The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-29
In THE GEM STATE

Tue annual tuecllhk Oh the state
board OF horticultural inspection was
held in Boise on January 18th. with
a full membership present
Occur d'Alene as a municipal cor.
poration is before the public utilities
commission with another complaint
declaring that the water rates are too
high.
The secretary OF state has decided
not to collect automobile licenses tax
es. until the supreme court settles
the question as to the constitutlonality
of the auto license law.
Tax reports from all the counties
show taxes for the entire state OF all
classes OF property to be s427.743. 4sT
or little more than s5.000.e0o above
the figures Of last year.
Cooperation. together with the ben
etits and success accruing from the
cooperative system In the dairy in
dustry. was the keynote OF the dairy
mems institute held in Meridian last
week
Delegates from grange organiza-
tons In all parts Of the state gathered
a, Nampa on Tuesday on the occasion
OF the fifth annual meeting of the
Idaho State Grange Patrons OF Hus-
bandTy
California affords one OF the bet
markets available for Idaho apples.
and the possibilities Of developing the
demand for the Idaho product there
are exceptionally good. In the opinion
Of prominent fruit growers.
Grapes may be raised with tire
mendous profit within the city limits
o. Boise. This has been demonstrated
by G. II. Alexander. On his lot In the
past year Mr.. Alexander raised be-
tween 500 and 800 pounds OF grapes.
Opening fifteen months ago with
only thirteen regular patrons, the
Nampa Cooperative Creamery com
pany now has the patronage OF 225
dairymen OF that vicinity and it's bust.
ness for the year 1913 aggregated
$4,000.
At the meeting OF the state horti-
cultural board in Boise a strong posi-
tion was taken in favor OF the bill
now pending before congress provid.
Ing for the Standardization OF the APP
pie box. Resolutions were passed In
favor OF the bill.
The Jovian order. which consists
OF electrical workers all over the
country and which affiliates with All
power companies. will hold a big
meeting OF the order In the northwest
at Boise. FEBRUARY z, at which time
their Regeneration" viii be held.
A message comes from Lost River
OF serious accident to Frank
Swager, Jr.. who had his hand cut of
ia the sawmill near that place. He
was thrown against the whirl!ng saw.
and but for the presence OF mind OF
his brother. would have been killed.
The tribesmen Of the Bannock tribe
got together last week and practically
agreed upon the successor OF the dead
chief, Teton. Elk, a nephew Of Chief
Targhee. who. as chief OF the Ban.
nocks, picked out the Fort Hall site
as reservation. will no doubt be the
chief
Mrs. Bessie Bear and Mrs. Frank
Randall. full.blood members OF the
Bannock tribe. in company with Mira.
Bears brother. Eugene Edmo, left Pc.
catello last week for New York. where
they viii Join Mile. Toona's company
for European tour. Both young
women are handsome and educated.
L. A. Martin. president OF the Kuna
Savings bank. was fatally wounded by
the 5-year-old son OF Joseph Powell.
near Kuna. Mr. Martin was az the
Powell home on business matters and
while writing the child took a revol
yer from his fathers coat. pointed II
at Martin. and bred.
The King Inn irrigation projec,
viii be sold at public auction after
March /. unless the King hin Irriga,
tion q Power company, or some one
In its behalf. pays To the Continental
and Commercial Trust & Savings
bank. as trustees. the several amounts
held as due.
August Kung. who Jumped head
hrst from a Short Line passenger
train going forty miles a.. hour near
Nampa. and miraeuiously escaped
death. was not insane as first sup
posed. but had been "doped" presum.
ably for purposes Of robbery. In the
opinion OF railroad officials.
Representative Smith has called the
attention Of the attorney general to a
resolution Of the Idaho Dairy assocIa.
ton, charging that a creamery trust
Is seriously interfering with the
dairymen who are independent He
asked that federal agents be sent 20
Idaho to investi ate the trusts actiyi-
ties.
The Boise Statesman says that the
friends Of a bridal couple who left tho
capital city recently. reading that the
throwing Of rice was apt TO be harm.
ful. cut away from old traditions and
showered the happy couple with little
navy beans. which were scattered 50
generally at the short Line station
that good crop Is assured nest year.
The home OF Charles Sherman NJ
Wyiie station wRs burned 10 the
ground last week Mr. Sherman had
put some tar on the stove TO melt and
left IL for minute or two TO look
after some chickens, and before he
could return the building was IN
Games.