Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-11-12
IN THE GEM STATE

Sam Johnson of Hagerman had
eight acres in alfalfa this year which
brought his 1912.
The handsome parsonage being built
by the Christian church congregation
at Caldwell will be completed during
the week.
BY a vote of to 1, the voters of
Meadows school district have declared
for bonds in the sum of $4,000, with
which to build a school house.
Lewiston's canning and preserving
Industries are practically closing the
seasons work because of the small
supply of fruit being brought in.
The Inland Empire Vinegar company
is shipping grapes from the vineyards
at Agatha, on the Clearwater, to the
Spokane plant to be made into grape
Juice and vinegar.
Encouragement of the Pocatello
Short Line yards Is in prospect and
engineers for the road have been sur
veying during the past week prelimin.
airy to making this change.
The total cost of policing the city
of Boise for the month Of October was
$72O60 This sum includes the sal
aries OF all officers of the force, the
police judge and the city attorney.
The Nez Jerce & Idaho railroad Ia
making Surveys for an extension from
Vollmer to Forest, and 1t is expected
that construction work will be begun
as soon as the surveys are finished.
Fred Brown has resigned as assist
ant cashier of the Boise City National
bank to become as national bank ex
aminer Mr.. Brown has been connect
ed with the Boise bank for seventeen
years.
While moving load of furniture to
Fielding, Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Wood
were injured as the result of an acci
dent, and 3-year-old child was killed
The 15-month-old baby escaped with.
out a scratch.
After celebrating for five hours,
the jury in the case of the government
against the promoters Of the defunct
Great Western Beet Sugar company,
near Mountain Home, rendered yer.
dict Of not guilty.
Edward Bruce, the 18-year-old boy OF
Mountain Home who was accidentally
shot by his brother, Is dead. The &C
c:dent was the result of handling gun
which none of the members of the
family knew was loaded.
H. D. Cable, farmer near Weiser
is displaying an apple which it Ia
claimed beats the worlds record. II
is of the Wolf River variety, perfect
In shape and coloring, measures TIKI
inches and weighs 81 ounces.
J. III. Andregg, aged SIS. who had
lived in Boise for number of years
was run down in the Boise railroad
yards and killed, his body being cut
In two. No one saw the accident, ana
It is not known how 1t occurred.
Sam Gridley, horse breaker, mar
rowly escaped being seriously injured
at Boise, when the horse he was rid
ing was jerked from it's feet, rolling
over on the rider. Gridley escaped from
what seemed sure death with a few
bruises.
Stronger than ever before are The
rumors in railroad circles that thu
Chicago & North Western is going t
build from Lander, Wyo.. through
Idaho and on to the coast. This
roads intentions are fraught Will
great possibilities for Idaho.
Thousands of acres of land may b,
reclaimed in the southern part of thu
state next year in the event the ex
pertinent of pumping water for irriga
ton purposes, which is going to be in
stituted by j. l.. Duggan on his rancl
near Gooding, proves successful.
The Gilmore & Pittsburg has let thu
contract for the building OF 100 mile
more of road southwest from Challis
and as soon as that job is completed
another contract will be let for thu
building of the line across the cont
mental divide of the main chain Of the
Rocky mountains,
The government dredge boat hal
been assigned to improvement worl
on the Snake river above Lewiston
upon the application of the Yves
Coast Portland Cement company,
corporation having extensive cemen
deposits on the upper river Of thu
vicinity of Lime Point.
The Shoshone Bar association has
gone on record as being opposed tt
the proposed amendment to the consti
tuition allowing the supreme court tt
call district judge to the supreme
bench in cases where the supreme
court is unable to attend to the hear
ing of case owing to sickness or alb
sence.
There have been more fine homer
built this season in Caldwell than ever
before in it's history
The largest catch of coyotes on rec
ord is reported from the Boise ma
tional forest reserve by Frank l.. Brit
tenstein, the forest service trapper II