American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-01-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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Weiser. The damage. was about S10S
600.
While visiting relatives at Weiser,
Alfred Wood, mayor of Mortified. o.
died suddenly. Heart failure was
given as the cause.
Justice Stewart Of the supreme
court was at his post of duty las
week for the first time since his bad
fall on the ice some time ago.
The Pacific National and the Idaho
National banks of Boise and the Elk
change National Of Occur d'Alene lass
week applied to come into the Federal
system.
Governor Haines has appointed Geo
H. Corey of New York commissioner
of deeds for the state CT Idaho. This
is a reappointment as Mr.. Corey serv'
ed in this position before.
Representative French made a
speech in the house last week advo'
eating the appropriation Of Sl25.O0e
to survey the lieu elections and rail
road lands in mort lCaho.
DIR. John w. Owens, medical super.
~intendent of the Northern Idaho SAM
tarium, reports 50. Ass expended IN
salaries for the last quarter of 1919
and $6,432.59 for maintenance.
L. H. Bumpus, 2 farmer residing
at Duncan, was seriously injured by
being thrown from his wagon, n
having the wheels crush the bones OF
his left leg below the knee.
The proposed bddget for the Oregon
Short Line for 1871, includes an ap
preparation of $3.4S0,000 for the ex'
tension of branch lines, feeder lines
in Idaho, and double tracking.
Dan Leonard, formerly of Boise, and
thought to have fallen a victim to a
deadly snowslide on Chilcoot Pass in
Alaska. is living in Seattle according
to a communication received by the
Boise Statesman.
The total expenses Of the state board
Of health for the past quarter were
s4,1S4.27. For the last quarter Of 1911
they were S3.740. Salaries for the
past quarter were $1,000. For the last
quarter of 1911 they were $1,725.
The Bales brothers have recently
struck another flow Of artesian water
on their ranch across the Boise river
south of Middleton. Water was struck
at a depth of Sc feet and flows at the
rate of 10 or - gallons per minute.
Both the state game department
and the Idaho State Sportsmen's as
|, ISOLATION are cooperating with the
I federal authorities to push forward
for n month both the opening anc
closing OF the season for hunting Ger
tain birds.
Superintendent ]. T. HUMPHREYS o
the Idaho Industrial Training schoo
. at st. Anthony, reports $3.50 expend
ed for salaries and wages in the las
+ quarter OF 1913, and S%11,500.54 e1
r pended in the same period for a.
other purposes.
The home of Charles Sherman a
Wylie station was burned to TIN
= ground last week. Mr.. Sherman ha'
, put some tar on the stove to melt an
left it for a minute or two to leo
after some chickens, and before b
{ could return the building was il
flames.
There is some discussion at Emmett
on the subject OF lurch Consolldd
ton There seems to be a. feelin
prevalent that there are too man
K churches in proportion to the popul'
g ton and that greater efficiency
church work would be secured throug
consolidation.
= The statewide prohibition campaig
was launched at Pocatello, last weel
when the Rev. Herwig of Boise, stat
superintendent of the Anti-Saloo
league. made addresses in several {
the local churches. Considerable fun
were subscribed to carry on the tigf
IS and many we're pledged to the Gauss
- At a meeting of the executive con
mittee of the Idaho Mining assocli
ton in Boise a program was arrange
u fer the convention to be held in Bots
January 21-22. Delegates are expec
K ed from Utah, Nevada, Montana, Col
RADIO. Wyoming, Arizona and Ne
- Mexico in addition to at least 200 froi
the mining counties of Idaho.
Directors OF the snake river III
cation district, on the Oregon side
81 the Snake river adjoining Weise
ne have accepted from Contract
90 George Cooley the construction woI
% for the project, which has just bee
90 completed. 1t affords water to 2,5i
Al acres of fertile land.
The %coronar's jury impaneled to e
90 anime into the killing Of Ezra Ne
81 son at Preston found that he met h
10 death through accidental discharl
.. o. a shotgun knocked from the han'
of David Davis. city marshal.
10 Representatives Of the differe.
90 Sunday schools Of Caldwell have
ganized a Sunday School Athlei
So league. The league viii place bs