The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-04-23
IN THE GEM STATE

| the department OF agriculture thN
last year.
The 9year-old son of James Law
renee fell from his horse just as he
was leaving the town of Star on MS
way home from school, and sustained
a fractured arm.
The ladies of the Parent-Teachers'
circle of Star superintendent the
planting of 100 choice shade trees on
the grounds of the local public schools
one day last week.
When the Idaho State Sunday
School convention is held in Black
foot. May 25-27, all of the Sunday
schools of eastern Idaho are expected
10 have delegates present.
John l.. Chaffin. convict who es'
capped from the hospital at the state
penitentiary, March 81, was recap
tured last week at the head of Big
Willow creek. in Boise county.
From March to April 4, the coun-
ty credits for the Idaho Sunday School
association increased from 5000 to
s1,150. The greatest increase was in
Canyon and Fremont counties.
John C. Rushton of Iona met with
a bad accident. He was taking MS
horses to water, riding one and lead
ing the other. They got frisky, the
horse threw him and dislocated his
shoulder
Monday morning, while George Mar
Ter of Thornton was starting a fire
with coal oil, it exploded, blowing his
eyes and face full of ashes. He could
not see for several days, but has fully
recovered.
Boise is to enjoy its second real art
exhibit the week commencing April
81, when a collection of forty-nine
paintings by some of the foremost
women artists of the east will be ex'
hibited in that city.
Much encouragement is being re.
ceived by the officers of the Upper
citation, formed some months ago for
the purpose of promoting the con.
struction of a valley wide system Of
good roads.
f. p Taylor, field horticulturist for
the agricultural extension department
of the University of Idaho, has ad
vised the farmers in certain parts of
Ada, Owyhee and Canyon counties,
bordering on the Snake river, to raise
English walnuts.
The sheriff of Bannock county,
with his deputies, is making persist
ent search for the band of horse
thieves which has been operating
throughout Bannock county, Bingham
county the Minidoka section ana
around American Falls.
Strong resolutions calling upon the
government to make good its promise
of financial support for the reclama,
tion of the Black Canyon district were
adopted at the enthusiastic meeting
of settlers and interested business
men, held at New Plymouth.
William A. Mathews, vice-president
Of the Overland Insurance company
d Boise under arrest at Chicago,
of the company's funds, declares that
he will fight extradition and will not
return to Idaho unless compelled.
This spring the Oregon Short Line
proposes to build a thirty-five-mile ex.
tension from Smiths Ferry to Payette
Lakes on the Idaho Northern branch,
This will bring the line into the heart
of the central Idaho lumber region.
The new track will cost approximate,
ly $1,500.000.
The state fish and game warden is
preparing to close the HayspNr fish
hatchery in Blaine county on May
l, and the Standpoint hatchery about
June Is. This will leave him with
one hatchery, that at Occur d'Alene,
built by private subscriptions, and the
one at Warm river.
Fire destroyed two warehouses,
some minQr buildings and two steel
frame freight cars at Roberts. The
buildings burned were away from
most of the residences and there was
but little danger except to another
warehouse. which was saved through
the efforts of the citizens
Jack Mcmahon, chief of the Poca.
tello fire department, was shot twice
by Allen Trap, both bullets taking
effect in the chiefs arm. Traps
wife had separated from him, ard he
had gone to see her to induce her to
go home, when Mcmahon appeared at
the house The shooting followed.
John Erickson. until recently EN-.
ployed on the Roessler ranch near
Shoshone. was found dead. having
been shot through the heart by his
own hand, according to a verdict Of
the jury. The dead man lost his EN-.
ployment as overseer of the ranch
not long ago, and had become de,
spondent.
Congress will probably appropriate
$4,000 to enable the University of
Idaho. under the direction of the sec
rotary of agriculture, to continue in.
Vestigatlon of new methods of utiliz.
ing stumps from logged off lands and
waste from lumber mills in the man.
ufacture of oils. alcohol and other
products.
Monday. April 81. has been desie.
mated Odd Fellows Home Site I'm.
provement Day in Caldwell. All Odd
Fellows have been invited to lend
their aid on this date for the improve
ment OF the site of the orders stat
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