The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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High water at Mountain Home last
week forced several families To move
from their homes
There Is ,s.5O0.0oo invested In four
sugar factories IN the state which pro-
duced ssii.4so last year. They paid
t2es.si7 in wages.
There are thirty breweries aud bot.
tories In the state OF Idaho. worth
se5e, 500. and which produced f5l0.lst
worth Of goods last year,
The Rigby creamery Is shipping an
average Of $500 pounds OF butter per
seek. Some OF it's patrons received
NJ high as s65 last month.
Charles ciarkson. of Sweet. was
killed at the Eikhorn mine at Baker
City. falling into the gearing of the
pump aud being so badly injured that
death resulted.
The 40 -four mills of the state, which
are valued at t7si,J00 produced 81.
g3s,isG worth OF various products last
year. or three dollars worth for every
dollar OF capital Invested.
because they had not been paid for
two weaks twenty painters. piasterers
and carpenters working on the agri'
cultural buildings at the university al
Moscow quilt work last week,
There are two Ice factories In the
state. They have $4,000 invested In
the business, Last year they sold only
$500 worth OF Ice. according TO their
figures. while their Ice cost them more
than $4,000 TO produce.
The one big manufacturing Industry
Of the state is the making Of lumber.
There are EGO sawmills. worth a.
I6i,4o0. employing s6t3 men. Their
product for 1906 amounted to s7.24s,.
100. and they paid in wages s2.bi6.sss.
The bridge over squaw creek, near
Sweet. was carried away last week.
The bridge was being repaired. and
the Ice In the creek ioosened by the
recent rains. iammed against the sup
ports and carried away tbs central
span.
There are "a brick yards, worth
e235. 100 In the state Of Idaho. They
produced brick and tile worth $la7.
els last year. Thirty-six electric
power and gaa companies have s3.7o9r
800 invested. and their products sold
for Stb7 $50
George v. Leighton OF Payette has
sold his big ranch and bands OF sheep
to n. Van sicklin and Charles Bolton.
OF weiser for $4,000. The property
consists Of is20acre ranch. lease
on $50 acres Of school land. and 10, SOC
head Of sheep.
Al meeting OF the Boise city coun.
81. strong resolutions were passed
condemrlng the noise City charter
bill. nov before the legislature. II IL
believed the bin cannot pass In It's
present Dorm and will no doubt be
materially amended.
Daniel DAILY alias David Daniels. a
notorious horsethief who recently com.
pieted q six-year term in the Idaho
state penitentiary. was arrested In
Salt Lake last week for stealing three
horses near Pocatelin. and taken back
10 pocatello for trial,
There are 1853 teachers la the
schools Of the state. The men draw
an average annually salary Of ei4o6.ft.
and the women sil4a,iG. The estt
mated value Of the school property IL
81 .s99. sGsib There are 1881 chill
drcn OF school age In the state.
william Graham. who shot James
Campbell fatally. Mt Cases ranch. near
Carey. few weeks ago. was dis
charged after preliminary hearing
before the probate court. The char
actsr OF the evidence was such that
n conviction was deemed impossible
Not STAGE 1888. when much damage
resulted In Boise FROM high water.
has the city experienced such condi'
tons from noods as were brought
about by the heavy rains OF last week.
which melted the heavy fall OF snow
and turned streets into yeritahle
erNeks-
w'oTk vn the big north side irriga'
tion project ON the Twin Falls tract
ts to b. begun toe tirst week In March.
according 10 the iates, reports. II Ii
stated that s.. sp0.aOo will be expend
ed ca the project and that Il will be
Epent AT the rate VI about 800 900 psF
tnonth.
A namRans has beeu organized at
Idaho Fails. known as The Taylor
Potato Growing company" with a cap
tai Of $1,000, The company will nn'
dertake the growing OF potatoes on a
large scale. having already purchased
and leased land for the purpose near
TaJler
Aary Austia, general superintendent
Of The idaho sugar factories. says that
she company. Tor al the Idaho fac
tories. purchased sac. 600 tons Of beets
during the SEASON The yield was "A
little better than two sacks 600
poandsi 10 the ton. or a total Of about
50 0o9 eco pounds.
II the proposed Power county. Will
American Fails as the county scat. Is