Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-03-14

IDAHO COUNTY AND HER BUSY NEIoHBoRs

lO0 Orm Oh 1800 0tOtucIB, uogu'
ware merchants OF Weiser, one Of
the oldest firms in the state, has
been dissolved.
Deputy Game Warden Har-
baugh has petitioned for about
half q million eastern brook trout
from the government hstcheries
for distribution in the streams near
Lewiston. He expects the ship
ment to reach Lewiston in April or
May. The orders have come from
people all through this section Of
the Inland Empire who are anx-
ious to see the streams restocked.
Trout Of any size are getting to be
q scarce article.
Chief OF Police Victor Langley,
Of Wallace, has left printed notices
with every saloon keeper in that
city that the ordinance governing
the sale of liquors to minors will
be strictly enforced. It is said
that . number OF boys have re-
Gently been found in an intoxi-
Gated state, but it is not known
where the liquor was procured.
There was more precipitation in
Lewiston last month than any
other February in the history Of
the weather bureau, accord
ing to L. NJ. Day Jr., officer in
charge. The precipitation aggre-
gated 2.13 inches. The snowfall
during the same period was 1919
inches.
American Falls, Idaho, is to
have one of the best hotels in the
state, outside of the capital city,
If the present plans are carried out.
Plans have been drawn for . fine
hotel building, with fifty rooms,
to be built Of either cement blocks
or wood in the colonial style. The
building is to cost approximately
SS5, 900 and is to be built by the
American Falls Development com.
pany.
The Slayton bureau and Sena.
tor Dubois have signed q contract
which calls for the delivery OF a
large number of lectures during
the summer on the Mormon ques.
ton. It is understood the con.
tract will net many thousands Of
dollars to Dubois, as the compen'
setiOn is liberal.
Cottonwood fans are talking
baseball and hope to repeat the
record they made two or three
years ago.
The roller rink craze has strucl
Cottonwood, aud they're rolling
'em high there at present.
The Motter- Wheeler department
store at Moscow has closed it.
business.
Among the officers Of the newly
created county of Twin Falls ap
pointed by Gov. Gooding is j. D.
Rogers, formerly citizen of Mos
COW. Mr.. Rogers served for many
years as . clerk in the Moscow
post Office. He was appointe
coroner and Miss Edna D,
Bow, . former 0enesee girl, hal
been named by Governor Goodin1
a. county superintendent Of schools
Of the newly created county.
Some interesting data is con.
tanned in the third biennial re.
port OF Col. Allen Miller, stat,
commissioner Of labor, immigra.
ton and statistics. Following is a
liet Of items Of interest:
Idaho has nearly 5000. 600 acre.
Of land under cultivation.
The irrigated area reaches ovel
900, 900 acres.
The population of the state i.
easily 800, 900.
The wheat yield for 1906 reached
over 8, 900, 900 bushels.
The stock shipment for that year
reached 1866 carloads OF swine,
And 2797 carloads Of beef cattle.
Also 500 carloads OF horses anC
1899 carloads Of sheep.
The wool production is estimated
at %, 600, 900 pounds.
Idaho has 1895 miles of railroads
in operation, and those under
construction will make the tota
about 2l5O.
The mining output for 1906 wa,
500, 1853, 900.
The increase for the last two
years over the previous two years
was about 81, 900, 900.
The manufacturing establish.
ments number very close to 1000
capital invested in these is shown
to be considerable over slS, OOO,,
600.
The valuation Of the state fol-
taxation in 1906 was &81, 900, 600
the increase in two years beins
S13, 600, 900. Colonel Miller esti.
mates the actual value of the
property Of the state ut over s4OO,.
600, 900.
There are 81 national banks in
Idaho, with q paid up capital oil
s2.724, 900 and the depoits rCu
uhOvo R1C AOO mn