The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-11-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

auIn, at OrOIlnO, is progressing as wei
as can be expected
It is now regarded as almost certain
that the electric railroad from Pay
cite to New Plymouth will be built
1t Is the intention to open the Bull
townsite on the Twin Falls tract, 16
miles west of Twin Falls, about April
|. 1906.
Grin Kearns, of Blue Valley, was
thrown from his horse in the streets
Of Meridian, sustaining some severe
bruises.
Work is to begin at once on the
Nampa and Payette sugar factories.
The two factories will cost close to
100000
The lines of the idaho Independent
Telephone company in Idaho will be
materially extended within the next
few months.
Two men entered a saloon at New.
port, sand-bagged Bartender Luce as
he was opening the safe, and escaped
with $500 in cash.
The Chinese inspector at Bonner's
Ferry captured seven Chinese last
week who were trying to smuggle
themselves into the United States.
The ladies of the Outlook club OF
Weiser are preparing to make an ap.
appropriation for a new library build,
ing in that city. They will ask for
$4,000.
Boise, in common with other towns
in the southwestern portion of the
state, is threatened with severe coal
famine, due to the non-arrival of coal
from the mines.
Secretary Of State Gibson last week
received diploma from the st. Louis
fair jury, announcing this states cap
ture of a gold medal for the best col
iective mining exhibit
About 200 delegates, representing
every Sunday school in Canyon coun-
ty, attended the Sunday school con
vention held in the Christian church
In Caldwell last week.
Bills has been introduced in the
Caldwell city council looking toward
the bonding of the city for the pur.
pose Of building city hall, and also
to extend the water works system.
Governor Gooding's Thanksgiving
proclamation states that Providence
has been especially kind to Idaho dur.
ing the past year," and that residents
of this state have much to be thankful
for.
Fifty thousand dollars year as a
saving to the livestock men of Idaho
has been effected by the Idaho Wool
growers association through it's es
Establishment of an independent salt
plant.
The body of Isaac Mcfarland, the
Forest suicide, will be shipped to
Prosser, Wash, for interment. Mrs.
Mcfarland is resting we'll and her re-
covery is assured unless complications
set in.
Nampa held an election last week
for the issuance of sewer and water
works bonds, both issues carrying by
a large majority There were about
500 votes cast, only 10 being against
the proposition.
The supreme court, in decision
handed down last week, upholds
the validity of Lewistons issue OF
$62,500 worth of refunding bonds, and
declares that Lewiston's special char.
ter is constitutional.
William A. Russell, who was for
many years resident of Boise, and
who represented Gilmore county in the
upper house of the last session of the
legislature, died at his home on
Smiths prairie last week.
Prunes from the Gem state that
were sold in New York during the
autumn brought, on the average of all
prunes sold there during the season,
,22 cents per crate higher than those
from other northwestern states.
During the past season Joe Taylor,
of Taylorville, has raised from 100
acre farm a 30-acre patch of potatoes
that brought him $4,000, besides $1,000
worth of wheat, alfalfa hay valued at
81 500 and 1000 bushels of oats
e. F. Wernett, living near Grange!
vile, is the boss bear hunter Of the
year. AS he was coming through the
woods on the hill above town, he ran
across a we'll grown bear cub, as large
as a Newfoundland dog, which he
lassoed and brought to town.
Presence of mind prevented j. H. |
Bruff, a fireman on freight engine |
on the Wallace-Tekoa run, from being |
fatally burned the other night when |
the headlight of the engine, which |
he was lighting, exploded, his cloth
ing being covered with burning oil.