American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-01-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

On the east side in Pocatello gas Is
used for Illuminating purposes, while
on the west side electricity is utilized,
The estate of the late Leopold
Wertheimer, Of Haley, has been ap-
rised at s101 SAP, of which S73,622 is
personal property.
The two national banks Of Caldwell
will make application to join the re-
gional reserve system recently created
by act of congress.
John r. Smead of Boise has been
chosen by Judge McClear as his
first deputy in the office of the United
States district attorney.
Joe Walker was arrested at HALEY
in the act of breaking into a second
hand store. He confesses a mania for
burglary and admits having served a
prison term.
Walter A. Grant, convicted at Poca-
tello of conspiring to burr the home
of County Attorney c. Douglass Smith,
has been taken to the penitentiary to
begin a twenty-five rear sentence.
The report of the weather bureau
for the Idaho section of the climate
logical service for the month Of De-
cember, which has just been issued,
states that the snowfall has been be-
low normal.
With the Lewiston creamery paying
thirty-three and one-half cents for but
ter fat, and the article scarce at that
price, the quotation is crowding up
close to the best figure ever paid In
this market, 341z cents.
Richard Hawkins, employed as a car
penter foreman with a force OF men
constructing a water tank for the
Oregon Short Line at Cleft, fell from
the top of the tank and sustained in
ternal injuries from which he died a
short time later.
Harry L. Day Of Wallace, president
Of the Federal Mining company, was
elected president Of the Idaho Min
ing association, Just before the final
session Of the convention at Boise,
and Boise was selected as the next
meeting place.
Senator James H. Brady Informed
the people Of Pocatello last week that
the contract had been let by the treas
ury department for the construction OF
the Compromised federal building for
that city. The contract went to Palm
berg & Matson of Astoria, Ore.
Charles Reeves, convicted in Poca
tello of receiving stolen goods and sen
fenced to six months to five years IL
the p~enitentiary, has been granted a
pardon on the condition that he re
Train from the use of liquor and re
turn to his old home in Kentucky.
According to the Pocatello Tribune
that city is soon to have the new fed
eral building, as Senator Brady, WHIT
has been particularly active In thu
matter, has wired Pocatello that tn
contract for the building has been lie
to an Ogden firm. The construction /
to be of Idaho sandstone.
The convention of the Seedgrov
ers' association and the Pure See
congress closed at Pocatello, Janu
airy 81, after the most importan
meeting in the history of h organ
cations. The exhibits We're fror
every county in the state and wer
exceptionally good. Over $500 wa
given in premiums.
State Pure Food and Sanitary II
spector Wallis, in a statement pul
/ lished in the Boise papers, shows I
J the people Of the state that the cos
of the operating of his department
paid back to the people in full welg1
butter and that there is not a snoi
weight pound of butter sold In tn
state of Idaho under present cond
] tions.
Resolutions adopted by the Idah
! Mining association at the Boise NEE
; ing last week criticise the conserv'
; ton policy of the government Il
! withdrawing vast areas of miners
+ lands in forest reserves from mine
. al entry so that their mineral dep
. sits could not be mined, and the go
' eminent policy Of prosecuting mi
ing companies in this state for Gu
ting timber for mines.
L. A. Martin, president of the kuI
: Savings bank, was fatally wounded
! the 5-year-old son Of Joseph Powe
. near Kuna. Mr.. Martin was at u
: Powell home on business matters oil
= while writing the child took a revS
. YER from his fathers coat, pointed
at Martin, and nred.
The King Hill irrigation probe
will be sold at public auction aft
March 1, unless the King Hill Irrig
s ton & Power company, or some OF
in it's behalf, pays to the Continent
y and Commercial Trust & Savini
bank. as trustees. the several amour
held Is due.
August Kung, who jumped hei
, first from a Short Line passeng
train going forty miles an hour ne
IA $40 -