The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-08-23
IDAHO STATE NEWS

william Tippet was killed in tn
railroad yards at McCammon, throw
ing himself underneath switch e,
CINE.
The town of lilo has been moyet
every house being moved to the ne,
townsite which had been prepared Il
advance.
Mrs. Daniel Hill, Of Sublett, is 4
q Pocatello hospital with her left le
almost severed as the result of run
away accident.
A sheepherder named McTaggart
employed near Lemhi, was struck b,
lightning and killed during an electri
cal storm last week.
1t is believed that the coal problem
at Boise has been solved, an Arkansa.
coal company having agreed to supply
all the coal needed.
Plans are under way looking to
ward the building of a commodions
hall In Burnley suitable for dances and
other entertainments.
II. F.. Mallon, the convict who es.
capped from the state prison a short
time ago, has been captured at his
former home in Whitefsh, Mont
More than 100000 bushels of grain
are now stored in the warehouses at
Vollmer. which is more than the total
OF last years crop in the locality.
Work on the Lewiston-Waha irri-
cation project and the electric road
from Lewiston to Nez Perce and
Grangeville will be commenced with.
in a short time.
A postoffice has been established at
the new town of Sunnyside, on the
Oregon Short Line railroad, east of
Nampa, and Wilbe.S F. Wilmont ap-
pointed postmaster
The merchants of Mountain Home
have agreed to give complete house
keeping outfit to the couple that will
be united In marriage at the fair
grounds during the fair.
I Ed. Wahl, well-known farmer of
Genesee, disappeared and bloodhounds
were used to trace him. Their trail
led to the river brink and 1t is feared
VAIL has killed himself.
The town of Greenleaf, situated mid.
way between Caldwell and Homedale,
On the line of the San Francisco, Ida
40 4 Montana railroad, has been plat
Led and Is now on the market.
Settlers on the north side of Mini
ioka project are doing some kicking
because the reclamation service has
announced that water will be turned :
'ut OF the canals September l.
In Idaho ten times more Carey act
and has been taken up than in any A
Their state which has Carey act pro- Il
isions. Idaho will soon hit the 1,O0O,- v
20 acre mark in Carey act lands. b
The assessors books for Canyon e
ounty show that of the increase in a
'sessed property. Nampa furnishes 63 n
sr cent The increase for the town c.
$366O00, and that of the entire Il
punty is $5s7631. c'
A game warden visited the Middle q,
PIX recently, according to an En-. n,
EFT correspondent, and found in one r,
ace the bodies of six deer, from pl
lich the hind quarters had been cut m
ID the rest left to rot a
Judge X. |. Perky. of Boise, has been W
Gained by the Western Federation a. a.
Miners as counsel in all it's cases -
Idaho, and has been so notified in
letter from Charles H. Meyer, pres
mt OF the federation NJ
Zoe Baker of Hot Springs, two miles CO
so or Marysville, last spring sowei on
acre OF onions, using three pounds oe
seed. From this acre patch he has an
Sed LOO bushels of onions, for tn
ich ne received $3.50. cr
ne city of Lewiston WILL during VIZ
ensuing twelve months, expend II
re than half million dollars on re-
manent improvements, including ~ I.'
yer system, street paving, water VI
ks and fire department. cIa
recording to the reports from the
Fous assessors of the state. Idaho Fo
about million acres more of pat
I'd lands this year than 1t had last, S
ch increased the assessed land val. bo,
OF the state over 100000. sul
new power company has been the
ned for the generating of electric we,
pr on Snake river. The company tiol
. prmed OF men principally of Shell. eig
and the power site Is about two OF
up the stream from Shelley. WA
e little daughter of George Stra. Nv.
: OF Hubbard was killed by the &C. sta,
ital discharge of target rifle. Mr.. spr
lam had hung the loaded rife
nail, and when the little one Ere
to get it down, it exploded, the
penetrating her heart. d
rs Roberts, the seven.year-old son roc,
s,ert Roberts of Cambridge. acct. al,
lily shot and killed Elwood Ven. n :
nine-year-old son of Thomas ron,
us. The boys were playing with thor
;alibre revolver, but it is not won
l just how the accident hap nevt
1 trey
fellow who tbrows ho,,,,,a., =. matte
= III fCn'f th rOvtfnsr acx, 49,