The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-11-08
IDAHO STATE NE WIS

occupied.
Gus Johnson was killed at the Falk
stad quarry, near Boise, being crushed
to death by fall Of rock.
There is plan on foot looking ia
the erection of an opera house in
Nampa. It is planned to construct a
building of size Of lOOx12O feet.
The damage caused by Boise hood.
lums who were abroad Halloween
would foot up to large bin n Il
could be run down--probably to 81 900
or more
Gilmore Bailey. employed in tho
ofiice Of the Caldwell News, was work.
Ing around the press. when his cloth.
Ing caught in the machine and he was
80 badly injured that he died the fol.
lowing day
Arthur Smith, pioneer OF the Wood
River country, and for many years
proprietor Of the Alturas hotel at Hal.
ley. Idaho, is dead from heart disease
Mr. Smith was one of the most widely
known hotel men in the state.
United States Marshal Rounds. who
owns farm near Idaho Falls, reports
crop this season OF 200 bushels Of
potatoes TO the acre, which he has sold
Tor 80 cents a bushel. He has a FIVE.
acre orchard which also bore a GOOD
crop.
In the Boise post Office at the pre-.
sent time there are IA clerks, nine city
carriers and one special delivery mes.
senger. OF the ID clerks one is paid
5000 per year, two receive $500 each
and the remainder receive from $500
to $3.50 each.
After search lasting from early
morning until night by parties COM
posed of members Of Boise lodge of
Elks and other citizens, Sidney st.
John was found at Star. where he had
wandered while apparently in a state
Of mental alteration.
Threshing is completed in Camas
prairie district. An unusually large
amount OF all kind of grain was the re.
suit Of this years labor Much Of the
wheat is being marketed at the Soldier
mill, which is turning out -four to it's
full capacity every day.
The force at work in the state land
department is busy just now collecting
and compiling material for the bi.
snnial report, which is going to be
full of valuable matter that will be
IF interest to parties contemplating
making Idaho their home.
At Oakley, Fred Taylor was shot and
Silled by HyrumrWells, town marshal
Taylor had been placed under arrest
FOR drunkenness. He broke away and
ran The marshal fired two shots over
his head and then sent a bullet into
bis back, piercing his heart
A power plant of 10000 horse power
capacity in the vicinity Of Boise, it
announced is to be completed in the
lear future. The Western Power com.
pany is to supply the Drawn and cash
TO install the plant and the great OK
Bow tunnel viii furnish the power.
A cororer's jury returned a verdict
IN the case OF Josef jacksonville, the
man who was killed in the railroad
accident at Kuna, that the man CAME
10 his death through the oversight OF
the bridge gang in permitting a hand
ear TO be run down by a moving
rain. .''
An important timber deal was closed
last week in the Office of Major Fem,
forest supervisor. for the saytooth and
Payette forest reserves. This trans
action involved the sale Of 22,OOOOOO
feet Of timber at So per thousand, max
ing total Of $4,000 for the sale,
The third quarterly meeting of the
Idaho Retail Hardware & Implement
Dealers association was held at Wei
ser. The meeting was the largest in
the history Of the association, evidenc-
ing the fact that the dealers are reh-
zing the Importance of organization.
Fully 1000 people clamored for adj
mittance to the Coliseum In Boise, for
the purpose Of listening to the speech
Of Secretary William II. Taft. The
building was packed as closely as pos
sible, it's capacity being a little over
1000 and many were disappointed.
On the Carey lands in Idaho. there
are at the present time FIVE companies
constructing irrigation systems TO re-
claim them They are the Twin Falls,
American Falls, Canyon Canal com
pany. Glenns Ferry Canal company,
Mullins Canal company and Marys'
vile Canal company.
Parties interested in the Trapper
Creek Coal company. whose mines are
located about thirty miles southwest
If hurley. are negotiating with east
ern capitalists TO enlist sufficient cap
ltal to complete the development OF
the property and 10 build a railroad