American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30
IDAHQ STATE NEWS

DOA0D AA8
who can qualify for nurses In the Red
Cross organization should their sery-
icSs be needed in Mexico.
Bids have been asked by the oregon
Short Line for the grading Of seventy
six miles of right of way in Idaho Tor
the construction of the Upper Snake
valley loop.
Judge Ralph P. Quarles, at one time
chief justice of the supreme court OF
Idaho, has been made associate justice
of the supreme court of Hawaii by fed
eral appointment.
The treasury department has is
sued a charter to the Rupert Nation
al Bank of Rupert, which is convert
ed from a state institution. 1t has
a capital of $4,000.
President Wilson has nominated the
following Idaho postmaster: R. S.
Storey, Burnley; James V. Hawkins,
Occur d'Alenes, e. C. Davis, Miner; ]
A. Edlehesen, briggs; L. A. Mecham,
Preston.
The state fish hatcheries at Hay
Spur and Sand Point have been or
dered closed by May /, and the EN-.
ploves have been notified that their
services will not be required after
that date.
Benjamin f.. Dwyer, an old soldier,
stepped in front of the automobile
driven by Herbert Lemp at Boise, and
died as the result of the injuries he
received. All accounts agree that the
accident was unavoidable.
The new auto stage service between
Huston on the Caldwell Traction line
and Homedale, the new town and me-
tropolis of the Gem irrigation district
on the south side of the Snake river.
was i~naugurated last week.
Seven choice registered Percheron
stations from 2 to 5 years old were
shipped last week from Meridian to
Colville, Wash. The stalliors had
been purchased by United States govi
eminent for the Indian farmers.
The bill to extend the privileges Of
the public land laws to minors upon
reaching the age of IS years, which
has been so earnestly advocated by
Representative Smith of Idaho. has
been favorably reported to the house.
Upsetting a teapot of scalding hot
tea, the 2O-months-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. l. Alvorn Of Meridian
was severely scalded about the face.
neck, chest and arms. The injurJ
les, while extremely painful, are not
of a serious nature.
At the order of the land commits.
sioner of the Northern Pacific rail.
road company, s23.44S has been de,
posted for the use of the surveyor
generals office in its work in sur.
veying the lands owned by that conn.
pany In the northern part of the state,
Fred Klebe, a Great Northern track
walker at Crossport, four miles east
or Boomers Ferry, was killed bv a
ian from the caboose of a freight
train. He was riding out from Bon
ners Ferry to his work and was seat.
cd on the steps of the oaboose. when
he lost his balance.
Because in fun he ridiculed a Ger.
man sheepherder in his employ. .Johp
hastings, foreman of Brown & Stew.
arts sheep camp at Mayfeld. lies at
Inc point OF death, with two bullet
noles through his abdomen and hack
and Carl Sutterly, the man who shot
Hastings, is a suicide.
Harry Gordon of Boise has beor
granted a patd6t for a device for an.
tomatlcally locking box cars IN tbo
INSIDE by means of an attachment
with the coupler. BY the invantion
railroads. it is expected, will save
thousands of dollars annually in nre.
venting box car ~robberies.
Pocatello is to be the headouartors
OF the Oregon Short Lines denart.
ment Of motive power. This move -
regarded as significant. Railway Of.
noi."S say 1t is made because Pocatel.
- 10 a more central point than Salt
Lake Tor conducting the affairs Of the
motiVe power department.
Sheep in Idaho have decreas God -,
~ per cent in the last two
years according to all estimate nre.
pared by the National Wool wara
iouse q Storage company. The de.
crease In Montana has been 40 ner
ceht; wyoming, 20 per cent. Utah
10 per cent; Oregon. 10 per cent.
AN Indication of the many nolit,.
cal changes which the state Of Idabo
mas undergone may be fonoS ~ tho
experience of W. Van Irona of HaSar-
man. who, while a citizen ~ Ideha
lot twenty-three years has during the
tme lived in the same house and va,
ties. ent coun
a washington dispatch announces
mat senator Body is strongly in fa'
vU u enc enactment by congress of a
,oa~a 'leuits bill which will authorize
loans direct to farmers at low ratas
vi INTEREST. and ic No..