The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-27
IDAHO STATE NEWS
oayette is having her streets grad


Gaming dav in Boise.
Payette is to have racing associa
bn, the tracks to be constructed
nth of town.
Thirty acres of hay land between
oise and Meridian was sold last
eek for $4,000.
The Lemhi Telephone company has
cen incorporated to build line from
almon to Dubois.
1t is announced that trains will De
INNING into the new town of Buhl
within few months.
Work on the city reservoir at
Payette is nearing completion and the
water works will soon be in operation
Mile Rule, seventeen-year-old
girl, who lived near Dry Buck, commit
ted suicide recently by taking carbol
ic acid.
The 15-year-od son of Gus Scharf
hansen, living on Willow creek, mac
his leg broken by being thrown from
a horse.
Three prisoners, Harry Williams
Will Burgess and John McHargue, es
caped from the county Jail at Welse.
last week
Thomas r. Smith, who came to Ida
no City in 1864 and who was place!
miner on Moose creek, is dead at the
age of "A.
The offer of the Alturas Water com
pany to sell its plant to the town TO-
$4,000 has been rejected by thu
HALEY council.
The electric interurban line of the
Boise Valley railway is to be pushed
on to Caldwell at once, the right Of
way having been secured.
Joseph F. Crozier, dope" fiend
who had been arrested and lodged in
the Boise Jail for disturbing the peace
was found dead in his cell.
Work on the Payette Valley railroad
is being pushed vigorously. Most o:
the right-of-way has been contracted
for and the terminal facilities Sc
cured.
The organization of Young Mems
Christian association in Caldwell is be
ing discussed. More than 100 persons
have expressed desire to join the as
ISOLATION.
1t is reported that Congressman
Bourke Cochran of New York City has
been retained to appear in the behal
of Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone al
their trial
An ordinance has been passed by
the Caldwell city council creating
Sewer district No. 2. This will give
the city about twenty-five blocks o.
sewerage service.
The Boise Traction company last
week began the work of extending Its
city line to the Soldiers home. This
will mean the laying of two and hall
miles Of new track.
Arco is to have a reservoir. 1t ID
proposed to put dam across LOST
river canyon about six miles below
Arco and back the water within about
three miles of the town.
There is considerable building going
on in New Plymouth. A new hotel Is
being built, new livery stable has
Just been completed and there are
several residences going up.
The remains of Ed Litterick, who
disappeared from Mullan on Septem
Der Is, 1902, were found last week or
the mountain side near Mullan. The
coroner says no evidence of foul play
is discernible.
The State Woolgrowers' association
has a standing reward of $3.50 for in
formation leading to the arrest of any
sheep thief. This applies to the
theft either of live sheep or of deat
ones.
The county attorney of Washington
county has notified all saloon keep
ers that the statute requiring the clos
ing of saloons on Sunday will here
after be rigidly enforced and stric
vigilance will be kept on Sundays.
Tom Paine was shot and probabl!
MORALLY wounded at Oreana by {
stranger known as Red" RED,
whose name was not learned, wal
drinking and shooting up the tow
and one of the bullets struck Pain
in the stomach.
A contract has been let for macad
amizing the road from Idaho Falls t
Henley and Richie to the presen
sewer contractors for $4,000, or $500
less than the estimate made by tn
city engineers. Worn Il ~ commenc