The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-02
IDAHO STATE NEWS
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postmaster at Mullen.
Boise has organized gun clul
with thirty-six members.
Nampa is experiencing a building
boom and people are focking into tn.
town.
Work will begin soon on the bis
brewery at Nampa. The building will
be four stories high.
Major Lorenzo P. Davidson, a re
tired United States army officer, vii
review Idaho's militia companies.
The president has nominated War
rem 9. Fenton as postmaster at Boise
and Austin G. Nettleton as postmas
ter at Nampa.
George P. Newton fell from the
roof Of G. G. Bliven's residence al
Kuna, striking on his head and sus
tanning serious injuries.
Mrs. William Hart, Jr., residing at
lBrunean, last week gave birth to trip
lets. All are girls and all are doing
nicely, as well as the mother.
Philip Bachman, who was charged
with stealing horse, was sentenced
ito three years in the penitentiary by
the Judge of the district court at
IWeiser.
The city council OF Nampa has pass
ed an ordinance which places ban
on all kinds of gambling, even to
shaking dice where checks or credit
are given.
During the year 1906 there were
twenty fatal mining accidents in the
state. Five men were killed by explo-
sions OF blasting compounds and five
by fall Of rock.
The handsome armory building in
course Of construction by the |. N. G..
at Idaho Falls, is well under way, and
barring unfavorable weather will be
completed in couple of months.
A new town, Agatha, in the center
of the grape district, has been plat
ted and lots were placed on the mar
ket on the 18th. The erection Of a
large winery in the new town is con-
templated. As
The machinery for the sand-lime
brick plant at Boise has been ordered.
The company expects to be making
bricks by May /. The plant will have
a capacity Of from $4,000 to 10000
bricks per day.
A rock slide on the Great Northern
railroad near Katka, in Kootenai can
yon, has buried nearly 500 feet OF
track to depth of 80 feet. This can
yon has been the scene of number
of fatal wrecks.
w. T. Owens, resident Of Malad,
attempted suicide by cutting his
throat with a razor; but, owing to the
fact that the point Of the blade was
broken of, he did not succeed in sew
ering his windpipe.
A surveying party is now locating
the route for the Caldwell Interur-
ban railroad. The line will extend
from Middleton on the north to Lake
Lowell on the south, a distance Of
about thirty-five miles.
Senator Dubois has introduced
bill to allow settlers on townsites
who have made substantial improve.
ments not easily removed to purchase
the lots under appraisement by the
secretary of the interior.
The report of the state mine in
spector for 1905 credits every coun-
ty in the state-except Lincoln-with
mineral production. The output for
the year was SIS, 1916. 4O9.S9y of which
81, 25O, S63.85 was gold.
A wild cat drove deer into the
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slew the animal, and after making
hearty meal, escaped to the hills
before the astonished natives could
muster up courage to take shot at
the intruder.
The Caldwell Banking and Trust
company of Caldwell, has let the con-
tract to G. H. Van Wyngarden for
sa6, 900 addition to its building on |
Main street. The building will be
75x120 feet, two stories, and work will
be commenced Immediately.
Adrian Glass, the 20-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Glass of Lewiston,
was pinned beneath load Of lumber
for "a hours in an isolated section on
upper Sweetwater creek. When res
cued he was in an exhausted condi-
ton, with both legs badly frozen.
The Commercial club of Weiser will
call convention of representatives
Of the various commercial bodies and
q southern Idaho to meet
In Weiser on iarch Is. next to devise