The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-03-11
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Antonio Silva, a we'll known farmer
near G0oding. died last week at
Phoenix, Ariz.. where he had gone
Tor his health.
While driving across the railroad
tracks in Boise in an endeavor to see
William J. Bryan, train struck
Frank Warren's wagon, Warren being
badly shaken up. That he was not
Instantly killed seemed nothing short
- q miracle.
Within the next few days the state
horticultural department will publish
. manual for fruit growers, also q
pocket bulletin containing valuable in
formation about fruit pests and touch
ing on other subjects in connection
with the industry.
The telephone war in Emmett came
to an end when representatives Of
the Mountain States company and
leading citizens reached an agree
ment. The company, 1t is said, made
substantial concessions in order to
bring the war to close.
Funds are pouring into the hands
of the fruit growers Of the state who
are making their fight against the La
Fean bill recently introduced in con-
xress standardizing the apple pack,
. hearing on which will come up be-
fore the committee March Z.
Thomas . Burke, Fred Murray, and
Harry Burton were found guilty OF
robbery and larceny Of the Piacbo
pOstoffice on the night of November
q, have been sentenced to four, FIVE
and two years, respectively. in the
Denitentiary at LeavenWorth.
Work is proceeding on the Challis-
Eashimarai telephone system, which
when connected with the forest sys-
tenn lines, will furnish a service at
ChAllis, Mackay. Salmon, Forney,
Parker, Loon Greenland later to Sun
beam. Bonanza and Stanley Basin.
H.. C.. Diesem, an engineer of the
Idaho Irrigation company, has been
appointed to take charge Of the irri-
cation system soon to be conducted
~ the United States IN Nebraska and
H0uth Dakota. He will assume the
duties OF his new office on April /.
Though troops have been sent from
Fort Sam Houston at San Antonio,
Texas, to the Mexican border, Major
J. H. Gardner, in command of the
squadron at Boise barracks, has re-
eeived no intimation that his men
viii see any service in the immediate
future.
Pure seeds are the only solution, to
the question Of low prices that pre-
rail for, grain crops offered by some
Of the Idaho farmers, according to
Don H. Bark, who addressed the
State Agronomy association which
met in Idaho Falls on Friday and Sat.
urday of last week.
The Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
c0mpany's condemnation suits against
Craig Cornell and Poindexter & Orr,
for right Of way into Dillon, recently
tried before a jury in that city. have
resulted in a saving to the railroad
company Of about $4,000 over the
former appraisemant.
& Another arrest son charge of; boot
logging was made In Lincoln county
last week. which makes nearly a
tcoree of such cases within the last
few months. The accused In the last
case is less Burrows, who. has been
lodged in Jail. His stock in trade
consisted of twenty quarts. H.:
/: The federal court at Boise was
given genuine sensation when Chas.
Lester, a confessed safe-breaket, took
the witness stand in the Picabp post.
Office robbery case and testified that
he, not Tom Burke, Fred Murray and
Harry .;Blift0n,- =. the. s.defendants on
trial. committed the. robbery
! After celebrating on the case only
fifteen minutes. the Jury in the federal.
court at Boise returned verdict of
guilty against Lloyd Griffin, charged
with the transportation of a woman
from one state to another for immoral
purposes. Griffin was sentenced to
eighteen months Imprisonment. &.
Ont of the most complete reports
ever compiled by the office of the.
state engineer has just been finished.
BY state Engineer Robinson. The re-
port is addressed to the state land
board and it includes a brief state
ment of the present condition Of
every Carey act project in Idahoa \
The famous conspiracy case ''AOf
Gong valley came to sudden terrhi-
nation at Boise, when five of the six,
defendants stood before Judge Frank
S. Dietrich in the federal court and
entered pleas Of guilty. They were
fined 500 each and sentenced to
serve ten days in the Ada county jail.
The Portia club of Payette is ar
ranging for rose day to be held the
lAtter part of March. The committee
in charge of the affair has ordered
about 1000 rose bushes, which will
be planted on this day by the club
and other institutions will be asked
10 participate in the founding of this
day for the city. -
George Glennan, youngest son of