The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Four horses, their value estimated
at $1,000, were burned to death when
the barn of the Boise Lumber com.
pany, at Boise, caught fire.
The cost of the recent primary cleo
ton, estimating upon the basis to
Ada county, is in the neighborhood |
of $4,000. All of this cost is borne |
by the counties.
Crops have never been better In |
Madison county than now, especial |
ly as to The dry farms. They will
| yield so bushels of wheat to the acre
and rs bushels of oats.
]. C. Surber of Emmett has on
exhibition bundle Of oats grown by
him, which stand six feet high and
have well filled heads. some of which
measure ~ inches in length.
Mack Gillum of Boise was serious
ly injured when a gun he had in
case, in an interurban car, exploded
The bullet tore through Mr.. Gillum's
wrist, making terrible wound. The
wrist is practically gone.
Pocatello now has street car sys-
l y,
however, but an automobile bus cap
able of carrying 80 passengers which
makes regular trips every so minutes
through the main section of the city.
Discouraged because he could not
control his appetite for liquor, and
disheartened over losing his job,
Thomas Roberts, an Englishman aged
, 80 years, committed suicide at his
home in Boise by carbolic acid pois.
oning.
According to the statements OF the
80 candidates at the recent primary
for state and district offices, says the
Boise Statesman, they spent toisi
OF $7,Sl4.55. The candidates for the
, various elective state Offices found the
campaign cost them $22,39062.
The death of Justice George II. ste.
wart OF the supreme court of this
J state at the DIR. Williamson sanitar.
ium at Portland, creates another va.
/ cancy on the supreme bench OF Idaho.
) Justice Stewards death is the first
} on the supreme bench since territor-
/ ial days
For the third time a lease mas been
) signed for the asbestos lands belong
. ing to the state in Blaine county. ana
In the contract made this time the
, and board believes that an INDUSTRY
] has been secured which will prove OF
inestimable value TO the state In the
years to come.
At meeting of the board OF direc-
tors OF the Farmers Mutual Tele,
phone company, at their headquarters
at Ftlar, figures were presented es.
tablishing the fact that the local com.
pany has over $4,000 capital stock
. paid In, which Is an increase OF $4,000
In the last quarter. The gross value
of the system now totals $4,000.
John w, See. assessor OF Lincoln
> county, has caught one OF the prIze
trout OF the season. II happened a
few days ago on Big Wood river, tivc
miles north OF this place. The trout
y. weighed Tx pounds. II was photo.
:, graphed against a copy OF the States.
|, man and was FIVE or six inches longer
y than the page, says the Boise States
man.
n The crowd at the last day or the
Nampa harvest festival was probably
v the largest ever entertained In this
A city The local schools made Friday
q q holiday. and this lead was followed
a by several rural schools In this vicin.
} lty. As a result the young folks were
, much In evidence. aRd II was notice.
|. able that they appeared 20 take ruli,
r as much interest in the crop livestock
h and industrial exhibits as In the
, sports and amusement features.
Too much cannot be said In praise
e OF the Custer county fair held al
, Challis September l6, II, rs. The
e attendance was good, but Il rained on
!. The first day and the last day OF tie
g lair. Pahsamaroi turned out literally
@ TO the fair The afternoon of the first
g day was devoted 10 horse racing at
+ the track. On the afternoon OF the
> second day OF the fair came the live
e stock parade and street sports This
Y livestock parade was larger ana peitei
han we ever had before. both In
I hAEes and cattle The third and las,
= day, in the afternoon, waa devoted "a
J. races and bucking contests
The village council OF Filler has de
!, cided TO place an electric light OF
practically every street corner In thu
village
n Asbestos lands IN the northern par
a OF the state are IN demand and th,
A land board 10 10 have an offer on 4
a tract in Blaine county.
|. The house public buildings commit
tee has favorabiy reported Senator
. Brady'S bin increasing the limit d
/. cost Of the Pocateilo public bulldlnI
Il form 100000 10 sl2b.o9o. II has al
o ready passed the senate.
n The apple crop at Emmett this yea
d 10 Of excellent quality. II IL estimai
a ed that rs per cent Of the crop Il
" eligible to bear the extra fancy
}. brand.
New buildings Of brick. tie and ce
e ment are 10 be erected at Peck, whicl
u suffered a $4,000 Gre last week
nearly half the village being De
J. Etroyed.
The governor appointed 4 b. Oar
iington Of Hollistsr. 10 be delegate 4,
the international Irritation congress