The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-19
IDAHO STATE NEW
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The pr0hibttiOnists IN state c0nven
ton at Caldwell placed state ticket
in the field, headed by E. D. Nichols,
of Boise. for governor.
City prisoners are to be made to
work on the streets in Boise in fu-
ture, and it is expected Migrants will
give the capital city the cold shoulder.
Laura Anderson, the five-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William An |
derson of Mullan, was burned to death |
when matches with which she was
playing set fire to her clothing.
Albert Gordy shot his wife twice
at Orofino. He also shot FIVE times
at Clarence Pool, who was in company
with Mrs. Gordy. Gordy was arrested
on a charge of insanity recently. but
discharged.
Carl Deane Of. Ten Davis. about 10
miles below Notus, IL suffering from
a gunshot wound in his leg, caused
BY accidental discharge OF his gun
while out hunting. The wound Is not
a serious one.
Many Ada county sportsmen de-
clare that by the time the grouse sea-
son opens there will be almost none
left to shoot in the county, and they
will ask for q change of the game
laws before next year.
F.. H. Peters, commissioner Of i'm
migration for Calgary, has been spend
ing several days in Idaho, coming
here for the express purpose OF con-
ferring with Don H. Bark with re-
gard to irrigation problems.
Tuesday. August 20, is the date set
for the TOWNSHIP opening for Mantour
on the Idaho Northern extension, II
miles from Emmett. Excursions will
be run from Nampa and Payette in
order to accommodate those who may
desire to attend.
Alfred Anderson, aged 60 years, of
Boise. and Mrs. Mary E. Robinson,
aged SO, of Cache county, were mar
ried last week at St. Anthony by Gov.
ernor Hawley, who stated that 1t was
the first time he had had the pleasure
OF performing a marriage.
To Investigate claims of that section
for a railroad from Twin Falls to
Wells, Nevada, to connect with the
Western Pacific, a committee of rail.
road men from San Francisco and a
number Of business men from Wells,
New, visited Twin Falls last week.
Because he is alleged to have used
force in ejecting boy from his prem
ises, Elmer Mcconnell, a rancher from
Dry Greek section, has been arrested
on complaint of Henry Edelbock
who charges him with battery on the
person Of his son, Walter Eidelbock
Sensational testimony to the effecd
that boys were stripped OF their cloth
ing and dashed with heavy straps wa;
given at the opening of the reform
school investigation at st. Anthony
Four straps were introduced and i
was testified that they were used TO
child beating.
The report of the commandant o
the Soldiers Home for July show,
that there were 202 at the institu
tion; that four were admitted and tw'
were readmitted during the month
ing the month was 208. It cost $2.76
to maintain the institution.
Boise is soon to become the cente
Of one of the greatest building ston
industries Of the United States. Mi
lions of feet of stone that Is fully tn
equal OF the famous Bedford lime
stone will be quarried from Tabl
rock, and the Boise Quarries expec
to compete against the Bedford stone
A report by State Inspector M,
Pherson on orchard development dul
Ing the past three years shows tho
the acreage IN orchards in 1910 wa
56.341 acres, in 1911 96,599 acres. an
in 1912 142,775 acres. The increas
in the total acreage in 1911 over 191
was 40,258 acres. and in the two year
of 1911 and 1912 the increase owe
1910 was 86,432 acres.
The assessor reports that the cas-
value of Lemhi county property tn
year amounts to 1911 ,s62; land total
t1.335.566; improvements on Ian
$26s.t63: improvements on miners
land, $204,640 livestock, $616.709. I'll
total taxable value. under the 40 p<
cent rate. is $1.e52.ss4.
The Boise Statesman announc'
that w. E. Pierce has sold tt
Boise Railroad company to IL
1nterurban company, officially Il
Idaho Railroad Light & Power col
pany, thereby creating a merger
all the Boise interurban and city line
The sale includes the Natatorium.
An extraordinary landslide occurrt
on the ranch of Mrs. Verna Kellog
near Boyle Creek. Those on the ran<
we're awakened by the roar of waite
breaking of trees and grinding
rock and gravel. Two or three acr
Of hillside slid down and covered
teen acres of valuable land seven fe
deep with Debris.
Final arrangements have been CO