American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-01-15
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The annual meeting Of the Idaho
State Horticultural association will
be held at Payette January 20. q and
%.
California quail are becoming quite
numerous on the North Side tract, a
number Of coyeys having beer seen
this fall close TO Jerome.
One OF the Boise councilmen has In
troduced an ordinance which would
license dances Of all classes. such as
Raging" the tango or any of the
trots.
Fred Reed, a miner, aged IS, died
suddenly In his room at a lodging
louise in HALEY. He had been laugh.
ing and jesting with friends, n six
hours later he was dead from con
g~estion Of the lungs.
The movement to erect a fitting
memorial in honor Of Governor Steu
nenberg. murdered by Harry Orchard,
is meeting with the hearty approba-
tion Of citizens from the different
sections OF the state.
With a view to securing the estab-
ishment of a rest room for farmers
and visitors in every town in the
state which has a commercial club,
each organization is being urged to
join in taking this step.
Just after he had put in a supply Of
groceries for the winter for his family
and his stock, the home OF G. A Cu1.
yer, a homesteader living in the hills
north Of Boise, burned to the ground
, while the family was away.
: There will be no Raging" or ques
[ tionable dances at the Academy of
3 Idaho senior ball at Pocatello. &C
cording to the decree which has
|. gone forth from the class adviser.
Professor Norman B. Addison.
: Idaho produced more lead during
, 1913 than any other state in the
! Union, according to estimates Of the
geological survey. These figures
credit Idaho with a lead production
of 155. 500 tons of lead and 11.7s7 tons
Of zinc.
No arrests were made in Nampa
. during December, according to the re-
port Of the police department The
: fire department was called out twice
during the month, both fires being in
d consequential and the total damage
; about $40.
y Lincoln Day, February u, is to be
celebrated this year in Idaho on a
extensive scale han ever be
fore. according to the plans now be
ing formulated by the officers and di
= rectors of the Lincoln Day Banquet
9 association.
d State Auditor Huston reports thai
I the receipts from Inheritance tax fol
L the entire state for the year from DC
tober 1, 1912. to October 1. 1913
e amounted to s~11.1245s. This tax 4
N collected by the counties and turne,
n over to the state.
David Williams. mail carrier be
!. tween Ketchum and Pierson, wa
!, caught in a slide on a recent trip 4
Pierson and narrowly escaped death
he and his horses being buried. bu
70 he succeeded in getting himself on
10 and rescuing the horses.
a Woolmen OF Idaho will thorough
d determine for themselves Just wher
the new tariff schedule on wool place
K them when they meet at Boise Janu
N airy y and 13, in attendance at I'll
regular annual conference Of tn
ia Idaho Woolgrowers' association.
There are 1866 acres planted {
orchard adjacent to Jerome. Som
of these orchards commenced TO bea
u during the past sesson and a heav
y crop Of fruit, consisting mainly @
L high co'ored commercial apples, wer
70 secured from these young trees.
OF o. V. Allen. state treasurer. shows
ce total cash balance in the general an
ds special funds of his office at the clos
or of the old year OF s1.171. 451.50. II
terest collected on state funds depo:
tied in banks amounted to s7.44O.41 10
the quarter that ended December 81.
Mike Strata. one Of the leaders {
the Greek colony a Pocatello. wa
held up and robbed Of about $50 an
some jewelry. Strlta recognized hi
" as~sailant as Ignacio Gonzales. a Me-
ne lean prominent in police circles. Col
al zales was arrested, with 4 gun in b
possession.
The will of the late Leopold We
ks theimer. who died at HALEY Decen
m. Der 90 last. has Just been made pu'
~ lie. The value of the estate is n,
10 quoted. but it is supposed to run CO
siderably over $10c 100. a portion
which was left to different assOci
leu tons in Haley.
las The annual convention OF the Idal
TT Mining association will be held
.ns Boise. Janaury 81. The association
meeting Will be on the same day
that of the opening OF the meeting
,ab the workmen's con -~ensation comm
as tee meets to draft a measure viii
viii be submitted to the next legis
ture.