Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-05-07
in THE GEM STATE

struction at Meridian, supply to b.
obtained from bored wells
Methodists of Pocatello are raisin
funds with which to erect churcl
that is to cost altogether $4,000.
Several saloon keepers of Mulal
have recently been arrested and finet
for keeping their resorts open on Sun
days.
Presbyterians OF American Falls
are expecting to soon have finished
the first church Of this denomination
In that city.
The claim recently made by the EN-
NETT Index a few weeks ago that a
gang OF men were working on tun
mel into Stanley basin has been veri
fed.
The president has nominated Chas
Harte as receiver Of the HALEY land
office, to succeed Fred Bradley. Mr.
Harte was Endorsed by Senators Borah
and Hepburn.
J. r. Field, state horticultural in
spector, declares that the present out
look Is for bumper crop, much
larger than any gathered in the his
tory of the state.
The Oregon Short Line tracks
through Idaho are to be relaid with
heaviest OF steel rails and the rails
taken from this roadbed transferred
to branch lines.
Advices received in Salt Lake are
that work Is shortly to be resumed on
the South Dakota Interurban line,
which will extend from Sioux City,
Iowa. to Pocatello.
Boise Is to have "sane and safe"
Fourth of July celebration, the city
council having passed an ordinance
which will prohibit the use of explo-
sives within the city limits.
Commissioners of Blaine county
have experimental in road building
until satisfied that application of clay
to sand surfaces makes good highway
out of what had otherwise been too
Carey Is absolutely dry and the cit
liens say 1t will always remain SO
because the ladies say so. While the
fades are not politically active they
say that II any one attempts to open
a saloon in their town they will de-
stroy the stock.
The Miner and North Side railway,
which was opened for business on
April Is, traverses the entire length |
of the Oakley tract, from the old
Oakley settlement to a connection
with the Oregon Short Line at Mil
ner. distance of thirty miles.
HALEY claims that more business Is
being transacted there than ever be-
fore. owing to the active settlement
Of other parts of the state, which is
the forces Of the land office
to work fifteen and twenty hours
daily to keep records up to date.
The governor has issued a procla-
nation setting aside Sunday, May 5,
Is Mothers day, on which date spe-
'ial tribute will be paid the mothers OF
he state, and all the pastors of the
'ity are asked to pay particular atten-
ion to the day in their sermons.
The Northwestern Engineering com
,any, which has the contract for the
trading of the Payette Valley railroad
rom New Plymouth to Emmett, is
firing all the available teams and men
hat can be secured July / Is the
late set for the completion of their
work..
The Caldwell Commercial club Is
laking extensive preparations for the
good roads smoker" to be held in
hat city on June 10. Governor Brady I
nd Chief Justice Sullivan have ac-
epted invitations to be present, and
oliver addresses on the subject OF
God roads,
Nampa has inaugurated a series OF
ales days. upon which occasions
lerchants are to offer special at.
ractions in the way of bargains, and '
Is to BE provided for /,
isitors, the idea being to bring large
rowds of visitors into the city at :
lated periods.
The fruit situation looks fine for ,
ne Meridian section, and what was r
opposed to have been severe dam I
&c by the frost and freeze of a fort
light ago was perhaps blessing to s
0re orchards than a damage, as 1t c
timed the blossoms, There will be |
great deal of early fruit.
Construction work has begun on |
miles of extension of the
ayette Valley railroad from New
lymouth to- Emmett, which is to join
It'll steel two ends of the rich Pay. |
tie valley The Northwestern Engi-
sering company has the contract for I
10 construction of the road s
The good roads law, passed by the r
st legislature and approved March 4
!, 1909. was declared void in it's en-. !
-ety On the ground that section II (
that act Is imperative and void, Il
an opinion rendered by. Justice a
ewart of the supreme court, Chief G
stice Sullivan and Justice Ailshie D
The water of the Big Lost River is
W being turned upon the $4,000
res of land of the Arco project. Set. V
RS are coming into Arco on every
III and the little town is crowded to q
limits by those who will soon be. !,
, the work nf reclai1ninC the land