The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-29
From All Over the State.

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THE free delivery service has been
inauguartd at Occur d'Alene city,
three carriers being employed.
The Wallace National Bank of
Wallace, has been authorized to be-
gin business with capital Of $780,
| 900.
The acreage planted to corn and
wheat in the Payette valley this year
will be the largest in the history Of
the valley.
The board of trustees of Meridian
have purchased chemical fire en-
CINE to be used in protecting that
town from the fire fiend.
At Ieast> $500 is to 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 and
the fight promises to be to the finish,
non-union men having been employed
in their stead.
The house has passed the bill au-
| thorizing the state of Idaho to pur-
chase 1880 acres adjoining the yell
lowstone Park for fish culture sta
ton, at $1.25 per acre
Fire at Hope last week did dam
age to the amount of $4,000, and a
further spread of the flames was only
prevented by blowing up two houses
with dynamite.
Mrs. Ira Spaulding of Burton died
at the home of relatives in Uintah,
Utah, last week. where she had been
| to be treated for a malady from
which she was suffering. e
The Franklin mill and cyanide
plant located at Pine was destroyed
by fire last week, and SO men are
out of employment. The plant was
valued at $4,000. ~
Land values in the Payette valley
are rapidly increasing. There are still
a few unimproved ranches under the
ditch which can be purchased at
from $40 per acre up. ,!
The people of Boise are agitating
the question: of the issuance of $780,
900 in bonds for the purpose of es-
ltablishing a city park in the capital
city that will be credit to the state
Idaho is to be we'll represented at
| the National Sunday School conven-
ton to be held at Louisville, June
| IS to 23, four delegates going from
Boise, one from Shoshone and one
| from Bruneau.
The school board of Boise has
granted an increase of wages to the
| grade teachers, those having received
| 1920 last year being advanced to
| $3.50, and those receiving $3.50 last
year will in future receive $500.
The Idaho & Nevada Railroad COM
pany has just filed articles of incor-
poration with the secretary of state.
| This company proposes to build a
railroad from Twin Fails to Wells,
New, and the promoters say work
will start at once.
It is announced in dispatch from
| Washington that Senator Hepburn
will not be candidate for re-elec-
ton as national committeeman from
Idaho, but that his successor will be
chosen at Chicago by the Idaho dele
gates to the national convention.
At the city election at Moscow the
people voted for "dry" town, the
supporters of saloon element being
Overwhelmingly defeated. There
were more votes cast than ever be-
fore at city election as the result
of a very lively and exciting cam
paign.
Secretary Garfield has asked for
proposals to furnish electrical appar-
atus for power and pumping devel-
opment at Minidoka DAM The esti-
mated cost of material to be covered
by immediate purchase Is $4,000
and that of optional material about
100000.
An amendment was attached to the
omnibus public building bill appro-
priating $685. 900 for the purchase of
public building at Boise. This en-
largement is deemed necessary In or
der to accommodate the growing
federal business.
The first market day held at En-
NETT proved such a success that It
is the intention of the promoters to
repeat 1t regularly in the future. Ev-
erything offered for sale brought
good prices and everyone was appar-
emily satisfied with the way the af-
fair was conducted.
e. G. Crocker, the promoter of the
irrigation of the large tract of land
near Downey. received the good news
that the papers had passed the gen.
eral land department at Washington,
and the president had signed them.
Work will commence on the project
within short time.
Great interest Is being manifested
in the opening OF the Twin Falls-Sal-
mon river segregation of land, to
take place on June 1. There will
then be opened to entry $4,000 acres
of choice land and the attendance
upon the occasion of the sale prom
ises to be a record-breaker.
The first annual convention OF the