The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Since the electric lights were
turned on, Meridian has taken on a
metropolitan appearance.
The members OF the Emmanuel
Methodist church OF Boise have de
cided to erect new church building.
II is estimated that altogether 5000
cords OF wood have been swept away
by the food In the Clearwater. The
lumber loss may reach $4,000
Half dozen new store buildings
have been erected In Meridian the
past season, and work on the new
bank building II well under way.
0. h. Olson. who was stabbed by w
+. Taylor In quarrel at Kimberly. is
dead. Taylor has been bound over on
charge OF voluntary mansiaughter.
People In many OF the towns along
the Short Line are In somewhat des.
perate frame Of mind over the coal
shortage. and threaten to take coal
from cars.
The report comes from Squaw Creek
that everything Is In good shape there.
The sheep are In fine condition. while
cattle that ranged In the forest re-
serve also are fat
Emmett Burton, brakeman, fell
from freight train near Mountain
Home and was killed, another train,
passing fifteen minutes later. also run,
iiing over his body.
One end of the sugar house OF the
Western Sugar Company at Nampa
was blown out during the windstorm
on the 18th One man was buried. but
was taken out unhurt.
For the first time In four years
Washington State college has defeated
Idaho In the annual football game. the
o. In favor Of Washington.
Enormous quantities OF grain and
potatoes are being stored on the Twin
Falls tract About twenty-five carloads
OF potatoes have already been shipped
and many more are being contracted
for.
Al the laying Of the corner stone OF
the new 81 Johns cathedral In Boise
fully 1000 people were present. includ
ing Ave outside bishops and nine
priests The building Will cost about
$4,000
A dispatch from Forest says that
a.x.r. 49, asA
hoy named Archie Ladd were killed
while on their way to school by fall
Ing tree, and sister OF the Ladd boy
was Injured.
David I4aing. on the Payette forest
reserve. has the most unique and
probably the most durable floor In Ida.
no. II Ia made OF blocks about two
feet square and foot thick. tho
joints being fiied with clay,
An unusually heavy windstorm Wis.
tied the Snake River valley In west.
ern Idaho on the 18th. doing some
minor damage at number OF points
II was felt In Boise. gale OF 10 miles
blowing for fifteen minutes.
An eastern man has asked tho Em-
nett council for n franchise for a
street railway. believing that when OPP
eratlcns could be commenced In about
two years to install the railway Em.
NETT viii be big enough TO support H.
r. II. Launan OF Salt Lake City has
sold his ranch near Palmer. this state.
A. b. hiss
prises approximately 1000 acres OF the
best fruit land In Idaho. which IL also
exceilently adapted for stock pur.
poses.
The government Ii beginning the
erection OF comfortable and commodi.
GUS headquarters houses on all the
fores, ranges In Idaho. The head
quarters houses. eight OF which have
already been erected. are i6x2a feet.
story and a half
In the ONCE OF Surveyor General
Ernest q. Eagleson every desk and
table IL now occupied by employees
getting out maps, charts and coinpil-
ing the reports OF the surveys made
during the summer on tho Occur
d'Alene reservation
Robert Wider. ~ years OF age. y
resident OF Oregon CITY. Ore. was
drowned In the food waters OF the
Clearwater In Lewiston. while drag
ging eoFdwood from the river A com
panion who tried To rescue him was
himself rescued with difiiculty
Al Payette on the 18TH there was q
high wind, but the only serious dam
age there was oecassoned by a sudden
rise In the Payette river. resulting
from heavy rain earlier In the day
II put temporary wagon bridge osei
the river out OF commission,
The secretary of the Boise CONNER
cial club Is at work preparing mattel
which IL 10 make ap In part an elsh
crate pamphlet with which TO adyer
tlse boise and other southern ldzh,
ci;ies- u II expected that about i0.0Ol
will BE- printed aud sent to all part
81 the country,
Surveyor General Eagieson has rce
otamended the awarding 81 the con
tracts Tor surveying the Lemhi an
FORT HAIL Indian reservations 70
which congress has appropriated ss5
600 and the work will probably be b.
gun as soon as the weather IL favor
al