Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Convfcts In the Idaho state peni-
tertiary will test the constitutions
atty of the law providing for escape
form the state prison
Work is going forward rapidly on
the New York canal, the big govern
unent project which win 1rrfgate all
the lands between Boise and Nampa-
The contractors have about com
pleted the laying of the water mains
for the Gooding Water company In
oil they have put In nearly $4,000 feet
Of pipe
The Weiser Commercial club has
been organized on more sound
financial basis, and has started at
work in earnest for the advancement
Of the Weiser section.
The secretary of the treasury will
ask for $4,000 for surveying an al
letting Occur d'Alene reservation
For public buildings: Boise, $4,000.
Lewiston, $4,000; Moscow. $4,000
(site.)
Work on the new mill being in
stalled by the Boston-Idaho at HALEY
10 progressing satisfactorily. The
erst unit is practically completed
and the men are now working on the
second.
President MacLean has sent to all
alumni of the state university a
prospectus outlining a plan whereby
the alumni will have more authority
in the direction of the affairs of the
university.
Because of the efficiency of the
Montpelier fire department. 1t is said
that the insurance rates in that town
are to be reduced, which is pretty
good argument for an effective fire
department
The second annual state conven-
ton of county auditors of Idaho was
held In Boise last week, a four days
session being held. Among other
things, system of uniform account
ing was adopted.
The members of the Wool Growers
association will hold a two days SEES
sion in Boise early next month, prior
to the opening of the annual meeting
at Pocatello of the National Wool
Growers association.
Luke M Lonkey was instantly kill
ed at the Ridenbaugh logging camp
on the Boise river, about thirty-tive
miles from Boise. A log coming down
from the hill struck Lonkey behind
the ear, breaking his neck
The county auditors of the state,
in session at Boise, have resolved to-
go before the coming legislature to-
w
state. A committee is to be appoint
cd to present the matter to the law
makers.
| Several hundred acres of apple
trees nave been set out in the country
! contiguous to Weiser this FALL and
| many acres moro will be set out next
spring. THE EWeiser country is rapid
| ly coming to the front as an apple
| country.
The Idaho Wool Growers associa
| ton is to hold anote 81 meeting IN
Roise the first of the year 20 make
! final arrangements for the meeting
of the National Wool Growers assoc
citation to be held in Pocatello Janu
airy IA, Is and 16.
The next session of the Idaho legis
lature will be asked to appropriate
100000 for the purchase of site and
the erection of building suitable for
school and home for the states
phans, deaf dumb and blind children
| to be located near Boise
The inaugural ball is to be held iE
Boise the night of Wednesday. Janu
ary &C. Funds for the entertainment
of the distinguished guests will be
raised among the business men o.
the capital city, it being expected that
! the sum required will be $4,000.
| L ne secretary OF the treasury ID
| official estimates, asks for $4,000. ar
| advance of eight installments or
money due the Lemhi's Indians, un
! der the twenty-year annuity agree
| ment. The money is to enable Them
TO buy tool and farm implements.
Governor Gooding has announced.
that he will not issue call for spe-
cial session of the legislature, to con-
| vene as suggested in the recommen-
dalton of the supreme court during
the last week in Decembe- for the
purpose of adopting or rejecting the
codes.
The sixteen blocks of macadamized
| streets In Idaho Falls, the contract
for which was let few months ago,
| are 60 per cent completed. and is in
| every way most excellent piece o.
work. More than half of it is of
crushed lava that has been used here
tofore-
dispatch from Lewiston an
| nounces that a masked highwayman
| held up the mail stage driver almost
within the city limits of Reubens.
| in broad daylight, securing $25 from
the youthful stage driver, who was