The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-05-13
IDAHO STATE NEWS

AA&0AAA OO0utyS was hAAASN ~ ~SAo |
dragged beneath q harrow.
BEark Canyon project has now been
nAnmrhed, which means, the reclama'
~ or about 100000 acres Of land in
Cn1yun county.
Uudse Il becoming quite a boxing
ssnfsr. the latest being ten-round
snatch between Clark and Downey,
which resulted in draw.
Owing to the reported advance In
sAour during the past few weeks, the
,xnaster bakers of Boise have decided
- advance the price of bread.
IN . raid on an alleged blind pig"
II Caldwell, two girls were arrested
With the proprietor of the joint. The
gdrss are being held as witnesses.
q. N. Wardwell, Woodbury. Abbey,
"A n. Kimmel. James Sponord and g.
C. Smith of Boise have been appoint
ID surveyors for the general land Of
1kce
Senator Borah's amendment to the
agricultural bill appropriating $4,000
for IN experiment station at. jerome
-1nr the study Of potatoes with view
10 Improving the crop was adopted.
Charles w. Bergman of Blackfoot
nad = narrow escape from death when
IN automobile belonging to Herman
3tu1nebeam, chairman Of the board OF
county commissioners, turned COM
,pAet1 asumnrsault.
The recent campaign conducted by
.JAmes III. Wallis, state inspector,
against fraudulent scales has resulted
I'm sales totaling $4,000 by one firm
:aane within the last week, says the
Boise Statesman.
Tho club women Of Boise are en-.
deayoring to persuade the city council
10 accede to their request to appoint
- woman police officer to watch the
dance halls and the city parks during
the summer recreation season.
Because 1880 sheep had wandered
-acFOss the Payette national forest re-
aerve more than two years ago graz.
1ng un the government lands as they
went, Alexander Ross is charged with
vi0atlng the federal forest regula-
.afOns
Spraying is practically completed in
all the orchards in Canyon county
and more than twice the amount OF
spraying solution was used this veal
Gdby the horticnlturists than last year
according to J. U. Mcpherson, state
horticultural inspector.
One OF the biggest attractions a
che third annual Chautauqua, which
viii be held at Boise, in the Pinne.
y.heatre, June 10 to 20, will be Johl
Mint chell, the great labor leader. HI
VIII speak Saturday night, June 29
sGhe closing day of the assembly.
The Right Rev. James B. Funston
Episcopal bishop of Idaho, in an ope
letter To United States Senator job
sharp Williams of Mississippi tn
Democratic leader, severely criticise
him for his recent parody on tn
Apnstle's Greed in a political speec
An tho senate.
Wretched conditions existing in til
latah county Jail, revealed by the r
cent inspection trip of James H. Wa
lis, state sanitary commissioner, hs
aroused Judge Dietrich to promis
that hereafter federal prisoners sha
mot be confined there unless in a cas-
Of absolute necessity.
Trained creamery men will
turned out of the University of Idal
thereafter The states growing indu
try has brought with 1t demand II
r,men who know the Creamery bu'
mesa The faculty of the experime
.Htafion at Moscow has announced
! .s3nn,sear creamery course.
Mexico has made a demand upc
idaho to investigate the recent KILN
sDf q Mexican named Herrera in Gro
City, Bingham county, in the sout
eastern part of the state, on April
Ginning that complaints have be-
S5led with the Mexican governme
that the killing was unnecessary.
Senator Borah has introduced a r
ca6Iution calling on the secretary of
anferior to report the number of 81
,cial agents in his employ, the amor
maid them and the methods by viii
special agents tie up homestead
tries: also what, opportunity Is Civ
entrymen to meet the charges
these special agents.
Fur southeastern counties, 81
mack. Bingham. Bonneville and F
imuntl have agreed to raise $4,000
publicity purposes.
Petitions have been circulated
standpoint asking the mayor to cal
special election to allow the citiz'
u express themselves on a comm
uisn form Of government under
Black law for Standpoint.
kaaho Falls is working for CT
eusneer and 1t is proposed to purch'
'4ho ground facing the passen
,Aepot and to group all city and cou
BufkEngs around this center, bes
,vfnx With the county building
while examining a revolver. jar
Green, aged II, OF Linden, accidt
any shot himself, the bullet pass