Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-01-07
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

struction of thousand-ton ice house.
poultry show is to be held In
Twin Falls, January 2S to 80, 1t be-
ing the intention of the promoters
to make the exhibition an annual af-
fair.
The grist mills of the state have
an annual product of s2,230,000 in
value, the counties being the great
est producers in this line being La
tab, Nez Perc and Idaho.
Fred Seaward, convicted at Moscow
Of murder in the first degree, for the
killing of Clara ONeill, is to be exc
cuted on February 10. 1909. This is
the second death sentence in Latah
county
The extension of the Minidoka
branch Of the Oregon Short Line from
Bull, the present terminus. to point
rear Nyssa, Ore, where the branch
viii again join the main line, now
seems assured.
Numerous Boise people claim to
have felt the shock Of an earthquake
late Saturday night or early Sunday
morning of last week, or about the
tine the terrible earthquake occurred
in southern Italy.
Almost half of the wealth OF the
state for the year of 1908 came from
the sale and use of the products OF
the farms and ranges. 1t is estimat-
ed that the farm production was
worth over s4S,000.000.
North Idaho citizens will protest
against the passage of bill for the
sale OF several thousand acres OF
national land on the st. Joe river,
near Post Falls. to the Washington
Water Power company.
1t is reported that the total mum
Der of sheep at present ranged in
Idaho aggregates 100000. and that
fully 90 per cent of these are In the
seventeen counties composing CEN
trail and southern Idaho.
There is now nearly three and a
half million acres of land in south
ern Idaho under ditch, and OF this
total, million and half acres is
being farmed to hay, grain, sugar
beets, garden stun and fruit.
J. ]. Grant of Boise committed sui
eide In a room In. HALEY hotel. on
December 81, taking morphine, the
body being still warm when found.
Grant was about 30 years of age and
there is no known reason for the rash
act
There is now being farmed in Ida
ho at least 100000 acres of land.
The greater portion Of this is cul-
tivated without irrigation, but many
thousand acres are rapidly being sup
piled with water for irrigation pur-
poses.
The number of cattle on the Idaho
ranges is estimated at between 700,-
coo and 100000 head, the shipments
during the past year aggregating
1850 head, on an extremely con-
sentative estimate, these being sold
at an average OF $35.
Half of the business section OF Sill
yer City, the largest mining camp In
southern Idaho, was destroyed by fire
early on the morning OF December 2s-
'rhe fire spread so rapidly that dyna-
mite was used to check the flames.
The loss is over 100000.
The Indian forest reserve set aside
for the Nez Perez Indians will here
after be partolled by rangers who will
protect the timber against fires. dep
relations. the logging of trees below
certain classifications. and look after
the grazing stock within its boun-
daries.
A law enforcement league was or
sanized In Moscow recently with the
avowed purpose Of enforcing the
liquor laws. Rewards are to be paid
to those who will secure convictions
or furnish evidence to convict. A
fund of $4,000 is being raised for the
purpose.
Mrs. ]. M. Bernard, president of the
Women's Relief corps Of Idaho, one
of the best known and most philan-
thropic women In the state, died sud
denly at her home in Nampa on De-
: cember o. Mrs. Bernard was past so
J years of age, and had lived in Nampa
] for over p years.
} The supreme court has handed
!, down an opinion constituting the stat
5 ute relative to the fee to be charged
by county auditors for recording an
AFFIDAVIT of proof of labor upon mining
claims, holding that where the am
davit covers work upon several claims
so cents shall be charged for each and
: every claim.
4 1t is estimated that the value oil
the lumber and planning mill prod
ucts of the state Of Idaho for 1908
was s22, 100000. OF the lumber prod
, uct at least IS per cent comes from
!, the northern counties of the state
!. particularly from Bonner, Kootena'
: and Latah counties
= The sentence of Mrs. Jessie Kens
;. Ter, convicted of murder In the sec
l. ond degree in Gilmore county twelve
y years ago and sentenced to life i'm
u prisonment, has been committed, sc