The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-06-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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will be electric lighted.
HALEY is making extensive prepar
atoms to celebrate the Fourth O
July.
Ten thousand apple trees were
planted In Council Valley las
spring.
There were twelve graduates from
the State Normal school at Albion
last week.
1t is estimated that 100000
pounds of wool will be shipped from
HALEY this year.
The new Methodist Episcopal
church at Rupert was formally dedi
Gated on June 8.
The city of Bellevue will erect a
double loading chute for the accom-
mediation of the sheep men.
Five miles within 80 miles of Coun.
ell have a combined capacity Of 1907
600 feet OF lumber per day.
The membership of the Boise Com
mercial club is growing rapidly, there
being $50 members at present.
AT Boise plans are being laid to
build home for working girls, the
prime mover in the plan being Bish-
op Funston
z Rural free delivery route No. has
been ordered established August at
Malad City, Oneida county, serving
$50 people and 80 families
A new postofflce is being estab-
lished west of Heath, near the Snake
river, called Brownlee, of which o. G.
Holland will be postmaster.
The discovery of an artesian basin
in the vicinity of Miner will add
much to the attractiveness of the rec
lamation features of this district.
Counterfeit dog tags are appearing
in Boise, and 1t is said some energetic
person has been doing thriving bus
mess in disposing Of these counterfeit
tags.
The postoffice department has
raised the Caldwell postofice to a
second-class Office and increased the
salary of the postmaster from $1,000
to $4,000.
Among the girls who graduated
with honors from the School of Do
nestle Science, Boston, was Miss
Olive Costo of Boise, who completes
a course for teachers.
The secretary of the interior will
soon restore to entry all lands in, Ida
no temporarily withdrawn for forestry
purposes but not heretofore made
part of forest reserves.
Summer excursions are being run
by the PIN" road to Meadows and
Payette lakes, in order that residents
of the state may have an outing dur
ing the summer months. = ALL.
Several families near Spirit Lake,
says Occur d'Alene dispatch, have
spotted fever and several, children
have died. The physicians, are com.
pletely baffled by the disease.
1t develops that the man arrested
at Meadows thought to be Harry
Dougherty, who escaped from the pen
itentiary nearly three years ago, Is
not Dougherty and he has been re
leased.
Sam Wilkison of Boise was found
dead, lying on his face in boat on
which he had been working, death
being due to heart disease, Wilkin-
son was IS years of age and has no
relatives in this state.
1t has been stated that work is to
commence Immediately on the San
Francisco, Idaho & Montana railway,
surveying parties having been already
sent out, and the work is expected
to progress rapidly.
The first corporation license fee
ever paid to the state of Idaho was re
ceived last week by State Treasurer
Hastings. The payment came in the
form of check from the Fall Creek
Sheep company and was for the
amount of $3.50.
The lumber business Is destined to
become great industry at Meadows
and Payette lakes, as vast bodies of
good saw timber are standing within
the area included in the Little Salmon
headwaters, the lake country and the
intervening uplands.
Some thirty to forty L lilies have
recently settled on the Dig lands be-
tween Middle valley and Crane creek.
The irrigable lands in Middle valley
are held at $35 to SIS per acre, while
the dry lands on the benches and hills
IRE worth from SIS to $25 per acre.
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Observe the golden mean between
aying too much and too little.-Pub