The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-04-26
IDAHO STATE NE WIS

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factory next year.
Cora and Elyie Thorn were severely
injured in runaway at Shelly.
Payette has about 5000 people now
a gain of 300 per cent in five years.
Josie Patterson was dangerously in
jured in ball game at Shelly by be
ing struck on the head by bat.
Thomas Skoles is dead at Sweet as
the result of kick from horse, the
vicious animal kicking Skoles in the
stomach.
Ben Francis has been appointed
chief of police by Mayor Haines
of Boise. Francis Formerly held this
position
A campaign has been started in Pay
cite to secure substantial Y. M. c.
A. 1t Is the intention to raise not
less than $4,000 for building and
its equipment.
Antinus Reed has been bound over
to the district court at Weiser on a
charge of grand larceny, it being
charged that he robbed drunken
miner of $685.
w. A. Sackrider, freight brakeman
on the Short Line, was killed at Nam
pa last week. In some manner he
fell under train and his body was
terribly mangled.
Crickets are reported to be hatch
ing out and preparations are under
way to begin fighting them before
they are full grown and do much mis-.
chief, says the st. Anthony Times
A. F. Pitt, state horticultural and
pure food inspector, has returned
from tour of inspection and reports
there never was as good prospects for
fruit of all kinds as there are now.
Mrs. w. A. Gibson accidentally shot
herself with revolver with which
che was attempting to shoot bird at
the Ten Day mine, in the Salmon
river country The shot struck her in
the foot.
Robert Wall, an employee of the Fris-
co mine for the past month, was
found in the waters of Canyon creek
in the lower part of Gem. He had
evidently fallen from the bridge and
was drowned.
Fourteen feet of snow is on the
summit between Atlanta and Rocky
Bar, according to Dannie Kirby,
mining man, who has just made the
trip from Atlanta to Mountain Home
on snow shoes.
Through the investigations of State
Mine Inspector Robert Bell, and State
Immigration Commissioner Allen Mil.
Ter, Idaho may in the near future be
one of the big cement producers Of
the whole country.
s. H. Hughes was killed at Mountain
Home. He was running to catch a
train, when a freight car struck him
and knocked him against the platform.
He died soon after Deceased was So
years of age and unmarried.
Charles Ward of the town of Ward,
in Cassia county, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the
head. He was respondent over the
death of his wife. Mr.. Ward was
well known citizen of that section.
Mrs. A. E. Gross, of Weiser, had a
very narrow escape from death. BY
mistake she took two-ounce vial of
laudanum, and it took the physicians
summoned about two hours to relieve
her, but she is at present out of
danger.
The little 6-year-old daughter of
Ed Modin of Emmett, while playing
about bonfire. accidently caught her
clothing on fire, her left arm and side |
being severely burned 1t Is believed
the child has a fair chance for re.
covery.
If present plans materialize as ex.
pected, says an Omaha dispatch, Sho
shone falls, Idaho, will be harnessed
and their enormous power utilized in
in the development Of the latent
resources of the surrounding country
within short time.
That the year of 1907 will be
most exceptional one and probably
record-breaker in the production OF
fruit and berries and possibly also
other farm products, is the firm con.
viction of A. F. Hit, state horticul.
tural inspector.
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone, in
Jail at Boise, charged with completely
in the murder of Ex-Governor Steun-
enberg, have had small tract of
ground in the courtyard set apart for
them and they are busy each day |
making garden.