The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS

In all, Boise Will have etghty-One
teachers when school opens on Septem-
Der 9.
Fire at Boise destroyed stable and
six horses, the loss being estimated at
$4,000.
The total assessed valuations of PAT
ented lands within the state has been
raised from $27,677, 167 to $2S,746,7 49,
The Independent Telephone company
has equipped its new exchange in
Nampa and is now ready for bust.
ness.
James S., Barbee, of Murtaugh, Ida
no, was killed in Yellowstone park re.
Gently by being thrown from high
cliff by runaway team which he was
driving.
There is a shortage OF school teach.
ers in Idaho county, and some of the
schools will not open at the usual
time, and not until teachers can be
secured.
The farmers of Nez Perez refused to
pbey the Sunday rest law on the 18th,
many of them putting in full dag
cutting wheat. There have been no pro.
secutions.
The melon season is now well adj
vanced at Payette and although con
siderable quantities are being shipped
daily there is not nearly enough to
supply the demand.
Bob Roberts, bartender for Guy
Martin, the Wardner saloonkeeper, was
acquitted of the charge of violating
the Sunday rest law. The prosecution
failed to make case.
Eagle Island, eight miles long and
~ miles wide, formed by a division
of the Boise river, contains seven
farms, one of which Is that Of T. G
Cati.n, which comprises 600 acres.
A feature of the coming Lewiston
Charleston fair will be al, exhibit of TO
bacco grown on the Clearwater river
near Orofno and which will be part
of the Orofno exhibit brought to Lew
iston.
The only obstacle to building in
Caldwell now is lack of laborers.
Contractors, architects and all con-
struction people are all so busy that
it is necessary for each building to
await its turn.
The great scarcity Of teachers all
through the northwest is not passing
Canyon county. There are no avail
able teachers in the county and mauy
of the best schools are yet unsupplied |
with teachers.
The Jason Lee academy, short dis. |
lance out of Weiser which was open.
ed September rs, 1906, is to be dis.
continued, this decision having been
reached at a business session of the
Methodist conference at Boise
Up to the present time no less than
I76 fish and game license have been
ssued in Wallace. This beats all pre-
'ious records in the number of licenses
ssued, and the fishing season is said
o have been one of the best
The Commercial club of Lewiston,
daho, has taken the initial step look
ng to the candidacy of Theodore
Roosevelt for third term as president
If the United States, having adopted
resolutions favoring his candidacy.
Lena Gibson, aged II, was quite |
burned by the upsetting of |
the cook wagon in which she was rid. |
ing. near Sites. The little girl was
thrown against the hot stove, receiving |
severe burns about the face and chest |
Mrs c. l.. Greer, who lives about
nine miles from Twin Falls, recently |
attempted to kill her two little girls
with an AK. The girls escaped from
their mother, who has twice been in
the insane asylum, ana returned as
cured.
At the meeting of the Boise city |
council steps were taken looking to
meeting of all the Commercial clubs
Of southern Idaho in the near future to
AXE up and discuss the coal situation |
With a view or arriving at come definite
plan of action in the matter of short.
ige.
At the urgent request of mob Of
rate Wardner citizens. Chief of Police
Collins of Wardner escorted a China.
nan who arrived in Wardner from
Spokane to Kellogg, where he took
/ train for other climes No Cinnamon
,r Japanese are allowed in the Occur
l'Alenes.
H. c. Anderson, fan mer living near
Parma threshed out IA acres Of wheat
hat yielded So bushel per acre; liz
llso had a field of oats that yielded SO
bushels per acre. Joe Watkins, living
n the same neighborhood, threshed
6b acres of wheat that yielded SO
bushels per acre.
The Parma Commercial club has
zen organized, with rs members, who
AVE made j. C. Blackwell president
nd A. A. Sessions secretary. The
Tub has before it an aggressive pro-
ram to reach out for things that
will build up the town and this sec
ion of the country