American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-18
IN THE GEM STATE

mDfti ft&AfutHH the tunhAfutiioh tl
the Golden Gate route from Caldwell
HALEY ia 10 have a sanitarium and
bathing resort second to none In the
west. according to authentic Informs
ton.
The water works system at Nerd
Ian. which was completed nil but the
we'll last December. is at last ready
for full operation.
Last year the amount expended In
sew building In Salmon was close &c
half n million dollars. and present In
dscations point TO eQualing that
mount this year.
The water IN Deer Flat Reservoirs
confines TO gradually rise. IL Is now
six and one-half feet on the head
gates, and Ia as high now as II was
on June ! OF last year.
The new county OF Clearwater was
officially organized on March 10. when
the commissioner administered the
path OF office to the officials appoint.
I'd by Governor Hawiey.
The new postofnce building at Sal
mon City was occupied by the office
stan on the frst OF this month. The
furniture and fittings cost $4,000 and
are OF the most modern type.
Boise people will have an oppor
tunity NEXT fall TO hear both Presi.
dent Taft and ex-President Roose.
welt. II plans now being laid by tho
Commercial club are successful.
After three and a half hours DELHI
GRAFTON. the Jury at Boise in the Ease
of William Crowder, charged with tho
murder OF Lawrence Vaughn. at Eagle.
brought In a verdict or not guilty.
The Nampa schools have been pro-
vided with a splendid equipment for
gymnasium work. the school board
having secured the parafernalia form
srly used by the volunteer lre depart
ment.
In the person OF Lither McCabe. n
iS-yoar.old messenger. the police OF
Boise believe they have In custody
the m~lscreant who. the past few
weeks. has been pilfering from pop
sorn stands.
Tho contract for the new high
school building at Salmon City haa
been awarded. Recently the people Of
Salmon voted for the issue OF bonds
10 the amount OF $4,000 for the cree
lion Of this building.
The premilinary examination Of
Joseph X. Vaught. charged with tina
murder OF ID. v. Emmons. In Soldier.
on February IS last. was held In
HALEY last week and resulted In an
scquittai for the prisoner.
The high water on the river road
ear Rockland. washed up into the
mail stage one day last week and
took two heavy mail sacks OF second
class mail down the river. The pas
sengers on the stage had a narrow
escape.
After conferences with President
Taft and Secretary Ballinger, Senator
Borah expressed the belief that tho
proposal OF the Oregon Short Line to
furnish seed 10 settlers on the South
side Minidoka irrigation project win
be taken up.
The last official act OF Secretary
Ballinger was TO sign the first water
right certificate which has ever beer
issued. II was made u In the name
of Lyman N. huggs. who receives the
benefits OF the waters served by the
Minldoka project.
The police OF Boise are inyestigat.
Ing the circumstances surrounding
what looks like an attempt by some
misereant to blind or horribly dis
figure the face OF Miss Hulda Hen
erickson. a cook in the employ OF q
prominent family. by throwing acid
In her face.
Despondent. It Is believed, because
the jury had declared the slayer oil
Lawrence Vaughn o guilty. Rozte
Vaughn. a sister. and Mrs. Ethel
Brown. said TO be a relative Of the
Vaughn family. attempted suicide In
Boise by taking chloroform. but thiel
plans were frustrated.
A c0roner's jury mas decided that
the death OF Myrtle Hanson. aged IL
al the trestlc at Thornton was due "a
N"tAA"NA'N W. NA' fAAN VI INV NAhANl
Short Line company In not fencing
the right OF way and placing warn.
Ing notices. The child was killed by
a train while crossing the trestle.
President Gooding Of the National
Wool Growers association has EN-.
ployed " o. Johnson. the Goodlns
attorney. 10 present the case OF the
western sheepmen 10 the Interstate
commerce commission. pleading for q
reduction OF the freight rates ON wool
from all western. northwestern and
southwestern points.
Delegations from the various fruit
organizations Ia southern Idaho met
at Payette last week and effected the
organization OF a southern Idaho fruit
exchange. The fruit organizations OF
Boise. Meridian. Nampa. Caldwell
Parma. Roswell. Emmett. New Ply.
mouth. Weiser. Council Valley and
Payet,e Valley were represented.
Isaac c. Hattabaugh. the new In