American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-09-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The hotel ana three dwellings It
Rocky BAL wsre destroyed BY nrs
1ast week.
Aftor September Is Occur dsAlsne
G1ty viii BE- tbs executive center Of
the CoSur d'Alene national forest.
Aberdeen has been selected by the
government experimental department
q the site Of the 80 acre experimental
farm for dry farming.
The following postal savings banks
u Idaho Will b established ON Octob-
es ~: American Falls, Bellevue,
Buhl. Burley and Soda Springs.
The Lewiston normal opened last
week The enrolment 10 10 per cent
heavier than last year and will reach
loo. and nearly every town in Idaho
h represented.
The Idaho delegation to the SOW
ereisn grand lodge Of !. o. o. r., at
1ndianapolis. Indiana, viii make =
strong bid d bring the 1915 meeting
ee the lodge to Boise.
The county commissioners have
Axod tho tax levy for Ada county for
ASH 1t $3.50 on each 800 valuation.
Last year for the county levy, the
total was $40 or 800.
six Enc residences and two store
Auildings are going up simultaneously
1t New Plymouth. - well = many
smaller structures. while the erection
u numerous others ID contemplated.
A freak melon IL on exhibition In
Boise, consisting OF two apparently
perfect cantaloupes. grown together
In the middle, the rind uniting them
CLOSELY. Both OF them grew ON the
same stem.
Fred w. Gooding OF Idaho has been
elected president Of the National
Woolgrowers' Warehouse association,
: position carrying with 1t a salary
Of $4,000 . year and $4,000 allowance
TOR expenses.
In order to understand what the
sheep industry mean to the state of
Idaho. It Ia only necessary to glance
1T the report Of the last census. which
shows q total value of the sheep OF
idaho to be $15.631.707.
A petrifed ~tree-roots. trunk.
branches and all-has been found in
Glover creek in Lincoln county and
portions OF the mammoth curfo sent
70 the state historical department to
be placed ON exhibition.
So great II the demand for assist
ance In the packing and shipping OF
prunes ut Payette chat the high
school Of that city win be closed for
Z week In order that the students
may help with the work.
relieving the finishing Of the trial
Of Frank w, Ksttsnbach. former pres
ident Of the Lewiston National bank,
the United States district court VIII
start grinding on the grist furnished
By . number Of conspiracy cases.
Al . brief land board meeting last
week. State Engineer Robinson re-
ported favorably on the Southwest
Idaho Irrigation company project In
Guided within the Bruneau Irrigation
company project. This project takes
In 1S.4SS.26 acres.
The old Banner mine, which during
the palmy days of silver mining in
idaho produced more than s 5000, 900,
10 being rehabilitated and placed on
. producing basis. The Banner mine
was opened in 1869 by G. w. Crafts.
. Comstock miner.
X. S. Jones. a prominent fruit man
living on the outskirts OF Nampa, last
week sold several boxes OF strawber-
ries OF the Glen Mary variety. the
berries being the second crop. and are
as delicious as the berries grown In
the regular strawberry season.
Agitation started by citizens of
Boise for the adoption OF the com
mission form of government under
the Black law. passed at the last SEES
sion of the legislature. took definite
form last week when a petition. ask.
ing that an election be called. was
filed.
President Taft will hardly receive
a warmer or more hospitable enter
tainment anywhere else on his great
swing around the circle thsa he
will, get lie Boise on October 6. II the
plans are realized which We're laid
by the Boise Commercial club last
week.
The Boise schools opened last week
with a gain of at least 20 per cent in
the High school and almost that in
the grades. The total enrolment for
the first day was 2.so3. and from
all indications the enrolment will run
to 1900 before the close of a fort
night.
State Dairy, Food and Sanitary
Commissioners JaUes II. Wallis OF
Idaho took a leading part in the pro-
ceedings OF the big convention OF
state and national dairy and food de-
partments, which was held recently