American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
IN THE GEM STATE

tDlut OaAiy.
Kuna has . Country improvement
club. composed Of the citizens Of the
town. and they are meeting regularly
to discuss questions OF interest.
With the hne weather for February
In Long valley. timothy hay has
dropped to "a per ton In the stack.
Eggs are selling at 30 cents per dozen.
The state of Idaho Is to be m
nerated to the extent OF something
over $4,000 for surveys which have
been made by the state on govern
ment land.
For he purpose Of arranging dates
for races. secretaries and representa-
tives of fair boards In southern Idaho
and towns close by in adjoining states
viii meet at Pocatello March s.
Miss Mamie Evans discovered a
bear In an old log cabin neal her ia
theirs homo at Van Wyck. and. hav-
Ing a 90 rife with her. she shot and
killed II. II was of the cinnamon
species weighing 200 pounds.
Three Payette school boys who
started for Alaska with n 22-caIibre
rife. a revolver and a butcher knife,
with the intention OF engaging in the
fur trade. have returned to the par
entail roof after two days and nights
In the open.
A deal was closed at Boise, Satur-
day. whereby j. w. Cody. president
OF the local club in the Union asso-
citation. becomes lessee OF a tract OF
ground close to the business district.
which will be used a.. a site for build.
ing a new baseball park.
Robbed three time within a week,
and under circumstances which lead
him to believe that the same mis-
creant committed all of the depreda-
tons. was the experience OF Henry
Spigcler. an old n who operates a
pop corn stand In Boise.
IL plans which are now under way
materialize. the various fire fighting
organizations of this state will meet
In Boise within the next six or eight
weeks In conjunction with the state
land board. to outline plans for pre-
venting forest fires In the state In
future.
The sundry civil bill carries the fol
lowing Idaho items: For the pur.
chase of cites and commencement OF
work on public buildings. Occur
d'Alene, 500, 900; Idaho Falls. $40. 900;
Moscow. 100000: Twin Falls. site,
$4,000; Lewiston, completing build
ing. $40. 1000.
Engineers have completed measure
ments of the Crane creek 'run-off'
which furnish conclusive evidence OF
the abundance of water In the stream
for all lands possible to be irrigated
from that source. Crane creek emp
ties into the Weiser river about IL
miles east OF Weiser.
Two sets of stereograph views have
purchased for use in the public
of Payette. Each set con-
tain "a dozen views of industries and
illustrating Egypt and u set illustrat-
Ing the Industrial development of ia
pan were also purchased.
Jack White, who stabbed VIM. Tay.
another colored man, in a fight
at Weiser. has been bound over to
the district court under $500 bond,
In default OF which he is In jail. Tay-
Tor Is recovering slowly from his
one of which for IA time
threatened to prove fatal.
Fishermen at Standpoint have been
by tho state deputy game
that they must pay a license
fee OF $40 instead of 81, while repre-
of the local xpress com
have been warned not to nc
cons!gnments of white fish. This
Viii work u hardship on 100 families.
Mrs. Joseph Noodle is lead ut Sal
non City AS the result of burns sus-
aimed when the cabin In which she
md her husband and babe were living
sas burned. Mr.. Noodle was at work
It a mine when the fire occurred, and
n attempt to save some of the house.
lold effects. Mrs. Noodle was fatally
Chemical analysis and physical test
II the broken rail which caused the
}. >. L. passenger train wreck mt
Nugget Siding. Idaho. February IL,
5 recommended In the report of the
inquiry to determine cause of
he derailment. the charge being
that the rail manufacturers are
for the wreck.
Idaho has 3.599t. l20 more acres than
combined area OF the states OF
York and Pennsylvania, or 49,
6O.320 acres; total acreage cultivat- !
L., f.95S,009. value of agricultural
roducts for 1910. $685. $50. 1913. SIS; val
G of fruit products for 1910. S50.i97.-
90; OF livestock. sa.673, slI. 81. and OF
SIS. 600. s62. Is.
Mrs. NJ. Calonge of Nampa has been
a $i0o-prize offered by a Salt {
AXE candy company for the sugges-
OF a name for a new brand OF
.ocolates.
a d. Chenowith. who runs a skat-
ig rink in Nampa. is claimant of vast
in England. and should his {