The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-09
BY n. z. FROST
IDAHO STATE NEWS

creased over last season.
The smallpox situation In Canyor
county Is causing the quarantine of
fcers considerable trouble.
AT Lewiston preparations are un
der way for the state meeting oil
bankers to be held In June.
Ross Van Peit. aged II years, was
kicked by horse at Jordan Valley
which resulted In the breaking of his
left leg.
There are at present seventeen
Commercial clubs affiliated with the
League OF Southern Idaho CONNER.
ciai Clubs.
Tho owners of the Oxbow power
plant have asked for franchise from
the Payette city council TO install a
lighting system.
Two Blaine county men were last
week fined $50 each and costs for
having In their possession so pounds
OF trout The limit for each person
allowed by law Is 40 pounds.
The county seat hight in Kootenai
county Is waxing warm and Ia the
center OF political interest. Occur
fAlene having actively started a
campaign for its removal from Rath-
drum
George w. Hyde. son OF one Of the
best known pioneers OF Idaho. drop
ped dead AT Oreana. Owyhea county.
Hyde was seemingly In the best OF
health. but had suffered from heart
trouble for some time.
A Joint temperance convention OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union and the Idaho AntisaIoon
League was held In Nampa last week.
The members OF both associations
win work for local option In Idaho.
The second convocation Of Scottish
Rite Masons OF southern Idaho was
held In Boise last week. and q large
number Of prominent members Of tho
order were present Degrees were
conferred upon a iage number Of can.
didates
Flowing has begun In and around
McCammon and the farmers are pre-
pairing to seed large acreage this
spring to wheat and other farm stuffs.
Wheat Ia now . scarce article, and
the roller mills are paying so cents
n bushel for II.
Governor Gooding has recommend.
I'd 10 the president the appointment
Of Second Lieutenant Lafayette I.ans.
don Of Weiser To take the examina.
tion as guardAman from Idaho for |
admission TO the regular army az
hecond lieutenant.
A liar afass an ttA Gal q -. Al.
une from Boise says Reports re-
ceived here from almost every acc.
ton Of the state show that Taft will |
have solid delegation from Idaho.
and by very large majority. TO the
Chicago convention.
Tho Boise Commercial club has
been having very substantial
growth In membership the last few
weeks. principally through the work
pf two soliciting committees. which
have brought In SO names to be
Foted on for membership.
About 400 acres OF land near the
Minidoka irrigation project In south.
srn Idaho have been withdrawn from
III forms OF disposition under the pub
10 land laws pending a thorough ex.
animation 20 determine whether Il
VIII be possible to irrIgate the tract
" pumping system.
United States Attorney Ruick has [
zen advised that suits are soon TO
70 taken up to recover about 5000
ores Of valuable timber lands In
daho from Fred A. Hyde and John
!. Benson Of California. who are un.
Ter indictment for conspiracy to de- !.
raud the government
Intent In warming two sticks OF
liant powder which they were gently
ubbing In their hands. Ernest Elder /
nd Louis Chermack forgot to watch q
or q blast that had been set. near q
iifford. Elder met death and Cher. 4
aack IL perhaps fatally injured AZ a |,
esult Of the explosion.
The mystery surrounding the at. i
ampted shooting OF Edward shain. 4
aid. president OF the First National n
ank of we!ser. had another new q
base added 10 Il last week. when n g
ian giving his name az James noiin y
as arrested. charged with threaten u
Ig Mr.. Saainwsld's life p
w. 5. Kuhn. the Pittsburg capital q
[. who has been In Idaho In conaec.
on with the Twin Fails enterprises
which he and other capitalists are :.
terested says that In all probabil y
y the Gooding Miner electric line :
hich bis company proposes to build "
III be extended TO Boise al
Paul Emanuelson. the timbefman ~
sprssoned In the Bunker Hlli and -
iIliyan mine at wardner. by the - :.
wing In of an abandoned stope. was Ie
srued alive after having been IA
irted for thirty hours. His com. IN
Inion. Rasmussen. Was rescued soon ii,
ter the accident occurred.
gchn A. Freund. the man who.
Ter - years continuous service with
9 Oregon Short Lac as an assist. on
It Ia the railroad freight house In tn
,lse. MAS charged with theft. 10 u,
isasng frpm hts home. and friends of
az that he has done himself vio- ~
ace. owing to the disgrace. ~,
The bastleship Idaho has been for. 81
ally turned over TO the government NJ
the cramp shipbniidlng company. 10
'e Idaho IL the twenty-ffth battle. ou
- To be added TO the modern vt.
nericAn navy, With her sister ship. cd
: Mississippi. she was authorized his
the act Of March ). 1908.
The residence of Linemau Perkins