The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS

oy ChrFiefs At Namp1.
James McGreevey was convicted n
Caldwell OF manslaughter for the kill
Ing OF Grant Whitney.
The Lewis Lumber company a
Occur d'Alene has failed. owing abou
$350.0o0. and the Affairs Of the com
pany has been placed In the hands Of
q receiver
G. N. Bassett. the bicycle thief. who
escaped from the county Jail at Boise
some time ago and was later captured
has again escaped from the bastiie and
Is sim at large.
The road-house saloon at Rockville,
which has been conducted. under vari.
Gus Arrangements. for the past twenty.
fve years. has closed its doors, owing
to the high license
The Republican state convention
will be held al Wallace on NAV ~.
and the people Of that city are making
preparations for the entertainment OF
she delegates In royal style.
Work has been commenced on an
extension OF the Boise Valley Electric
railway from the Boise Nampa branch
10 Meridian. II Is expected that cars
VIII be running into Meridian over the
line within sixty days.
The Ada county board of commits.
sioners has appropriated $4,000 for
the use Of the lntermountain fair as
sociation In awarding premiums for
the fair this fall, the amount to be
used only for premiums.
Figures showing the apportionment
IN the various counties OF the general
tax levy for 1908 have been compiled
In the once OF the state auditor. The
levy Is for 100000. and the Increase
In state valuation for 1907 over 1906
Is about sI6.000.Ooo.
The large saw mill and box factory
OF the Barber Lumber company near
Boise started on the summers run
last week. about 100 men being en-.
ployed. II In expected that about 16.. |
900. 900 feet OF logs will be worked up
by the mill this season,
II is announced that the Barnnm a |
Bal ~ show. now running at the Mad.
ison Square Garden, New York City, |
win visit Boise this summer. This
engagement will be the first visit Of
this circus to Idaho. and the initial |
trip OF the organization to the west.
The Shoshone county commits
sioners have rejected the claim Of A.
NJ Johnson. Boise detective. for re-
ward for the capture OF Harry Or
rhard. The commissioners held thar
there was nothing In the minutes TO
show that a reward had been offered.
The house public lands committee
killed the resolution which was in
Eanded to prevent a vote on the Hey.
burn bill granting Idaho an additional
.o0o,00 acres under the Carey act.
fhis means that when the bill comes
up for confederation the house viii
pass IL
On motion OF Representative French
he house committee on public lands ,
amended the 320-acrc dry farm home.
stead bin by restoring Idaho so that
he bin applies to this state as well ~
% other western states. Az amended /.
~ bill was favorably reported TO the
louxe.
While digging well on his ranch
lear weiser. John Sailing stuck good 4
race OF oil. At present he Is unde-
'ided as TO whether he win prospect I
he well any further. but II Ii prob.
bile that he VIII secure heavier drills Z
md send the hole down to greater 9
epth b
Three Of Lcwiston's hoidover coun,
linen. Booth. Phillips and Saizberg. ),
'ere struck by the same recall boom
rang that was hurled 1t Mayor Heit. 1,
I'D recently. this time Il being a y
allegation Of workmcn who started I,
etition for the recall OF the hold-over D
nicers.
Senator Borah made the frst set G
peech OF his senatorial career In the
snate on the goth, replying to the
rittcism BY Senator Foraker OF Ohio | d
sainst the president for discharging D,
70 colored battalion OF the Twenty. n
TN infantry because Of the brown. !,
lie affair.
In pistol duel near the little town q
Warrcns. Richard Hambly. a miner. ii
m killed by his partner, Steve Win ii
aester. business differences led TO n
equent unarrels. the men finally en-. q,
-1s-~E - - ANtts ftSutdON III fiAHts "
~ death. Winchester escaping n
ithout injury
While blowing In q field near Iona. "
7. Burgie was struck by lightning.
10 clothes were ripped from his
lek and along his left side. which a
~ badly burned. while the shoe ON m
3 left foot was completely torn OF. ed
ne three horses he MAS driving were IN
stantly killed ~
Several places through the Occur ~,
Aienes felt the effects Of the high on
aiers caused BY the rapid melting OF an
9 snow In the mountains. The dam. | do
y was most severe nc Burke. who're Tee
ght or ten families were driven from err
cir homes. and |, Is reported that te'
% life was lost. do
AZ = meeting OF the Ada county
smocratic central committee. II was
'cided 10 hold the S5aity convention
select delegates To the Twin Falls ne
ID Wallace state conventions ON May as'
The primaries TO elect delegates rel
said county convention were called uli
be held on May 10. lie
Senator Hepburn has introduced a RAJ
solution directing the secretary Of att
'rieaitnre TO send to the senate n ter
aisfnent showing the names Of any agI
rest service employe who attended bei
meeting or convention at,rin. taa- [ wa