint of the
wholesale destruction of white fish
and red fish in the Payette river
above the head of the lake. One man
is reported to have taken out a four
horse wagonload of these fish last
week and sold them in Baker City at
12h cents pound.