The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-06
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

Miner.
A Country club has been organized
ut Miner. and fine tennis court has
been built
The depot for the California, Ne
ivada, Idaho a Northern railway al
Caldwell is about finished.
movement Is on foot TO organize
company for the purpose of build
ing large grain elevators in Nampa
BY n two-third majority the people
OF Mountain Home decided to issue
$4,000 bonds for city sewer sys.
tenn.
Fire which started In a saloon at
Cottonwood. practically destroyed the
business portion OF that town. with
property loss aggregating $3.50, 900.
The State Summer Normal school
Tor the southern and southeastern
districts OF Idaho liz now In session
at Pocatello. 100 being enrolled on
the opening day.
A petition has been circulated in
Shoshone, asking the Short Line TO
establish new passenger depot
u
good place for freight.
A number of new houses are to be
built In Shoshone this summer. for
renting purposes. At present there
Dr. not an empty house In town. and
this is the duh season.
John Fleming of Rupert has been
held to the district court on a charge
Of murder In the first degree for
shooting from ambush his neighbor
Frank Langford. on July 8.
Early In the spring OF 1909 about
10000 trees will be put out along the
three miles Of shore line OF Lake
Lowell. near Caldwell. where the
park touches the reservoir.
Word from Grand Forks and st.
Joe county liz that most OF the saloon
men have decided to obey orders Of
the United States government deliv.
cred through forest ofiicials. and
keep their saloons closed.
The different orders OF Emmett
who own cemeteries are considering
the advisability Of securing some man
to care for them and of utilizing the
water on the bench 70 beautify and
improve the city OF the dead.
The new Methodist church build.
ing ~ Emmett. erected at a cost of
$4,000. was formally dedicated on
July 10. the amount needed to pay on
the debt on the building being raised
after the dedication services.
There viii be an opening OF 10000
acres Of Carey act lands held al
Downey about August Is. which
homeseekers are already beginning
10 look after. This land IL only
about seventeen miles from MCCAIN
mon.
While Mrs. Charles Taylor was
filiing the tank OF gasoline stove
NJ her home near Meridian. an ex.
piosion occurred. the house being set
ON IRE and destroyed. with all It's con
tents. Mrs. Taylor escaped without
injury.
That Nampa win have free deliv
cry very soon II evident from the
fact that tho population 10 sufficient.
the postotfice business IL sufficient.
the people OF Nampa want II and the
department seems TO be willing to
grant A.
Work on the Lewiston cutoff pop.
ularly known as the Snake river rail-,
road. In steadily progressing over
200 men ara working on the great on
bow tunnel. which win be 81 by 20
feet and 2.2o0 feet In length when
completed
Cambridge has been without open
saloons since May 1. and the action
of the board OF county commissioners
last week In refusing To grant retail
liquor licenses TO two applicants il
IN assurance that the town viii re
main dry"
Arrangements are now hetng made
for the opening Of a third tract OF
irrigation land Ia Idaho some time IN
October. when the country around
the Maiad river will be thrown open
&c new settlers under the rights OF
the Carey Act
The assessors OF the various coun.
ties over the state are TO meet In
jcint session with the state hoard Of
equalization August IA. Just previous
90 the annual meeting of the board
for the adjustment OF the taxes for
the various counties.
State Game Warden stephens.
Martin Caru of Sugar city and VII.
Hem Van iorns OF HaEerman have
eeen appoiuted as delegates from
Idaho TO the International Fishery
congress, To be held In Washington.
ID C.. September ~ 10 10
J. w SharcF. who has been do
inE ihreshinE around Nampa. Is all,
thorssy for the statement that wheat
IL tnfuing out as high an 10 bushels
TO the ARE and that there are NO
sfnsh yteids al all Harley goes as
hixh ~ 70 bushels and oats 30 up to /
iia.
TIE state land board has hsed oss
iceer ~ a. the day for tho land omen. /
ing epdes the GlsnnS Ferry project
Of the kinE Hall Irrigation company /
NJ which time the company agrpss 4
10 have waller ready for devllery 90 4
nstnlFd of the segregation of 10. /
600 Rcr~s
Evan Davies. aged S.. a veteran
eEsplogee of the oFekom Shcrt iInc
shops In Porztsllo. was shos aaa Ia
rtantiy killed while At uors. BY JOAN
E-ntn a f@fffssw sesr,ta.sasa "a. .t.s Y