The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-10
idaho STATE NE VS.

practically the entire town.
The nrs, annual meeting Of the
idaho state grange will be held at
Parma. January 10. 30. 81. 1909.
Downey will soon have a fine Ays-
ten OF waterworks. the supply being
piped from springs in the mountains.
The Independence party polled
about 80 votes In the state at the re-
cent election. OF which I06 were cas-.
fn Cassia county.
Large orchards are being planted In
abe vicinity OF Filler, some OF as high
MS 30 and 80 acres. the majority rang
lng from ave to ten.
Four churches are now under
course OF construction at Buhl they
being the Baptist Presbyterian. Meth
odist aud Congregational.
a cooperative creamery was built
near Montpelier this summer and II
doing fIonrishing business. drawing
trade for radius OF forty miles
Free mail delivery for Caldwell is
nov assured and all that remains 10
be done 10 secure this convenience IL
for the citizens 10 number their
houses
In but four counties OF the state did
the Prohibition vote exceed 200, At the
late election. as follows: Ada. 255:
Canyon, a25: Latah. s24. and Nez
PIERCE. 2ss.
The leading mercantile firm OF
Standpoint Is having building erected
which will cost $4,000. the most mod
ern as well as the most costly bust
ness building in the town.
A drawhar dropping from freight
car Of train caused wreck at Par.
ma, eight cars leaving the track. No
one was injured and the damage 10
the track was soon repaired
The Nampa Chamber OF Commerce
has arranged to give a series Of enter
tainments the coming winter. the pur-
pose being 10 raise money 10 get out
of debt and TO help advertise Nampa.
The plumbers OF Twin Falls have
formed local organization for their
mutual benefit and for the purpose OF
Improving the grade Of work by max.
tng Il conform to the high association
standard
A very successful convention OF the
school superintendent OF the state
waa held at Lewiston last week. The
superintendenta were royalty enter
tanned By the people Of Lewiston dur
ing the convention.
Warehouse men estimate that 90
per cent Of the grain has been deliv
cred and that the receipts will aggre
gate 100000 sacks, or a tribe more
than was delivered In 1907, says
dispatch from Kendrick.
Two prisoners confined In the
Washington county Jail made good
their escape on Thanksgiving day, by
saving the lock on the rear door OF
the Jail while the Ialler was enjoying
his Thanksgiving dinner.
r. u. Dewey Is said TO have dis
posed Of all his holdings AZ Nampa
consisting OF the Idaho Northern rail
way. Boise. Nampa N Owyhee rail
road and the Dewey hotel, TO Spokane
capitalists. for t2,6o0.oOO
There are several candidates in the
field for speaker OF Tho house OF rep
reaentatiyea at the next session oi
the state legislature. G. A. Parsons
IRON Idaho county, being the latest
90 announce tds candidacy
II Is announced that Spokane cap
itai IL behind a project 10 e~ahliah
paper mill In couee d'Alene tho com
Ing year that win employ from 400 tc
600 men and add about 1900 people tc
the population OF that city.
A car of Canyon county grains aud
grasses was shipped recently to oma.
Ia 70 be placed on exhibition az the
National Corn Exposition. The car
consisted Ut wheat. oats, rye aud bar
ley. while clover. timothy and alfalfa
were the variety Of grasses Included
Daniel Gardener. millionaire and
ono Of tho owners OF the Hercules
mine ~ Burke, announces he has pur,
chased and will operate under mod
ern methods mines In the vicinity Of
barcelona. spain. from which 1t Is be-
liesed The Romans derived their lead
supplies.
The arst farming In AFbon valley
was begun about seven years ago
There has never been crop failure.
and this year tk.000 bushels OF wheat
vas raised. The average yield was IS
bushels of wheat. and about 80 OF oats
The settlement embraces about so
families
II Is stated the Northern Pacific has
a corps Of surveyors in the field be.
tween Grangeyillc and wclser and viii
begin work on an extension south
from GrangeTtlle In the spring. 10 con.
meet with the Pacific a Idaho North
ern. that runs seventy six mites. north
FROM Weiser
contract has bcen signed with
the Standpoint Light y Power CON.
pany FOR supplying the town OF Ponde,
ray Nith electric lights for city aud
domestic use aud water for The same
purposes The work Of installing the
improvements Siil be completed with
In thirty days.
Through the arrest OF James Stew.
art and Frank Lee. former convicls.
who were caught as they emerged
from a second hand store which they
had robbed. the Boise police believe
they haEe folied an attempt TO bring
about a generai delivery OF prisoners
in the penitenuary.