American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-01-01
IDAHO STATE NEWS

States.
The treasury department has recon.
mended TO congress the appropriation
OF $500 TO continue the operation OF
the Boise assay Office for one year, be.
ginning July /, 1914.
To retain control OF various power
sites, the president, on recommends.
ton OF the secretary OF the interior,
has Withdrawn from entry $500 acres
In the basin Of the Owybee river.
The body OF william Hin. who was
knocked into the water above the
Woodville dam. neal Idaho Falls.
drowning afterward. has not been re-
covered In spite Of the most strenu-
n search.
The success attending the livestock
sale at Nampa last week was such
as TO assure the venture becoming a
regular monthly event, according to
Colonel H. d. Arnold, the a~uctioneer
and promoter OF the sale.
1t is estimted that In the Twin Falls
section there were over 5000. 900 bush
els OF potatoes raised this year and
the price received by the farmers for
this product was bet ween 65 cents and
rs cents per hundredweight.
The following Idaho postmasters
were r%eappointed last week; Boles.
Dottie j. Boles; Lucille, Harry South.
ard; Orogande. James e. C~oagroste;
Slickpoo. John Sculiy; Snow, Emma
Ringer; Webb. Charles G. Miles.
The remains of a man. believed TO
be Charles Martin, who disappeared
In March. 1910, from the sheep camp
OF Tex Riley, we're found last week
about four miles from Reverse by a
Greek, who was crossing that section,
J.. b. Farrell. tried in the district
court at Caldwell on a charge OF big
amy. was acquitted. This Is the fourth
time Farrell has been tried in this
court On the same charge. In each Of
the other three trials the jury dis
agreed.
Championship honors in the carload
lot exhibit OF sheep and lambs at the
International Livestock exhibition at
Chicago were awarded to Knollin &
French of Soda Springs. Idaho. accord
ing to a dispatch received In Salt
Lake.
The Beaver River Power compsny
has increased the force OF men at
work e%xcavating for the laying OF con-
Quits for the establishment of its
lighting system in Pocatello. All the
wires OF the company will be under
ground.
c. M. Brooks. a veteran OF the civil
war, died last week at the home of his
son Sam Brooks, at HALEY. of dropsy,
OF which he has been a sufferer fos
some time. He was born in Missouri
In April, 1874. He leaves four sons
and three daughters.
The contract has been let to a Hal
ley firm for transcribing the records
for the two new counties of jefferson
and Madison. AS Il Is a large contract
1t will require about three months to
do the work with the help OF about If
teen expert stenographers.
Nick Sorely. charged with assault
with intent to commit robbery. Is
awaiting trial at Idaho Falls. lie is
the young Greek who lay in wait for
Chris George in the latter's room. and
nearly killed him with a gas pipe In
an attempt to get s22 from him.
The state pure food commission of
Idaho has banlshed finger bowls from
the table equipment Of dining cars
running through the state, as insanl-
tary and unnecessary. Finger bowls
also have been placed under the ban
In cafes, hotels and restaurants in
Idaho.
The beet crop between Pocatello and
Blackfoot was all delivered to the
sugar company Saturday of last week.
The hauling near Idaho Falls and Su-
gar City was finished the previous
week. The crop this year was the
best In the history of this part OF the
state.
Hinnie Herring and Fay Radford.
runaway inmates OF the state reform
school at st. Anthony. were seized at
Idaho Falls by the local police and
held until the arrival OF Mrs. j.. T..
HUMPHREYS. wife OF the sup~erintend-
ent OF the school. who took the girls
back with her.
A bill has been introduced in CON
gress authorizing a sufficient appro-
priation TO enable the secretary Of the
interior to make a complete survey
during 1914 of all unpatented railroad
lands, lieu selections. etc. in north
Idaho so that same may be patented
and become subject to taxation.
Commissioner James IL. Wallis. In
his capacity Of state sanitary inspec-
tor, has condemned the Oregon Short
Line depot at Pocatello as filthy. un-
sanitary and unsafe.
Lanrln Alexander Andrews. a we'll
known citizen Of oxford, was killed
by being caught under a falling hay
rack. MIR. Andrews was so years OF
age and left a widow and severai
children.