The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-02-05
NEWS NOTES OF IDAHO

federal reserve system.
The following nominations for post
1 masters have been made by the pres
ident: Gregory Jones. Blackfoot, Ida
ho; Honora M. Murray, Priest River
Idaho.
The government has designated
Moscow as a depository for postal saw
ings from the offices at Spirit Lake
Rathdrum, Coeur d'Alene and Pos
Falls.
J. G. Hague, a rancher from neal
Trestle creek, was shot in the abdo
men and probably fatally wounded by
Goodberg Platt, a former merchan,
of Standpoint.
The supreme court of Idaho now
has the case involving charges against
Mayor Arthur Hodges of Boise, that
he knowingly permitted Objectionable
house to run in violation of the com
mission form of governments
The Blackfeet Evening Courier al
Boise has been placed in the hands
of a receiver and the sheriff has board
ed up the office and locked the doors
The managing editor blames the trou
BILE on Judge Stevens for trying to die.
tate the political policy of the paper
The Lewiston Commercial club has
been informed that Senator Chamber.
lain will introduce a bill in congress
asking for an appropriation of $50, 900
for survey of the Columbia and Snake
rivers with the intention of canalizing
them for use by steamboats,.
The National company at Mulan has
encountered a new ore body on the
200 level in the raise. The ore is n
black copper sulphide in the Revett
formation, similar to the rich ore en-.
countered in the upper workings of the
Snowstorm mine.
"The Nez Perce county fair" given
by local talent under the direction of
Miss Beck. who also wrote the musical
comedy, was staged at Lewiston be.
fore large and apprecative audience.
The proceeds will go to the library OF
the public schools.
Ray Christensen. the champion
heavyweight OF Idaho. at Standpoint
defeated Srnest Miller OF Standpoint
and Ives BoyIngton OF Hope. getting
two falls from each In one hour. He
agreed to throw both twice In an hour
and half.
Rev. o. Z. Christian has been ap.
pointed by Governor Haines a member
of the Idaho state sanitary board. that
has In hand the proposed home for
the feeble minded near Nampa. He
succeeds Edgar Wilson. whose term
expired some ime ago. and Is appoint.
ed to serve six years.
by an order recently issued, the
public utilities commission permits the
Decentralization company TO file u
supplemented schedule reducing the
former rates on lighting and heating.
The order became effective February
l. waving the statutory notice pro
yided for In such cases.
ldahos representatives In the ma
tlonal Legislature will observe Apple
day with the rest oil the state through
the courtesy OF those in charge Of the
celebration Thursday, A box OF the
fruit has been forwarded to Washing
ton for each OF the senators and repre-.
sentatlyes and their friends.
The Indian appropriation bill as re.
ported to the house carries $4,000
less for Idaho than was recommended
In. the annual estimate. The appro
priation for the Fort Hall irrigation
project was cut from $4,000 to SEQ,
poo. The Fort Lapwai requests for
and implement funds were
denied, also the livestock appropria,
lion for the Fort Hall Indians.
Notwithstanding that the provision
Df the banking laws OF Idaho appar
entity bars banks operating under a
charter from the state from entering
he federal reserve system. the pro
hibition is not real one. This is the
opinion OF {. \. Robinson, cashier |
Df the Idaho Trust 4 savings bank, |
)f Boise.
Weiser has taken the tango to its
bosom in earnest. Society, almost en-
nasse, turned out TO take lessons in |
he new dances from Miss Harriet
Harris. an instructor who came from
Boise for that purpose The Wash
ngton club, the largest social organi
'ation here, gave It's Official indorse
nent and almost every member now
angoes.
Representative Smith of Idaho ha.
'equested the interstate commerce
commission TO take up the question OF
discriminating freight rates on tripod
te, fullers earth, pumice stone and /
oapstone, vast quantities OF which /
re being mined by the United Miner