The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-18
Blackfoot Optimist
Karl p. Brown, Publisher.
eLAcxFoor IDAHO
IN THE GEM STATE


John Balfour, eighty-three years OF
age, native of Scotland, died at Salt
Lake on the 9th. Mr.. Balfour had
made his home at Chesterfield, Idaho,
nearly forty years.
Senator Borah has introduced bill |
phate lands shall hereafter be made
on terms similar to the disposition Of
coal lands under the surface rights
law
All the telephone, telegraph, and
other electric wires in the business
district of Boise are to be placed un
derground by January l. 1918, If an
ordinance introduced last week Is
passed.
The grand jury of sixteen which Is
to reinvestigate the failure of the de-
funct State Bank of Commerce at
Wallace, was impaneled last week,
after twenty-five men had been ex.
amined.
The third annual convention of the
county commissioners of Idaho was
held in Boise last week, between If
ty and sixty county commissioners
from all parts of the state being
present.
Representative French has intro.
duced bill for $4,000 for improving
the st. Mary and ST. Joseph rivers in
Idaho and 100000 for the Kootenai
river from Bonners Ferry to the Ca
madam line.
What is said to have been an effort
on the part of stephen Bulanovis, an
Austrian, to kill John Butoros, fel.
low countryman, landed Bulanovis
behind the bars Of the city jail at
Boise last week.
Representative French has intro.
duced bills for public buildings at
well, Weiser and Standpoint to cost
100000 each, except Twin Falls,
where 100000 is asked.
The Statesman says Boise has
cinched it's assay office, has started q
campaign for good roads leading into
the. city, and now it has darted off
down the track after new $4,000
building to house the weather bureau.
The first annual meeting of the
Idaho State Swine Breeders associa..
ton was held in Twin Falls, follow.
ing the two days session of the State
Dairy association. There was large
attendance and much interest was
manifested.
In the opinion of the officials max
ing the annual inspection of the lines
of the Oregon Short Line. the Nampa
district of the Idaho division, under
the supervision of P. A. Pheney, road.
master, is the best appearing one on
the entire system.
Mrs. John S. Nixon of Sharon is the
mother of triplets, born July "a last,
all three of the children being strong
and healthy. Their combined weight,
when born, was eighteen pounds and
nine ounces. They have been well
right from the start.
The Indian Cove irrigation project
has been approved by the state land
board. The project consists of ap.
proximately 5000 acres and is situat.
ed near Hammett, in Gilmore county.
Water is to be secured by pumping
from the Snake river.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
are to be spent in Boise within the
next few months by public service
corporations, says the Statesman.
They will enlarge their plants and
increase their service facilities to
meet the needs Of the fast growing
city.
Asserting that grey wolves are SO
numerous and SO vicious as to be a
menace to livestock, various COM
plaints have been received at Boise
from Cassia county asking that aid
from state or federal authorities be
given to assist in Kidding the country
Of them.
Robert Bradbury, an escaped pris
Oner from the Latah county Jail, il
now under arrest by he state author
tiles at Buffalo. New York Bradbury
II one Of four men who were convict
ed last spring Of holding up . post
Office and store in the northern par
Of Idaho. -
The property formerly owned BY
the Great Western Beet Sugar com
pany was sold at Mountain Home las
week, being bid in by Henry Hewett
Jr., for $56,546.7s, or 81 more thar
the minimum price fixed by the court
Mr.. Hewett held a mortgage of $40.
900 on the property.
Dissolution Of the Presbyterian
church 1t Letha has been ordered by
the presbytery of Boise. The presby
terry believed there were too many
churches there, and that there would
be better results If the Presbyterian
withdrew from Letha and left thu
field open to the Baptists.
At the state land sale held at Cald
well on the 5th. not to exceed one
half the land offered was sold Their
was but very little competition in thu
bidding, most of it selling at the ap