The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
THE IDAHO RECORDER
BY H. 3. FROST
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Victor A. Wiley has been appoint
ed regular and Charles F. Raymon,
substitute, rural carrier of route No.
at Twin Falls.
Paul Clagstone, representatiye-eiec
from Bonner county at the election
bust held, is a candidate for speaker
Of the next house of representa-
tives.
The first baby born In Jerome, tc
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cayanask, was pre-
scented with 800 by the citizens. and
a town lot was also donated to the
little settler
In the arrest OF John Major. a col
ored man. AT Gooding. the Boise DO
lice believe they have the right start
on clearing up the mystery OF the rob.
bing OF the lrma grocery
Two men from wardner have nj.
tempted a trip TO New Orleans by
travelling down the Yellowstone. Mis-.
souri, and Mississippi rivers in a
small boat called the Idaho
The Citizens State bank has taken
the place of the Traders State bank.
Sandpoint's first financial institution,
and the capital stock has been in.
creased from $4,000 to $4,000.
The ninth annual convention OF the
Ada county Sunday school associa
lion convened In Boise on Tuesday. a
iarge number OF delegates being in
attendance from surrounding towns.
The Graves interests OF spo-
Kane, 1t Is said, have secured right of
way for an extension OF the electric
railroad TO Sqnaw bay, on Lake Pend
doreille. and will begin construction
soon.
The new elevator being built at
Filler Is almost completed. The eIe-
Nator will have a capacity OF 10000
bushels and has few competitors as
far as capacity Is concerned on the
tract.
Everyone at Sunnyslde is busy
since the resumption OF work on the
sunnyside ditch and all teams possible
TO secure are being placed at work on
the enterprise which Is being pushed
20 completion
With personal liberty" as their
watchword. the saloon forces won
signal victory in the prohibition cleo.
tion at Lewiston. the "drys" going
down TO defeat by a majority OF 52i
votes out of 1888 cast.
December ]. 1907. the town OF Je.
rome was born. Today II has a pop
ulation OF 500 people. and four miles
Of water mains are being laid to fur
nish pure, splendid water pumped
from a well ESQ feet deep.
The grade for the Miner q North.
side railroad is finished from Gooding
TO Jerome The contractors are now
laying the rails from GoodIng and by
December rs the iron horse will pull
q train OF cars into Jerome.
A petition Ia being circulated
among the citizens OF Emmett to |
change II from village 70 city OF
the second class. to take effect at the |
next election ON April /. For nearly
two years this question has been agi. |
fated
Bear River county Is fast growing |
into a dairy country OF no mean |
proportions. OF late years the ranch.
ers have been improving their breeds |
TIL now can be found on most every |
place from one or two TO large herds
OF fine dairy cows.
In agricultural products Idaho
stands FIRST % all the northwest
states. according to report OF A. +.
Hit. special field agent for Idaho.
Oregon and Washington in the bureau
of statistics for the United States de.
partment OF agriculture.
The most important piece Of news
from Gooding for many a day IL the
fact that track laying has begun ON
the electric line TO Miner Material
for seven miles of track are now on
hand and IL rapidly being put into
the form Of a railroad
+, ], Maneliey. for years chief clerk
OF the United States land ONCE at
Boise. having been In the land ONCE
service for twenty-one years, has re
signed TO take mp the business oi
fruit raising having purchased fruit
farm al New Plymouth.
The Moscow term OF the court con
yenes November 10 The eivil caien
der VIII be much lighter than usual
while there viii be the usual number
OF criminal cases. principally for the
Illegal sale OF liquor ON the Occur
a 'Alene Indian reservation
Building has started In earnest in
the new town Of Kootenai. says the
standpoint News Within a few months
sandpoin, win, II the present construe.
ton rush continues. and there is
every indication that Il will. have a
nouFishing town as a neighbor.
John Kinnison. residing four miles
from Bancroft. raised over 5000
bushels OF wheat. rye and barley this
year. for which he received from 65 to
70 cents per bushel The only OK.
penSe Mr. kinnison was TO outside OF
his own labor was the threshing bin.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the organization OF declamatory
league of the high schools OF Wallace.
Standpoint. Harrison. wardner and
Occur d'Alens. Il is planned 20 hold
the nrst interscholastIc contest In
Occur d'Alene about the frst OF the
year.
cooperative creamery was built
near Montpelier this summer and Is
doing a nourlshing business. drawing
trade for radius Of forty miles: In
some Instances the cream Is hauled
greater distance than this A ready