Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-07-09
In THE GEM STATE

DIGS August D lUT puDllC DulluiHS Div
at Twin Falls and Occur d'Alene.
Articles of incorporation of thu
Butte, Boise & San Francisco Rail
road company have been filed q
Butte.
Nearly 5000 people will be EN-
ployed in harvesting and packing thu
bumper fruit crop in the Payette val
ley this fall.
Harry Rhoades of Meridian came
near losing his eyesight as the re
suit OF the explosion Of fire cracker
but escaped with a badly burned
face.
M. Lucas of Nampa was kicked In
the face by horse and seriously In
jured. He was watering the horse
when the animal turned suddenly and
Kicked him
Clarence Bicknell "a student at the
College of Idaho. was crushed to
death while unloading poles for the
Caldwell interurban near the Deer
F1at reservoir.
A crew Of fifteen surveyors arrived
In Soldier on July / and QUILTED for
a long stay on Camas prairie They
are working on the permanent survey
If the Owinza to Boise cutoff.
Sub-irrigation from the water blan.
ket that underlies the Camas valley
at varying depths of from four to five
seet Is the secret Of the good show
ing made In the grain and hay fields
on dry farms.
Secretary Ballinger, at the urgent
request of Senator Borah, has In
structed the geological survey to, as
speedily as possible, indentify lands
suitable for entry under the enlarged
homestead act.
District Judge Steele has handed
down a sweeping decision in a test
case against a Troy man which, II
upheld by the supreme court. will pro-
hibit the sale of NEAR beer" in Idaho
without a license.
According to Daniel Martin, state
engineer, the water in the Snake river
Is lower than ever before. Records
OF the condition of the river at all
times of the year have been kept for
the past 16 years.
Dry farming methods have been put
to u severe test on Camas prairie this
season. there having been no rain
since early spring, but in spite of this
grain Is looking fine aud better than
an average crop seems certain,
James Wallace, aged 10, while try
ing to drive a couple of horses from
the right-of-way near Nampa, was
struck by a passenger train, but es-
capped with slight injuries. The horses
were so badly injured that they had
70 be killed
Harry Conroy. the 17-year-old burg
lar. who robbed a store at Glenns
Ferry some weeks ago and who has
been In the custody OF the Gilmore
county sheriff for some time, has been
sentenced to from one to five years
in the penitentiary.
Seeping through and uncer the
Bruneau dam for two days. the water
finally washed the dam out complete
iy on June 80 This will prevent the
Grandview people from getting the
water on their land and will work
great hardship on the settlers.
Something over 100000 pounds OF
wool was sold at Idaho Falls last
week in the warehouse of the West
ern Elevator company, to a number
Df different buyers, the price ranging
from II to 1874 cents per pound
About fifteen wool firms were repre-.
cented
The Canyon Hill town lot sale was
held June &c. 1t had been announced
by the owners that two lots would be
given away. This fact drew a big
crowd It was estimated that over
800 people were present. Over two
hundred registered at the drawing In
the forenoon.
That Filler is on the verge of a new
era Is evidenced by the interest
shown in the building lines for not
only has this been a banner year for
both lumber yards in furnishing ma
terial for residences but during the
last week several substantial bust
ness houses have been planned
Senators Borah and Jones have re
duested the president to make early
allottments to Idaho and Washington
projects out of the $4,000. 600 fund
set aside by congress. This he prom
ised to do. No allottments can be
made for any project until 1t has been
examined by a board of engineers.
James Sullivan. resident of Boise
for the past thirty years, claims to be
1903 years old, is hale and hearty ant
works every day; has always used to
bacco. has never spent over S. for doc
tor bills and can read the newspapers
without the aid of glasses. Sullivan
WAS born in Ireland.
John Fleetwood, a well known Ne2
Perez Indian, died at Sites after
two weeks Illness. He was so years
old and leavs wife and two children
He was converted to the Christian
faith twenty-five years ago and has
done much good among his people