The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-04
IDAHO STATE NEWS
There is a great shortage of water
experienced at Caldwell.

vice to Twin Falls, the terminus Of the
branch.
The members of the Kansas City
Editorial association will probably
visit Boise on their way to the Port
land fair. They will leave Kansas City
August 4.
The hot weather of the past week
has seriously damaged the fruit cror
around Juliaetta. Growers estimate
that the blackberry crop has been cut
80 per cent.
Work has been commenced on the
new power house of the Cramer Elec.
trio company at Haley 1t . expect.
ed that the new plant will be in com
mission about September /.
The town of Challis. the county seat
of Custer county, is seething and boil
ing with excitement over a remark
able rich gold strike made since the
Fourth by residents of that place.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the New Plymouth Evaporat
Ing company, limited, of New Ply
mouth; to evaporate and pack fruit,
and vegetables; capital stock $4,000
The Short Line construction train
has reached Kimberly and regular
train service commenced Monday
Kimberly is one of the new towns OIL
the Twin Falls tract and has very
bright future
Lawrence, first name unknown, Il
years Of age, was found dead Friday
in his cabin four miles from Boise
He was an old timer in this section
and was engaged in mining, living al
his claim in cabin.
James S. Kingsley, formerly OF
Boise, was injured few days ago by
an explosion of gasoline at the Iowa
mine at Quartzburg. He was uncon
.scvious for a time but is reported tc
be rapidly improving.
A fight occurred at Chester, Satur
day morning, between Byron Blan
chard and a man named Holbrook
shovels being the weapons used. They
had some dispute over water which
brought on the fight.
Thomas Conklin, a pioneer Coul
d'Alene school teacher, was instantly
killed Friday at o'clock by falling
thirty feet from his building in Null
Ian, which had been damaged by fire
and which he was repairing.
The report reached Silver City las,
Friday that John Aransbol, a sheep
herder, shot and probably fatally
wounded Sam Anacabi, a rancher anC
sheep owner who lives at South Noun
tain, % miles from Jordan valley.
Jack Davis has surrendered to the
authorities at Grangeville, for having
killed Fred Morris, his partner, at
Warren mining camp Monday night
He claims he acted in self-defense
The trouble, he said, arose over wo
man.
The Potlatch Lumber company has
closed up another timber deal in the
Potlatch white pine basin amounting
to $29250 deeds for which were filed
for record yesterday. The land is 10
Gated near Collins and is very valu
able.
A special dispatch TO Lewiston las,
Sunday states that severe fires are |
burning and damaging large tracts OF |
timber on the north fork of the |
Clearwater river. Persons holdins |
timber should look to their interests
at once.
Without giving hint of his inten. !
ton or shred of reason for his &C |
ton, George Johnson. the proprietor
of small restaurant at Twin Falls !
oHoI HiHloSIi thlou6H VIC HSdu WIN |
rifle on Thursday evening and dieo
instantly.
Idaho postmasters appointed-C w |
Peterson, Ammon, Bingham county
vice E. S. Empey, resigned w. C. OF. |
sen, Iona, Bingham county vice Moses
Wright, resigned; Cyrus Kidder, Kid
der, Idaho county, vice Isaac B. Put
nam, resigned.
Alexander Anderson. a 13-year-old
boy living on Bear creek. about 1C
miles east of Troy, received a charge
of u..ckshot and copper from hidden
assassin last week. 1t is believed by
some of the officials that the shot was
intended for the boys father
Deputy Game Warden B. r. Living
ston is spending the most of his time
now in the hills to the north of Boise.
He reports that the crop OF sage hens
this year is much smaller than usual,
Many of the eggs having not Matched
as result of the cold wet spring.