American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-02-18
IN THE GEM STATE

t0I1At nov Ueln8 On t0o GROUND.
The postof6ce department has ord.
cred free mail delivery for Weiser.
The order GOES Into effect May l.
During the past season the Caid-
well Fruit 0rowers' association rams
acted over $4,000 worth Of business.
Boise hal Z Jack. the SIugger." .
number Of women having recently
been roughly handled and robbed by
the mysterious maurader.
Mrs. Macy Jane West. an aged resi-
dent 0f tho Payctte valley, died ut
her home In Emmett last week. after
being afflicted for several months.
Cancer was the cause Of death.
II IL reported that . score OF Mexi-
can residents Of Boise have left that
city recently for Mexico for the pur-
pose OF enlisting with the insurrec-
tos
After nearly two score years In
which they had braved the cares OF
life together. Bertha 8. Kohlhepp,
aged so. and Henry J. Hohlhepp. aged
10. were divorced at Boise last week.
At the recent stock sale at CaId-
well the attendance was the largest
since the sale day was established.
Farmers nov begin 10 realize tho
great Importance OF these monthly
sales.
Following the arrest OF two boys At
Wallace for drunk and disorderly con-
duct and a plea of guilty In court.
warrants were issued for the arrest
OF seven saloon men on charges OF
selling liquor to minors.
A Nampa dispatch says 1,332 sigma
lures have been secured to the petit
ton asking annexation to Ada coun-
~. and II Is figured that this is a
good showing out of a possible i.7G0
registered at the last election.
To awake In the morning and find
his roommate. Chris Nelson. dead In
bed beside him was the rather un-
canny experience OF Henry REESE. an
employc OF the Salmon river dam. Mel
sons death was due to apoplexy.
Theodore G. Weber. an o. s. L..
fireman out of Glenns Ferry, pleaded
guilty In n Mountain Home cour to
the theft Of Ave passes from the tick
ct Office at Glenns Ferry. He was
committed to Jail for 80 days In de-
fault OF $50 fine.
The faculty of the University of
Idaho. at Moscow. has put the ban on
freshmen Joining or pledging themsel-
yes to any Greek letter societies. One
years residence In reuired by the fac
ulty edict before the aspiring colleg-
Ian can desert the ranks OF the bar
barians.
Thomas McCauliff. q native of Lest
DWELL. Ireland. lies In a st. Anthony
hospital with one foot missing AS a
result OF al accident a mile west OF
Chester. McCauliff was walking on
the Oregon Short Line track In a
snowstorm and was struck by a train.
A rancber living near Meridian Is
out with the statement that. owing
to the poor roads, II cost him about
81 u day actual expense. not counting
the wear on his horses. to haul a load.
cd wagon to town. and adds that this
condition can be remedicd at a small
cost.
A petition Ia In circulation under
the Payette- Boise reclamation project
that is being numerously signed by
which the petitioners are asking.
through Senator Borah. that deeds BIO
given the homesteaders under this
project upon the expiration OF the
five year term.
Articles of incorpo, atom have been
filed at Boise for the Idaho Republi-
a Promotion league. whose avowed
purpose Is TO promote the principles
In state and nation OF the Republican
party N to safeguard the traditions
and doctrines OF said party more es-
peciaily In the state of Idaho"
Recovering from u siege of semi
consciousness, caused by a violent fall
from u buggy during a runaway near
Nampa, Mrs, J. M. Swartz has no
memory whatever of the accident. Ii
is thought no serious results will fol-
low the peculiar effects OF the acci-
deut.
The state land board viii petition
h legislature for an appropriation
of $4,000 which viii go toward defray.
Ing a portion of the expense for the
construction OF 10 mites of road con.
meeting Lardo with Meadows, thus
making a continuous Dad from Boise
10 Lewiston.
Miss May Wallis. aged "a years,
daughter of James III. Wallis, state
pure food commissioner and clerk OF
the house. was badly beaten and rob
bed of sli In silver by IA footpad Ia
Boise. one night last week.
Those who have not yet settled
with the Idaho Northern railroad for
the ~right-of-way across their property
N Emmett. and east OF town: have
,een notified that condemnation pro
eeeeings against them will be inau-
gurated ut once.
w. ii. Powers. who was arrested at
weiser on information that he was
wanted In Waurfka. Okla. tn answer |