The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Weiser's public schools opened last
week with the largest attendance IL
the history OF the schools.
The Presbyterians are building q
$4,000 manse on their lots at the rear
of the Presbyterian church In Caldwell.
AT the Irrigation congress held In
Boise last week. i.125 delegates pre-
scented their credentials and register
ed
The Short line has three routes sur
veycd for new short line" north and
west from Salt Lake into southern
Idaho
Ada county secured the silver cup
for vegetables In which she made a
marvellous showing. at the irrigation
congress.
Payette valley won frst prize for In.
dividaal exhibits OF apples. prunes.
pears and peaches at the Irrigation
congress-.
The fruit packing season at Payette
has opened, and there Ia scarcity OF
labor. Help from adjoining states
viii be asked for.
C r. Reeves. who headed the Ne
vada delegation to the Irrigation con-
grcss. decided to remain In Idaho. and
viii locate In Weiser.
Under the management OF DR.. Wat
son the state school for the deaf. dumb
and blind pupils OF Idaho was opened
IN Boise on September 10.
Taylor Bliven. aged 90 years. for
some time living In tent. and III for
. few days. was found dead In his tent
IN Boise one morning last week.
The ranchers around Boise are send
tng huge shipments of sweetwater and
Delaware grapes into town. receiving
10 cents a pound for their shipments.
-Four thousand cantaloupes were
sent to Boise by the Payette growers
on the eth and presented to the Wis
itors and delegates to tho Irrigation
congress.
Benito Arego. a nve-year-old Span
nsh lad. who lives In Boise. shot him.
self In the breast while playing with
. revolver. While badly injured. the
lad win recover.
The new tariff schedule now in
course OF preparation by the Oregon
Short Line will place the Twin Falls
branch on par with the main line In
the matter OF freight rates.
The board of directors OF the State
Federation of Womcn's clubs held n
meeting In Boise last week. at which
the time for the annual meeting was
sst for October Is and 26.
The Payette Valley Building q Loan
association. new business assoeia-
ton backed entirely by local people.
mas been launched at Payette. the as-
.sociation being Incorporated for $780,.
coo.
Tho big weyerhauscr lumber syndi.
cate has purchased from the Canyon
Canal company 400 acres OF sagebruah
land northeast OF Emmett. which looks
Ne though they intended TO erect their
sawmilis there a, once.
Mrs. Lydia Adams. Williams. the only
woman delegate to the Fourteenth
National Irrigation congress. repre-
senting the International League OF
Press clubs. delivered an interesting
address before the congress-.
Fifteen cars were derailed and burn
I'd ~ tho result of freight wreck on
the Short Line at High Bridge. sixty
miles north of Idaho Falls, No Que
was hurt The cars destroyed were,
loaded with merchandise and lumber,
Il v. Atwatcr. who won the cup of.
fercd by the irrigation congress for
she best display OF aplsry products.
will make an exhibit at the state fair
SURPRISING the one Just made Mr.,
Atuater has marketed $4,000 pounds
of honey this year from 600 stands OF
bees
The magnificent silver loving cup.
given BY the Great Western Sugar
company OF Denver for the best gen.
eral exhibit OF sugar eeeta. was award
ed 10 G. Notslnger OF Nampa. his beets
showing a purity Of SIS ITO and a sugar
content Of IL S-lo
Crared win jealousy. for which he
admits there IL no foundation. w, r.
Ecnp attacked Rober, Kein In the
brickyRrd ~ $ampa. where the two
men we're employed. with shovel aud
beat his victim TO death Fem sur
rendered Ia the authorities
A man known As A. l.. Redneld. Who
has eeea employed as cook In q hotel
80 Her Perez. disappeared Las, seek.
after beiaE recognized As john Hear
Of Enterprise. Or. John bear shot and
Killed Brick" johnson az Enterprise
on June II last
TIE Cow creek reservoir canal liaes
fn Eimore county aTs ncarly eomplet.
ed. and the whole work viii b done
by October Is. Much Of the land un.
der the canals IL already sold. and
more Ia going eYery day The buyers
are teneing and preparing for plowing
The American Falls Investment