The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-28
By II. z. FROST
IDAHO STATE NEWS

AS passed by the house the 32O-acrs
dry farm homestead bill applies &c
Idaho as well as other western states
II is announced that II Is the inten
ton OF the Prohibition party to work
for local option throughout the state
Plans are practically completed for
race track ut Burnley 10 be one mile
long with roadway sixty fee. In
width
Nez Perez county IL preparing to
make great exhibit along horticul-
turai lines for the Lewiston Ciarkson
fair this year.
Surveyor-General Utter Is arranging
for conference of the deputy sur
veyors general of the state, TO be held
In Boise July l and 2
Steve Adams has been granted D
change OF venue. and his case will be
tried at Grand Junction. Colo. when
the district court conyenes on June
10.
The Idaho Pharmaceutical associa.
uon. organized last year. and which
now has n membership OF two hun.
dred. held It's second annual session In
Boise last week.
A system OF fire alarm calls has
been arranged at Nampa by which
the location OF the FIRE may be readily
learned according 10 the signal sound.
ed on the Are bell.
During a night between Louis Papka
and Ross Dement,, Mt Caldwell, Papke
was stabbed. but II Ia believed his in
juries viii not prove fatal His ais.
saiiant has disappeared
Boise has been decided upon as the
place for holding the third annual
shoot OF the Idaho stats Sportsmen's
association next year. II will be de.
termined later when II will be held
Idaho county viii make this sea,
son new record In the amount Of
gold produced. All the old placer
fields are working. also three new
ones, and the water supply is sum
cient for the usual run.
For the first time In the history Of
the grain business In Neg Perez
prairie. sacks will be furnished by In.
pendent buyers. business man OF |
Pullman securing a contract for t60.. |
COO In competition with a dozen bid. |
ders.
Register Church OF the state land |
board reports that less than one see
ton of land has been forfeited under |
the act which became effective In
March. 1905. for the year just ended,
much smaller acreage than had
been expected
The farmers Of Nez Perez are en-
deavoring 10 compel the railroad com
pany to grant warehouse sites to in
dependents They claim that the
Northern Pacific protects the old
grain companies and denies conees-
sions to independents.
The Prohibitionists Of Idaho will
hold their state convention this year
September 2. At Pierce Park. -four
miles from Boise. Al this time an
entire state ticket will be- nominated
and the friends OF temperance will
enjoy few days outing.
Tho High school seniors OF the
Lewiston schools will produce a
Greek tragedy entitled "Aicestis." by
Euripides. an effort that has never
been made by local talent The play
win be staged and dressed In BETTING
scenery and costumes
The successful organization OF tho
farmers Of Nez Perez aud Idaho coun-
ties In lodges OF the Farmers Educa
tsonal and Cooperative union seems
likely 10 solve many problems that I
have been too knotty under tho old
system Of individual protests.
The Caldwell interurban railway,
which for two seasons did pronta
Bile business carrying passengers To
TIN iAss Fiat country but which has
not been operated during the past =
winter. 10 10 resume operations. The ,
road 10 owned by Caldwell capitalists
A meeting of the masters and mem. :
bers Of the different oranges recently
organized In Canyon aud Ada coun
ties was held At Caldwell ON satur
day. May 10, The gathering Was for =
the purpose Of instruction In the
work. and to organise county y
grange. .
ny vote OF 80 to 50 tho senate re
iee,ed Senator Heybarns long and
short haul amendment to the Eikins
bin. This IL the second
line that Heybarn has been defeatee ,
BY this faieful skldoo number. the
previous time being ON the forestr, Z
4
Parties from the Occur d'Alens Il
country. who have recently been In L
seStsgatsnk the Golden Eagle mining C
rsoperty On connor creek. south oi &
an-.sy. have bonded \, y worthing n
tee Interest Ia THE property for IS. "
300. TIE parties will at oaee com D
Inenee operations q
but for the fact that Representa-
tive Mendsll wished To Include wyo
ming IN the bill. the hotsa woult
have passed the bill permitting ldahe p
10 reclaim an additional 1000. 0os "
sercs under the Carey act II Is be u
ietec the request OF idaho win be "
complied with later on. o.
o " Mecuteheon OF idaho Falls. . m
Delegate 10 the Republican state con y
'en'ion. Sas severely injured IN spo "
Lane while the delegates were on . u
visit TO that city. BY a transon fall :,
ng on him His head was cut a. -
hat II vas Necessary 10 have a sur a.
seon stitch the wosnd -
The Southern idaho League a,