Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-06-24
IDAHO STATE NE WIS

ceived at the Twin Falls depot and
1877 straight carloads were shipped
1t is the intention to send fruit
exhibit from southern Idaho to the
National Horticultural congress at
Council Bluffs. Iowa. in November
Two men, who gave tlS.'y names as
Marvin and Kelly. have been arrested
at Bull. charged with being implicated
in the Union Pacific train robbery near
Omaha.
The supreme court, in an opinion
handed down June 10, holds the law
providing for punishment for attempt
ed escape from the state prison un-
constitutional.
In a case before the supreme court
in which the indorser of a promissory
note was sued for the balance due on
the note. the court holds that the in
dorser must pay
1t is reported that the construction
Of the Huntington-Lewis line by
the Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany will begin from the Lewiston
end of the line within thirty days.
Governor Brady has requested the
navy department to send the battle
ship Idaho to Seattle on Idaho day at
the fair to receive the silver service
that the people OF Idaho viii present.
Plans are on foot for the organiza-
ton of a company which will have
as its object the Strengthening of the
oh al Of ,-iu ic-
lance OF over four miles through the
city of Boise.
While the townspoeple at Eagle
were celebrating the occasion OF the
opening of the new dance hall. thieves
broke into the store Of Judson &
Lane. stealing a small sum of money,
knives, hardware and other valuables.
A carpenters union has been Or
ganized at Gooding, with charter
membership of 200. 1t is reported
that other trades will join together
in a general union, and that an effort
community.
The Jerome Commercial club has
made arrangements for a lecture at
the Seattle exposition on Jerome and
vicinity. while next fall the lecture
will be repeated at the irrigation ex-
hibition to be given in the Coliseum,
at Chicago.
The state prison board has awarded
a contract to the Diebold Safe 4 LOCK
company of Canton, Ohio, for forty
feet of steel cells to be installed in
the new cell house at the penitentiary
early this fall. The purchase price is
to be $12.600
Secretary Ballinger has modified
the regulations providing for opening
Lemhi reservation, Idaho, so as not
to recognize any settlement rights.
Lands will become subject to entry
July IS. and to both settlement and
entry August 16.
A very considerable building boom
is in evidence in Idaho Falls at this
season. Quite a number of the bet
ter class OF residences are in course
OF construction. and. in addition to
these, several business blocks are
contracted or contemplated.
Jesse Mcconnell. lad of Is years,
Killed 600-pound bear in s1eep
camp on Shafer creek. according to
the Emmett Index, with revolver.
Six shots were fired and every one
took effect. The bear entered the tent
where the young man was sleeping.
Receiver Bradley says thet there
is more business done at the HALEY
land Office than at any other Office
west of Denver and with less help
Even Denver was beaten last month.
having only 240 in one month, While
HALEY had that many in two weeks
July 10, 1909. will be the 18th an
niversary of the unfurlng of the flag
at Fort Hall, and OF the introduction
of the Protestant religion on the Pa
cific slope. and these two events will
be celebrated by a two-days' celebra-
tion at Blackfoot on July 3rd and Attn
General Joseph Perrault, Mrs w. II
Ridenbaugh. John Eagleson of Boise;
d. w. Standrod of Pocatello, and w
| f. Whitaker OF Standpoint, have beer
appointed by the governor as a com
mission to procure funds to purchase
a silver service for the batteshiI
| Idaho.
A meeting last week between tbs
Idaho Falls city council and severa
officials of the Oregon Short Line
Railroad company makes plain thu
fact that this city is soon to have I
modern depot. both passenger an'
freight. as well as the necessary yart
| facilities.
The Canyon canal extension Z
BramweI has been completed. Thi
will bring 10000 acres more Of valu
able slope land under cultivation. TIT
extension is IL miles long and stee
flume 5000 feet long was used, one o
the largest open fumes. 1t is said. II
the world.
The Crane Greek irrigation project
now under construction near WeiseI
means the expenditure of 81 900 00C
and when completed will add more I