The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-10-04
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

The alfalfa meal mill at Nampa viii
be running in few days.
The Prohibitlcnists OF Canyon ooun
~ have placed a ticket in the field
The w c. r. U. state convention
will be held at Emmett on october
End to 4th.
Eastern capitalists are figuring on
building an electric line from Mead
ows to Lardo.
The Dewey railroad has brought TO
Nampa from Emmett three carloads Of
fruit every for the past week.
The packing plant at Nampa has
been putting up 500 to 900 crates Of
fruit daily, employing 30 packers.
J. NJ. Mckinney was knocked down
by car on the railroad tracks at
Nampa and narrowly escaped death.
About sixty ministers and laymen
we're In attendance at the meeting Of
the Baptist association OF the state Of
Idaho at Caldwell.
One hundred and hfty men are en-.
gagged in the logging operations at the
Barber mill and the force>is to be In
creased TO 800 for winter work.
The first annual Fremont county
fair proved grand success, total OF
10000 people passing through the
gates during the three days OF the fair
October n will be Pioneer day al
the State fair to be held at Boise, ami
large number Of pioneers from all
over the state have signified their In
tentlon of being present.
L. A. Richardson. for two years gen.
eral foreman of the Short Line shops
at Pocatello, has been appointed mas
ter mechanic of the Rock Island, with
headquarters at Trenton. Mo.
With the farming interests gradual.
ly absorbing what was once vast
range for countless head of sheep ana
cattle. wool-growing is rapidly dwin.
ding in Importance in the Lewiston
country.
One thousand tons Of steel rails
have been shipped from Plttsburg for
the Boise g. Interurban company's
new electric road. and within the
month another 1000 tons win be re-.
ceived.
William Frye. aged Sc, one Of the
old pioneers Of Idaho City. bachelor
was found dead lying Frustrated on
the floor of his cabin, about half
mile from town. D,/th was due to
natural causes.
It Is reported on good authority that
the Short Line or Union Pacific exten
sion from Huntington north via the
Snake river to Lewiston is finally de
clded upon. and that dirt will be lyins
on the grade within 30 days
Two immense steam shovels, each
Weighing about 20 tons, arrived at
Nampa a few days ago for the govern
ment reclamation service. The big
machines were put together and taken
to the works on the Dear Flat reser
volr.
Fire, believed to be Of lncendiary |
origin, wiped out the whole of the
business section Of ORC Elmo, entail
ing financial loss OF $4,000, with
Inc -
teen business houses were burned, In |
addition to the postodice, bank, news |
paper offices and two hotels and many |
residences,
d. A. Mckinney proprietor Of the
Dobel hotel at Orc Elmo. in which the
recent fire originated. has been placed |
under arrest, charged with arson. The
population is greatly excited and |
threats of bodily harm have been made
against Mckinney, Notwithstanding |
that his own family barely escaped in
their night clothes.
The o. r. & N. Co. is said to have
entered into an arrangement with Da
vid Eccles of Salt Lake. owner Of the
Sumpter Valley road. to build the pro
posed line from Baker City to Bal
lard's Landing, rs miles, on The Snake
river
As the result Of a runaway In Boise,
four people, Jack Mills, Miss Stella
Johnson. Miss Sue westover and Miss
Maggie Hooper, were thrown from the
wagon and injured, Mr. Miller being
dragged some distance and badly
bruised up
An extensive export trade In barley
and other brewing grains may soon be
developed from the Nez Perez prairie
II the Investigations now being made
by Herr Charles Pleas, director OF a
Seattle brewery, are satisfactory to
him and his company.
II. T Johnson of Twin Falls states
that he sold enough potatoes from ~
acres last year to pay for the clearing |
and fencing of so acres, and the Gull
tivation of the crop. This year he has
20 acres in potatoes which promise to
al Ill - -.