The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-23
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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The old Baptist church at Caldwell
bas been purchased by the Y M. C. A
people.
Reports from Sites state that thu
Clearwater river is nearly frozen over
something very unusual at that point.
The Republican state committee, in
session at Boise last week, called the
state convention to meet at Pocatello
August 1.
The Mackay smelter is again turning
out bullion, furnace No. 5 being blown
in on March 5, and force of rs men
put to work.
There has been no damage to
fruit In southwestern Idaho. The
winter as a whole has been excep
tionally fine for the fruit interests.
Charles Cook, convicted of taking
part in the robbery of Japanese res
taurant at Emmett last July, has been
sentenced to six years in the penitem
tiary.
Fire in the town of Dubois de
stroyed the Poulson hotel and tho
store of the Dubois Mercantile com
pany, the loss being estimated at
$4,000.
Hunters are being accused OF
slaughtering deer near Lewiston, and
II Ia said warrants have been issued
for the arrest of a number of the
hunters.
A summer school for teachers and
students will be held in the new
High school building in Boise, begin.
ming Monday, July 16, and continuing
six weeks.
With the thermometer down to n
degrees the Lewiston and Clearwater
and Snake valleys have experienced
the coolest March in the history of the
weather office.
A unique and enjoyable social
event at HALEY last week was ball
given by a number of young ladies,
every one present being dressed in
Oriental costumes.
AS result of the recent cold
weather at Lewiston, it is believed that
spring cherries are damaged at least
10 per cent, and that there will be
light peach crop.
Register Mcconnell of the state land
board last week received remittance
of $97,22961, the proceeds of the sale |
OF public lands in Kootenai county |
which was held at Rathdrum March 6.
The farmers in the vicinity of Idaho
Falls, are busy organizing an irriga-
ton district. They. are planning to
take out another big ditch from the
upper Snake when they have COM
pleted their organization.
Calvin l.. Taylor, against whom the
Caldwell grand jury recently found a
true bill on a charge of assaulting E.
Gamble of Payette with deadly
weapon pleaded guilty and has been
sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tiary.
Senator Hepburn has asked the
Agricultural department to make soil
surveys of the irrigable lands of
southern Idaho If this work cannot
be arranged this season it is certain
parties will be sent to Idaho next
spring.
A Boise citizen last week purchased
= chicken from local market, and
when it was being prepared for the
oven three nuggets were found in it's
crop which were found to be worth
$3.50 each. The chicken had picked
Up the nuggets in the gulches above
Boise.
Washington State college won the
title to the college basketball cham
,ionship Of the inland empire by de.
eating the University of Idaho after
me of the fiercest contests in the
northwest. The score was IS to 16
daho has won s victories and 8 de. :
eats.
J. G. Fredell, of Pocatello, has in
ented an automatic field glass. 1t !
vorks on the nickel-in-the-slot princi. :
lie, and is intended for use in cars, 9
n boats, at resorts, and anywhere 6
lse where there is scenery to be ?
iewed.
The senate has passed bill direct
lg the secretary of war to condemn
wo Krupp field guns captured by the
laho battery in the Philippine war, q
nd present them to the state of Idaho, "a
, be placed in the state house tt
rounds. T
During the blizzard on Tuesday of :,
st week two light engines, south Il
)und. cOllided with the nOrthbound W