Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-06
jAH0 STATE LEW,

ames A. Gassett was arrested
.er, Ore, ON a charge OF stealth
20 horses from a farmer near Ne
ymouth
Mrs. Mary Huber. widow, 4
afs cd, who had been living on
neh near caldwell has been con
tilted to the asylum.
With Theodore Turner of Pocate'r
eelected as president and f. A. Va
skin of Weiser, vice president, tn
tate highway commission was reol.
anized .ast week.
The farmers movable school und
ae auspices OF the extension depar
-elt of the Idaho Agricultural co
eye will be held in Star and in Eag,e
'ebruary and 6.
But, for the prompt assistance rem
Tered him by neighbors the rane
home of c. W. Price would have bee
ntire'y destroyed by fire. The dam
sc was only about $500.
fhe Idaho-Oregon power plant a
1rseshoe Bend has been using 2
rye force of men to keep the chan
i of the Payette open, and if
ntinues freezing the plant will hay,
} close down.
The commissioners of Boise count
ave refused to grant all licenses il
oise county. The Horseshoe Bend
i, on closed February l, and the
ohers in the Boise Basin will close a
0on as their licenses expire.
While Mrs Ira Melcher of Fruitlan1
Vas out in the field with her husband
N a wagon the team became fright.
ned at fire where trash was burn.
.ng and ran away, throwing Mrs Be
her to the ground, severely injuring
ef.
Lawson Heel was severely injured
5 the result of the explosion of a
asoline tank which he was thaWing
at on his ranch near Sweet. The
ones in one of his ankles were bad.
crushed and one Of his arms severe,
torn.
The Idaho Society of Engineers, who
held a session with the house irriga-
ion committee last week, urged the
passage of the appropriation of ten
thousand dollars a year to continue
he water measurement of streams OF
he state.
On Lincolns birthday Twin Falls
i'll attempt to defeat Bosses debating
eam. Last year Boise was successful
/ debate and just managed to squeeze
ut victory in the Triangular league,
which includes Twin Falls, Pocatello
and Boise.
superintendent Horton F. Miller OF
the Fort Hall Indian agency is adver-
Using for $4,000 pounds of select Swe.
dish white cats for seed The seed is
required for the Indians for spring
planting and will be furnished by the
government.
At least $4,000 is to be spent dur,
ing the fiscal year in the purchase
of horses, wagons, plows and other
farm machinery and supplies for abe.
bodied Indians of the Fort Hal
agency, in an effort to make them
seif-supporting.
A movement has been started t.
hold a farmers institute in Lemhi
county. The lectures will be given b.
experts from the State Agricultural
college and will cover every phas
of farm life as found in Idaho. inc.ud
ing domestic science.
James A. Allen, aged 20, of HALEY,
accidentally shot himself in the les
the ball entering in the rear an
above the knee, and lodging agains
the bone on the outer side of the knee
cap, whence it was extracted. He
may have stiff knee for life.
Jack Lane of Pocatello was drowned
IN the Snake river near Nyssa, while
working with a bridge gang Lane
and man named Axtell were in the
beat when it capsized. Axtel was
rescued, but Lane soon became ex,
hausted by the struggle and went
down.
A north and south highway will be
built between Weiser and / ewiston by
way of Grangeville if the state legis
Iature acquiesces to the suggestion of
he state highway commission and au
thorize the issuance of one hundred
thousand dollars worth of bonds for
that purpose.
The Oregon Short Line has been
ordered to open a former road near
the stock yards in Pocatello, which
was changed by the building of the
yards, or build a subway for the con
venience of the farmers and general
travelling public north of the city.