Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-10-01
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Hb ray cue anu InIltll DdHu'
have been engaged to furnish music
at the Canyon County fair at Cald
well.
The Idaho Northern has a construc
ton crew located in Emmett. They
are putting the road in better condi
ton west of the city.
Latest estimates are that 100 car
loads of apples and prunes will be
shipped from Nampa, all of which
come from local orchards.
The Baptist state convention at
Boise was we'll attended, the actual
enrolment being 1903, while fully 300
outside visitors were In attendance.
The Commercial club of Twin Falls
has by unanimous vote adopted re.
solution favoring the creation by the
legislature of railroad commission
A bond issue of $l2 600 has just
been passed by the voters of that dis
trict for the purpose of erecting at
Hammett new public school build.
ing.
BY unanimous vote, an honorable
release was extended to George G.
Parkinson as president of the stake
by the Oneida stake conference at
Preston.
1t is now an assured fact that Cad.
well is to have an up-to-date hospital
-Four doctors of that city have formed
a co-partnership and will open first
class hospital
A report from Lewiston states that
the highest price ever paid for land
in Nez Perez county, sal per acre,
was secured at the sale of endowment
lands held at lewiston
With all the rites and ceremonies
of a native born American, Miss Lena
All Fong daughter of DR.. c. X. All
Fong Of Boise, and Chin Sue of Seat
tie, were married In Boise.
State Food Commissioner Wallis has
declared war on products known as
coffee compounds" which he AYERS
are on the market in Idaho in viola
ton of the provisions of the pure food
law.
1t Is predicted that the Rupert cut
off will be finished this fall, and work
on the Glenn's Ferry proposition may
be commenced, although 1t is exceed.
ingly doubtful If anything will be done
before next spring.
The applications for divorces are
keeping pace with tle marriage Ii
censes issued at Caldwell recently
-Four divorce suits were filed last week
and an equal number of marrige Ii
censes issued.
Elder Joseph s. Geddes was chosen
president of the Oneida stake, at the
stake conference on September 25
President Geddes named as his first
counselor, James Johnson and Taylor
Nelson as his second
According to advices from Washing.
ton. the war department will at an
early date make public announcement
of an extra appropriation of about $751;
900 for the building of another large
Il oop house at Boise barracks.
The second year of the Lapwai rural
high school began September 49, A
course in domestic science and manu-
al train ng has been added and a spe-
cial teacher for music, both vocal and
instrumental, has been engaged
The Milwaukee has rebuilt all its
burned bridges along the st. Joe divi.
sion, but as fires are still burning in
that region a Waterman is stationed
at each bridge with apparatus to put
out any fire which might start.
Idaho will be represented at the
eighth international congress of APP
piled chemistry. which is to be held
at Washington In 1912, the governor
having appointed State Chemist Ma.
son as the delegate from this state.
The Black Canyon Irrigation district
is now organized under the laws of
Idaho. The entire district embraces
100000 acres of choice agricultural
land, especially adapted to the grow.
ing of fruit The elevation Is about
$500 feet.
Lightning struck the barn of o. Nj
Engeahl of Cottonwood Valley setting
fire to the same, which burned about
seventy tons of hay, one large $1,000
stallion and two mares valued at $500
each The total loss to Mr. Engeahl
Is about $4,000.
That the Oregon Short Line rail.
road company has completed the pur.
chase of 10A acres of ground, where
Riverside park is now situated, to be
used as the location for railroad yards
and car shops, is the announcement
that comes from Boise.
Miss Marie Seamans, who has
homestead three miles above Horse.
shoe Bend, lost her house, with its
contents, in peculiar way recently
A heavy rain storm loosened a huge
boulder. weighing many tons, and 1t
rolled down upon the house, crushing
IL into splinters.
Excitement was caused at Twin
Falls by report of the finding of the
bodies of two men by ranger in the
Cassia reserve in Shoshone basin.