American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-08-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS

kaHs Sunnel ~ JAGll0gg, q, l
Plsmmpns' right leg was broken.
The governor la& week appointe
delegates from Idaho 10 the Interns
tional Dry Farming congress- whicI
At Colorado Springs, Colo
Tor : sdx-day session. ON October 10.
A movement II on foot to organic,
: militia company In Boise at as earl,
= late - possible. The war depart
mcnt - ready to furnish complete new
eQuipment for two more companies II
idaho.
Two Boise boys we're turned Owe
TO the sheriff by an irate farmer who
bad caught the young fellows In hi,
melon patch and fred upon the tres
passers with . shotgun. one OF the
young men being slightly wounded
Az . result Of the recent ..get &C
quainted trip" of the Oregon Short
Line officials to Idaho the depot al
HALEY has received a number OF i'm,
provements. by order OF u. G. Man,
son. general superintendent OF the
road.
Tho government has at this time
$4,000 ~acre-feet Of water stored In
Lake Wolcott. hear the Minidoka pro.
Ject. II has 2S5. 900 additional acre
feet stored In its great reservoir In
the Jackson Hole country In north.
western Wyoming.
Twin Falls came to the scratch last
week with the abstract from County
Auditor p. j. Finch with q total as.
sessod valuation Of $780, 68, O55 90
compared with q valuation fixed by
the state board of equalization last
year Of $5.710. 005.5
Fire starting on a dry farm near
Rexburg caused the loss Of about 500
acres OF Turkey Red wheat. or about
$4,000 bushels. The fire started from
. ~thrcshirg outfit, and 500 citizens
fought tho IRE for two hours and a
half before It was subdued.
Peter Groner. a young rancher and
stocknan Of Crane creek. was kicked
by a horse and severely injured. He
had a rope around the young horses
neck and was attempting to punish II
WArn buC animal ou0uSuiy WHcclcu
and Kicked him squarely with both
feet.
A splendid yield OF grain Is report.
cd by most of the Rockland farmers.
Grain that was seeded on stubble is
yielding from twelve to twenty-five
bushels per acre. while grain that has
been planted according to most up
proved methods Is going from thirty
to Efxty bushels per acre.
Present indications are that a big
now Of petroleum is likely to be found
near Kelly springs. a few miles up
the valley from Boise. and a crew OF
drillers working a the springs is
putting the steel rapidly down to o
point where 1t will o be known
whether or not the oil Is there.
The Oregon Short Line advertising
department will soon issue a new
book on Idaho. d. X. Burley, general
passenger agent of the road, will first
send an engineer to cover Idaho and
nnd out all the available land still
open to settlement. This information
win be Incorporated in the book.
The settlers on the Minidoka pro
feet will be provided with an abund-
ance OF water for future irrigation
seasons. for Daniel G. Martin. former
state engineer. has been appointed
deputy to distribute the stor-
ed waters Of the United States gov
eminent to the settlers on the tract
The Montpelier-Paris branch OF tha
Oregon Short Line was formally turn.
I'd over to the operating department
by the engineering department on
Is. A celebration of the com
Of this line vas held In Paris
Pioneer day, although there were still
come finishing touches to be made.
The Oregon Short Line railroad
it's main line In Idaho at be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 per mile,
the Great Northern estimates
It's value per mile at $30.446. accord.
Ing to arguments and statements
before the state board OF equal
by representatives OF the roads.
Mrs. Herman Hill OF SAL Lake, who,
her husband. has been stopping I
st Soda Springs. stepped accidentally |
into a deep and dangerous ditch a few f,
go. She fell on her side and 8
was severely injured. 4
Nampa's first hospital. a co-opera- 7
i've proposition between the Utah
company and local busi.
less men. is open and in operation I
The new institution will accommodate Q
twenty-five patients.
Boise joins Blaine in levying an
IN the wines and liquors :,
leld In the county. differing In this :
aspect from most other counties. :
value of the wines and liquors !,
wned In Boise county Is $3.50. .
The body of Howard Stahi. drown. A
d while bathing in Snake river near