Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-01-28
IN THE GEM STATE

nominated as receiver OF the Occur
d'Alene land office.
James A. Parker has been appointed
as postmaster at Orofino and Ray b.
Newburry as postmaster at Mullen.
The new postoffice at Caldwell will
not want for site, three sites having
already been offered for consideration.
Twenty-Five people are now employ
ed In the steam laundry at Weiser, for
which new brick building has 70.
Gently been erected.
1t is probable that cracker fac
tory will be established at Boise, the
Commercial club having taken favor
able action on the proposed new In
dustry.
The Nampa schoci children have
recently contributed to the Children's
Home Finding Society, the contribu-
ton being wholly voluntary and out
OF their little savings.
A mad dog caused no little excite
ment at Nampa few days ago, saw
agely attacking woman and two
men, being killed, however, before
anyone had been bitten.
The dead body OF Doctor B. L. Cole,
prominent In political and fraternal
circles of northern Idaho, was found
In his room In Culdesac. His death
was from natural causes.
Thomas T. McNary Of Bellvue was
accidentally killed In the courthouse
at Haily. He fell from the second
door, where court was In session, over
the bannisters, striking on the floor.
The president has signed procla,
nation eliminating 9,940 acres from
the Boise national forest The changes
are the result of careful field exam.
lnation made by the U. s. department
Of agricultural.
Aaron Daniels, a resident Of briggs,
was arrested at Rigby by game war
den, and In default Of bail, which was
placed at $500, he was committed to
Jail. When arrested Daniels was ped.
ding elk meat.
Owing to the demise Of the Com
nercial club, at Mountain Home, In.
itial steps have been taken to organ
lie the business men and ranchers in
to booster body to be known as "The
Six Thousand club"
Alfred Curry, a well known plum
Der OF Nampa, is dead from an at
tack Of pneumonia. He was 81 years
Of age and was said to be one of the
most widely known men in the trade
In this part Of the west.
Corey Brothers Of Ogden are trying
In the United States district court at
Boise to have receiver appointed for
the Big Lost River Irrigation project.
This is the Mackay project for which
they have received no returns.
Governor Hawley has offered re-
ward of $500 for the apprehension and
arrest Of Edward Holzheimer, who
left two years ago while serving as a
member of the house from Bannock
county He was accused Of forgery,
Recently the settlers who reside at
the lower end of the Emmett bench
and at Letha have held meetings to
discuss the question OF bridge
across the Payette River The site
selected is near the new town Of
Letha.
Mike Teslich, who on August 16
last, suffered the loss OF an eye as the
result of an explosion while blasting
rock thirty-five miles west Of Twin
Falls, for the Twin Falls-Salmon Riv.
er Land and Water company. has
sued that company for $4,000
H. G. Lewis of Ketchum, promi
nent cattle and mining man. died sud
denly In Seattle from an attack OF
pneumonia. He was In the early days
manager Of the freighting company
operating between Wood River points
and Challis and Bay Horse.
A two days farmers institute un,
der the auspices OF the local grange
was held in Caldwell last week, with
Z large attendance. Just eleven years
ago the first farmers institute In Can
yon county was held in Caldwell, and
the audience consisted of seven PEG
pie.
The Butterield Livestock company
Of Weiser carried off many prizes at
tie midwinter exhibit Of sheep In
Portland. Their display included Mer
mos, Delaines, Lincolns, Hampshires
and Ramboullettes and they received
three handsome silver cups and $500
In cash prizes.
Fred w. Jordan, former state sena-
tor from Lincoln county, will not have
to serve three months In the county
Jail, and pay fine of $500 on charge
of violating the local option law in
Gooding on March A, 1910, the su.
preme court having reversed the de.
cision Of the lower court.
Pete Murphy, one OF the four men
arrested at Ogden in connection with
the robbery Of the Overland Limited
train, Janaury 2, was a resident of Je-
rome up to December 81, when he left,
saying that he was going to Butte,
Mont.
Following drunken quarrel while