American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-05-06
IN THE GEM STATE

Commercial club.
Six men accused OF being implicated
IN = robbery In Pocatello were arrest
ID In BIackfoot = short time after
the robbery occurred a are now In
Jail.
Mrs. NJ, A. Nichols. widow of 10Th
am Nichols. died at Salmon City last
week. She had been q resident OF
this district for the past twenty-five
years.
Mrs. Nancy Kiser. another pioneer
Of Washington county, passed away
last week 1t the home OF her son,
near Weiser, at the ripe old 8 OF "a.
after . brief illness.
A large attendance OF boys from
al over idaho and q large part Of Orc
gon marked the session Of the boys
conference at Caldwell. One hundred
and twenty altogether were on hand.
John u. Mcpherson, the state hor-
ticultural inspector, is beginning to
make some Of the foreign nurseries
doing business In Idaho feel the weight
Of the new law enacted by the last leg
islature.
On April rs, Estes Newbry, the cid
est daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T.
Newbry. and the frat child born upon
the Twin Falls tract. died at the lam
lily residence at Kimberly after a brief
illness Of pneumonia.
A freak duck esg ID on exhibition at
Nempa. Tho egg Is. In fact. two eggs.
II consists OF a full developed egg
with perfect shell within another. The
outer egg contained q developed yolk
and the shell was perfect.
Information at the federal land Of
fces at Boise and HALEY shows that
cor of teachers ON to this state
every year for the purpose Of taking
up homestaads and these include not
only the men but many women as
well.
The new Boise city directory will
contain 1871 names, which multiplied
by two gives the population at 24.262.
This Is In excess OF the government
census report by 5000. and 5000 more
than what was chronicled In the pre-
ceding directory.
Blood poison. resulting from a
broken log sustained when he fell into
= prospect hole several months Ago.,
has necessitated Herbert Randall OF
Piacerviile to 20 I othe hospital for
treatment. It being feared amputation
may be necessary.
There has been no change In the
cost Of Ash and game licenses. but
under the new fish and game law en-
acted last winter. licenses are no
longer issued by Justices of the peace
and probate judges. but by the depu-
~ game wardens themselves.
Two Pocatello business houses were
entered Sunday sight by cracksmen.
who looted the safes and secu
booty amounting to SITE. Pocatello
Ia overrun with yeggmei and hobos,
who annually drift westward In the
early summer. the police declare.
Captain j. II. Shawhan. veteran OF
the Civil war. and q pioneer OF the
Payette valley. met a tragic death rear
Payette when he was thrown from his
buggy while on his way there from
his orchard farm. two miles south OF
the city. He was killed instantly.
The federal grand jury to be called
at Pocatello will investigate the white
slave traffic. The Illegal traffic be-
came SO serious In north Idaho that
Senator A. q. Kerns took radical steps
TO have introduced and passed by the
Eleventh legislature. a white slave
bill.
question as to whether the new insu-
rance laws take effect the 4th or the
t4th of the month. but insurance
agents have been given to under
stand by State Insurance Commission
er H~attabaugh that he will accept de.
posits on May 4.
Burglars broke into the ~postoffice Mt
Lorenzo. Fremont county. aud stole
sia5 In stamps and money. The local
authorities made an investigation of
the circumstances surrounding the
burglary and clam to have evidence
luulttttuE ludl tue rppbefy WIS int
work of local boys.
Realty transfers recorded at Salmon
City last week amounted TO S25.SSS.40
There Is not much doing In town prop
ery. but local agents report activity
In fruit tracts and ranch lands. The
local mining situation has experienced
n great revival this spring and the
ou~ook Is promising.
Mike Harmon. living near Nampa.
has a freak ounce tree. which blooms
In series OF blossoms. The first came
before frost this year and as a result
many of the blooms were killed
Enough remain for a fair sprinkling OF
fruit. After a few weeks a second
series OF blossoms will come.
Blame for the boiler explosion on an
Oregon Short Line locomotive near
Brady. when Bert Chapman and A. s.