Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-26
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The president has nominated VII,
am T. Roberts as postmaster al
leyue and Thomas j. Russell az
5tmaster at Post Falls,
nder the provisions of the post
bill reported to the house tn
les CT NEST OF the postmasters i
no will be substantially reduced.
lhe police department at Nampa
been instructed to arrest every
under ? years who is found snok
On the street, in stores or othei
nc places.
he Oregon Short Line, after three
eks' investigation of the matter
S concluded not to electrify, at
ST at this time, the twelve mi4e
ach from Caldwell to Wilder
more than Loo horses suitable for
ny purposes are quartered in Cald
i and will be shipped to Europe
use of the allies within the mex
days.
The treasury department has grant
authority to convert the Citizens
ate bank, limited, Of Nampa, into
5 Cilize1s National bank, with a
.)iyal OF $4,000.
A quarter of million dollars Is
ID amount the state institutions foI
4e care of the insane and feeble
Inded cost the citizens of Idaho dur
4g The past two years.
MrsA Mariet humphreys OF Boise
las been named a member OF the
5 late board of examination and regis
..ation of graduate nurses. She will
serve for three years from May g.
VA.
Harry Poulous held up two Greek
ompanions at P0caLeilo with reVol
er and robbed them of more than
ZOO lie caught tram out of the
yity, but was capture at .Sampa, with
most of the money.
Probably the largest single ship.
ment of turkeys ever made from
southern Idaho was sent out from
Nampa last week The consignment
consisted of over 10000 pounds-10
tons of dressed birds.
Fred Shear, bartender living al
Priest River, was shot in the leg by
ais wife who followed him, according
information received at the sher
ifs Office, to a resort in town Wherl
he shooting took place
But SO cents remains of the allow
nee of the state travelling library 10.
he past two years From the re
eeipts of fines and from othe-
sources there is a balance of $l2.4,
cash and $2,S7 in stamps,
Word comes from Shoshone of
shooting Joe Newton shot Charles
Lombard, 1t is said, over womal
named Clark. Newton claims self-de-
tense. The men are sheepherders.
and Newton is said to have been in.
toxieated.
The acting state engineer expresses
belief that the decrease in business
handled by the office during the past
few months, indicates possibility
that the department may be operated
on an appropriation of $4,000 for the
next two years.
Upon the request Of Nathan Kicks
of Rexburg, he has been relieved from
membership on the livestock sanitary
board, and a successor was appointed.
r. S. Hunt will fill the unexpired
term, to end April 2, 1916. Mr.. Hunt
is also from Rexburg.
If the bill which Senator Jones of
Washington has just introduced In
congress becomes a law it will result
in the reclamation of 2,5O0,000 acres
of arid land in Idaho, which amount
is about twice as much as is now re.
claimed in the state.
Forged checks, the grand total OF
which will reach approxima, ely $4,000,
we're oaEled in Boise one day las,
week by merchants and other bust
ness men who learned later that they
1ad been swinuleu by the cleveres.
heck artist ever operating in Boise.
The loss of the high school building
at Pocateilo by fire has occasioned
considerable trouble for the children
IS well as for the school board The
auilding cannot be readily rebuilt, as
a bond issue will have to be voted
irst and the building would not be
completed before spring.
Owners of cigar stores, hotels and
Their places at Idaho Falls where slot
machines are operated and where card
tables are permitted, have been mott
led to discontinue both, as operating
ither is in violation of city ordi-
nance passed a number of years ago,
but which has been regarded as a
dead letter.
Quite considerable sum will be
turned back to the state this year
from the supreme court, but notwith'
standing this, the report OF the secre-
AIRY of the board of examiners carries
with it a recommendation from Chief
Justice Sullivan that the amount al
Gifted for this work be increased for
he next two years.
OF the 100000 appropriated for