The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-11-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS MINES AND MINING

ed when he fell down an elevator
shaft at Boise. There were no wit.
nesses TO the accident. Il is believed
he will recover.
A Boise merchant who pleaded
guilty to the charge of displaying a
misleading. deceptive and fraudulent
sign in front of his place OF business,
has been fined S25.
Forty-seven cases involving alleged
violations of the federal liquor laws
will be ready for trial when the No
vomber term of the United States dis
trict court opens at Moscow.
Frank Wilson, the railroad bridge
carpenter who shot and killed Edna
Erickson near Moscow mountain, is
still at large and the officers have re
ceived no clue as to his hereabouts
The first OF the fall meetings of the
Idaho society OF Engineers will be
held at Boise, October 81. General
d. A. Utter will address the society
on The American Engineer in the
Orient"
The new Kellog- Wardner depot
was formally opened last week. The
new building was erected at cost OF
over $4,000 and Is the most attractive
station building on the Wallace.Tekoa
line.
The construction work on a 40-mile
extension OF the rural telephone lines
connected with the Nampa exchange
Of the Mountain States Telephone &
Telegraph company has been com.
pleted.
Paul Clagstone, Progressive candi.
date for senator of Idaho, last week
filed a statement with the secretary OF
the senate. showing he received no
contribution and spent nothing In
furthering his candidacy.
A Caldwell correspondent says an
agent of the British government has
been in Caldwell and has effected
blanket agreement for the purchase
OF twenty thousand head OF horses
suitable for calvary and artillery serv.
ice.
William Walsh, while beating his
way over the country on the trucks
| OF a passenger coach, attempted to
get from under the car at Pocatello
and was ground to pieces under the
wheels, the arms and head being sew.
cred.
Following upon its decision to bring
the Washington Water Power com.
pany to time in the matter of its rates,
the public utilities commission has is.
sued an order setting forth a schedule
of rates for the cities OF Moscow,
Genesee, Troy and st. Maries
The Boise Commercial club has es,
tablished reciprocal relations with a
large number OF commercial organiza
tions in many states OF the Union and
several foreign countries. The list
shows rs organizations in as many
cities who have agreed to the alliance.
An ordinance has been passed AT
Boise making at a fineable offense for
proprietors of cigar stores to allow
young men and boys under legal age
to frequent their places OF business;
to purchase tobacco in any form; to
loaf or loiter, or to play games oil
chance therein.
The school children OF Bonneville
county have just sent to the Children
Home Finding society at Boise, a
generous donation consisting OF a car
load OF vegetables and fruit, in which
are 22S sacks Of potatoes, So sacks
OF -four, 200 pounds of sugar and in
Vulnerable other things.
Not wishing to give up their worl
among the poor of Boise, Captain anC
Mrs. Daniel Allen, who have been rep
resenting the Volunteers OF Americ'
in Boise and who have been request
ed by their superior officers TO clos
the post in the city, have decided L
continue the work independently.
Souie Lai, proprietor of a store a
Boise. has returned from an EXTENDED
trip to the orient, the sole purpose o
which was to bring back bride. Mr.
I.ai is the third Chinaman OF the capt
tai city to go clear to China for
bride. The other Boise Chinese mel
obtained their wives in this country
Claude Johnston killed a large
brown bear in Copper basin last week
saws the HALEY Times. The ANNA
weighed 600 pounds and made quit
a formidable foe. Three shots wer,
required to stop him and the last on
crashed into the carcass Of the BIZ
brute when he was about 16 feet from
the hunter.
The county attorney Of Bannocl
county makes a report Of the casei
under HIS care during the last nine
teen months, as follows: Misdemean
ors. 11s: felonies. IA: liquor cases
27i; probate court juvenile cases. IA
iipsomania, 8; district court felonies
Sc, district court dismeanors, ZIG
Grand total. sos cases.
James Young committed suicide a
Rock Greek, shooting himself with
rife. II is charged that Young sui
cided Just as his lS-year-old wife droy'
away with another man.
Ell. Dewey OF Nampa has been ap
pointed state treasurer by the goy
ernor. His term Of office will expir'
January /, 1915.
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