Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
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twenty families has decided to settle
on lands near Emmett.
w. w. Ripley Of Boise has been an
pointed surveyor for inspection of min
eral deposits on public lands.
The assessed valuation Of all tax
able property in the state Of Idaho Is
$117,720.11S. according to an an.
nouncement made last week.
Governor Brady has signed the state
railroad district bill, providing that
districts and counties may bond for
the construction of railroads and pub
Tic highways.
Two new church edifices are to be
erected at Emmett, the Baptist and
Presbyterian. The former denomina
ton will build a $4,000 structure. the
material to be pressed brick
Not less than 1000 acres of fruit
trees will be planted on the Emmett
bench and slope this spring, which is
by far the largest Aeasons acreage in
the history of fruit planting in that
section.
According to reports Of those in
charge of the institution. the actual
maintenance expense of the Idaho uni
versity for the year 1908 was $4,000
There were 444 students, who each
cost $3.50
Ex-Governor Gooding will plant 200
acres near Gooding to sugar beets.
which will be shipped to Nampa This
is to prove the adaptability of this
section to the successful growing of
sugar beets
At the Republican city convention
held in Boise, Mayor John M Haines
was re-nominated, while Mrs. Grace
Logan was named for treasurer and
E. H. McAuley and w. S. Walker for
councilmen.
A Lewiston dispatch says Spring
tree planting is being carried on with
unusual energy in the Lewiston val
ley and the number of orchards will
be governed by the capacity of the
nurseries to supply stock.
The Idaho State Baseball league
has been organized, and includes
Boise, Caldwell, Payette, Weiser and
Emmett. e. M. Rogers of the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company of
Boise is to be the manager.
AT a meeting called by Liberty Bell
league, for the purpose of naming a
municipal ticket, to be voted at the
city election, to be held at Malad.
April 6, platform containing a strong
temperance plank was adopted
Excavations are being made In
Grangeville for three business bloclxs
and other work will be inaugurated
within the next few weeks. 1t is en-
timated that 100000 will be expended
for buildings within eight months.
A movement is now on foot at Boise
to do away with the usual Fourth of
July celebration this year and substi-
tete for 1t Rainmaker day With fes-
tival or carnival. the celebration to he
OF a state character and continued for
several days.
Charles Youren. while at work In
the sawmill at the Boston G. Idaho
Dredge companys power dam on the
Payette river, near Idaho City. had
his shin bone broken in two places
and two of his toes broken by a log
striking his leg
Seventy-five thousand horsepower is
to be developed at Cabinet gorge on
Clark's Fork in Idaho by the Northern
Idaho and Montana Electric company.
The plant is to furnish light and
power to towns throughout northern
Idaho and northwestern Montana
Extensive preparations are being
fnr 10 fire.
sheriffs of the northwestern states. to
be held in Boise, March rs In addi-
tion to the organization OF north
west association, an Idaho organiza-
ton will be perfected at that time.
Governor Brady has vetoed the Hart
mining bill because 1t omitted the az
fidavit requirement that all stakes
were properly located; and the Nc
Fadden bill for the prevention nf
cruelty to children and animals. he
cause the subject is already taken
care of.
The governor has vetoed the bill re.
stricting mineral leases to ten years.
and especially drawn with the emer-
gency clause attached 10 prevent the
land board granting the application of
George w. Thompson from a fifty-year
lease on alleged iron deposits cover
ing 5000 acres
1t is announced by Prosecutor Nc
earthly that the second trial of Horace
p. Neal, charged with forgery in con
nection with the defunct Capital State
bank of Boise. will be held next month
In all there are eight counts against
him, as returned by the grand Jury
some time ago
Governor Brady has signed the bills
appropriating $4,000 for a bridge over
the kootenai river at Bonners Ferry.
appropr' ating $4,000 for bridge over
the Snake river between Cassia and
Lincoln counties. and appropfiating
$4,000 for the completion of the Paris
Franklin wagon road
Last fall the shipment OF prunes
amounted TO forty carloads from EN-
NETT, 1920 being paid the growers