The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS


The contest brought by State Sena
tor M. ]. Sweeley against Senator-elec,
w. H. Hornibrook of Twin Falls coun
ty, has been dismissed.
The grain crop in the trade terri.
tory tributary to Ashton was much
better than was anticipated it would
be during the summer.
Henry Griffith met with a painful
accident when coming down the stairs
In Caldwell. His foot slipped in such
4 manner that he fell and broke his
ankle.
Mrs. Birdie Luella Mcmillan OF
Boise suicided on Christmas day, TAX.
Ing carbolic acid. Dependency over
Ill health Is thought to have been the
cause for the rash act
The new receiving homo OF thu
Chldren's Home Finding society at
Boise was formally dedicated and
the building thrown open to the pub.
Tic for inspection on Wednesday.
Charles Johnson, employed al
Hoyt's camp, on the New York canal
Is in Boise hospital with bullet
hole through his thigh, the result o,
the accidental discharge of rife BY
Z friend.
The Commercial club of Ashton
will, within the next few weeks, begiI
an active advertising campaign, set
ting forth the many advantages offer
Cd by the upper Snake river valley
country.
1t would be almost impossible to
get an absolutely accurate count or
the new residences that have beer
erected in Rupert the past season
and they vary from Z small shack ia
the costly home.
While Joseph Marshall and his
father were hauling manure, the
horses were frightened and they threw
Joseph, who was standing on the load
OF, and he fell ON his head and died
soon after.
In quarrel between Frank Schaf'
fer, half-breed Indian. and Juan
Gustealo, Mexican, in a Boise sa
loon, Schaffer was stabbed in the
breast. Schanfer's wounds are regard
ed as serious, but not fatal.
The attorneys representing the set
tiers on the Twin Falls South Side
tract and the irrigation company
have reached an agreement whereof,
the controversy as to the sale OF ad
nitional water rights Is settled outside
of the state land board
Captain J. H. Shawhan, owner 81
Hopehurst orchard ON the bench
sotuh of Payette. figures that his ap
pies have netted him, above all ex
penses. $S5942 an acre, and his |
pears. which produced only about
half crop. netted him $s4.71 pc,
acre.
In an attempt to save the life of his
dog, which was crushed to death be
meath street car in Boise, II. G
Haley came dangerously near death
and was only rescued through the ex.
cellent working of the fender on the
car. He escaped with sprained arm
and few bruises.
Idaho's two big government irriga
ton projects are assured completion
by the appropriation of funds made
on the Goth. Idaho will receive a
total of $7,1i3,435, OF which all but
1928 600 goes to the Payette-B Boise
project. The half million goes TO com.
plete the Minidoka project.
Francis Deschamps, a young far
OF orf, %
when he was delivering grain to the
elevator. Deschamps fell from the
wagon underneath the horses feet,
the frightened animals to
run away, two wheels of the heavily
loaded wagon passing over his body.
A movement has been set on foot
by sportsmen of Idaho to persuade !
the legislature at The coming session I
q change the state game law in con-
ecuoh/with that provision which
GOWNS the open season for elk, ex
mination of that animal being
( .dec.
With the yield of wheat on his dry ,,
arm In southern Idaho nearly twice
NAANh HS SdiHtu from MS F..
Try farm In Colorado and three times
hat which he obtained on his Cali {
ornia property, G. c. Hoskins of Hal
ey is more than pleased with his |
property in this state, says the Boise
Statesman.
The two committees from the
south and north part of Bingham ,
county have come to an agreement ;
regarding, the lines upon which the
e"trsy should be divided, if a divis. :
on is made. The line agreed upon :
5 three miles north of the meridian ,
r base line, and leaves the village I
Shelley in the south county. '
While a blind man with whom he
we'd in a cabin ON the shore of Hay.
IN lake stood helpless, listening to
s cries for help. Andrew Moran =
as carried into the water with the
'lfting cargo Of wood barge be was }
and drowned
The Burnley special" is the name of :