Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-31
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

OF wheat have been shipped from
Midvale station this season.
Governor-elect Brady has author
lied the announcement of the appoint
ment of Clarence c. DIETRICH of Poca-
tello to be his private secretary.
The coming Idaho legislature will
be asked to appropriate 100000 TO
be devoted to improvement work on
the Snake river above Lewiston
Caldwell business men have raised
a fund of $4,000, and the further sum
of $4,000 has been pledged, if needed,
to fight the county division scheme
launched by Nampa people.
A new steel bridge has recently
been completed across the Weiser
river at Council, at a cost of $1,000,
which is a great convenience to the
settlers.
One of the hottest fights scheduled
to take place before the forthcoming
legislature will probably be the con-
test between the local option advo
Gates and the saloon interests of the
state.
Canyon county carried off $745 in
prizes at Council Bluffs horticultural
congress, as follows: Second on state
exhibit, first on county. first on artis-
tic display, and seven out of eight in
dividual prizes
The Council Valley Fruit Growers
association has perfected a very
strong organization and is doing
good work, its members cooperating
with each other for the betterment
OF all concerned.
The Boise Statesmen announces
that it seems likely that the Good CITY
zenship club of Boise will soon take
upon itself the problem Of the social
evil and will rid the city, if possible,
Of it's red light district.
While the members of the State
Teachers association are there hold
ing their annual meeting during the
week, they are to be royalty entertain
ed by the Columbian club, the teach
ers and citizens of Boise.
The clearings of the Boise banks
for the week ending Saturday, De
cember 10, were $541 1851, against
$417,610.67 last year, which is a very
substantial increase and splendid
showing for growing Boise.
Charles Morse, who had lived in
Washington county for twenty-five
years, and at one time owner of the
South Peacock mine In the Seven
Devils country, died at Weiser last
week, after an illness of six weeks.
residing near Troy, was instantly
killed by being struck with limb
while engaged in telling trees. The
accident was witnessed by his wife.
An examination of the body showed
the neck to be dislocated.
The Lewiston Commercial club Is
row issuing invitations and complet-
ing arrangements for the meeting to
be held in Lewiston on January
when the legislative delegations from
the six northern counties of the state
will be the guests of the club.
Alois Jauernig, on trial at Boise
for the murder of William Simmons,
was found not guilty by the jury. af-
ter twelve hours deliberations. Mrs
Jauernig was the first person to con-
graduate her husband upon the ver-
dict which made him a free man.
Henry Tilden Shoemaker was found
guilty at Moscow of murder in the
ter Drishill at Troy in November.
Driskill and Shoemaker were strang-
ers and the tragedy was the outcome
OF n quarrel over couple of gi-ls.
there has been a material failing
off in the number Of marriage Ii
censes issued in Ada county during
the past year, while the number Of
divorces have been increased over
1907. For the year 243 licenses were
granted, and So DEGREES of divorce
entered.
Governor Gooding has authorized
q reward of $1,000 for the arrest and
conviction of the murder of Waldo
Schlag, in Idaho Falls on December
49, Schlag was brutally murdered
with an ak and his body robbed. The
officers have a description of the
muIueTeT.
Valtrice Lane, the child who was
burt at the Weiser smelter. is dead
from her injuries. The child was
playing about the smelter when she
attempted to climb on top of shaft
when it turned over on her, causing
internal injuries which resulted in a
hemorrhage.
The Prohibition vote in the state at
the late election was as follows: Pres
ident, 1886; congress-, 1904; gov
ernor, 216S: lieutenant governor, g..
10; secretary of state. 2,S19; auditor
2,105; treasurer, 2.194 superintend.
ent of public instruction, 1888; mine
inspector. 1890.
w. A. Cowan, a laborer, was run
Gown by a train while he was walk.
| ing on the track near Wallace. His