Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-10-22

IN THE GEM STATE

dian was sold last week for 10000, or
$3.50 an acre.
Socialist nominees for legislative
and county officers of Ada county
have been filed with the county clerk.
AS an aid and protection to those
engaged In raising crops on irrigated
lands In the state, the work of the
Gooding experimental station is going
to be of inestimable value
Sam Young an old-timer Of Lemhi
county since 1866, is dead He was
one Of the most prominent men in
the early days of Lemhi county, and
held several public offices.
Lester Thorne, young man resid-
ing about Is miles from Midvale, was
killed during violent windstorm
which swept that section, by the fall
ling OF tree, under which he, to-
gether with two friends, was standing
The people of Payette are con.
siderably exercised over report sent
out from that city few days ago
stating that great damage had been
done to the city through high wind.
Almost everything in the report was
false
The battleship Idaho holds the dis.
tinction of having outshot the Allan.
tic feet at battle practice and, al
though not officially announced, will
undoubtedly fly the broad red gunnery
Pennant at her fore during the fol-
lowing year.
f. E. Fileo one of the owners of
the Twin Falls News, committed sui
oide on October IL, using carving
knife with which he inflicted the ia
tai wounds. The act is supposed to
have been the result of worry over
business affairs.
The first marriage license ever is
sued In Boise for Japanese man and
Caucasian woman was granted last
week. Before the license was granted
the county attorney was consulted and
1t was found that the Idaho law does
not pTOnlDlt Sucn union.
AT the county division meeting, held
In Preston, must enthusiasm was ex
pressed. The attendance was good
and committee of fifteen was ap-
pointed to hold a series of meetings
and draft petitions for circulation
looking to division of Oneida county. |
Ten prisoners made their escape
from the Boise Jail, after saving in
two large Rale lock which fastened
the alley door of the city jail. All of
the men who escaped are regarded
as bad characters. and their recap
ture will be effected if possible.
Following long series of financial
difficulties extending from the time
when it was closed for a few days
three years ago on account of a |
stringency in the panic of 1907, the |
Citizens State bank of Standpoint has
closed again.
Queen" finely bred trotting |
mare belonging to w. R. Dawson,
which held trotting record Of |
mile In two minutes and eight sec.
ands, was literally scared to death by
the huge traction engine In Boise. The
animal dropped dead when the engine
attempted to pass her
The question of whether a person
ntytt tin,h In Ink ntnp
than is allowed to one person under
the rules and regulations of the sec.
rotary of the interior must first obtain
a permit from the secretary of the in
terror has been settled negatively by
Judge Frank S. Dietrich.
Dennis McInerney, who shot Peeler
Foster, near Gilmore, some weeks
ago was found to be insane by com
mission of insanity. McInerney was
injured on the top of his head some
years ago and is not mentally &C.
countable for what he does when he
becomes excited or overheated
Harry Shoop, the boy sent to prison
from Bingham county in July, 1909,
for grand larceny has been pardoned,
upon recommendation of the prison
physician who declared that young
Sharp, who was but 16 when he com
mitted the crime, would certainly die
of heart disease in a short time II
confined In the penitentiary.
Preliminary steps were tanen at
Boise last week toward the establish.
ment of a real estate fair and the or
ganization of body to be known
as the state board of agriculture. The
plan Of those who attended the meet.
ing is to ask the state for an appro.
priation for the fair and to develop 1t
with state aid along the same lines
the Intermountaln fair
Evidence that the people of Idaht
are coming to appreciate more and
more the advantages to be derived
from careful breeding of high-class
poultry is contained in the splendid
showing made in this class at the In
termountain fair. The exhibit Is twice
as large as that of last year.
The second annual meeting of the
synod of Idaho Of the Presbyterian
church Is being held in Boise. There
N 10 1unr fartu obnrnboc In tba ,totn |