The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-06-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The carpenters of Boise are on
strife for an eight.hour day and recog
ALTON of their union
This has been one of the most sue
cessful school years for the Weiser
academy since It was founded.
The six.roum residence of d, X.
Rerns. OF Boise. was destroyed by fire
Inst week. entaillng loss Of $1,000.
Reports from Nil portions OF Boise
valley show that haying will begin
very late this year, owing to De IN
settled weather.
The Elk creek reservoir company
has made surveys for a system that
win irrigate $4,000 acres in the east
md of Camas valley.
The recent heavy rains In the Pay
cite valley have insured a good crop
on the dry farming lands, the wheat
and rye looking very fine
Plans are being laid for the estab-
hixhment OF a school for the deaf,
dumb and blind pupils of Idaho. the
school 10 be located at Boise.
Fire In the county treasurer's office
at Idaho City. caused by lamp fall.
Ing, destroyed s345 In greenbacks aud
hcorched the floors and walls slightly
The weather of the month OF May.
Just ended, was characterized by less
nhan the usual amount OF sunshine
and more than the usual amount Of
rain.
The Cow creek company viii at once
build another reservoir on Wild Horse
creek. Surveys are now being made
Tor II. This reservoir will cover $4,000
acres.
II In now understood on good au'
thority that Payette Ia to have q beet
sugar factory II In probable that
cork on the construction of same will.
begin this fall.
The Occur d'Alene timber men havs
organized for IRE protection. II Ia
the purpose Of the organization to In
stisute regular patrols throughout the
entire timber district.
The beet sugar crop OF the Payettt
valley 10 showing mp In excellent
shape. TIE fisid superintendent pre-
diets big yield and an excellent quail
~ Of bcets for this vicinity.
News has been received In Boise o.
the death at Pueblo. Colo. OF William
Henry JORDAN. who was the managel
for Idaho and eastern Oregon of thu
Equitable Life Assurance society.
A heavy acreage Of wheat. oats AM
alfalfa has been planted on Camai
prairie, and the fields give evidence o
. large yield. the recent rains hayinl
been OF great benefit and insure goo'
crop.
Elder Willard n. saxby of the Ad
belief that the San Francisco earth
quake was a sign from God for NOR
tails TO prepare for the second cominl
Of Christ
II IL probable that the fourteenth
session OF the National irrigation con
gress. which 10 to be held in Bols
the week OF September rs. will b
held at Riverside park. Boise's pleas
ure resort
Preparations are being made TO be
gin work at Jackson Lake. Wyoming
On the proposed reservoir there fror
which the now OF the Snake shall b
reinforced during the low water stag
of the river.
TIE board OF control. which has Jus
started work on It's task OF raisln
funds for the irrigation congress to b
held In Boise. has met with eneoural
ing success 40 FAR. the sum OF ti.2O
having been pledged BY six men.
A team attached TO disc harrow
driven hy raneEer, II T Brown. n
sng about six miles west of weiSe
nan away with him. brown va
thrown from the harrow. receiving 4
jnries which resulted in his death,
joe Warner. whose mind has bes
unbalanced Tor some time has barr
eAdsd himself III his cabin, tweaty ~
miles from ofonno aud denes' Il
neighborA and officers 10 enter b
holdings He has probably by IA
time been captured
A iAndore special says Coiora'
company has started 10 work on u
extension OF the iron Dyke mine al
viii employ all the men they eau ~
The general superintendent, OF q
Butte 4 San Franeiseo railroad h
opened ocsces Ia Caldwell.
John p caheon. George n TIM
ley and George curiey. ali OF Murr'
Utah. have purchased of ex-senat
Arthur Brown all OF hts belongings
Spring creek. consisting OF 1000 ae'
Of land. cattle. horses and faYmi
supplements. Consideration. $4,000
That weiser viii have a rous
Fourth Of July celebration Is now
cured. Committees on program.
Tertisment and sports have been
pointed The celebration viii con
OF public speaking platform dai