American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-08-31
IDAHO STATE NEWS


the wet" ana dry" campaign i
On full blast at Caldwell.
It 10 estimated now that Latal
county will average forty bushels Ii
the acre Of fall wheat.
September ~ has been selected a
rally day for tho Men and Rslieior
Forward movement In Boise.
Over q thousand bunny scalps Il
their credit. II the result Of . rabbit
drive eight miles from Weiser.
Thursday. August "a, was "Nebraska
day" in Canyon county. on which date
kormer N~ebraskans met at Lake
Lowell and enjoyed an old-fashioned
basket picnic.
Harry Hart. the son Of John H.
Hart, former police magistrate OF
Nampa, and we'll known there. has
been found guilty OF keeping q place
where opium wa smoked.
About . 10000 worth Of land in the
North Side Twin Falls tract changed
hands last week. according to Major
Fred r. Reed. the general agent of
the Twin Falls Investment company.
Questions said to vitality affect the
welfare Of the settlers on the Boise
payette project will be laid before
Secretary Of the Interior Fisher when
that official visits Boise September 2.
In what wal apparently a deliberate
attempt 1t wholesale murder. dyna-
miters wrecked the home of J.. H.
Van Keuren, . Cataldo merchant. All
Of the six occupants of the Van
Keuren home escaped injury.
As 10 true Of several other portions
OF the state, Long valley 10 this year
enjoying one Of the most prosperous
and successful seasons In her history
~ far as the cultivation and harvest
OF agricultural crops are concerned.
O. II. Lovett. who resided a few
miles out from Caldwell. died August
n, after q short illness. Mr.. Lovett
was probably the Oldest nan In the
county at the time of his death. hav.
ing passed the ninety-nfth mile post
last June.
Not . myth. but a well organized
concern. ready to m the con
ntruction Of It's lines. IL the Butte.
Boise 3 San Francisco Railroad com.
pany. according to a statement pub.
lished recently In the Anaconda
Standard.
Mike Mastes, a Greek section hand
employed on the Oregon Short Line
railroad near Eaton. was struck by a
train near Eaton and killed. He
failed to rear the warning of his fore.
man or the warning whistle OF the To-
connective.
the trial OF r. w. Kettenbach in the
United States district court at Boise
on charges growing out Of alleged i'm.
proper banking methods at the time
he was president Of the Lewiston Ma
tional bank.
Mrs. G. j. Portner. living west Of
Nampa. was seriously hurt In a run.
away. II seems that as the horse
was being unhitched from the buggy
the bride was first taken off. when
the horse started to run, throwing
Mrs. Portner from the buggy.
The next state gathering which will
bring officials from all parts OF Idaho
Boise will be the fifth annual con-
vention Of the Idaho State Associa-
ton Of County Auditors, which will
convene In Boise for a three day ses.
sion on Tuesday. September g..
]. Dennison Watts. attorney and
real estate dealer, OF Boise.
failed to answer when his wife called
him to get up Tuesday morning. and
investigation disclosed the fact
that he had responded to the last long
call. His death was due to natural
The local option movement In Lem.
county 10 In full swing. More than
signatures have been Sc
cured to the petitions to the county
commissioners to call an election to
vote upon this question again. The
board will act upon the peti.
ton In October.
A lynching was narrowly averted at
Pocatello following the shooting at an
by Captain George Winter.
superintendent of the Pocatello Water
when the officers went to
arrest him. The shooting was the
outcome Of a three weeks water
in the Gate City.
Grabbed from behind by three
men. gagged. b!indfolded. thrown into
\ carriage and carried two and a half
down the road. only to be
loose unframed. was what hap
pened to Chris Chr,stopherson, night
at Boise. The reason for
he act remains a mystery.
Idaho shippers will receive the new
ate over the Oregon Short Line in
efficient time for this seasons ship
nents. THIS has been made possible
he waving OF the customary
h.rty days notice by the commission
4 making the tariff effective and the {