The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-07-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

There are in the state of Idaho
0.S65 miles OF irrigating canals, with
2.S58,355 acres of land under irriga-
ton.
In the average yield of rye per acre
for the past ten years Idaho is ex.
ceeded only by the states of Wyoming
and Montana.
the thumb and two fingers of her left
hand blown off by the explosion Of
giant cap which she found.
In fighting forest fires in the Occur
d'Alene forest reserve, a settler got in
the way of a falling tree and is said
to have been badly crushed.
Figures that cannot be questioned
place Idaho ahead Of all other states
IN the average yield per acre, on all
the leading products, for q term of ten
years ending with 1909.
In the past ten years Idaho's hay
crop has averaged 2.85 tons per acre
as against an average throughout the
United States of LA tons, or almost
100 per cent greater than the average
of the United States.
OF the land under irrigation Bling
ham county has 75S,940 acres and Ere
mont county 552,S64 acres. total of
1,S11,804 acres, just little short OF
one-third the entire acreage OF the
state under canal system.
Attorney f. l.. Moore, of Moscow
has announced his candidacy for at
torney general of Idaho. Moore is the
lawyer who successfully defended
Hester and Kettenbach in the recent
alleged land fraud cases.
Tautphaus park, embracing 100
acres, adjoining the city limits Of
Idaho Falls on the south, will be for.
mally dedicated the oath of this
month This date being Pioneer day,
the occasion will be fittingly observed
and celebrated
The upper Snake river valley com.
prises the counties of Bingham and
Fremont, which have almost one-third
of the entire canal mileage of the
state; Bingham county has 1885 miles
and Fremont county 1,241 miles, or a
total OF 3,176 miles.
Oliver Day probably saved the life
Of Charles Hargrave, when the latter
lost his head and went under water
while swimming in the Boise river
above the Barber dam. Day swan out
to his drowning friend and succeeded
In rescuing him from watery grave.
The city of Idaho Falls owns it's
water works and electric light plant,
power being furnished by Snake river,
and another plant, with present capac-
ity of nearly 1000 horsepower, fur
nishes power and light to many of
the surrounding towns in the valley.
That q determined effort will be
made to persuade the next legislature
to appropriate $4,000 for the purpose
of attracting and holding immigration
In this state, was decided at a meet
Ing of the officers of the League of
Southern Idaho Commercial clubs held
In Boise.
Idahos average yield for the past
ten years on wheat has been 24.3
bushels per acre, as against an aver
age yield in the United States Of AL.
The average yield per acre OF wheat
In Idaho is only exceeded by four
other states, Montana, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO and Utah.
The Boise land office is in receipt
of ruling from the general land Of
flce which forbids the entry upon
lands embraced within reclamation
projects of which the secretary of the
interior has not filed a plat showing
the farm units, but will not affect en-
tries made prior to the passage of
this act
Mrs Frederick T. Dubois wife of
the former United States senator
from Idaho, delivered the most talked
about speech at the national mothers
congress recently held at Denver. Mrs
Dubois declared unhappy marriages
was caused by men and women not
being trained fol the responsibilities
of married life.
The farmers on the Minidoks irriga
ton project are making their first
cutting of clover and alfalfa, and re-
port most satisfactory yields. Sew
eral crops of three tons per acre have
DCcu cut ne Gram On the pIOJtCt
is also looking very thrifty.
The Northwestern Engineering com.
pany has nearly completed the survey
ing and plating of Letha, the new
town nine miles west of Emmett, on
the extension of the Payette Valley
railroad. The date set for the opening
and disposal of lots and acreage tracts
is August %.
The land department of the Hum
ming-bird Lumber company will equip
and conduct a ten-acre tract especial
ly for experimental purposes. 1t will
be located somewhere near Standpoint
and will be operated in connection
with their lands to demonstrate the
possibilities of the country.
II. W. Galley, farmer and well-to
do citizen of Twin Falls county, was
found at his camp four miles south
of Twin Falls, with bullet hole
through his heart. The position OF
the body and other circumstances in
dictate suicide