The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-01
IDAHO STATE NEWS

at Bonner's Ferry and Post Falls.
Funds for the relief of the perse-
cuted Jews in Russia are being raised
On Boise.
The contract has been let for a
new opera house at Weiser, which will
cost $4,000.
Extensive immigration into the
northern part of the state is looked
for this season.
A Sunday and midnight closing or
dinance has been passed by the Pay
cite city council
An unknown Greek, while intoxi.
Gated, fell off temporary foot bridge
at the Minidoka dam and was
drowned.
The biggest man in the National
Guard of Idaho is Color Sergeant Bird
ger of Albion, who stands 6 feet 10h
Inches in his stocking feet.
George Shepherd, the man who held
up and robbed the Carter saloon at
Van Wyck in July, has been sentenced
to ten years imprisonment
Ira Baird, convicted at Weiser OF
morse stealing, has been sentenced to
four years imprisonment. The crime
was committed eighteen months ago.
Six miles of steel has been laid on
the Short Line branch to the Vel
lowstone Park, and 1t is believed the
road will reach Marysvale this winter.
State Bank Examiner Loveland has
authorized eighteen new banks to do
business since March of the present
year. the total capitalization being
S330,000.
Louis Solomon, merchant of Al
bion committed suicide, shooting him.
self. Grief over the death his wife,
which occurred two years ago, led
to the deed.
A Mexican named Garcia was shot
and killed by Deputy Sheriff Suigley
In Pocatello. The Mexican attempted
to escape from the officer and was
shot in the back
With $4,000 dividend declared on
the Goth, the Hecla Mining company,
whose property is located at Burke,
has paid since its organization total
dividends of 100000.
Dave Burke, sentenced from Ne2
Perez county to serve six years in
the penitentiary for robbing the gran
airy of L. M. Englehorn at Mohler, has
been granted new trial.
The report comes from Placerville
that Roy Glassman, while working in
a lumber camp on the upper Payette
was struck by a log, which rolled over
him, badly crushing his leg.
Miss Louise Gooding, daughter OF
Governor Frank Gooding, will chris
ten the battleship Idaho, which will
be launched at the Cramps shipyard at
Philadelphia on December 9.
Patent was issued last week to the
state OF Idaho by the United States
government to 1850 acres Of land in
the Twin Falls tract. The lands are
embraced in what is known as List
Six"
At special meeting of the Weiser
city council a franchise was granted
the Independent Telephone company
to enter the city and lay wires and
connect residences and business
houses.
Thomas G. HALEY, the newly ap
pointed Judge of the Oregon supreme
court, lived for many years in Boise,
growing to manhood in that city, and
still numbers many friends in the Ida
no capital
Rumors are current there that foul
play was responsible for. the death
of the unknown man who was found
hanging to a willow tree on the Pay
cite river a short distance above
Marsh on November 9.
John Hogan deliberately stole bi
cycle in Boise last week, rode it to the
office of the sheriff, made a confession
of his crime and urged the sheriff
that he should receive sentence Of
not less than three months in the
county jail.
Senator Hepburn has recommended
as successor of ]. b. West, who was
removed as register of the Lewiston
land office. T. P. Bartlett. This ap
pointment will probably be made In
accordance with Senator Heyburn's
recommendation.
The farmers of the Camas prairie
country are making some interesting
experiments by sinking test wells al
different points, with view to deter
mining at what depth a flow OF watel