The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS
The new bridge across the Boise
river at Star has been completed.

OF places In Payette one n1SnL las
week, but failed to secure anything o.
value.
Boise stands an excellent chance OF
being allowed free side trips from
Nampa during the continuance of the
Portland exposition.
The Odd Fellows of Council are
erecting a new building. It will be
a combination steel structure, 3Ox7O
two story store building.
A company is being organized at
Caldwell, with a capital of $4,000, for
the purpose of installing foundry and
machine shop at that place.
The Boise Democrats celebrated
Jefferson day by meeting at the ldan-
ha, where banquet was served and
a number of speeches made.
That Boise is growing is show by
the school reports There are 223
more pupils in attendance this year
than last, and 535 more than in 1908.
The Payette city council has just
granted franchise to William and
st. Clair Mainland for the operation
of an electric railroad on the streets
of Payette.
The officials of Wiser are deter
mined to suppress gambling Richard
Phillips being arrested last week and
fined $50 and costs for permitting
gambling in his saloon.
Alex Mcpherson, the state pure food
and horticultural inspector, has re-
signed and will accept position as
superintendent of agriculture with the
Twin Falls Land and Irrigation com.
pany.
Work on the Minidoka & South
western is rapidly pushing beyond the
crossing of the river The track can
not be laid south and west of the
river until the bridge is completed,
which will be a month yet.
Dick Paris of Roseburg, while riding
home from Boise, was thrown from
his horse on Tripod creek and was
struck in the face by both front feet
of the horse Nine stitches were re,
;quired to sew up his face.
: Ben Walne and Frank Turner, the |
two Weiser boys sentenced last March |
to seven years imprisonment for O
robbery committed at Mineral in No
vember, 1908, have been granted a
new trial and released on $500 ball.
A young man named Young EN-.
ployed as a sheepherder on Wilson
creek, was engaged in loading shells
and smoking cigarette at the same
time, when bottle of gunpowder was
exploded, he being badly cut about the
face and limbs.
Governor Gooding has designated
September as Idaho day at the Lew.
Is and Clark exposition in Portland.
It is expected a special program of
exercises will be presented on that
occasion, the details of which will be
arranged soon.
While George Odell was unload
ng ice from a car in Weiser, he was
from the car and a huge
piece of ice fell upon him, crushing i
lis shoulders and breast He is in the
hospital and hopes are entertained of
lis recovery.
The tug Mary Mclean" is now run :.
hing in the Snake river between the
Miner and Minidoka dams. The barge
Brigham" is being lowed by the y
Mary Mclean" and carries vast guam :.
titles of freight from the railway cross Il
ing to Miner. "
A company is to be incorporated in v
Salt Lake City, to be known as the
Western Idaho Sugar company, which
will establish factories to work up the l,
beets to be raised in the farming a
country contiguous to Boise, Payette, b
Nampa and Caldwell. :.
Morris Brainard, the little son of a
e. E. Brainard of Payette, while play p
ing with lawn mower with some r.
other children, grabbed the blade at T.
the machine while it was going which ",
severed the middle finger =,
Of his right hand at the first joint. -,
A telegram has been received in ly
Lewiston from eastern capitalists n
saying: IF the people to be served
oy the construction of the line from
lewiston to Grangeville, via Nez
oerce, will raise 100000 stock sub :,
cription, to be paid after the road is ',
we will furnish the re. -
naming 100000 to build the road" =,
An attempt was made at Weiser on n
he 10th to burn the Jail and court. 81
ouse by J. w. Laurence, the only IL
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