Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-22
in THE GEM STATE


On the total value Of farm lands
and buildings Idaho's gain in the last
decade is AIS per cent. Washingtons
1893 per cent Oregon's 243 per cent.
Mrs. Walter Read sustained a brok-
en- limb in a runaway at Weiser, in
which both she and her husband mar
rowly escaped from a more tragic
ending
The gain in farm implement values
shows Idaho increased 217 per cent
in the last ten years In the number
of farms Idaho increased from 1885
to 27111 Z
Sixty laps began operations with
the track-laying machine on the
Homedale extension of the Short Line
last week. A mile of track is to be
put down daily
Tong Bow. a Chinaman was drown
ed near Boise while endeavoring to
wade across the river his body being
swept away by the current and has
not been recovered.
The first annual tri-state conven
ton of the order of Eagles was held
at Idaho Falls last week. Between
400 and 500 delegates representing the
aeries of Nevada. Utah and Idaho were
present
Nearly 5000 people attended the
Genesee horse show. The parade GOV.
cred nearly seven blocks and was the
best ever seen in north Idaho The
best novelty team was a bull and a
mule hitched together.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the entertainment Of the delegates
20 the forthcoming Christian Endea-
vor convention to be held in Pocate-
10 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, June 81, 2S and 20.
The Idaho State Sunday School as
ISOLATION held a two days session at
Payette last week Thre were about
200 delegates present from all over
the state and the greatest enthusiasm
and earnestness prevailed.
James Collier, aged 30. was shot
three times by George Golden. aged
60. at Dubois, Fremont county Col
lier dying later The men quarreled
over a woman, the shooting occurring
in ner house in her presence.
A summer achool is to be maintain
ed at Nampa this scar for the benefit
of students who faileo 80 make their
grades during the past scaool year.
This is the first year that such a
school has been planned for that town.
Mars M. Andregg has brought suit
against the Oregon Short Line rail
road for the recovery Of $4,000 dam
ages as the result of the death Of
her husband, j. H. Andregg, who was
run down by switch engine and
killed at Boise
The dates of the two other encamp-
ments for the state militia have been
announced by Adiutant General Nc
Call. One will be held in Boise at
the barracks from August 81 to 80:
the other AT Fort George Wright,
September to 10.
A Meadows Valley Annual Fair as
ISOLATION has just been organized to
meet for the first time in New Mead
ows next August on grounds donated
for the purpose by e. M. Heigho The
sum of $500 was the result Of one
days canvass among enthusiastic citi.
zens.
That the fame OF Idaho fruit has
spread pretty generally over the coun
try is indicated from communications
which John U. Mcpherson, state
horticultural inspector, has received
from Virginia. making careful inquiry
as to the condition Of the Idaho fruit
this season.
The secretary of the interior has
awarded the contract to Nancy Bro
theirs OF Boise. for the enlarge
ment of the main south side Boise in
rigahon project canal The work in
wolves the excavation of about 1906
cubic yards of material The contrac
price is $4,000.
A find Of 1900 acres of oil land IL
reported from the vicinity of Falk
on the Payette Valley railroad. J c
Cawthorp. the Boise agent for TIT
Standard Oil company. investigate,
the land, and the result of his inves
tigation was the leasing of the LAM
by the company.
The university convocation at Mos
COW passed resolutions indorsing tn
April action of the board of regent
in abolishing the degree of bachelo
of music President Lewis of tn
board explained that it was not il
tended to in any way abolish the d.
partment of music.
The Idaho state Dairy associatio
is making a decided protest agains
the Hepburn cold storage bill no
pending in congress, which the ass
citation claims. with other nKe orgai
izations is a vicious bill aimed
strike a blow at one of the creates