American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-04-29
THE GEM STATE

scason to the fruit in Lemhi county.
Idaho now has 70 high schools and
10 private high schools or academies.
OF the total 81 have four.year
couraes.
Arrangements are nov completed
for Caldwell to have q band. A suffic-
tent sum Of money has been pledged
for that purpose and a twenty four
piece band Is assured.
Idaho furnishes one-third OF all the
lead produced In the United States.
According to statistics, in 1909 the
value OF the silver. lead and copper
produced In Idaho was $23. 1886. 397. 04.
Since 1905 manufacturing enter
prises In the state of Idaho have in
creased from 99S to 1853; the invest
ed capital In these enterprises has in
creased from $fs.000.O 900 to $780,
085, ESQ.
Morris c. Burke. one OF Idabo's pio-
neers. died at weiser last week after
m extended Illness incident to old
age. For several years he had resided
at Shoshone and In the Wood river
country.
The executive committee OF the
Bonneville County Fair association
have changed the dates OF the fair to
DO held at Idaho Falls. from the FIRST
-four days OF August until September
8, Q. Z, and g..
Blown clear over an irrigation ditch
by which he was standing. II. G..
Brownell of Boise. came dangerously
hear death while blasting rock. when
. delayed shot went or. He escaped
with a few bruises.
Lieutenant Governor Sweetzer
made a flight with Brookins In his
aeroplane, during the aviation meet
at Boise, thus attaining the distinc-
ton Of being the first Idaho man TO
make an aeroplane flight.
II. NJ. spangler. who shot and killed
Cora h. Rogers at Shoshone and then
attempted suicide by swallowing car
bolic acid, IL also accused Of the les
O crime OF forgery. having passed
worthless paper in Shoshone.
II. l., Mays and l.. w. Booth OF
Gooding are under arrest. charged
with arson In the second degree.
Booth, 1t Ii charged. employed Mays
to set fire 10 Booths house. SO that
he might collect the insurance.
The Gilmore a Pittsburg Railroad
company has dismissed several con
domination suits for right of way up
the Salmon river. This Is construed
to mean that future construction
work will be down the river to Lewis
ton.
Insurance Commissioner Hatta-
baugh is satisfied that his Office will
500 900 for the state of Idaho over
and above all the expenses of the new
Office under the workings OF the new
insurance code.
Again interest Is being revived In
the electric railway venture which
was started by a number OF promi.
nent and well to do citizens OF the
upper Snake river valley some time
last fall and work on which was aban-
doned. owing to the cold weather.
Fifty or more bankers met In Boise
last week and participated in the or
no State Bankers association. 1t Is
the intention to make this minor or
ganizatlon simply one of a number OF
auxiliaries to the state association.
Within the past few days more
than s 5000 worth OF nursery stock
has been unioaded ut Salmon @City.
All the shipments undergo the most
rigid inspection by Deputy Inspector
Chaffee. who Is strictly enforcing the
horticultural laws of the state OF
Idaho.
Twenty years ago there were In Ida.
no nine private banks and there ma,
tional banks with a combined capital
izatIon OF s255.o00. Today there are
~ national banks and 1i3 state fin
ancial institutions, capitalized at So
100000. with deposits amounting to
$2T. f95. 900.
Ten fiat boats are being built at
Salmon. each with a carrying p
lily of twelve tons. TO convey the two
complete dredging outfits. electric
motors. and other machinery belong
ing TO the Salmon River Mining com
paDy 10 the placer grounds south OF
Salmon City.
The good roads movement In Lem.
hi county is being vigorously aid
scientifically taken up by the county
commissioners. 1t is proposed to start
at the city limits of Salmon City and
build five or six miles OF good roads
up and down the Salmon river and
up the Lemhi river on both sides.
William Sweeney. n OF the old res.
idents of Idaho Falls. is dead, after
lying in the hospital for forty-six days
with a broken back. On March s.
while working on a large building he
was constructing. the falling OF a
precipitated him into the
basement.
Carrying his infant daughter about
in his arms TO ease il possible her in