American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-14
N THE GEM STATE

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Over s7s miles Of railroad ~as con-
structed in the state Of Idaho during
the ysar 1910.
A me grade Of coal IL now being
turned out BY the coal mine at tho
mouth Of Pollard canyon. about two
nilsn from Salmon City.
County ssessor from all parts Of
Idaho will meet In convention In Boise
ON Tuesday. January :. The conven
ton may extend over three days.
DR.. o. II. Avery Of Payette was
thrown from . buggy when his horse
became frightened by m engine, sew.
eral Of the doctors ribs being broken.
When the front forks OF his bicycle
broke with him. James Koran. who
lives In Boise. was thrown to the pave
mcnt and conclusion Of the brain Ii
feared.
Petitions have been circulated for
signatures. asking the legislature for
m appropriation for . bridge over
Snake river. between Owyhee and Ell
more counties.
One million dollars Of the 1900, 900
set aside by the United States gov
eminent Is now available for the work
on tho Boise Payette Dam. which will
be started mt once.
While playing at the table with her
two sons. Mrs. J. Burton Davis. for -
years a resident of Occur d'Alene,
dropped dead from vnivular trouble
OF the heart. death being %instantan'
o
A report from Challis In to the ef
feet that the surveys On the Gilmore &
fittsburg railroad between Challis and
Salmon have been accepted and that
grading between these points will be
gin early XXI spring,
A Boise correspondent says that a
movement has been started to abolish
the Office Of immigration commits
~sloner. to which Governor Hawiey has
appointed Samuel J. Rich. The ap
pointment has not yet been confirmed
Charles Davis. a Caldwell fur buyer
Ia protesting against the slaughter OF
badgers. He says that the badger is
n Of the best friends the farmer has
and should be protected. The animal
II the foe Of the ground squirrel and
gopher.
ID. A. Clements. living about two
miles south Of Caldwell. has demon.
strated the efficiency OF the King road
drag for improving the roads OF the
country. He has operated one OF these
drags on a strip of road which passes
his ranch.
The farmers and citizens who sub.
scribed 81. 800 for stock to finance
the proposed electric railway line to
market the products of the Hagerman
valley. have regaincd control OF that
property through a decision Of the
courts.
Realty and mining transfers In Sal
mon City during the year 1910. for the
Arst time In n single year exceeded one
million dollars. the figures being
Realty. 1855. 1856: mining. $226. 1885. The
bank clcarings increased more than
80 per cent.
Hungry and thirsty. but otherwise
0nuAt HtN1s uiuV "auOIo GntOiiOCu iOt
twenty hours, two miles underground
In the Morning mine near Mullan,
were released shortly after 8 O'Clock
Friday night by the untiring efforts
Of u
An another evidence OF the unprc-
cedented growth OF Weiser during
the year 1910. the manager OF the
local bell Telephone exchange re.
ports hat z2s subscriber stations
we're added to the telephone system
during the rear.
A tract OF land lying a few miles
from Ashton and containing the ia
Black springs. has been pur
chased by George A. Isaacs. superin
teudent Of the Hayspur hsh hatchery.
Mr.. lsaacs will engage In tho raising
OF trout for the market.
While Howard silkins. who has
been suffering with an abscess Tor
several weeks. was being prepared
for . second operation. fire broke out
In his country home less than a mile
res Of Hayden Lake. and tho house
was destroyed. MIR. Silkins' life being
saved by neighbors.
Il In stated on good authority that
a big increase has been made In the
capital stock Of the Idaho Oregon
Light 4 Power company for the OK
press purpose Of spending more than
1900. 900 In work on the OK Bow
tunnel. extension OF present lines and
the building Of new ones.
With more than so pelts OF mink,
and other fur bearing animals IN his
possession. George boswell of Occur
d'Alene 10 In Boise aud will have q
coat made for himself and anothe,
for his wife from the fur. hoswell
has been hunting and trapping In Can
ada for the past Ave months.
Dead from hunger ana cold. and his
body mangled and devoured by
wolves. il the tragic fate that befell
q man named Evans. who tried .ast
month to cross the divide between
Pierson and Ketchum. The remains
were found within 100 yards OF a ca
bin, where he had fallen In the snow