The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-08-06
IN THE GEM STATE

lirst day of August It wouId diecon
tello. WY vi Foca'
Oiilclals OF the Oregon Short limo
nave agreed to furnish the material
anu the engineering work sufficient r.
ouiiu a spur line from the main line
- cotton switch, four miles south of
Idaho Falls. 'A Vi
1eoree hoader, alias George Allen
Is IN the county jail at Salmon cbaro
GU with the abduction of Clara War.
rem girl IA years of age. She is the
auopted daughter of John Warren. who
lives near Leadore.
Inc executive board of the Iemb,
County Fair association have set tbe
yates "a for this years fair, September
20 "a and Is, A lengthy prize pst
anu strong programme of attractions
are being planned.
). Benjamine Hall, a prominent Of.
'orney and resident of Twin Falls
since the city was founded ten wears
ago, has been adjudged mentally I'M
pi'al at Blackfoot His mind is an.
parentiy hopeless deranged.
w. H. Scott, former druggist at
Focatello, who some time ago shot
travelling salesman by the name of
rlsn In the arm over trifling dispu,e
mas been committed to the mental hos.
pital at Blackfoot.
EdWard Seco, whose brooding over
losing his position with a machine
company at Pocatello caused him to
threaten the proprietors a few day.
ago. has been adjudged mentallyun.
balanced and committed to the Black
foot sanitarium.
After terrorizing the countryside
west of Weiser by appearing in the
helds sans clothing of any kind. Sam
Polls, a Greek section hand, made
his way back into Weiser, and escaped
en- an east bound train. His friends
believe he is demented.
Jack Phillips was run over and kill
ed by freight train near Montpelier
Phillips has been a resident of Mont
pelier for some time. He has worke,
at various jobs in and around tow
ana recently took a position on tn
Drldge and building gang of the Shor
Line.
state Engineer King reports t,
Governor Haines that the total expen
oltures of his department for III,
quarter ending June 80 was $500. 4
and for the corresponding quarter /,
1872, as $7,49S.70. The fees co
lected for the last quarter were 81
610.S0.
After struggle against almost in
surmountable difficulties that ordina.
lily would have discouraged a who'll
company of men. |. B. Perrine ha
succeeded in making arrangements 10
the completion of his electric Scent
railway loop between Twin Falls an
the Shoshone Falls.
Sheriff Stroud has returned fror
the upper Lemhi valley, says a Sa
mon dispatch, where he found ev
dence that cattle thieves have bee
operating on large scale. Abou
seventy-five stolen cattle were foun
in corral, up a creek eighteen mile
| from Leadore.
The commissioner OF the genera
land office has approved the Snak
River Irrigation company project. JUS
out of Mountainhome. This puts an
other of the Idaho Carey act project
squarely on its feet The projec
launched in 1910 will include 6.5J
acres of Carey act land
The body of the 3-year-old son o
MIR. and Mrs, A. d. Boylan OF Twii
Falls was discovered floating in a
irrigation lateral that runs along on
OF the principal residence avenues o
Twin Falls II is not known how tn,
little one happened to get into tn,
lateral, as no one saw the accident
The tenth annual celebration OF tn
Roswell-Parma Picnic association las
week drew the largest attendance ant
was in every way the most successful
picnic in the history of the associR
ton. over 1000 people we're present
including parties from practically
Every community in Canyon county
Immediate needs Of the city &
irwin Falls in the way OF drinking wa
er are taken care of through an or
Ter issued last week by the pubic
Utilities commission directing the Twill
Fails Canal company to allow tn
Twin Falls Waterworks company 4
onnect a 16-inch main with one o
Is canals.
Chester Mecham the ''-mcn'hs-olt
son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J Mecham. me
ieath by drowning in an irrigation
itch which runs between the hom
md the barn at Twin Fails II 8
bought the little fellow was playini
~ the ditch. or possibly crossing N
title foot bridge 10 follow his fathe
10 the barn. when he fell in.
state Engineer King was in Poca
clio last week. and opened the bid
Io- the construction OF the steel
bridge 10 be erected on the south fo7i
u the Snake river H. " Perham O
Il. Anthony. formerly with the MINI
apolls Bridge company, secured th'
contract. The cost OF construction
sin be somewhat over $4,000
4 man supposed to be N. 7 Malio'
y Rupert. according TO bank deposl
,lirs IN his pockets. WAS found In N