The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-12-23
IDAHO STATE NEWS

acres, with canals aggregating 10,491
miles in length. constructed at a cost
of 100000 600.
Mike Kluver, a pioneer of eastern
Latah county, shot himself at his
home in Deary. He left letter In
which he gave his constant ill-healtf
as the reason for his deed.
W new steel bridge to be built over
the salmon river at point near Chal
lis, for which the county voted bonds
at the last election, is to be built at Q
point about mile below the present
bridge.
At Sugar City the sugar factory has
closed down. having completed the
shortest but most successful run Is
the history of this institution. The
reason for SO short a run was the lack
of beet8
Within few days the waterworka
system for Meridian will be in work
ing order, and the long-expected inn
provement, giving the town pure wa
ter and fire protection, will have be
come a reality.
Ludwig S. Gerlough of Boise, who
graduated from the University OF
Idaho in June. 1909, has passed the
Rhodes examination. The scholarship
Is for three years, and carries with it
the sum of $500 yearly
]. Fred Gasser, aged 80, son of G.
II. Gasser, who lives two miles north.
east of Bull, committed suicide by
hanging. at the home of his sister, Mrs
II. T. Miller, in Bull. Dependency
over failing eyesight was the cause.
A movement is on foot among the
Commercial clubs of Idaho to petition
the governor and legislature for an an.
nual appropriation of $4,000 to be
uesd by the immigration bureau in ad.
vertising the resources of the state.
The jury brought in verdict OF no
damages in the suit brought by H. 5.
Elliott of Columbus, Kan, for $4,000
damages against the Montana-Idaho
Stage company for alleged injuries in
an accident on the Redrock. Salmon
road
The supreme court has rendered a
decision adverse to the practice OF
lumbermen in running great quantities
of logs down river by foods artifc.
tally produced by splash" dams, thus
damaging lands of settlers along such
streams by covering them with debris
and logs.
Bill Borskos, the Greek accused OF
murder for the shooting of Spiro Bud.
ures. near Owyhee station, has been
discharged from custody. it appearing
The shooting was accidental. The ira.
gedy has so peryed upon Borskos
mind that it is feared he will become
insane.
After Is years experience. during
which natural selection has worked out
a desirable sized ear of corn, the ex
pertinent station at Gooding is now
able to get 100 bushels of corn from an |
acre, where. during the initial years oil |
the experimentation, but few bushels
could be obtained,
Idaho, according to the merchants,
is gaining an enviable reputation
the country for the excel
lent variety of cider which is made in |
this state.
There are under the AZ different |
Carey act projects in this state, $780,. |
SS3.43 acres of land which is now be-
ing, or is designed in the near future
to be. supplied with water.
With the opening of the first post
office sub-station, Boise has taken an.
other step forward as city. The
town has grown so large that a mum.
Der of sub-stations have been deemed
The estimated cost OF construction
Of the Carey act projects so far under
taken in this state aggregates the
enormous total OF s75. 667 $40. of which
amount s17 $50 have been expend.
I'd to date.
The estimates of the secretary OF
he treasury show an increase from
3.4OO to SG.O5O recommended for sal
Iries at the Boise assay office, but a
eduction in the wages of work. zen
rom $500 to $3.50.
1t is stated that the Gilmore &
'ittsburg Railroad company has
!
md that the Standardization section
II the line will be placed under con.
in the spring.
According to Don Bark. government
irrigation expert in Boise, there is
Every indication that a pumping sta
ion will be placed on the Snake river
at Weiser for the purpose of irrigat-
ing land in that vicinity.
The Idaho Northern is making a
new survey. That railroad now mas n
gang of surveyors running a new sur
vey between Marsh and Horseshoe
Bend. 1t is the plan to make it twenty
ieet higher than the former one.
Frank j. Curran, aged twenty-five
years, sons OF former Detective Harry
J. Curran of Salt Lake, ended his life
at Pocatello by taking cyanide of po-
assium. 1t is believed that he became
over the death OF his wife
about year ago.
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