The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-12-13
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Arrangements are under way for an
other bank for Council
The new $4,000 brick school house
at Van Wyck is nearly completed.
Eight Japs have started to school al
Sugar City being In tho primary de
partmont
The new Agricultural building at
the state university will be ready for
occupancy some time in January
A large force of men is ompioye3
by the Short Line railroad in tho Goa
struction of the new depot at Weisor
Montpelier is enjoying a period of
brick and stone construction. Many
now and substantial buildings are go.
ing up
Frank Mexican, a civil war pCnsioner
aged 73 years, was burned to death in
q fire which destroyed his cabin in
Pocatollo
Fer the FIRST time in the history of
Bannock county there are no Grimm
al cases for trial at the regular term
of the district court.
Clay taken from the hills northwest
OF Bull near the Snake river, has been
tested and found to be exceptionally
dne pottery material
A squash was raised near Troy this
season that weighed 70 pounds, the
squash now being on exhibition in the
Office Of the troy Weekly News
The oxbow company expects to
have a crew Of men at work all winter
on their dam, a large amount Of ma
chinery having been ordered last
week
It is shown by the report OF the
secretary of war that he proposes to
proceed with the enlargement of the
barracks at Boise with all possible
expedition.
Congressman French has recon
mendcd to the postal department the
appointment of w. II. Greenough as
postmaster at Twin Falls, vice w. w
Dunn resigned,
Receipts at the Lewiston land Of
fee during the month of November
reached a total of SG2,59151 This is
approximately $4,000 more than the
receipts Of the highest previous month
with the completion of the new
assay and metalurgical laboratories
at the State university, the citi.
zens of Idaho can boast Of possessing
school Of mines second to none in
the United States.
Fremont and Bingham counties are
enjoying very prosperous conditions
the sugar beet crop having been
very large and the factories are very
likely to keep running into January
and perhaps February
Around Maryyae and Austin the
grain crops this year have boen very
! good on dry land farms the har
vest has been on an average OF 40
bushels Of wheat and from 60 to "a
bushels Of cats to the acre
At a school election held at Cad
well for the bonding Of the school dis
|, trict in the sum Of 100000 for build
ing ana equppng an cight.oar
I school on Washington Heights Their,
were POI votes cast; 1855 for and j,
against
Fremont county is one Of the coun
ties of Idaho which is not affected by
the shortage Of coal In Teton BASH
1 is a large coal bed, 1t was discovered
at a depth OF coo feet while bornl
a well for oil The vein is reporto,
= to be twelve feet thick.
The survey of the Coour d'Alone In
dian reservation has been competed
and when the surveys are approve,
J the allotments will be made and tn,
\ balance OF the land classified, It Is
n probable It will be opened to cntr,
during the summer of 1908.
Members of the coming state lcgis
lature, nonresident state officials AND
l all attaches of the coming session wr
be given the privilege of enjoying al
The comforts and convenience "a.
forded by the Boise Commercial cm
rooms during the session.
one of the sugar companies, it 81
said, recently offered 100000 for so.
acres Of land about Dayton, sever
miles casts of Preston. Dayton nov
has nothing but a siderack It IS
the understanding the company rs ng
uriug on locating a factory there
The snowfall at DeLamar this yaa
has been unusual not only In am0uu
but 1t has packed so closely that 81
has carried the grass with IT to th.
ground Though the snow is not Owe
10 inches deep the stock can gel
but little food, 80 they must be fed.
Ben Harris, the Brmeau stage dr.v
err was shot and seriously womdr.
at Mountain Home by Sheriff Uo0n
Ross Harris and a number Of oth.