American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-04-01
IN THE GEM STATE

IN from . Boise man, the thief tax.
Ing tho horses from the barn with
out leaving the slightest clue.
For the purpose Of keeping the frait
growers about Meridian informed rs
to prospective frosts . special obser-
walton station Will DO placed At that
town.
The Gilmore Townsite company's
property has been taken over on q
twoAyear lease by the Hubbard Real
Estate 4 Investment company Of Salt
Lake.
Dan Mcmillan was thrown from .
wagon ~ the result Of q runaway near
weiser. sustaining a broken collar
bono and being otherwise badly
bruised.
An aviation meet will be held In
Boise April 10 and 20. Brookins and
Ely viii be the stars. coming from
tho Salt Lake meet. Both monoplanes
and btplanes will be used.
Movement II on loot In Boise to or,
ganize = company OF cavalry for the
state militia. and a number Of promi4
nent young men about town have talk
en- An interest In the matter.
John McCardel. a workman employ
ed on the capitol building at Boise.
fell q distance OF three stories. one day
last week. landing In the basement.
and escaped with d few minor injur-
les.
Robert Worth, the convicted Lewis.
ton murderer. will escape the gailows.
According to tho new law a jury has
the power to choose whether a con.
victed murderer shall be hanged or re-
ceive life imprisonment.
Occur d. Alene people viii have a
fair Of their own and some OF the
fastest racing In tho northwest. &C.
cording to the plans which have been
made by the Occur d'Alene Fair and
Racing association which has been In.
corporated.
State Horticultural Inspector Nc
Pherson Ii determined that the Inn
p~ortation Of disease.infected trees In
to this state shall cease and with this
end In view he Is notifying the grow
ers that they must observe the letter
Of the law.
That the capital stock OF banks
should not be assessed to the banking
corporation but to tho individual
stockholders. ut its value. the same
an any other property. Ia the opinion
OF Attorney General McDougall In an
Ada county case.
A colony of cougars infesting tho
North Fork region In the vicinity OF
Big island. 40 miles above Ahsahka.
Idaho. Is dccimating the deer In that
locality. according TO X. H. Hibbs. OF
Lewiston. who has been hunting and
trapping In that section.
Il Ia probable that tho Socialist
ticket for the coming city election at
Boise will M be printed on the bal
lot. The ticket is outlawed. II Is said.
owing to the fact that the party failed
to comply with the charter regulations
relating to nominations.
A 10y association just launched In
Weiser and n thar promises to bs
OF vast benefit to fruit growers Is the
Weiser River Fruit Growers assocla-
ton. The prime object OF this organ.
ixation liz 70 obtain FOR the producers
the highest market values.
Good roads for Ada county before
the close OF the summer were as.
sured at u meeting Of the Commercial
club In Boise. when the good roads
counsellors OF the county. with Presi-
dent II. X. Hubbard at their head, met
In conference and canvassed the stu
alton.
A dispatch from Wallace says: Ru.
mors q the effect that north Idaho
while meeting In spokane.
in the face OF tho governors instruc-
ions TO the contrary. are denied by
Dolan. county assessor OF Sho-
shone county.
There are hundreds OF stopover
tickets being deposited at the Nampa
passenger depot every day and since
the special rate began on the 10th OF
month there have been not less
than 500 tickets deposited for layover
As high as 30 In one day
been deposited.
Tue president mas Issued an order
until 1912 all advance pay.
ments due from settlers on the South
Side Minidoka irrigation project be-
cause OF hardships they endured last
and the Oregon Short Line
has agreed 10 furnish seed to these
upto the value OF sec. 900.
DIR. G. f.. Schmitx. the Washington
physician. who came in con
dict with the officials when he gave
Lem Wiikerson "A prescription for a
quart of whiskey which Wilke son.
according to directions. was TO drink
al once" will have 10 pay the pen.
ATTY, the supreme court having affirm
his conviction.
An entire carload OF peopi. last
left Cortland. N. Y, TO work
Tor the Weiser Valley Land a. Water
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