The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-08-13
In THE GEM STATE

| Inc HTbI arrest III DelalI OF the
state, to collect the automobile tax
provided by chapter 100 Of the 1913
session laws, was effected at Nampa
last week.
An increase of % per cent over
the corresponding months of the pre-.
vious year in the stamp sales at the
Boise postoffice Is shown by the re-
port complied by the postmaster.
The auditor OF Ada county has COM
pleted an abstract of the real prop.
erty assessment roll of the county for
the year OF 1914, showing total as,
sessed valuation of $36,664, 1895
The contract for the construction
of the federal building at Idaho Falls
has been let to the Found Construc,
| ton company of Seattle Construction
work is expected to begin at once
The body of John r. Freed, a
school teacher, drowned while trying
| to swim the Snake river near Twin
Falls, was found floating in the river
mile from the point where he sank
Lee Widdle was fatally injured al
Boise when he was struck on tho
| head with a bicycle pump during the
course of an alteration with Albert
Perkins. A plea of self defense will
be entered by Perkins.
Final submission of the applications
Of the Idaho Power & Light company
and the Beaver River Power company
for certificates of public convenience
and necessity to enter the Twin Falls
and Pocatello fields will take place
within short time.
Two solid carloads of school tab,
lets, 10000 tablets in all, were re.
ceived in Boise last week. This ia
the largest shipment of the kind that
ever came to Idaho. At retail price
OF 10 Gems each, these tablets would
mean value of $16,800.
Hearings are being held in Boise be-
fore the Idaho public utilities commits.
sion looking toward a reduction of
the passenger rates charged on the
Idaho branch lines by the Oregon
Short Line railroad. Two branch lines
are being investigated.
A horse belonging to w. H. Dixon.
a farmer living southwest of Emmett.
was attacked by swarm of bees and
SO badly stung that it was almost
crazed with pain. A hypodermic in
lection OF morphine was given and
the patient began to improve.
The frat
for the Caldwell Cattle company, con.
sisting of $50 head of yearlings and
lVO head of cows, calves and 2-year
old steers, arrived in Caldwell last
week and will be placed among the
farmers of Idaho for feeding pur.
poses.
receiver Smallwood of the Bank of
Nampa, which was closed last Sen
tember on order of the state hank
commissioner, has announced his
readiness to pay depositors and other
creditors of the institution second
dividend Of 10 per cent on their
claims.
The speed program for the CANYON
county fair to be held September 80
TO october 2, inclusive, announced last
week, is one of the best in the his,
tory of the local association. From
present indications at least 80 CANYON
county horses will be entered in the
different events.
Filings OF nominations for state of,
nces, together with those of non.nar,
tisan candidates for judicial positions
closed July 81, and finds two
complete and other partially completa
in the field for electors to vote
on In this state September /, the date
OF the primary election.
Forest officers stationed on tbe
lookout points on the Boise forest re. |
port that the situation is fast becom.
ing dangerous one, and that all
campers are again urged and warned
TO be exceedingly careful. not only
about putting out camp fires. bu,
ABOUT cigarettes and tobacco.
An automobile containing a partv
Df hve from Idaho Falls s II Hin.
gardner, wife and FIVE year old son
ana Earl Miller and wife. skidded ana
plunged into slough of the Snake
river, twenty-five miles from town
INTO hfteen feet of water. turning
upside down carrying the passengers
with 1t. All escaped injury.
Deputy Sheriff Iish and JaiIer
Lewis intercepted a covered wagon
coming into Pocatello, which contain.
ed thirty-two cases of a good brand
ot whisky. Phillip Barron and Char
ley fuen. a Chinaman, were in charge
They were arrested.
District Judge Gwynn, in whose dis.
riot are located Bonneville, jefferson
ma Madison counties, effected by the
ecent decision of the supreme court
the Power county case. decided las,
week that the counties are dry A
est case was made.
Idaho has almost 10000 more peo-
Ne than it had little over four years
go when the census returns were
published.
The silver service presented 10 the
'atseship Idaho two years ago at
Philadelphia by Governor Hawley for
mice the state legislature appropriat.
d $500. is to be stored at the Wash.
nston navy yard pending the con-
Traction OF the new battleshin to