The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-18
IDAHO STATE NEWS
Idaho Falls is planning monster

Wduule inc CdIndS TIdlIle IIduC.
Payettte valley orchardists report a
splendid prospect for fruit of all kinds.
The people of Meadows are prepar-
Ding for grand Fourth of July cele-
lbration.
George Holland, convict, made his
escape while assisting in unloading a
car of lime at Boise.
Work has been started on the canal
system of the Cow Creek Reservoir
company on Camas prairie.
A number of sheepmen in Lincoln
and other counties near there have
refused % cents for their wool.
One of Payette valleys progressive
farmers expects to put out about eight
acres of English walnuts this year.
Victor Wells was thrown from his
wagon during runaway at Mountain
Home, his leg being badly fractured.
The First National bank and the
Bank of Commerce of Payette have
amalgamated, with capital stock OF
100000.
The voters of Caldwell last week
decided to bond the city for $4,000
tor the purpose of extending the water
works system.
The people along the route from
Challis to Custer and Loon creek are
agitating for the construction Of
telephone line
Nels Bradley, log runner, working
on the Barber drive, was drowned in
Grimes creek, losing his balance and
falling under the logs. His body has
not been recovered.
The women's annex to the peniten.
tiary is now completed except for the
turrets and it will not be long now
before the women inmates will be
transferred to cells in the new build
ing.
G, H. Neusiis has established shear
ing corrals at Kelly gulch near HALEY
where he has installed forty shearing
machines. He expects to shear $780,
900 head of sheep at 12k cents per
head.
The report of Register Mcconnell OF
the state land board shows that during
the quarter ending March 81 the land
Office took in $374,345.O2. OF this
amount $246,762 was realized from
state lands.
Ralph Glidewell, who is accused OF
having been engaged in rustling cat
tie and horses for some time, pleaded
guilty at Boise last week of horse
stealing and was sent to the peniten'
!tiary for one year.
The captain of the steamer Defend
er created quite sensation in Har'
rison last week by arriving with a
large bear in tow behind his boat. The
captain sighted the bear swimming
across Powder Horn bay, and lassoed
it.
Major George A. Manning, depart
ment commander of the department
of Idaho Grand Army of the Republic,
has issued an order remaining June
26, II and 20, as the dates for the an
nual encampment which will be held
in Payette.'
Joseph Lang and Orson Chase were
drowned in the Payette river at the
Gratz dam. The former was between
40 and so years of age, and was ems
gagged in mining in that vicinity. The
other victim was Is years old. They
attempted to cross the river in a boat
above the dam.
George Glass, one Of the old pio-
neers of Boise valley, is dead. He re-
Gently came from Pleasant valley in
Owyhee county, and located with his
wife in Caldwell. His death was sud-
den and was doubtless caused from
heart disease.
The movement for division of Cas-
STA county is topic Of general inter-
est at Twin Falls. The proposition is
to divide the county on line running
south from the vicinity of Miner and
ito make Twin Falls the county seat
-of the new county.
The mill of the 1ronsidas Mining
company in the Black Hornet district
has been burned, involving loss of
100000. The fire is supposed to be in
:cendiary. The mill was not in opera
|tion, but was to have been started
again in a few days.
M. J. McDermott, more than 30 years
of age, was arrested in Weiser, charged
with criminal assault upon the six
,year-old daughter of MIR. and Mr.. r.
Ingebretsen of that city. Mr.. IngebretI
coo+iov foror,,an for the Oregon