The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
In THE GEM STATE


IN an unprecedented count OF sos
votes
Judge Bulge has issued a perma-
nent injunction against the reopenfng
OF the Doc West saloon across the
river from American Falls.
Fires which started in a hotel at
Rlgby practically destroyed three
business buildings. causing a loss OF
$4,000. with insurance Of $4,000
AT the mass meeting held last wee,,
the proposition of creating a new
county out of Canyon and Owyhes
counties was sprung by the people
of Fargo
If the president issues a call for the
militia, the war department will re-
quest the Idaho militia to concentrate
and organize for field service at Boise
barracks.
Ross S. Kingsbury Of Boise. first
lieutenant, Second regiment marines.
Is among the marine officers landed
April p at Vera Cruz. He is second
In command of his company.
A careful investigation made by a
large number of the leading fruit
growers of Payette and vicinity re,
veals the fact that the damage to fruit
in the Payette valley by frosts has
been slight.
frank Hinton OF Boise. a lineman
In the employ of the Idaho Railroad
Light & Power company. was instant,
iy killed at Caldwell when he was
knocked from sixty-fiye-foot pole by
a shock of electricity.
Bartlett Sinclair, state auditor In
the second Steunenberg administra.
ton, and personal representative of
Governor Steunenberg in the Occur
dAlenes during the riots, has enlisted
in the national guard in anticipation
of war with Mexico.
Conditions in Jerome and vicinity
are more healthful this spring than
for the past three years. In the neigh
borhood of 1000 acres of land has
changed hands since the first of the
year, part of which has been pur-
chased by new corners.
AS result of the visit of d. Ward
King to Caldwell. the automobile
owners of that city organized a King
Drag Automobile club with a member
ship of approximately 100. 1t is said
the club is the first of the kind to be
organized in the country.
Canyon county is somewhat driar
than 1t was before Commissioner Wal
lis launched his campaign against
Bull Dog cider. In the past few
days the officials have seized 200 gal.
Ions of the stuff in Caldwell, Parma
and other points in Canyon county.
When the steering gear of an auto
mobile parted, the car with it's driver
and three passengers, two of them
Boise ministers, plunged into an irri-
cation canal six feet deep and full of
water, but beyond few bruises and
ducking none of the party was hurt.
George s Rogers and Tex" Phil
lips we're arrested at Montpelier on a
charge of bootlegging. Officers broke
into lunch room run by Rogers and
confiscated two suit cases of whisky.
Phillips was arrested as he got off the
train, carrying a gunnysack of bottled
beer.
Former Governor F. r. Gooding
opened his campaign for nomination
for senator at Gooding last week, de-
livering an address in which he out
lined his position on important uues-
tons and presented a platform on
which he proposed to run for the nom.
nation.
A correspondent writes from EN-.
nett that the results of the recent
freeze can now be noted The valley
ranches suffered considerable. Apri
cots are all killed, and the sweet cher
ries and peaches were badly hurt
However, there will be quite a few
peaches.
The erection at Nampa within the
next few months by the Oregon Short
Line OF one of the largest produce
warehouses in the northwest is prac.
tically assured The proposed plant
will have storage capacity Of 1000
cars o. fruit and other products OF
that section.
At the convention OF the Idaho
League Of Commercial Bodies held IN
Pocatello, arrangements were mad
for meeting of the commercial sec
of the state to be held. in Pay
cite some time in June. the date te
be fixed later by the Payette Com
mercial club.
Mrs. David Zetche Of PocateIlo Eel,
down the cellar steps at her home
and broke her neck. Death must have
resulted almost instantaneously. Mr.
zeNhe came home late in the eveaing
and found the house dark. He began
a search which ended in the hndins |
Of her body
A lamp exploded at the home Of z |
f. Logsdon at Twin Falls. with re
suits that Mrs. Logsdon was in grave |
danger Of horrible death. Her cloth
ing was set afre. but she had ths
presence Of mind to dump a part 0. |
a sack Of -four on the flames. which /
we're thus Quenched
BY an order Of the public utilities |
the Oregon Short Line |
Railroad company must reduce its |
.Teisht and passenger rates over the /