The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
IN THE GEM STATE

u Is reported that the snow il near
y three feet deep IN Long valley.
A Rehskah lodge was instituted a
Jerome last week, with over sixty
charter members.
The PocateIio General hospital has
been officially transferred to the city
and county officials.
The Blackfoot Evening Courier was
last week placed under recefvership
upon application Of Judge stevens
G G. Dietrich. secretary OF Uppef
Snake River Valley Coed Roads IS.
ISOLATION, has gone to washington In
the interest Of the project.
r. c, o'MaIley. newly appointed
postmaster OF Pocateiio, has received
his commission from Washington and
assumed the duties Of his new Office
The Farmers Society Of Equity has
contaminated deal whereby the 70
ciety became the owner Of several
lots In Pocatello. ON which ware
house Is to be built.
After accusing her husband Of has-
Ing Sroken almost all Of the ten com
mandments. Boise woman asks for
a divorce because he refused her ths
comfort az his society
Timothy Chencweth, pioneer al
Boise valley. died last week Il the
home Of son IN Garden Valley. He
was 7s years old and for many years
resided just east Of Middleton.
The house pensions COMMITTEES has
favorahly reported Representative
French's bin granting pensions 10 tho
survivors OF the rorsythe scouts AZ
so per month. and 81 monthly to
widows.
Two men who attempted to rob q
shoe store In Pocatelio in broad day
light came 70 grief. one Of them.
Thomas Lewis. being captured. and Il
Ia probable his companion is In IAN
by this time.
Gregory Jones has been appointed
postmaster At BIackfoct. Mr.. Jones'
has been q highly respected citizen %
Blackfoot for many years. For slight
years he was chief clerk IN the United
States land Office.
Secretary Of the Interior Lane has
set aside sl.07s. 900 70 be expended BY
the reclamation service IN Idaho this
year. 81. 900. OCT being allotted 10 the Ar
row Rock dam and the Boise project
and t47s.sTf 10 the Minidoka project
Samuel Mathis. . business man Of
Mountain Home and an old-time res-
ident. has pleaded guilty to bigamy,
having married Ora Barrett. aged II.
q high school girl. without having
been legally separated from his wife.
In the presence Of his wife and
three small children. Joe Lee killed
himself Ut his home near HALEY,
Family trouble IL believed 70 haye
been the reason for the act Lee 10 \
fuil-hlooded Indian. but his wife y .
white woman.
Plans have been approved for the
erection Of the school house three
miles south OF MeIha. IN Canyon cuun,
". on the Idaho Northern road. Bonds
for $4,000 were voted . short time
ago for the construction and furnish
ing Of the building
The grand jury called 70 investigata
the social evil AZ Pocateilo has rec
ommended that the socaIled red
light" district be closed permanently:
that the city jail undergo cleaning
and that the new county jail should
be sanitary place for prisoners.
Idaho women are tnding many IN
usual occupations which are proving
highly lucrative. Mrs. Robert Nc
Closky Of the Snake River kennels
near Caldwell. has been engaged Ia
raising fancy dogs for two years, and
finds II not only interesting. but prof
table
A total OF 1896 .497.17 IN state taxes
from the respective counties Of Idaho
has already been received BY tho state
treasurer. The remiftancea are com
Ing In more promptly than they have
before and an earlier supply Of funds
In the state treasury from this sourre
Is the result,
Petitions for a reduced passenger
and freight rate on the Short Line
branch between Minidoka and Bull
are now In the hands Of the state pab.
lic utilities commission at Boise. :
report from the commission 10 10 tha
effect that the matter VIII be given
early consideration.
A division Of the mileage OF the Ore.
gon short Line among ave Of tbs
school districts ia Lincoln county
seems 10 be the bone Of contention IN
the legal controversy being wagei IN
the supreme court ON the appeal taken
by the districts from the action q
the commissioners Of that county
Reported waterlogged conditions on
the Twin Falls Irrigation tract are not
serious, and as the irrigation company
has signlied its intention Of taking
immediate steps 70 prevent the Land
becoming impaired. there IL no cause
for alarm. according 20 r. A. Hart
engineer In charge Of the western fed.
eral drainage Investigation.
Samuel Winters was inspecting I'm
provements around his trout lake.
near American Falls. when IN some
way a large boulder a some tons
weight was dislodged and pinned him
TO earth By his arm, crushing u from
the elbow down.
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Through a payment OF Sss.340.sl.
made last week By Harry l. Day. In
pursuance Of his agreement 70 pay