The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS

N carload lots as result OF the coal
famine
The total enrolment at the fifteenth
session of the Idaho State Teachers
association was 161.
Nineteen 81 the twenty one coun,
ties Of Idaho are producers Of gold,
silver, copper Or lead.
Stock Of all kinds did unusually
well In Idaho In 1905 and the stock in.
terests 81 the state are in excellent
shape. s.
The quarantine has been raised on
all the eases Of diphtheria at Emmett
and the recent scare has entirely
passed.
The total value Of metal contents Of
all ore and bullion shipped from the
Occur fAlene mines during 1906, was
$17,710.401.
James Deweese, a negro OF Boise.
was scrubbing coat with gasoline
when an explosion occurred, Deweese
being badly burned about the face
and hands.
The Bank Of Emmett opened its
doors for business January 2. This
new institution starts out with cap
ital Of $4,000 and is officered by well
known local business men, IN.
B. r. Kaufman, while digging well
Tor A. Reduck at Nampa, was
quite seriously hurt about the
mead and face by a windlass which In
some way got out Of working order.
George A. Rahm OF Weiser, Idaho,
appointed on the capitol police force
In 1891 on recommendation OF Sena
tors Shorp. died at Washington on
Saturday Of last week Of indigestion.
! The Northern Pacific has by the
payment OF s1O7,114.36 redeemed its
right-of-way in Kootenai county, the
county having attached it for de-
linquent taxes for the years 1903-4-5.
The Canyon Canal company will
build a ditch covering the land too
high for the present bitches on the
south side Of the Payette river. This
will irrigate some 1000 acres Of choice
land near Emmett.
A new electric power plant and
dam is being constructed at the upper
end Of Garden valley on the south
fork Of the Payette river. for the pur-
pose Of supplying electric power to the
dredges Of Boise basin.
: Idaho now furnishes one-half OF the
lead product Of the United States and
It is predicted by many persons well
informed ON the subject that Idaho
win one day lead all the States Of
the Union in mineral production.
Mining Inspector Robert Bell esti-
mates that the gross metal contents OF
concentrates and crude ore shipments
from Idaho mines during 1905, to-
gether with the separate bullion out.
put, reaches total Of $20.741,s50.
During the season Of 1905 there
were shipped from Boise about $50
carloads Of prunes, about ITO carloads
of apples and nearly 100 carloads Of
mixed fruits. These shipments went
to various points in the east and some
fruit from here went to England and
Scotland.
The, new officers selected by the
idaho State Teachers association are:
President, j. d. Williamson Of Boise;
secretary, Mrs. Lizzie B. Wertz, OF
Mountain Home; treasurer, J. w.
Faris, OF Pocatello; executive commit
tee, g. "A. Axline, Of Albion; Miss T,
G. Gustison, Of Boise; Edward M
Hume, of Moscow.
66udtOT DuUOIb ud6 I0COlvOu q POtr
ton Of 375 settlers near Caldwell ask.
ing that leave of absence be granted
homesteaders on land under the
Payette-Boise irrigation project until
the water is turned into the govern
ment canals.
Charles Cook and Harry Patrick
have been bound over by Probate
Judge Church to the district court al
Caldwell on the; charge Q;
participating in the robbery Of Ja
panese restaurant at Emmett last sum
mer
IA The Yellowstone Park branch of the
Short Line is being rushed to compile
ton at the earliest possible moment
over 500 men are at work on the line
and it is ofiicially announced that the
first "a miles will be completed by
April i.
The Northwest Fruitgrowers asso.
citation, covering the states Of Oregon
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Califor.
MIA, Utah and British Columbia, held
tts thirteenth annual convention AZ