The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-08
In TIE GEM STATE


commission 1t is shown that out Of a
total valuation of s4Sj,935 on this
class of property. $480,7-5 is in migra-
tory sheep.
Bosses 100000 lumbar company
became a reality last week when ar
ticles of incorporation were filed for
the Boise-Payette Lumber company, a
stockholders meeting was held, and
directors chosen.
Having failed to exercise the OPP
tional right given 1t by the federal
government to purchase the Fort Lem
hi Indian agency, Idaho will be unable
to participate at the auction when this
property is sold.
An abstract of the personal prop
erty taxes of Gooding county filed
with the tax commission shows the
total to be $273.959. OF this amount
$111,803 is in migratory sheep and
$40,838 in merchandise.
The annual financial statement OF
Bear Lake county has just been made
public. The grand total assessed val
uation of the county is 1891 ,21030,
an increase in valuation of 81 ,575,.
646.50 over last years taxes.
President d. Worth Clark of the Will
son club has issued a call to all Demo
Gratis to gather in Pocatello on the
evening of January for the regular
Jackson day banquet and speechmak-
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will attend.
c. A. Berding, a rancher residing
about six miles from Payette, was
found in his barn with a bullet hole
In his head and a 1920 rife. with
which he fired the shot, lying near
him. The suicide was about 40
years old
The United Spanish War veterans
OF southeastern Idaho met in Poca-
tello last week, and elected officers
for the ensuing year. A number OF
the men came from Soda Springs,
Bear Lake, Blackfoot, American Falls
and Twin Falls
At a banquet at Downey a few days
ago In honor of State Senator ]. Frank
Hunt Mr. Hunt announced his can
iidacy for his present position and
started the first ball to moving in re.
gard to the dividing of Bannock coun-
ty into two counties.
The Idaho Seedgrowers convention
will meet in Pocatello on January 10,
20 and 81. This will also be the oc
casion of the Pure Seed show of Ida.
no, and prizes approximating several
hundreds of dollars will be offered
for the best products
Bondsmen for Ferdinand Schuster,
under conviction for bootlegging in
Twin Falls county, will not be re.
CURED to stand good for his fine or
$1,000. This is the decision reached
by the state supreme court on the
petition for writ Of habeas corpus.
1t Is stated upon reliable authority
that the Northwestern railroad sur.
veyors have found pass through the
Teton mountains, from Lander, Wyo.,
to Idaho Falls. For several years this
company has been endeavoring to find
pass through between these points.
O. L. Shaw, blacksmith of Marys.
Vile. met death while on a hunting
trip. When returning to camp he for.
got to unload his rifle. The following
morning when he took up his gun
II dropped from the scabbard. The
cartridge exploded, the ball piercing
both lungs
Ralph Bond and c. v Barnum of
Washington. d. c.. have arrived at
Montpelier, after walking the entire
distance, The young men belong to
the Mount Pleasant Social club of
that city and wagered $1,000 that they
could walk to Montpelier before Jan
uary I. 1914
DR.. f. Lee died at the general hos.
pital at Idaho Falls. December 81, af.
ter an illness of several months. He
had been a resident of Idaho Falls
for over twelve years, where he YVES
engaged in the practice of dentistry.
He was born at Bountiful, Davis
county, Utah, and was 55 years of
age
With nearly four and one-half mil.
lion dollars worth of personal prop.
erty on its assessment roll, the books
OF Ada county at the close of this
year viii show good and increasing
business and values. This amount
probably exceeds that of any other
county OF the state and is exclusive
of the real estate.
In the belief that the present re-
quirements of the new federal game
law are not in accord with the needs
OF this state. the Idaho State Sports
mems association has undertaken the
task OF securing dispensation such
as is in effect in Oregon and Wash
ington to set the season back one
month further than It is at present
Charged with being the leader of an
organized gang OF bootleggers and
burglars, and with instigating several
plots to burn houses and assault police
sentenced to twenty-five years or more
men at Pocatello. Walter Grant was
in the state penitentiary.
Pocatello promises to become the
center Of another electric power war
To be staged in the southern part OF
tAat state with the Southern Idaho
Water Power company on one side
seeking TO shut out the Beaver River
Power company from the Gate city
field on the other side.
The Idaho state Teachers associa