The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-13
IDAHO STATE NE WIS

About fifty teachers attended the
opening session OF the Canyon County
Teachers Institute at Caldwell.
The city OF Caldwell is making over
her ssf 900 bond issue. and work on
the new city hall will be pushed.
The Boise Dasin Power 4 Hydraulic
company has now over eighty men at
work on the ditch east of placerville.
The annual horse races which have
made Meadows famous for the past
20 years were held Thursday. August
2s.
In Latah county crops have been OK
cellent. this season. and eastern far
mers are purchasing farms In all parts
of the county.
Deiated tales Of n cloudburst on
Deer creek. below Forest, are TO tho
effect that the damage will aggregate
eiose to $4,000.
Farmers OF Long valley declare that
DO less than 100000 bushels OF grain
will be the result OF the harvest In
Long valley this year.
Next year the Payette cannery will
try TO get planted 100 acres OF toma-
toes. as IT is believed the farmers
can make 5000 per acre from this crop.
This IL the first season that blight
has not appeared among the tomatoe
plants In Payette valley, and q large
crop Is being raised. although the
acreage Is small.
The Payette cannery IL making q
very successful run this year. Over
5000 crates of peas have been packed
this season. and the crops OF beans In
now being cared for.
The body OF John Robinson, a pros.
pector and civil war veteran. was
found by some boys on sand bar ON
the Boise river near Caldwell Death
was due TO natural causes
On the strength OF having beet
dumping station put in at New Plym.
outh, ranchers In that vincinity have
subscribed $50 acres OF ground more
20 be planted to beets next year.
A Ave acre tract near Twin Falls.
recently improved and sown 10 alfal-
IN, was sold last week for $500 an
acre. The owner had just sold two
crops of hay which netted him $50
an acre.
The total assessed valuation In the
state for 1906. az reported by the state
hoard OF equalization. amounts to
$50. 704 1915. an increase over 1905 OF
e6.42s. 2ei.ss. last years figures being
e76.2si .0s7.e7.
The secretary OF the interior has
granted an extension OF time 10 the
Vulcan Iron Works Of Chicago for fur.
nishing mats and lifting devices for
use In connection with the Minidoka
irrigation project.
II. ID. Carter. who built the irat
sawmill and the FIRST hotel nj WAX
lace. Idaho. and who Installed the first
electric light plant and water works.
owning both for time. died ut Eau
Claire. Wis. August ..
The biggest potato raiser In Long
valley probable Is Clarence shaw. He
has fifteen acres In tubers this year
and he says he will have no trouble
In marketing his whole crop at from
IL cents to ia cents per pound.
The Idaho Light q Power company.
the new organization which oontem-
plates Installing electric lights In Pay.
cite. weiser and Ontario. In now push
tng the work OF securing the remainder
OF the rightof.way for Its power ditch.
One mile day is the rate that the
Payctte Valley railroad Is creeping to-
ward New Plymouth from Payette.
The roadbed IL all completed and
more than IT'S men are employed in
rushing tho line 10 It's objective point,
In the presence OF her husband and
is.year-old daughter. Mrs. Lo,tie Me
Derrnoti. wife OF Peter McDermott. u
farmer eight miles from Forest. was
instantly killed by tree which her
husband had fciied falling upon her
and crushing In her skull
The Methodist conference. vAicA
was In session in idaho Falia last
week. agreed TO support the plan OF
the Anti.saloon league. TO support no
candidate for the legislature who woal
mos pledge himself To vote and work
for n liberal local option law
Ed Graham Was arrested At welser
on q charge Of forgery. He
aakheA cheek al the Elk saloon for
ssT. but only received about SIS.
Later, he offered a check At another
saloon. but the proprietor vas saspI.
eaons aud called In She sheriff
The FIRST Hnnnal lournamest OF the
1dahoutah sportsmens association In
Poea;eiio closed on the zsth with W.
r. Crosby Of o'Faiion. III. high gun
among the professionals. and r. J.
Holohsn OF Twin Faiis winner Of the
high average for the amatears