The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-07-24
News Of the State.

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Nampa.
Iraflic on the Twin Falls brancl
was tied up at Peavey, west of Filler
last week as the result of a carload O
lumber being blown over on the MAR
tracks.
A tract of 32O acres Of timber land
Two and half miles west of Bayview
mas been purchased by the Christian
Home for Men. and woodcutters
camp to accommodate from 60 to &C
men, will be established there in the
fall.
Dudley Cooperative Creamery com.
pany has filed articles Of incorpora-
tion at Boise for the manufacture and
sale OF butter and other dairy
products at Dudley, In Kootenai
county; capital stock, $4,000. In
corporators: S. Keller Of Cataldo and
so others.
Once again the Great Shoshone &
Twin Falls Water Power company
and the Beaver River Power company
are face to face in legal conflict before
the state supreme court. This battle
IS for possession of water rights and
land on the Malad river.
State Treasurer 0. V. Allen In an
nouncing his candidacy for renomna-
tlon on the republican ticket for state
treasurer says that the records Of his
office show total of $4,000 more
earned on state money during his
term Of four years than the earning
OF all other state treasurers combined.
For the purpose Of considering a
plan for the completion of the Twin
Falls Electric Railway now under
construction to Shoshone falls, and
to get same in operation at the
earliest possible date, a number of
citizens met with I. B. Perrlne at
Twin Falls last Saturday evening to
discuss plans. From eight to ten
thousand dollars are needed to com
plete the road to the falls.
Land Commissioner Day, who just
returned to Boise from northern
Idaho after looking into the matter
of fire protection, reports conditions
in the timber greatly improved by
two recent heavy rains. Crops, Mr..
Day says, especially on the Camas
prairie, are the greatest he ever saw
anywhere. In his opinion the wheat
will yield 60 to 10 bushels to the acre
aud the barley 100 to ITO bushels.
The contracts for carving the mail
from Priest River to Coolin, on
Priest lake, expired June and bids
have been rejected twice, so the mail
service is confined practically to first
class matter. Parcel post is said to
be the cause of high bids which the
government has rejected. Newport
Miner.
The convention of the Idaho seed
growers association to be held in
Twin Falls, December l, 2 and 3
ibis year. it is anticipated by D. c
MacWatters, president of that organi
.ation, it will be the most important
of seed growers ever held
n the state. Prizes are offered for
Doth dry land and irrigated winter
Ind spring wheat, awards to be made
IN the basis of milling and baking
,ests. Substantial awards are offered
llso for exhibits OF oats, barley, rye,
,orn, timothy, peas. beans, alfalfa,
,lover and potatoes.
Not until after the resolution re-
moving Chief of Police Reeves and
,wo detectives of Boise, has been
ldopted will Mayor Hodges make any
statement as to who will succeed
Reeves, but it is generally believed
hat Charles w. Dyer will be the next
.hief of police, says the Boise State
nan. Mr.. Dyer had charge of the
,olice department short time ago,
While Reeves was absent at San Fran
isco as witness in federal case. Mr..
Dyer was formerly resident of Rath-
rum when he was sheriff of Koote-
lai county, removing to Twin Falls
en- years ago, where he served one
erm as sheriff. He has resided at
Boise for about one year.
The Moyie Hydraulic Mining and
Co., which has extensive
,Iacer holdings on the Moyie, six or
even miles north OF Bonuers Ferry,