American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-06-06

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| Charleston and the Snake river vaiie'
commenced there this week. frui.
growers say that the crop in the I'M
mediate locality has more tnan aou
bled.
June Fl has been set for the JUNK
citing trip to be taken by the mer
chants OF Asotin, In which the com
mercial clubs of Lewiston and Clarks
ton have been asked to participate
The itinerary will include Asotin coun
ty towns.
The supreme court has ruled In
favor of the city of Caldwell in affirm
ing the lower court in the suit brought
against the municipality by j. A.. De
ment to prevent the confirmation oil
the assessment in a sewerage district
In that city.
Carrying it's war against The Hill
lines into a territory now exclusively
served by the Northern Pacific, the o.
w. r. & N. company will build a rs
mile extension from it's present term
mus at Moscow south to Genessee.
The cost OF the extension will be $780,
900.
With two additional courts and add
cd equipment to accommodate the
players who will attend the Lewiston
lawn tennis tournament to be held
June 1915 under the auspices of the
Lewiston Lawn Tennis Club, indica-
tons are that 1t will be the largest
event pulled off in the Inland Empire.
The body of the nan found In the
foothills at the edge of the govern
ment reservation at Boise was that
Of Walter French, who escaped from
st. Alphonsus hospital on the night
of April 1. Identification was made
complete by can Of clothing and
several small articles found on the
dead mans body.
William Boyle, a machinist at the
Hercules mine near Wallace, suffered
a serious injury and had a narrow es-
from death in the mine. Boyle
was in charge of a motor car at the
time of the accident and as he ran
machine under the shaft, the cage
was lowered rapidly to the tunnel lev
ell. He barely missed being crushed
to death and his lower limbs were
caught.
John Sayer, who was convicted of
statutory offense in Bingham county
January 8. 1909, and sentenced to
serve three years in the %penitentiary
was brought to Boise Thursday night
for an extended visit with Warden
Shook, after running at large since
his conviction. During that time it is
supposed that no attempt was made
TO enforce the sentence of the court,
pronounced over three years age.
One hundred and thirteen pure-bred
and grade cows arrived in Moscow
Z. The purchase was made un-
Ter the supervision of DR.. w. l.. Car
yle, head of the department of agri-
at the University of Idaho.
Dr.. Carlyle has spent the past month
n many eastern dairy sections and
a careful selection of fine stock
or the first public sale to be held at
he university barns in Moscow. The
rice paid for the cows ranges from
80 to $500.
with h primary election in this
tate but two months off and every in.
ication that the race for the various
fflces at the gift of the people will
e spirited, unusual public interest is
entered upon the contest for the sec
nd congressional seat apportioned to
through the showing made in
last census. If other aspirants
office fail to put in an appearance
lie race for this states two seats in
lie lower house will be between Bur
IN l.. French, Senator Shawhan. r
/. McCracken. c. w. Beale and Ad-
son T. Smith.
BY a decision of Judge DIETRICH the
'ashington Water Power company is
pay Kootenai county $4,000 The
.Xes assessed against the company
Kootenai county was $500 The
'mpany offered to pay $4,000 to
ounty Assessor Wannacott, who re-
sed it. The company charged that
e assessor assessed other property
the county at not exceeding 40 or
per cent, and that the property Of
g company had been assessed AZ
IL valuation. and upon that basis
ey refused payment in full and ask.
the court to restrain the county
I'm selling their property in the
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