The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-06-04
IDAHO STATE NEWS
By II. Z. FROST

business WITH capital OF 5o,00o
The acreage planted to corn and
wheat Ia the Payette valley this year
will be the largest In the history OF
the valley.
The board OF trustees of Meridian
have purchased a chemical Are engine
TO be used in protecting that town
from the FIRE hend
At least 1890 Is 70 be spent In
fireworks during the proposed three
days celebration Of the Fourth of
july At Boise this year
The union brewery workers Of Boise
have gone out On strike aud the light
promises TO be To the finish, non .uniou
men having been employed In their
stead.
The house has passed the bin auth.
orixinE the state OF Idaho to purchase
l.2So acres adjoining the Yellowstone
Park for fish cuitsre station, at tf.25
per acre.
=. Fire AZ Hope last week did damage
TO the amount of &c., 600 and . fur.
Their spread Of the flames was only
PaN'NAe1u W ssSWinA Wy wv HuuaHs
with dynamite
Mrs, Ira spauiding Of Burton disd
at the home OF relatives IN uintah.
Utah. last week. where she had gene
To be treated for maiady from which
she was suffering.
The Franklin mill and cyanide
plant located ut Pine was destroyed
by flre last week. and fifty men ara
out of employment The plant was
valued at $4,000.
Land yalues In the Pnystte valley
are rapidly increasing, There ara
stiil few unimproyed ranches under
the ditch which can be- purchased at
from $40 per acre up
AZ a late meeting at Caldwell Of the
fair directors. II was fully decided TO
hold livestock auction sale the fol-
lowing Monday. October ~. after the
Canyon county fair closes.
The people OF Boise are agitating
the question Of the fssue OF 800. 600
In bonds for the purpose OF establish,
ing city park In the capital city that
viii be credit TO the state.
Idaho IL 10 be well represented at
tho National Sunday School conven
ton to be held In Louisville, June IL
70 %. four delegates going from
Boise. one from shoshone aud one
from Bruneau
The school board OF Boiae has grant
cd an increase In wages 10 the grade
teachers. those having received s72e
last year being advanced to $3.50. and
those receiving $3.50 last year viii In
future receive $500,
The Idaho q Nevada Railroad com.
pany has just flied articles OF incor
poration with the secretary OF state,
This company proposes TO build
railroad from Twin Falls 20 Wells.
New. and the promoters say work Ia
20 start at once.
II IL announced "a dispatch from
Washington thar Senator Hepburn viii
not be- candidate for reelection a.
national committeeman from Idaho.
but that his successor will DO chosen
st Chicago by the Idaho delegates 20
the national convention.
Thomas n. Arrate IL under arrest
at Idaho City. charged with the muir.
der OF Domingo Evassenna. fellow
countryman. Arratc declares that
he killed the man In seif.detense. and
viii attempt to prove thls by two eye
witnesses OF the tragedy.
Al tbs city election At Moacow the
people voted for DRY town. the sup
porters Of saloon element being over
whelmingiy defeated. There were
more votes cast than ever before NJ .
city election as the result Ell very
lively and exciting campaign.
Secretary Garfield has asked fot
proposals 10 furnish electrical appara
tas for power and pumping develop
mens az Miaidoka dam. Tho sstimat
ed cost 81 material to be covered by
immediate purchase 10 $4,000 and that
Of optional material about 100000.
An amendment Was attached 10 the
omnibus public building bill appro
prlasing $4,000 for the purchase OF
additional land and enlArging the pub
I've building Al Boise This enlarge
meat 10 deemed necessary In order &c
accommodate thw growing fedora
business
The hrst market day held a, Em
ustt proved such success that II IL
the lntentiun of ihV promoters to re
p~st II regularly In the future Every
thinx offered for sale brought good
priezs and evsFyons WAS apparently
satisfied with the way the affair was
conducted
v, &, Croeker. tbs promoter II the
irrigation Of the large tract Of land
rear DoSnsy. received tbs good news
that the papers bad passed the gsn
~r4l land department a. Washington.
eRa The president had signed thsah,
Work wiii start on tls. pFoiect within
a short tins,
GnAi intsrest II beisg shown In
the apeaiax " the Twia Falls. aAimoa
river segregation ~ land. to take
piaes on June !. There gill then be
opeaed 90 entry 81. Oeo acres Of choice
lana and the attendance upon tbs &C.
eaKlnn IL the sale PROMISES TO be
record breaker
The nrst annual eoasceAtion Of the
missionary district Of Idaho IL 10 be
h@ia In Boise. June 10 s. And repre-
s~ntatives from all the Episcopal
churches q the STATE. including the
pastors. sfil be m attendance. A
must Interesting program has been
arranged for the occasion