American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-05-23
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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will be turned over to the city soon
when a big celebration will be held.
Eugene Leavitt pleaded guilty to
maintaining a common nuisance at
Pocatello, and Presiding Judge r.
Dunn sentenced him to pay a fine
of $500.
Construction work on the new
road through Camas Prairie will
start again in June according to re-
ports supposed to have come from
high authority.
A runaway team colliding with
a rig being driven by Mrs. Jens
S~orenson and two little children at
Blackfoot overturned the later rig
killing n of the children.
While returning from Sunday
School at Idaho Falls Leonard, the
six-year-old son of S. III. Bradshaw,
wandered from home and his body
was later found in an irrigation
ditch.
The beautiful home of J.. c..
Blair of Wendell caught fire Tues
day afternoon and was a total loss.
The house adjoining belonging to
e. A. Williams, of Iowa, was des-
troyed.
The Oregon Short Line officials
Will within the next few days re-
ceive a we'll signed petition from the
Bannock county people asking that
a depot be erected at Lava Hot
Springs. a beautiful health resort.
Chief OF Police Ellis, of Pocatello,
arrested James H. Palmer while the
latter was on board a train bound
for Butte, Mont. The man was ar
of a gang who swindled a stranger
out of 1910 in Salt Lake a few
days ago.
The 1912 tour of the Get Ac-
quainted Srecial of the oregon Short
Line left Salt Lake Monday morning
for their trip through Idaho. These
trips are made each year by the Of
ficials of the road when most of
the towns on their line are person.
ally visited.
A. B. Cults, former cashier of the
State Bank of HALEY which failed
some time ago, was convicted a few
days ago of classifying the records of
that institution. This is the second
mar connected with the bank which
has been found guilty and others
will likely follow.
George Barnes was found guilty
of murder in the second degree at
Pocatello Saturday for the killing OF
a Japanese boy. Barnes was a ma
chanic in the Oregon Short Line
shops there and the Jap was his
helpers He claimed he shot the
Jap in selfdefense.
G. L. Talmadge, a prominent New
York capitalist, has turned his at
%tentions to Idaho and become inter
ested in the development of electric
power. He will build a power plan
near Montour, deriving his powel
from the Canyon canal, and will de
velo 10000 horsepower which h
proposes to bring into Boise anC
other towns of southern Idaho. HI
will Dol ask for a franchise in thu
city of Boise.
C. A. Jones, a colored dining
car waiter, was shot and also in
stantly killed last Friday morning
by Edward l.. fireman, colored din
ing car chef. The shooting tool
place in the dining a while in thu
yards at Pocatello. Fireman was ar
rested and is being held on a charg
of murder. Jones was armed will
= razor when the fatal shot wal
fired The men had quarreled owe,
some trivial matter.
The small daughter of A w
Schaub was drowned about 81,
!, O'Clock Monday evening in the BIZ
ditch leading from the reservoi
southwest of Nampa and past tn
Schaub home. The little girl hat
been playing in the yard and afte
she was missed a search was made
} The water was drained from tn
ditch and the body found. Sh'
had evidently attempted to cross o.
a small foot bridge and fell.
A second murder for Pocatello II
= a short time was committed a fey
days g when a shot from a gul
in the hands of an Italian labor xii
a fellow workman. The two wer
on their road home from work whe
a dispute arose which came to a sa
l end. Pelliti, who fired the fata
: shot received a wound in the necl
! from the gun of the dead man an
| he claims self defense. This S tn
| second murder for the Gate Cit
in a few weeks
Oscar Russell. the 1l-year-old so
| of Joe Russell, living near Council
J was probably fatally injured by be
ing dragged by the horse he wa
riding. The lad was riding rapid
on the streets of Council and Will
turning a corner the horse slipped
: rolling over the boy. When tn
. horse regained his feet the boy
: foot was still in the stirrup and h
: was dragged nearly a block. Eigh
l ribs were broken and he was s
; injured that recovery is not expecte
Escapes An Awful Fate.
A Thousand fonquuas co111d NOT or