The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-06-07
idaho STATE NEWS

The Caldwell creamery is produc-
ing 1900 pounds of butter per week,
getting cream from about 300 cows.
The state bank examiner has ar.
thorized new bank at Meridian, this
state, with capitalization of $685.
600, to open for business
A number of sportsmen are organ
izing the Mountainhome Blue Rock
Gun club. About 30 men have signi-
fled their intention to join the club.
Through the efforts of the CONNER
cial club arrangements have been
made for the establishment of fruit
and vegetable canning plant at Cald-
we'll
The c. P. Hartley ranch and nurs-
cry of $50 acres, within two miles of
Caldwell, on the north side of the
Boise river, was sold recently for
$4,000.
Fred Gill, a young man of Yost, in
jumping from wagon to escape
runaway team, broke his leg, and was
forced to crawl three miles to secure
assistance.
The eleventh convention of the Ida
no State Sunday School association
will be held in Nampa beginning
Tuesday, June IS, and closing on
Thursday. June 20.
The Butterfield Livestock company
of Weiser' is shearing between $4,000
and 10000 head of sheep this season,
the wool clip of which will amount to
about 100000 pounds
Although the snowfall in Owyhee
county was below the normal, the wa.
ter supply will be excellent, as there
has been no excessive melting of the
snow in early spring.
Six tons of ice is being manufac
.tured daily at Caldwell About IS per
cent of the product is consumed in
Caldwell and the rest is shipped to
customers in other towns.
James Ferguson, of Weiser, fell
from tram at Nampa his head
struck the platform, and he sustained
a fracture of the skull, but his injur.
les are not regarded as serious.
The Twin Falls Land & Water com.
pany is preparing to construct works
for the reclamation of 10000 acres of
cream" land above the present canal
system between Miner and Hansen.
The Owyhee County Development
company has secured rights-of-way
for canals and sites for reservoirs at
Homedale. OF the land proposed to
be reclaimed, 1000 acres belongs to
the state.
John Davis, aged Is, was accident
ally shot at sheep camp rs miles
from Carey while handling a revolv-
err. The bullet entered the right
groin and the boy succumbed twenty
four hours later.
Governor Gooding has appointed DR..
]. L. Conant of Genessee, a member
of the State Board of Health to take
the place of DR.. Springer of Boise, a
member of the board who was just
elected secretary of 1t.
The saloon men of Wallace will
test the Sunday rest law, one of the
saloon men having been arrested for
keeping open house on Sunday. At
torneys will be sent to Boise to fight |
the case through the highest courts. |
In the early part of July James r.
Garfield, secretary of the interior, is
to visit Boise, accompanied by a num- |
Der of other prominent officials, for |
the purpose of becoming personally |
familiar with land matters in the |
west.
The Boise & Interurban company is |
preparing to build park to cost |
100000, four miles down the valley
from Boise, erect buildings and pre-
pare an artificial lake, and make
pleasure resort second to none in the
state.
The Monopole hotel at Jordan Val
ley has been destroyed by fire, en-
failing loss of about $4,000 with
only $4,000 insurance. Seven valu-
able horses were burned in the barn.
1t is believed tramp set fire to the
building
State Treasurer &. A. Hastings has
issued a call for the redemption of
the last of the bonds issued by the
state in 1895 for the building OF the
Lewiston and Albion state normal
schools. The original bond issue was
Tor $4,000.
Most women have a head for fig
ares when ii comes to looking out for
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