The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-12-26
IDAHO STATE VIEWS


The senate. on December 18th. con.
frmed the nomination of r. v. Gin.
ker as receiver OF the land ONCE at
Boise.
The supreme court OF Idaho has
handed down a decision holding con
siitutional the Sunday rest law On
acted by the last legislature.
The new power house being built at
Nampa by the Oregon Short Line for
use In generating the power necessary
for the block system. Is nearing com.
pletion.
While the work on the Snake river
railroad was temporarily suspended.
indications are now that the road will
be completed TO the mouth OF Powder
river before spring.
The Democrats OF Boise are plan
ming TO properly celebrate jackson
day. January S. and leading members
OF the party from various sections OF
the state are 10 be Invited.
idaho Is just 1914 times the size OF
the state OF Delaware. m shown by
the statistics that are being compiled
by the force In the surveyor generals
Offices OF surveyed and nnsurveyed
lands.
That insanity was the cause OF the
suicide Of John o. cramer, who blew
out his brains In a room at leading
hotel In Pocateilo. has been eBtab-
lished by letters received by friends
In the east.
The battleship Idaho left cramps
shIpyard on December 81 for Lewes,
Delaware. ON her Standardization trial
trip, The ship goes into commission
in March under the command Of Cap
tain Samuel Diehl
There has been some oil excitement
near Cambridge, An oil expert has
looked the ground over and says
there are indications OF oil, Already
six ranehers have leased their land
for drilling purposes.
Judge Woods of the First judicial
district has ordered special term
Of the district court Ia kootenai coun.
" 10 convene December n. This IL
presumed To be for the purpose OF
taking action ON the Steve Adams
case,
An appeal has been perfected In
the case of the Idaho Democratic
state central committee vs.. District
Judge Alfred Bulge. This Ii the suit
brought To test tho right OF Judge
Nudge TO hold the otfiee OF district
Judge.
The proposed Goose Creek reservoir
will irrisate forty thousand acres of
choice land lying In the Oakley val
ley. south OF Burnley Application has
been made to the state land board to
have the project aggregated under the
Carey act.
In the state. with an area Of 7.2i3,i90
acres. it.t6s.Ss surveyed aud 6,a02.'
s2il2 unsurveyed. while Bear Lake IL
the smallest county with an area OF
GA coo acres. ti6.gI2i6 surveyed and
.sTTT7.bt unauryeyed,
w j. Evans. one OF the pioneers OF
Idaho city. recently made a visit 20
Los Angelica. when for the first time
Ia forty,eixht years he entered a
railway ear Mr., Evans has been con
tlnualiy u resident In Idaho and Boise
county for the last foriy'four years
!. In an effort 10 preyen, the spread
OF dlphtherla In Boise which is only
prevalent In u small degree. tho city
board OF health last week burned
large Number OF books. papers and
wall adornments In the primary de
partmeat OF the Lincoln school OF
Boise.
An effort IL being made by promi
nent idahoans TO get a creditshle ex
hseit and q suitable delegation OF per
sons interested to represent this state
III the International Congress Of Tu
hercaiosis Ia be held la Washington /
from September II To- October ~ |
1905.
The third annual debate OF the |
Southern Idaho league. comprising The /
Boise. Payetto aud Weiser High |
Echools and the College OF idaho at /
Caldwell. will take place December go /
The winners of these contests Viii !
engage In anal battle some tim,
later
aud ~ife. hslnk ia North Saupa. was
quite badi, Injured several dayS aEo /
by being run over by wagon heavily I
loaded 9Th bal The wagon was /
coming down the hlll ami abe mn, /
ielio~ ran directly IN front OF the /
horses
AZ iaiended @hsu ,lgc Holsn Com /
inercial eiu1 WaN organized tho club /
mas decide TO serve busineSs mans /
lsnth a, ths cluh rcoms each day |
The matter has heel brought up and |
notices ara "a be seat Co clab mem |
hers eahiaE iur thvir vote ea the |
garfllpn
EEh,eta3yaroh Emory Wright OF
psye,tv ans lN.yyArold Mrs Pauline
Psppas oi NampA are In the county
JAIL a. Poeaggilo The yeuag folks
slo}sd from Nsmpa The woman n
Greek white the young man ~ abe
son 81 welitodo luinberman al
Payegte
Now THAI the supreme court has de
ciEed the Sunday rest law" eonstitn
ilonAl Prosecuting Attorney koetseb
II IA eosn,y announces that be will
prosecnts an persons who may violate
the statute. Several suttA against
persons ~ho Violated thiA law some
time ago are peadinH
Governor Cooling has appointed 10
Aeph perTanit Of Boise. " T. Lewis e,