Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-05-28
In THE GEM STATE

soon between Shoshone and Goodlng
and to be known as Haddock.
The Crane Creek irrigation project,
to reclaim $4,000 acres near Weiser,
will be pushed vigorously this season.
Eastern wholesalers have ordered
fifteen tons of Royal Anne cherries
from the growers in the vicinity OF
Lewiston.
Owing to the advanced season the
Lewiston cannery has already started
operations, using rhubarb and other
garden products.
Promoters are figuring on the con
struction of an electric railway
through the Payette valley from On
tario to Emmett
Idaho Falls merchants have signed
an agreement under which they are to
close every Wednesday afternoon dur
ing the summer.
Two cars of coal have been unload
ed at Elva for the dry farms. The
grain is looking fine and is all head
ing out and it will be ready for har-
vest by July.
The new line between Wallace and
Spkane will be opened June LIST by
the o. r. & N. company. 1t reduces
the distance between these cities
about thirty miles.
Wilson r. Fields, a res dent OF Soda
al t,, tho Hal
ley comet seventy-fve years ago.
when he lived at Manton. KY. and
was years of age.
The state anti-saloon congress at
Boise passed resolutions which In
dorsed statewide prohibition and the
enactment of such measure at the
next session of the legislature.
Word has been received from the
quartermaster generals office at
Washington at the Boise barracks that
improvements will be made at this
post to the amount of 100000.
The bonds voted short time ago
by the city of Idaho Falls to the
amount of $4,000, for the construc-
ion of water and electric light plant
have been sold for their face value.
Bonner county has formed good
roads association, including the vari-
Gus road overseers, who will co oper-
ate in consistent line of work look
Ing to improvement Of all the high
ways.
The first strawberries to reach the
Boise market this year were grown
about thirty eight miles south of that
city by the Snake River Irrigation
company, engaged In the fruit bust
ness extensively.
John Flelnming, convicted of muir
der in the first degree and sentenced
to be hanged at the state pententi
airy, was granted reprieve by Gov
ernor James II, Brady on May 81. The
execution is stayed until July 6.
The president has gned proclama
tons reducing four of the nationa
forests in Idaho by total Of 1883.
acres. The largest reduction Is in the
Mindoka forest, which loses 72,15l
acres in Idaho. besides 25,l70 in Utah
Hagerman valley farmers report
that strawberries are ripe in that vi
cinity, and declare that when othel
parts of southern Idaho get any from
Hagerman, and they are bad, the Der
ries will be declared to be Cal fornias
Mike Condor, pioneer of Poca
telo, died a few days ago in a Chi
cago hospital after all operation TO
kidney trouble. Mr.. Condor was bur
led in Chicago. He was well known
in Pocatello and leaves widow, sol
and host of friends to mourn hi
death.
Charles M. Hanson recently PLACED
on exhibition in the Emmett Index OF
fee mammoth strawberry plant tina
was set out In September, 1909 |
has on it 1875 berries. The harvestin
of the strawberries has already be
gun. The crop this year will be In
mense.
The right Of way is being purchase
for the Gilmore & Pittsburg railroa
up the Salmon river, in the centra
part of Idaho, and which promises
open a vast empire of mining and a!
ricultural territory heretofore do
niant only for lack OF rail transports
ton facilities.
Edward Olney and wife, represen
ing a new thought healing institutio
of Portland, were requested to leav
Idaho Falls after they had given
free lecture and demonstrated two
three cases O. free healing. The cit
council claimed their practices wei
against the city ordinances.
The Law and Order league of II
state of Idaho recently met In Bots
and elected officers for this seaso
o. V. Badly of Caldwell was electe
state chairman, and w. J. Thompst
secretary. Five couhties were r
ported organized, in which $1,000
nad been raised for use in law e
'orcement
The young man named Brown WI
il was alls ged, committed the MI
der near Roberts, nearly severing t
head of his father from the body wi
an axe, has confessed to his mother
he presence Of the sheriff CT Fremo
county. He claims he was intoxicat'
r.t. lot OF har ~ Ia