American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-05-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS


from Salmon and his arm was broken.
The business men OF Jerome have
been successful in recognizing the
baseball association for the season OF
1914.
Town Marshal Wroten, who shot
and killed Harry Dusso, a tramp, at
Jordan Valley, has been exonerated
by the c%oroner's jury.
Founders Day" one Of the most
important occasions of the year at
the College of Idaho, at Caldwell, was
royalty celebrated Friday. May s.
1t is possible that strong box taken
from the Overland stage in 1868 by
robbers has been unearthed by Frank
Evelyth, a rancher living neal Bull.
A good public road is to be built
between Burnley and Oakley. The
matter WAS decided upon at a recent
meeting OF the county commissioners.
The fourth annual convention of the
Twin Falls Presbyterial Missionary
society met at Jerome, May 8 and 6.
This organization is made up of all the
(hhA III oOututIH luduO.
Howard Palmitie, aged II. suicid-
ed at Twin Falls, shooting himself
in the head. He had become involved
in some youtnfui indiscretion and had
brooded over it until he had lost his
reason.
Leo Parkinson of Preston Idaho, a
member of the graduating class at the
West Point Military academy, is anx-
ious to hold a commission in the Ida
no volunteers in the event war is
declared on Mexico.
Because he is alleged to have been
abusing ONE of his people and APP
plying epithets to them they would
not stand for, a warrant was sworn
out for the arrest of Rev. Thomas, a
colored minister, at Pocatello.
Mrs. William Giddis and son, Will
lam, of Cokeville, Wyo., were brought
to Montpelier last week n operated
on for appendicitis. The case is quite
a peculiar one both mother and son
being stricken at the same time.
The postoffice department is hav-
ing considerable difficulty in letting
the contract for the carrying of mail
into Star valley Two bids, by both
the Montpelier and Cokevple routes
have been rejected. and new bids are
now being called for.
G.. f. Giese, engineer of the extra
freight which ran iRto a Great Nor
thern passenger train on March rs,
resulting in the killing of Alonzo. earle
of Spokane and J. F. Decker of Sc
attic, engineer and baggageman. has
been released from custody.
The need of a municipal incinera-
ton plant, it's cost and ~practicability,
was discussed before the Boise chap
ter of the Council of Women Voters
last week. and provoked an interest
ing discussion. This plant would cost
in the ~neighobhood of $4,000.
Prosperity viii have to be spelled
With capital letters in order to express
The conditions which are TO exist in
The Upper Snake River valley, all OF
Idaho and the entire northwest, this
:all, when the great crop of grain. hay,
frvit and potatoes is to be harvest
ed.
Mrs. Mary Spencer, wife of James
+. Spencer, is dead from oedema OF
the heart, su~perinduced by asthma,
from which she had been suffering
Tor the past two years. She was born
in England in 1856. Since her mar
riage in 1888 she had lived with her
husband at their ranch near Tendoy
Through action instituted before the
utilities commission the Twin Falls
Water Works company would compel
he Twin Falls Water company to
permit it to connect a 16-inch pipe
with its canal for the purpose of con-
veying water to a reservoir for use
in Twin Falls. the water to be PAID
for at reasonable rates.
The grading contract for the Snake
river belt line of the Oregon Short
Line in Idaho has been let to the
Utah Construction company OF Ogden.
The belt line will have a total length
of approximately seevnty-two miles
and will extend from the Lincoln
sugar works, Just outside of Idaho
Falls. to st. Anthony, and thence to
Menan.
L. o. Leonard of Boise, president OF
the proposed Butte. Boise * Pacific
railroad, was in Challis last week. He
Is interesting many CT TIC residents
of Lemhi and Custer counties in his
road and states that he will bring
engineers and representatives OF the
capitalists who will finance the pro
ject, and that he will take them over
the route of the entire system.
To accommodate the passenger traf-
nc that is expected at Lava Hot
Springs, Idaho, whom he state OF
Idaho makes various improvements