The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-12-14
IN THE GEM STATE

Chickens with tuberculosis are the
latest discovery of the 6 tie health
department.
The Oneida Stake academy at
Preston last week celebrated it's
twenty-fourth birthday.
Boise is in danger Of a milk famine.
The local dairymen say they find 1t
almost impossible to fill their present
orders without taking any new ones.
The farmers of Jonathan valley,
south of Jerome, last week received
shipment Of six cars of Holstein
cows from the Wisconsin dairy dis
trict.
Joseph Morris, stabbed in a quar-.
rel at Boise, died without making q
statement and w. s. Clark is in the
county Jail and will face the charge
Of murder.
At jack rabbit drive south Of
Boise last week. participated in by
people in all walks of life, nearly a
thousand rabbits and two coyotes
were killed.
The Rupert-Bliss cutoff of the
Oregon Short Line has been turned
over to the operating department
and permanent train schedule will
90 into effect.
The exhibition of Idaho products
at the land show in Chicago was
made unique by the addition of a
typical Idaho potato cellar, just as
they are built on the ranches.
While there are only three cases
Of smallpox reported in Boise at the
present time there are dozens in
Ada county. Ustick has many cases
and 30 has other portions Of the
county.
Guards maintained at the Glenns
Ferry shops Of the Oregon Short Line
railroad since the beginning of the
shopmen's strike have been dis.
missed. There has been no disorder
ct Glenns Ferry.
Rev. George Richie, who died at
Pomona, Cal, November 26, at the
age of SO, was pioneer in the Wood
river country, having lived in Ketch-
en- for many years during the early
history of that camp.
The jury brought in a verdict Of
$4,000 damages for Mrs. Mary E.
Powers, in her case against the city
OF Boise for damages for injuries sus-
tanned by falling 'Over loose tele-
phone wire on the street.
Work has begun on the foundation
of the new Methodist church at Je-
rome. The building will be hurried
to completion as fast as possible, and
when finished will be a credit. to the
efforts of the congregation.
r The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Folkman of Thatcher was burned to
death when their home was destroyed
by fire. Mr.. and Mrs. Folkman and
three older children escaped in the
clothes in which they had been sleep
ing.
Farmers of the Burely district
have pledged the cultivation of 5000
acres of sugar beets. The pledge was
made to secure the erection of beet
sugar factory. The plant at La.
grande, Ore, is to be transferred to
Burely.
His right cheek and jawbone blown
away by the contents Of a shotgun
in the hands of his pals when they
quarreled over the division of the
booty secured from the postoffice of
ficabo, Harry Barton of Boise is ly.
Ing between life and death at a hos
Dital in Richfleld. = y i.
That a homesteader has no rights
for damages caused by another per.
son or corporation, to the homestead,
when the homesteader has not fin.
ished his legal residence upon the
land in question and has not yet re-
ceived his patent, is the purport of
~ supreme court decision.
N. Last week the state veterinarian
ordered killed flock of 225 chick
ems, guinea hens and turkeys at the
home OF T. J. McCorkle near Meri-
dian, every one of the fowls having
been declared by the officers as
thoroughly infected with tuberculo-
sis in its. most advanced form.
Charles H. Woodmansee. who died
at Ogden last week, had lived in
Idaho since 1892. and was "a promi.
nent figure in the business life of
that state. He was one of the incor
porators of the First National bank
Of Rexburg and its first president. He
had also engaged in dry farming. :,
Kenneth Smith. a sophomore at the
Oneida Stake academy at Preston, is
nursing wound on his head as a
result of an interclass fight over put.
ting class colors on the academy
tower. The juniors combatted the
Bophomores in the annual rush as
part of Founders day celebration.
Seventy-five farmers met at Cald.
well last week and organized Tax
payers League. The county com.
missioners will be requested by the
league to rule that this years taxes
be in two installmentsy one half in
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