American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-05-20
IN THE GEM STATE

middle west have reached Caldwell
during the last two weeks.
II u stimated that there have been
500 acres Of fruit set out by the
fanchers Of Kimberly this spring.
At Z meeting OF the state board OF
health last week Claud D. Mason was
rcappcinted state chemist for another
term.
BERTHA Hall. aged FL. engaged as .
waitress In . Boise restaurant. suicid.
cd last week, taking carbolic acid.
There IL no known reason for the act.
The Commercial club OF Twin Fails,
through its secretary, IL raising $500
TO be used In building twelve miles OF
road between Twin Falls and Jar.
bidge, New.
Tho county commissioners last
week acted upon the road district pro.
NOTED by the Caldwell Commercial
club and designated June II as the
date Of the election.
Absolutely no damage was done to
the fruit In tho Caldwell district by
the late frosts. and this In spite Of
the fact that s~mudging has never
been resorted to In that section.
Ernest Williams and Bob Powell
were brought to Nampa last week
from Walters Ferry. on Snake river.
where they had been taken into GUS
tody on the charge OF horse stealing.
The Bell Telephone company is put
ting In another line from Caldwell to
Notus and Parma. The business to
these points has become 80 heavy that
additional lines have to be put In at
once.
The moving picture theatres OF
Nampa have started a petition asking
that the people designate their desire
for the operation OF the picture shows
on Sunday under the provision OF the
law OF the last legislature.
At the annual convention OF the
Pharmaceutical association at Poca-
tello. II was decided that the Idaho
druggists should heartily cooperate
with the state board OF health
in enforcing the new drug inspection
law.
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With the organization of the South
ern Idaho Baseball league. which has
now been perfected. tne towns OF
Bull. Twin Falls. Kimberley. Miner,
Burley and Hepburn Will be provided
with a good article of baseball this
year.
A rule has been laid down by the
state board of health in effect that
houses In which are cases OF measles
shall not be ~quarantined, but shall be
placarded for a period of two weeks
following the contracting OF the last
case.
Twenty-one stolen horses were To-
Gated by a posse OF citizens at a point
known as Cove. W miles from Guth-
rie. In Ada county. last week. The
horses are believed TO have ben stol.
en- by W men who are now In Jail
at Caldwell.
One Colonel and one Company Of
ncer OF the idaho national guard will
lie permitted to join the regular army
at San Diego for two weeks, begin.
ming May 81. to act as observers. They
will relieve other Idaho officers whose
detail expires on that date.
II Is announced that the huge reser.
voir Of the Idaho Irrigation Co. one of
the largest In the world. known as
the magic dam. Is full and the sur
way. The dam is located on the Wood
river. about twenty miles below Belle.
view.
Percy Anderson OF Gibbonsville
brought three bear hides to Salmon
City last week. One was n magnificent
specimen OF a brown grizzly. with an
arm reach OF nine feet four inches.
The length was eight feet two inches.
and the distance between the ears
seven inches.
1t has been discovered that the
omission OF the word not from u
enacted by the legislature In
1909 has tied up the entire bond issue
OF $i.16l 500. and may tie up work on
the state capitol. A friendly suit will
probably be necessary to s%traighten
out the matter.
An attempt was made last week to
burn the First Baptist church o In
of construction at Mountain
Investigation showed that l
shavings and other debris had been
gathered and placed In u pile under
the COR and fire started liz the mass.
a hole being burned in the floor.
Leaving a note to her parents tell
Ing them that she would not return.
that she had gone away TO be
married. Evelyn Shook. 10 years OF
age and pretty. left the home OF her =,
'ather, II. w. Shook OF Boise, and has ,
not since been head from. II is be. 4,
ieved she eioped with IA brakeman. {
A new alfalfa mill Is to be estah- I
at Kimberly. The company has
organ zed and ali axnapt fau