The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-15

was $23.937.73, and 1t paid It's state
state treasurer by the new county
tax in full for the year 1908.
Come of the farmers and dairymen
Of Washington county have taken
of proposition made by
a Spokane creamery, and are now
shipping between 500 and 600 pounds
of cream each week to Spokane.
There will be a larger acreage
planted to fruit trees In the vicinity
Of Caldwell the coming spring than
ever before in the history Of that sec
ton of the state, the success Of fruit
raising in the past being the incen-
tive.
The legislative committee Of the
Idaho Good Roads association has
submitted its report favoring gen.
eral law for the construction and icon-
troll Of public highways. which shall
however, be optional with the various
counties.
The annual university course for
farmers will be held this year at the
University of Idaho from February /
Ito February IL. The course will en-
brace a series Of lectures and is in
tended to be Of practical benefit to
the farmer.
Representative French, by moving
to indefinitely postpone, has killed a
bill presented by himself in congress
last session, granting to the Wash
ington Water Power Company ease
|ments on certain lands on the Occur
|d'Alene Indian reservation.
Mayor Haines has issued a procla-
nation urging the people of Boise to
make arrangements to fittingly OBJ
serve the one hundredth anniversary
of the birth Of Abraham Lincoln,
February IL, and steps have already
been taken to that end.
The county officials have been
making crusade upon "bootleggers"
land gamblers in Lincoln county re-
Gently. Two cases Of gambling are
reported from Jerome and five for
"bootlegging" from Gooding. Good
ing has no saloons.
John Ross Of Weiser flat has in
vented and secured patent for kill
ing coyotes and other marauding ami
mails. The invention will fill much
wanted need in the way of getting rid
Of animals that are dangerous to the
Istockmen of the west.
A scheme is now on foot to divide
Nez Perez county into three counties.
Ia Lewiston dispatch announces that
the activity of few of Lewiston s
citizens in the division plan is attrib-
Iuted to saloon men who fear the pas
Usage of local option bill
The fourth annual meeting of the
Farmers institute of the Ada County
Agricultural, Horticultural and Dairy
ASSOCIATION is being held this week in
Meridian, beginning on the 18th and
closing on the 18th, some OF the best
lposted men in the state being in at
tendance.
The treasury department has ac-
cepted the proposition Of Mrs. A. L.
Cook to sell property at the southeast
corner Of Arthur and Lewis street,
Pocatello, for a site for the federal
building. Congress, last session, au-
thorized an appropriation of $4,000
for site and buildings.
Eight indictments were returned by
the Ada county grand jury against Fl.
e. Neal, former cashier of the defunct
Capital State Bank of Boise. Forger
les aggregating $4,000 are charged.
Neal, it is alleged, forged and redis-
counted notes, keeping the originals
as assets.
The inaugural ball, given compli-
|mentary to Governor Brady and other
state officials, under the auspices of
the Boise Commercial club, held jan
uary 6, was one of the most brilliant
affairs Of the kind ever given in this
state. Several thousand people were
in attendance.
-
chot, chief forester of the federal for
est service, to accept the invitation of
the National Wool Growers associa-
ton to address the annual meeting
at Pocatello, it appears that the
gauntlet is still down between the
forest service and the wool growers.