The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-07-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS

IDAHO STATE NEWS
]. B. LAtimer, q we'll known and
highly respected resident of Boise,
and one of the members of the Ballou.
Latimer Drug company. died July 3,
at the age of 80.
Mark, the young son Of H. e. Pick.
cit Of Murtaugh, who resides near
hefe. was drowned in Dry creek. His
body was carried down stream some
distance before 1t was recovered.
Claude D Mason, state chemist, has
gone to Seattle to attend the meet
ing Of the National Association OF
Food and Drug Control officials.
According to all information that
can be gained at this time the az,
sessed valuation of Canyon county
will be greatly in excess this year
Of the valuation placed last year.
Interest earnings on state funds for
the quarter ending June 80, 1912,
amount to total Of ST ,2S6.64, accord,
Ing to the report issued by State
Treasurer Allen. This Is an average
of $3.50 per day.
There are $500 corporations doing
business in Idaho and about 500 of
these companies are required to pay
a tax to the secretary of state to car
~ on their operations under the laws
of the Gem state. The sum of $780,
267.91 has already been colleced this
year.
Professor Norman B. Addison Of the
Academy Of Idaho at Pocatello spent
several days in Twin Falls last week
In the interests Of the institution. He
expresses himself as being highly i'm.
pressed with the outlook and business
opportunities her and in the surround.
ing country. .
A power rate war has broken out
in Noise, the Beaver River Power
company having brought into the city
a number of solicitors who are secur-
Ing signatures to contracts to take the
power Of that company when it lays
Its lines from the New York canal
into the city.
The Idaho Baptist State convention
Is planning to put two men on Camas
Prairie after October 1st, one to live
In Soldier or Fairfield and preach in
Soldier, Fairfield, Soldier Greek,
Blaine, and at other points. and the
other to live in Hill City or Corral.
and preach at Hill City. Corral, Coun-
ty Line, Corral Creek, and at other
points.
J. A. Hanford OF Soldier is prepar.
Ing ground for 800 acres of fall grain
and over. The entire work Is well
under way preparing for the fall wheat
crop Of 1918. While 1912 will be q
record breaker, it is safe to say that
1918, with the road completed and
trains running on regular schedule,
viii see the yield on Camas doubled
Or even trebled.
The largest car of wool that was
ever shipped from the state Of Idaho
was loaded and billed from Bull re-
Gently. 1t was a Chicago, Milwaukee
& Puget Sound car, SO feet long and
with 100000 pounds capacity, into
which was loaded 1913 bags or 54,55S
pounds of wool OF the value of So.
eO8.52. The freight rate to Boston is
e1.S5, and for moving this one car the
railroad company receives $1.oos.32.
Charles Calvert, formerly of Elva.
who has been serving 500 days SEN
tence in the county Jail for violation
Of the local option laws, has been
granted a pardon by the pardon board
at its recent session at Boise. and
will be released from the county Jail
the 18th of this month. after serving
ESQ days of his sentence.
Adjutant General Mccall, head OF
the Idaho militia. has received tele
gram from the chief Of the division
Of militia affairs at Washington, D. c..
which conveyed the important an
nouncement that funds are available
Tor the summer maneuvers of the
militia of Washington. Oregon and
Idaho at Grays Harbor. Washington
On July 20 to 20.
The location survey Of the o. S. l.
branch from briggs on to victor has
been ordered by officials and large
party of surveyors were taken Out
TO the branch to complete the work
Il the survey Is accepted the road
will be graded to Victor at once and
tho laying OF steel done the same
time that the, road il finished into
briggs. This information will be
great news to the people of Victor
ind the south end Of Teton Basin.
with" full gland lodge ceremonial
the Masons laid the corner stone OF
the beautiful new high school build
Ing in Twin Falls, July 4. Full sane
ton for the ceremony upon request Of
the president of the school board, J
A. Waters, was granted by the grand
lodge and George d. Aiken Of this city
was duly deputized as Grand Master
Of the state of Idaho to open SEES
sion OF the grand lodge and appoint