Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-06-18
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ern railroad are Cdmpeo at tHe loWel
end of Long valley.
Work is to begin In short time or
the triangle road between Boise, Cald
we'll, Meridian and Star
The ladies of the Order of the Mac
cabees last week celebrated the tnir
teenth anniversary Of the order In
HALEY.
A dozen headstones have just been
received from HALEY from the war de
partment for graves In the G. A. r
cemetery
Based on postal receipts during the
past year, the salaries of most of the
presidential postmasters of Idaho will
be advanced July /.
A Wardner business man declares
that the population of Wardner Is
1000 and of Kellogg 1,400, accord
ing to the census enumeration.
The report of the police judge OF
Nampa showed 81 arrests during the
past month, Is being for drunkenness,
Is for vagrancy and one for carrying
concealed weapons.
Walter A. Richardson, aged "a,
committed suicide at the home of his
parents a mile east of Nampa by
shooting himself In the head. There
Is no known reason for the rash act.
The plan of the Canyon county Po-
mona grange for cooperative IN
surance company has reached perfec
ton and all necessary incorporation
papers are prepared for the final Off
DIAL action
The Nampa city council has passed
new ordinance, the principal feature
OF which Is that no more WOOD side.
walks can be put down within the city
limits except through special permit
granted by the city council.
Stella O. George, who disappeared
from her home in Preston, and who
1t was feared had mel with foul play,
was located in Salt Lake City, she
having eloped with a brakeman. The
girl has been taken back to her home.
Actual construction of good roads
will be launched during the fore part
Of July when an expert road-builder
will be sent by the department OF ag
riculture to Boise to superintend con.
struction of model public highway
Harry b. Kay, aged a. whose
home is in st. Joseph, Mo-, but who
until recently was cashier of bank
in Pasadena, Cal, killed himself by
shooting In hotel at Pocatello He
was en- route home from hunting
trip.
The big poultry show to be held in
Boise is now scheduled for Deem
Der rs to 81 Vice presidents in every
county are being appointed by the ex-
ecutive committee to look after the
poultry interests in their respective
districts.
The Columbian club, which is the
large departmental club of Boise,
decided at its meeting on Saturday,
which was the last of the season, TO
supplement the educational features
of the Chautauqua to be held July 2
to II, by holding an exhibit at that
time.
Four youthful convicts have been
released from the state penitentiary
and committed to the Idaho Industrial
Training school at St. Anthony by ac-
ton of the state board of pardons, in
to the fact that they are under the
age of IS years.
Horace Lewis of Ketchum has just |
lost ten head of cattle on his allot-
ment in the Sawtooth forest. luvvsd
cation shows that they We're poisoned |
by eating wild parsnips The weed |
seems to grow in one place, which
will now be fenced in to keep the |
stock from getting at it.
July End is the date set for the |
drawing of town lots at Pingree. The |
Oregon Short Line will grant excur,
sion rates from every station on its
line June LIST and End The new rail
road will be pushed to Pingree June
30th and the first train operated on
the day of the opening.
An appeal to the supreme court |
has been filed in the case of the
state VS.. Fred Rarrs, convicted as
a yeggman in connection with the |
dynamiting Of the safe of the Boise
Ice Cream company, last October
Two of his pals are now serving ten
and twenty year sentences.
Pinned beneath an automobile in
the muddy waters of shallow waste
ditch until she was drowned was the
fate met by Miss Dottie Butler of
Ontario as she was returning from a
JOY ride with two companions on the
Payette bench, her two companions
being but slightly injured.
Miss S. Belle Chamberlain, state
of public instruction,
has issued leaflets urging the teach
ers of the state to be present at the
National Educational association gath
ering which Is to be held in Boston.
The state officers Of the Idaho
Christian Endeavor union are making
plans which when perfected will re.
suit in the eighteenth annual conven-
ton Of the society, which meets this
year at Weiser, June 24-26, the best
ever held In the state.