Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-06-25
in THE GEM STATE

was destroyed by fire.
The senate has passed the Hepburn
bill providing for terms of the federal
court at Occur d'Alene.
A deep we'll is to be sunk at Preston
as an experiment before the water
works question is voted upon.
Work is to be started at once on
the water works system at Meridian,
: the $4,000 bond issue having been
disposed OF.
The hay harvest is now on In Can.
yon county and the yield Is heavy
one Much difficulty is being exper,
fenced by ranchers in securing help.
The power plant of the Great Sho-
shone & Twin Falls Water Power
company, at Lower Salmon Falls, has
been completed and is now In OPP
Grafton.
Business men of Wallace last week
made an offer Of 100000 for the
Jeffries-J johnson fight. which Governor
Gillett says cannot be pulled off in
California.
w. A. Shumwate, a Nampa grocer
fell from a step-ladder and suffered
a bad break Of the femur bone. While
his condition is serious, he is getting
along all right.
Cattle cars have been ordered In
Bull for the shipment OF 1900 head
OF cattle for the present month. The
cattle come from northern Nevada
and southern Idaho.
Much interest Is being taken In the
plans for the big Fourth of July cele-
bration at Weiser. A purse Of SIS
is offered in the bucking broncho con-
test. The free barbecue will also be
q big drawing card.
Senator Borah has been assured
that the public building bill, which is
soon to be passed, will carry his
amendment appropriating $4,000 for
the purpose of purchasing a build
ting site at Twin Falls.
In the wool sale at Payette on the
18th, the bids ranged from IA cents
to TN cents per pound but the sell
Ilers would consider no bids OF less
than 16 cents. About 100000 pounds
of wool were offered for sale.
The opening Of the Appleton town
site and the land drawing in accord.
ance with the plans Of the govern
ment, took place on June IA. The
sum realized from the drawing is
$4,000. A large crowd was present.
The canning factory at Emmett is
now ready for its first seasons run
and the only thing lacking is the stuff
to can and that will be ready in due
time. Not less than 80 people will be
employed continuously during the
season.
With capital stock Of $1.500,O00,
the American Falls, Rockland &
Southern Railway company, Ltd, has
been organized. The company Is or
ganized for the purpose OF building
electric. motor or steam railroads in
the state of Idaho.
The offer of free gift to the city
of Caldwell of q magnificent granite
drinking fountain has been accepted
from the National Humane society
Of New York City. The only terms
imposed by the donor Is that water
be furnished by the city free OF cost
Harvesting the first crop OF alfalfa
In the vicinity Of Meridian is now on
in earnest, and the farmers are busy.
The yield Is fair, some fields being
good, but others showing the effects
of hard winter, which killed good
many Of the young roots and stalks.
Sheep shearing has just been An.
ished for the season on Wood river.
At the Menss shearing plant in
Kelley gulch, short distance from
Haley over 100000 sheep have been
sheared and at Fitzpatrick Bros shear
ing plant Of Picabo over $4,000 sheep
were sheared.
The report Of the Boise FIRE depart.
uCut III tllV yo0l CluihS hplii Nv
shows that the department answered
81 alarms, eight of them being false.
The value of property endangered was
$554400 and of contents 1868 ,6S5.10,
or total Of $S1S,sS5.10 The total
loss by fire was $95,S7499
A resolution has been introduced
In congress authorizing congress.
sional investigation of the acquis.
ton by the Edward Rutledge Lumber
company Of vast valuable white pine
lands in the Marble Creek district
In northern Idaho through the alleged
connivance with Idaho state officials
In effect the decision of the Inter,
state Commerce Commission in the
coal hauling controversy, means that
the old coal rate Of 81 per ton be-
tween Wyoming mines and southern
Idaho points will be cut to $3.50, and
~. this section consumes ahSpt 200,
nQns per year. the aggreeaIe an