Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-18
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

Just created in Alaska
OF eight bills presented at the In
stance of the Eastern Idaho Press as
sociation. four were enacted by the
Tenth legislature.
The Nampa chamber of commerce |
has gotten out 10000 small fslders to |
advertise the town during the time |
that the low colonist rates are in eff
feet.
1t is expected that over $1,0o0,o0o
will be expended in new buildings In
Twin Falls this year, and that at least
400 houses will be built during the
summer.
The articles of Incorporation OF the
Bank of Commerce of Lewiston have
been filed and the institution regu-
larly authorized to engage in state
banking business.
Seventeen families OF new settlers
arrived in Nampa one day last week.
Ali westbound trains are loaded down
with home seekers. and many are get
ting of at this point.
Another railroad for Boise is being
talked Of, and this time 1t is the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul that is
billed to reach this garden spot of the
Snake river valley soon.
Two prisoners. named Williams and
King, escaped from the Canyon coun-
ty jail, breaking their parole as trus-
ties when being sent short distance
from the Jail to get some coal.
BY what is understood to have
been a unanimous vote, the soldiers
home board has reelected II. L.
Chamberlain commandant of that in
stitution Efforts had been made
to displace him.
The first state land sale for this
year is to be held at st. Anthony, Ere
mont county, April 27. About $500
acres of land, appraised at from $40
to s1150 per acre. will be offered for
salt at that time
The state land board has elected
the subordinate officials who labor
under its Jurisdiction. Canyon coun
| ty landed the registership M. l.
Church. who for two and one-hall
years had held that position, was re
elected
Sites have been purchased for two
Indian day schools on the Nez Perc'
reservation, and as soon as the new
appropriation is available work will
begin on the structures. One schoo
will ! built near Kamiah, the othe
at Ahsahka.
That nearly 100000 has beef
squandered by ID. e Mackinnon 0
Chicago manager of the Amado
mine, is charged by seven Chicag
stockholders in a suit filed at Wallace
Ida. The Amador is just across tn
Montana line from Wallace.
Two full-bood Indians, Dick Nose
and Thomas Henry Mox-Mox, hay
been bound over to the federal distris
court at Lewiston on the charge
gambling Theirs will be in the n
ture OF test case for the suppressic
: of gambling among the Indians.
Rumor is current in Boise to the G
;, feet that the railroad interests repr
,, sented by J. j. Hill have practical
! decided to enter that territory. II
said that the Gilmore & Pittsburg lin
Del0R COnSiIuCltQ liOiH Hiihohct IL
Lemi county, is backed by Hill.
C. r. Shaw's automobile, beir
driven by his son and carrying thrt
= other persons, ran OFF bridge ov'
Jacobs creek, near Boise, turning col
u pletely over and throwing all the 0
It cupants into the ditch. None OF Il
q passengers were seriously injured.
8 At a mass city convention, Boi
g Democrats made the following non
p nations to be voted upon at the bic
g NAL city election to be held April
s. For mayor, Joseph T. Pence; I
e treasurer Mrs. Ruth M. Hunt; I
1t councilmen, c. r. Shaw, Edwa
s. Stein.
r. The organization Of the Succ
10 creek and Henderson fiat water d
,e trict means much to Caldwell in t
,r reclamation of 1910 acres of fert
n Snake valley lands. This body of la
ar lies from nine to sixteen miles ire
10 Caldwell. and is especially adapted
- horticulture.
70 1t is given out that furtf
- draughts on the Carey act" trl
n fund, maintained by the state, by
20 sistants in the state engineers OH
20 will not be tolerated by the state la
commissioners in future. The boz
= has just had an order entered for
trenchment.
10 In spite of rumors OF prote
against patent to Mary Lowery,
Mt Nez Perez Indian woman, who no
st an allotment at Koskia, which
~ been sought by men who intend to
he tablish a pulp and paper mill, 1t
et believed the allotment will be mi
in TO the woman.
ly The bill to create the Eighth jul
m. ial district, consisting of the count
sh of Kootenai and Bonner, passed
ric the legislature. is now before
us governor, and it Is believed he y
sct sign 1t, and should he, he will
he Obliged to call an election to cho
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