American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-01-09

IDAHO STATE NEWS

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ana incidentally the largest In tn
stato4
The veoI Shipments from Idaho h
lS1S aneunted 70 100000 pounds
= 1911. ies9eo.ooo pounds.
The aAesp industry Of Idaho put,
into circulasion annually among farm
err. lAhossrs a msrchants. ora
e1.0ooAoe.
y - anaouncsd that ono Of the mrs.
O1Aclai acts Of 0ovetnorelecf John N
Hatnss WI b. the starting Of the cam
paign 70 reduce tho taxes In Idaho.
The gross metal contents os ali tn
minerals shipped and OF bullion pro
duced IN Idaho during the past year
eegregats . grand total value Of S2s.
100000.
After beating his wife over the head
with . monkey wrench in An alleged
atterpt ON Ten Mile. fed from his
rAnchcr on Ten Mile. ned from his
ranch and 10 now . fugitive from jus.
tice.
Frank Barkenhagen. . Caldwell mall
carrier. has devised . push cart with
. carrying capacity Of $50 pounds and
WIN use II for the delivery OF mail. now
that the parcels post system Is In
operation.
The Idaho northern railroad, nj pres
ent In operation between Nampa and
Murphy and Emmett. an extension to
which In being built to the payette
lakes, has been purchased by the Ore
gon Short Line.
bentley crisler. aged Is, was acct
dentally killed near Boise while rab.
BIT shooting Young chrislcr was
struck BY a bullet fred from a 22 cal
iber rine by George Pearson. his chum
and companion. who shot at a rabbit.
There are represented in Boise at
the present time forty-eight lodges. Or
this number thirteen are different
branches Of the Masonic order aud
twelve OF the Odd Follows. Almost
every known lodge In the west IL rep
resented In the city.
Without haing left his sickbed more
than a few days since his marriage.
November s last, Maurice j. Ailton.
manager Of the Hotel Washington. at
Weiser, and n Of the best known no.
tel men In tho northwest. died Decem.
Der 30, from enlargement OF the heart. |
The secretary Of agriculture will
send an agent Of the department to
boise. TO remain during the session Of
the legislature. cooperating with Com.
missioner Wallis and committees OF
the Legislature In framing pure food.
meat inspection and similar state laws.
Idaho has constructed and has now
IN course OF construction canal sys.
tems designed to irrigste approximate.
" 5000. 900 acres OF agricultural lands.
of which about 100000 acres are Mt.
trtbuted to individual and communit!vs
effort.
Jesse Dillman. who killed Miss Az.
mes Liner II the Mizpah mine. twenty
miles Isl of Harvard. December II,
died al Moscow last week as the re-
suit OF wounds inflicted by himself In
IN attempt TO commit suicide after no
had shot the girl.
Net earnings OF the mines OF the
Idaho and Spokane country for
1912, u great part OF which have bean
among the stockholders In
and the remainder diverted
10 surplus funds Of the different com.
aggregate &5.3s9.6f as com
pared with 81. 2os. as IN 1911.
Using the federal census OF 1910 A.
\ basis. which gave Idaho a total pop
alation OF s25.5st. and taking the re-
school census. which 10 a rather
check upon the growth OF a
state. shows Idaho to have today a
OF 81 .s3s during 1911 and 1912. or
! total population OF S57.533.
James u. Wallis. state pure food IN.
presided at the head OF the
Christmas day with seventeen
members Of his fawiiy. including his
wife. children and grandchildren
gathered around the board. All OF
lis family were not there. II all had
present there would have been
wentythree.
o. II. Barber. editor Of tho Ameri.
an Falls Press. has been appointed
tate fish and game warden. MIR.
Ia an expert along those lines
nd can be relied upon TO give the
a business administration OF
hat department.
An Increased force OF men is tax.
az advantage OF the excellent weather
nd 10 rushing NJ rapidly as possible
he structural steel york on the nam.
new $1,000 0 freight depot be
constructed at Pocatello for the
'regon Short Lane.
Cattle Of all classes in the state
a total valuation Of $5.967, 2s1 80
nd number 225 .035. Fine bred horses
re also being imported into the :
tate, many coming In last year. The .
otal number In the state Is l34.098
nth a value OF $10.7 7 7,44S. ,
Idaho Is rapidly coming into her :
wn as a fruitbearing state. the year
ast closed having witnessed a .dou.