The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-10-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

poses.
Eleven workmen are now on the
payroll Of the new packing company
at Eagle, which is operating a mead
packing plant.
1t has been decided to increase the
convict road camp at Shoshone te
thirty-fve men, there being at pres
ent twenty oonvicts at work there
J. W. Killian, living I'VE miles west
Of Blackfoot, purchaser Of his first
automobile, was thrown through the
wind shield and sustained serious in.
juries.
The state veterinarian located q
case OF blackleg on the Beavers farm,
two miles east Of the Cole school, last
week The herd was ordered vacci-
mated.
The Fruitland association shipped
four cars of apples last week, OF the
Roman Beauty variety. One Of their
cars Of Jonathans has landed In
Maine.
John Peterson and Louis Anderson,
stockmen from Horse Prairie, bought
all the beef bulls and bull calves that
were for sale at the recent Lemhi
county fair.
The city council at Idaho Falls, in
response to petition signed by over
half the taxpayers of the city, voted
to open the picture shows and thea
tiers OF the city on Sunday.
On ten-acre field, Frank Johnson,
Of Twin Falls, this season harvest
ed yield of forty-two bushels of
cleaned beans per acre. He will real
lie $113.92 per acre for his crop.
Thomas Smith, an elderly gentle
man, was struck and run over by an
automobile at Pocatello. Smith is at
the general hospital in a serious con-
dition, although physicians claim that
will recover.
In the federal court at Pocatello,
the jury disagreed in the case against
John Fennel charged with selling
whiskey to an Indian, and he was re.
leased on his own recognizance until
the March term.
j. C. Brown engineer OF the forest
service, is in the North fork country
surveying lines to establish grade
for the river road that will be link
In the proposed state highway from
Montana through Idaho. 4
A new picture theatre is being !
erected at Pocatello. The building
will be 60x120 and will be construct
ed of stone and fire brick, with a
seating capacity of 1000, and will |
open the first Of the year.
A. V. Cox Of Meridian, employed by |
the telephone company on construc-
ton work near Silver City, was in
jured when pole upon which he was I
working fell with him. The injury
is not thought to be serious.
Andrew Jensen, who with his wife
conducted a boarding house at Idaho
Falls, committed suicide by taking
strychnine, after setting fire to the
house. Jensen had threatened several
times to kill his wife and six chill
dren.
]. X. White, state dairy, food and
sanitary inspector, has issued warn-
Ing to the druggists of the state to
the effect that he has reason to be-
lieve that spurious aspirin and neo-
salvarsan are being peddled in the
state.
Only irrigation systems from which
he water is sold or rented or used on
ands outside the state are subject to
;axation under the laws OF the state
If Idaho enacted in 1899 and amend
I'd in 1912. Other companies are ex-
,mpt from taxation.
The Pccatello police force has cap
ured three men who are believed to
re band of crooks which has robbed ,
lothing stores and wholesale houses
nd has used PJcatello as headquar-
ers for dividing the loot. The men ,
rrested are Mexicans.
Mrs. NJ C. Calvin of Northfork has :
raspberry bush from which she has |
altered berries every day since the G
eginning OF July. The fruit resem- /
les the Cuthbert red raspberry, but t
xperts are at loss to account for I
UGH long bearing period. t
The 4-year-old son OF Frank Moul- 2
IN, Of Brownlee, came near meeting
horrible death when he was attack a
d by hogs at the home place. His o
ather rescued him from the attack L
lg hcgs before he was fatally injur- n
i, but he was badly bitten 8
Ten homesteaders OF Blaine coun. q
:, whose places adjoin an unoccu. u
ed school section, last week present =
petition to the state land board.
kAg that the state sink we'll at -
5 expense, on the school section. -
I'd supply the settlers with water. p
1T the proposal was turned down.
John Bell was captured while tax. !.
6 some drugs from drug store at ~
ackfoot He was taken before the .,
urt the same day, pleaded guilty
ID was given an indeterminate SEN h,
nee at the Boise penitentiary. For A.
st-degree burglary the usual com h,
tment is from one to fifteen years. hs
1t is the belief OF Warden Shook, Ell
10 is taking care of the interests re
the state in the property held as Is