The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-10-04
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

been organized at Emmett.
The grand lodge of the !. o. o. F
will meet in Caldwell, October IA
10, IS and II.
There are the same number of chill
dren of school age in Haley this year
as last year-440.
Two sugar beet receiving stations
have been built at Star for the con.
venience of those farmers who have
beets to deliver.
The assessed valuation of the EN-
NETT Independent school district for
1Jv., shows an increase .. 1000
over last year. being $395,840.
Engineers are surveying branches
for the electric road which it is pro-
posed to build south from Twin Falls
through the Salmon project.
Threshing is now in full blast in
the vicinity of Meadows, with a fairly
good yield of wheat, oats and barley
the principal crops Of the valley.
At recent meeting of the COM
missioners of Cassia county the rate
of taxation in the county for 1907
was fixed at $3.50 per 800 valuation.
The alleged theft of COW has al
ready cost Canyon county $4,000, the
jury in the second trial of J. w.
| Beasley, at Caldwell, being unable to
agree on verdict.
M. Parsons of Meridian, who was
so seriously injured short time ago,
is slowly improving and is regaining
the use of his side, which has been
paralyzed since the accident
There is some talk among members
of the Boise Commercial club and the
business men generally of appealing
to President Roosevelt to help re-
lieve the fuel situation in Boise.
Threshing is well under way on the
south side of the Twin Falls tract.
and splendid reports are coming in
regarding big yields of grain, which
have been produced without irriga-
| ton.
Supervisor e. Grandiean of the
Sawtooth national forest of Idaho.
has been authorized to expend $3.50
on the construction of a telephone
line from Atlanta to Twin Springs.
The city of Boise will appeal to the
courts to force the Oregon Short Line
to place safety gates at several street
crossings where such devices were
ordered by ordinance of the city
council.
The Methodist church people of
Emmett have sold their parsonage to
the Christian church, and will use the
proceeds to finish the new $4,000
church building which has been erect
ed this year.
Eight hundred and forty-seven tons
of beets were crushed for sugar max
ing purposes at the Nampa sugar fac
tory one day last week. This is an
increase of 101 tons over the work
of any previous day.
Acinato Gonzales a Spaniard en-
ployed at the Nampa sugar factory,
was the victim of an accident while
at work few days ago, some of the
hot sugar in melter splashing on
his foot, scalding him badly.
The Increase of sugar beets in the
vicinity of Idaho Falls is more than
last year. the yield as large and the
per cent of sugar the average. 1t is
estimated that $4,000 tons will be
harvested in that section this year.
The expense of the electric light
Ing of the streets of Caldwell for fair
week will be borne by the fair asso-
citation, the Odd Fellows and the city.
The lights will remain up until Oc-
tober II, and will cost about $500.
Arthur Bouse, twenty-five years
old, was fatally injured while at work
on the new Odd Fellows building in
Boise. He was heaving rock at
height of fifteen feet, when he fell.
the rock following and crushing him. I
De Lamar is looking we'll. Two new
stores have opened up this summer
and all seem to be doing we'll. The
attendance at school has improved
10 per cent and general good atmo-
sphere of confidence prevades the
camp
Both oil and gas were struck at the
oil well being bored at Payette by the
Oregon Oil & Gas Company at a |
depth of 400 feet. Gas is pouring out |
of the well in steady flow, although |
at times 1t is stronger than at others.
The company intends to go down
farther.
1t is probable that another bank
will be opened in Idaho Falls be-
tween now and January LIST, if suit
able quarters can be secured. There
are now four institutions of this kind
in the icty and that there is an OPEN