The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-07-13

rather than comply with the health
and sanitary laws. butcher in that
town has gone out of business.
Judge Kilgore at Mackay fined him
self $40 on account of unsanitary con-
ditions in his hotel, when seven cases,
including charge against himself,
were tried in his own court.
Firecrackers were responsible for
blaze that destroyed the barn and
contents and stack of hay at the
lntermountain cherry farm. owned by
G. Plant, eight miles from Boise.
New grain is now being delivered at
Lewiston, the first two loads of feed
barley delivered being sent to that
market by woman, Mrs Lilly Thies-
sen, who owns farm near that town
Twenty-Five horses were burned to
DEATH one man was badly burned, and
several thousand dollars worth of
property destroyed when the Palace
livery stable at Boise was destroyed
by fire last week.
Vivian Slick, aged 13. was run down
by an automobile in Boise and so seri-
ously injured that she may die. The
machine was driven by rancher who
had just purchased it. and was not ia
miliar with its workings.
In compliance with Senator Rorahs
request, the secretary of the interior
has instructed local land offices in
Idaho to suspend action ON entries on
the Minidofa irrigation project which
were in danger of cancellation.
The announcement of an automobile
hill climbing contest at Shoshone
Falls, Friday, July 21, has aroused a
great deal of interest and enthusiasm
not only among local motorists, but
also among motorists all over the
state.
A Greek shot and probably fatally
wounded Fred Wilson, at Ashton and
attempted to escape, but was captured
later by posse after short fight at
Hamer river, twelve miles above Ash
ton. The attack was entirely unpro.
voked
Amos Doatwright was terribly burn
ed and injured in a gasoline explos.
ion at the Idaho Vitrifed Brick &
Pipe company's brickyard, in Boise
DOatwright tore his burning clothes
from his body, thus probably saving
his life.
A new ordinance regulating the
operation of automobiles on the
streets of Nampa is being drafted by
the city attorney. The present ordi-
nance is probably violated more than
any other legal regulation enacted by
city or state.
The sugar beet crop in Idaho will
be enormous this year The ST. An.
thony or Sugar City factory has 1000
acres of beets out; the Idaho Falls
factory has out 5000 and the Black
foot factory has out 4,500 acres. In
addition to this Burley has out 1000
acres.
George Levy, who for the past 10
years has been prisoner In the Idaho
state penitentiary under. conviction
of having fOully murdered Davis Levy
in Boise, October 3, 1901, has been
pardoned upon the condition that he
leave the United States and never re-
turn.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher has
authorized the purchase of the Hub
bard reservoir and reservoir site, be
tween Ten-Mile and Indian creek, four
miles from Kuna. to be used as part
Of the Boise irrigation project, accord
ing to advices received from Wash
ington.
]. s. Neil was shot and killed at
Darby, in Teton basin, by Ellington
Smith. Both men are farmers and
the killing is the result of row over
right to water in an irrigation ditch
although bitter feud has existed be-
tween the two men for a number OF
years.
Governor Hawley has issued proc
lamation intended to remove all dan
ger OF importing sheep infected with
scab or scabbies. The governor says
he is informed by the state veterinar
ian that this disease exists among the
sheep of Canada and some of the sur
rounding states.
Tho management Oh tn0 lOd0C
Northern railroad is making efforts to
prevent the opening of saloons along
the lines of it's construction camps
north of Emmett through Payette val
ley. The road has just commenced a
es-mile extension northward from EN-
NETT, through new country.
The body of Dan Miller, natural.
izen Austrian, who was drowned in a
peculiar manner while taking antisep
tics from Boise to construction
camp up the Boise river in order to
save the life of his employer, was
found July 3. just two weeks after
his tragic death.
A million dollar company has been
organized at Boise, the purpose of the
new incorporation being to encourage
and foster the wool industry and brinf
to the Gem state higher standard O.
sheep and increase by the thousands
the number of head.