The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

The farmers institute held In Merit
IAN last week was well attended,
manifest interest being shown. A mic
program for each day was rendered
Washington county stands first ii
the state in the number of horses; sec
ond In the number of sheep, and thirt
In the number Of cattle within her Dor
ders.
John HALEY, pioneer of Boise Ba.
sin. died at Placerville last week of old
age. He had lived in the Basin since
1855, when he and his wife came to
Idaho from California.
The Idaho Editorial Association will
meet In Boise in annual session on
January II and Is. The session prom
ises to be the most interesting in the
history of the association.
With the exception Of two all per-
sons who had business houses burned
10 the recent fire at Troy will rebuild
or have made arrangements to con-
duct business in other quarters.
Isaac Rogers Of Star had 81 acres Of
alralfa which yielded, according to
measurement made in the stack when
ne sold IT q few days ago, eight tons
70 the acre, bringing him $3.50 an acre.
Altogether there had been, up to and
including December 10. 235 marriages
N ADA county since January 1, 1904.
During the calendar year 1903 there
were q total Of 242 weddings In the
county.
Citizens Of Star are much exercised
pver the fact that some miscreant has
peen engaged in breaking the windows
p the Christina church, and if he ia
laught he will likely get a free ride
n a rail.
Louie Leung, native of China. IL
Gag as result of his endeavor to
Hade arrest for alleged illegal resi-.
Fnce in the United States. Leung hid
an old mine to escape arrest, caught
Vever cold and died.
ncendiaries attempted to burn the
w OF Gem one night recently. A
ident noticed light in an unoccu-
house. Breaking in, he found oil :,
rags and kindling burning on
The blaze was extingp;shed. H.
be resu1 lsd by the War
dated RI lining company in
lin about the first of the
Is will result in greater min
ing yactiv.ty in the vicinity of Silver
CityV
he Idaho Electric company has Sc
cur ed franchise to install an electric
hight plant in HALEY, the company
agreeing to commence the installation
of the new plant within six months
and have the same completed within
one year.
kames Connors, who murdered Dep
Sheriff Sweet of Blackfoot was
ted at the state prison on the
Connors was, apparently, the
est man present, retaining his
ye to the end and declining to make
cement.
# ne supreme court has granted a
writ of habeas corpus in the case OF
Luther, Snyder, who was confined in
the BoiSe Jail for violation of the city
ordinance prohibiting the peddling oil
meat without license, which is
claimed to be invalid
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment of Judge Steele of the dis.
trict court of Idaho county in the case
of State Us. Edward A. Lancaster, ap,
pellant. Lancaster was convicted OF
statutory rape and sentenced to term
OF six years Imprisonment.
The grand jury of Canyon county,
consisting of "a men from every por.
ton of the county, has recommended
a new county building, as the one now
in use is inadequate as to room, and,
being wooden structure, not safe
depository for the records.
Ihree members of the board of re.
gents 0f>the University of Idaho met
In Moscow last week and decided to
ask the legislature for appropriations
tor two new buildings, one a metallur.
gical laboratory and the other an az.
ricuitural experiment station.
Shocked into insensibility by cur.
rent Of electricity from live electric
light wire, Ray Carsen hung by his
safety belt from an aerial telephone
cable for some minutes in Boise, one
day last week, before being rescued.
It was a narrow escape from death.
Jay P. Graves has Incorporated the
Spokane and Interurban system, to
build an electric line from Spokane
across Moran prairie, through the Pa
louise country to Moscow, and even.