Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-25
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

In Malad last week was called on, as
result of the women of the town pc
titioning the city council to stop the
fight.
A large delegation from Nampa at
tended the celebration festivities. on
Washingtons birthday, at the govern
ment dam for the opening of the New
York canal.
With the coming OF spring the i'm
migrants are arriving in Weiser.
Quite a number of prospective land
buyers have already arrived. and
some have made purchases.
M. H. Johnson, from near Star, fell
on the street in Boise, presumably
from an attack of epilepsy, striking
his head on the hard pavement and
fracturing his skull He is in the hos
pital in serious condition.
The news comes from Omaha that
as a result of the National Corn ex-
position held In that city last De
cember, at least one large cereal mill
will be located In Idaho because Idaho
cats won so many premiums.
AIllCieS VI luCOIpOIdltOu nave Dccn
filed with the secretary of state for
the Filler Mutual Telephone company.
The company is to be Incorporated
at a capital stock OF $4,000, all of
which is subscribed by local parties.
The sundry civil bill carries the fol
lowing items: For Boise public build
ing, 5,000 Moscow building, $751;
600; continuation of the Lewiston,
building $4,000; erection of quar-
termaster's storehouse at Boise bar
racks. $21 900.
The supreme court, In an opinion
handed down last week, holds that
Boise has no authority under its spe-
cial charter to issue bonds payable
in installments and that the city char
ter cannot be amended by the enact
ment of general laws.
For the first time at this time OF
the year Atlanta has been in touch
with the outside world by means OF
wagons this winter. Never before in
the history of the country have per
sons been able to traverse the roads
between Boise and Atlanta.
Horace Brag aged "a, and Miss
Thelma Onweiler, aged II, eloped
from Meridian last week and were
married in Salt Lake City. The elope-
ment was the elimination of high
school romance, both young people at
tending the Boise High school,
According to the last report Of the
Idaho dairy commissioner, there are
100000 pounds of butter annually
imported into the state to help supply
The home market. This is enough to
assure the dairymen that there need
be no fear OF over-production.
Governor Brady has granted re-
spite to Fred Seward, who was to
have been hanged at the penitentiary
Friday, February 49, for the killing OF
Clara O'Neil at Moscow, last October.
An appeal is being taken to the SUI
preme court by Stewards attorneys.
H. Goodman, who is in the county
Jail at Weiser charged with adultery,
attempted to commit suicide last
week by butting his head against the
bars. Since Goodman's arrest, his
wife has died, and it is believed his
troubles have caused him to lose his
mind
The Boise Statesman announces
that the Commercial club of the cap
ital city has received a matrimonial
request from buxom young woman
In Springfield, O., who wants an Idaho
man for her husband. She says she is
about IS. and wants man about 10
or TO-
All indications point to an in
creased acreage of sugar beets in the
Boise valley this season. Not less
than 5000 acres will be planted near
Star. Most OF the work will be done
I by a thrifty class of Germans who
have been successful beet growers in
other places.
Arrangements are being made by
Superintendent Meek and the board
Of education of Boise to secure an in
structor and have agriculture taught
in the Boise public schools. The SUI
perintendent has gone east to secure
information relative to department
of agriculture.
he Oic6Ou-ludiiU DtNtlOpllCut COu-
gress, to be held in Boise. February
26 and 81, promises to be the most inn
portant meeting of that character ever
held in this state. The principal OBJ
ject of this congress is to insure the
building of railroad from Coos bay
TO southern Idaho
John H Cradlebaugh of Wallace.
who recently shot and killed Fred A.
! Walton, also from Wallace, because
/ Walton had ruined his home, was ar
I ,aigned at Denver on February 16 on
the charge of murder. and pleaded
not guilty. Cradlebaugh's trial was
! ret for March Is
Carl Keller. a Boise machinist, at
work with fourteen other workmen at
: the Middleton Ore Reduction Works