Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-19
In THE GEM STATE

George d. stafford. farmer near
Caldwell. recently threshed a field OF
twelve acres Of wheat, which aver
aged II bushels to the acre.
John Sperry. a farmer residing west
Of Weiser, was kicked in the face by
horse and seriously injured. Several
stitches were required to dress the
wounds.
Two thousand names were drawn
on August u for the Flathead Indian
reservation, and Joseph Furay OF War.
saw Ind, was the winner OF the lucky
number one.
A Chicago woman has written Sena
tor Borah, asking him to find her a
husband He must be farmer and
wear overalls. and she prefers an
Idaho farmer.
The new town Of Holliseer, sixteen
miles below Twin Fails. will be
opened to the public on September
II. the townsl,e lots being offered for
sale on that date.
it Is proposed to hold during the
Idaho Intermountain fair at Boise, a
series of band contests to be partici
rated in by the principal bands OF
southern Idaho and eastern Oregon
The state land board has raised the
price of water rights under the Amer
lean Falls canal from $25 to $40 an
acre. There are approximately 10000
acres of land in this segregation still
open for settlement.
H. M. Wilson, a rancher living near
Nampa, was electrocuted while NOV
ing a derrick under the Swan Falls
power line. Two men with him at the
time were knocked senseless, but
have fully recovered.
Miss May Wallace of Rexburg, who
was visiting in Boise, was thrown from
horse while attempting to mount on
Main street and was quite badly
bruised The horse became fright
ened and stepped on Miss Wallace.
The First Presbyterian church Of
Boise has bought fifty feet of ground
adjoining the 100 feet on State street
and will soon build a church edifce
where the present one stands that will
eclipse anything of it's kind In Idaho.
Mrs. Mary Remington, SO years old,
he wife of d. d. Remington of Merid-
an, was instantly killed by an Inter
lrban train at Tuwila. ~ miles south
If Seattle. She was struck as she was
crossing the track in front of the
rain.
Judge Willard White, of the Boise
police court, held that the CONNER
cial club employees who sold liquor to
Mayor Pierce's "sleuths" were guilty.
because the club had no license, and
assessed a fine Of $1v against each OF
them
The cheering news has been re-
ceived in Wendell that the Idaho
Southern railroad will be extended at
once from Jerome to Miner, and prob
ably through to Oakley. The road is
completed from Gooding to Jerome al
present.
The closing Of all dice and card
games in cigar stores in Lewiston has
had such a serious effect on business
in those places that the cigar dealers
and saloon men of that city are en-
leavoring to coax the council to raise
he lid in their behalf.
Hon. Edgar Wilson. Of Boise
who was operated on in Portland near
ly a month ago, is not improving as
his physicians would like Mr.. vii
son represented Idaho twice in con
gress, first as a Republican and again
as silver Republican.
The state board of equalization il
establishing the stock schedules
raised the appraised valuation upoI
sheep from 1925 to $3.50 a head, add
ing 1891 $50 to the valuation of a tota
of 1,525.00O sheep reported by the va
rious counties of the state.
The opening OF the Oakley proiec
/ In Cassia county has been set for Sep
} TENDER 20, when $4,000 acres of lan'
will be opened for settlement It is
said that this land is some of The
rest in the southern part of the state
} and a big rush is expected.
The small town of Iron Mountain
formerly known as Superior nea
Wallace. has been practically wipe,
out by fire. The town was built alonl
] one street and the blaze had fyl
I sweep. One lone saloon was the onl.
business house that escaped. The los
S was $4,000.
J. The north Idaho timber fraud cases
l. believed to have been dropped from
b the criminal section of the federal de
s partment of justice, in which the con
I victions obtained were reversed OF
iechnicaEties. will be tried owe
y again according to Peyton Gordon, as
l. sisiant attorney-general.
; Federal Judge Fremont Wood. o
l. Boise, has left for the east, where h
I will attend as a delegate from tn
Boise Bar association the Nationa
Uniform Law commission meeting O
! the National Bar association. Judg
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