The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-03-20

and that her parents reside at Weis-
er.
Nelson Swanson, formerly of Wei
ser, writes from Rawhide, New, that
he has bonded one of his mining
claims for $4,000 and has since then
secured several others in the same
locality.
Because a Boise chicken fancier
has a fighting rooster, one that act
ually chases children around the
neighborhood, he was fined in the
police court one day last week for
permitting his chickens to run at
large
The work of installing a sewerage
system at Nampa will begin within
a short time. The contract includes
the completion of over 1000 feet of
sewers, and it is thought it will take
about sixty days to complete the
work.
! The president has renominated
Jas. M. Shoup of Idaho as United
States marshal for the Juneau dis
trict, Alaska This is the fourth
appointment to this Office, he having
originally been appointed in June,
1897.
Walter Johnson, the baseball play
er who made such a phenomenal rec
ord n Idaho last year that he was
drafted by the big league, has been
operated upon for acute mastoiditis,
and the physicians say he will not
be out for month.
Congress has passed a bill renew
ing the homestead rights of entry
men who have entered upon lands
which they later abandoned without
relinquishments or have not had
their entries Cancelled for fraud
Mail Carrier Frank Steadman, on
his way from Rocky Bar to Atlanta
was caught by snowslide on Bald
mountain and killed. The body was |
underneath two and half feet of
snow when found. Mr. Steadman
was 81 years of age.
Chris Woeser was instantly killed
while working on the capitol build
ing at Boise, by having his hand
caught in one of the large wheels
which propel the stone cutters saws,
and being thrown against set
screw, striking on his head.
Two young men, George Hurley
and John Regan, were arrested at
Weiser last week, charged with at
tempting to burglarize several
homes. Hurley looks like the man
who attempted to assassinate Banker
but the banker failed to
positively identify him.
The largest irrigation scheme in
the world, contemplating the recla-
nation of 100000 acres of land in
the great Snake river valley, west of
Salmon river, is being projected at
an estimated cost of $20,000,000 by
F. H. Bull, the millionaire steel
Charged with violating the state
grain law in handling grain in ware .
houses, G. B. Watkins of Greer has
been bound over to the district court
Watkins is alleged to have said that
ne could not deliver the identical
grain called for by the warehouse
tickets
With heavy penalties for breaking
he agreement, Is young men en-
)loyed in banks, stores and offices of
Troy, n the northern part of the
state, have organized a "mustasche
'lub." The members bind themselves
lot to shave the upper lip for per-
cd of three months.
A. e. Love, who escaped from the
IDAHO state penitentiary July 20,
906, was recently captured at :,
Srand Island, Neb. The escape of :,
love was the cause of four guards :.
t the prison losing their positions.
love was absent over night before :.
is escape was known
The state veterinarian reports that
he spring inspection of sheep is now
bout complete and that but in two !,
ounties. have scabbies been discov- =
red, and these was in two small :.
ands, which may be handed in such "
manner as to prevent a spread A.
bread of the disease. u