Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-08-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS

and 1t Is planned for about August l
The entire Bear Lake valley eele
brated Pioneer day In great fashion
at Fish Haven with Bear Lakes first
Chautauqua as the center of attrac
ton.
Some of the ranchers near Buh
having been having trouble with the
grasshopper plague and are making
every effort to rid their lands OF the
pest.
Mrs. Frances Finn of Riby, died at
Salt Lake hospital ON July 25. Mrs
Finn went to Salt Lake for surgical
attention and complications followed
an operation.
Fire In weeds and grass threatened
several buildings and the Short Line
shops at Pocatello. The east side
fire department, aided by volunteers,
controlled the blaze.
During the months of May and June
the HALEY land office handled close to
| 1000 applications for entry. This
means about 10000 acres of land
taken up each month.
Theodore, the 14year-old son Of
Charles L. Alvord of Twin Falls, was
run over by an automobile and seri-
ously injured. The accident occurred
on one Of the main business crossings.
A prairie fire on the hills west of
Pocatello swept down on the home
of T. ]. Hilton and completely de-
stroyed his barns and house. Back
fires were built to save other houses
near the hills.
From % to 100 convicts will be
employed this winter ,on the Sho-
shone grade, near Twin Falls. Ar
engagements to that effect were made
last week at the meeting of the state
highway commission.
First delivery of storage water from
Arrow Rock to one of the privately
organized companies was made last
week, when the New York Canal COM
pany began receiving some of the
OJOOV al O ICCL ullOlCu W H.
While switching at Rexburg, L.
Brandt, a brakeman, was injured.
The accident occurred when working
at the stock yards, and as they were
backing off that track Brandt was
pinehed between the car and the plat
form.
An automobile plunged from the
fiume that carries the Pocatello wa
ter supply across Lost river into the
river, twenty feet below. -Four men
were in the car besides the driver
and none of them were even
scratched.
Will Klenschmidt of Porterville
was drowned at the head of the Lava
side canal. He was helping build a
dam across Snake river and was on a
boat loaded with rock, which tipped |
over. Mr.. Kleinschmidt leaves a wife
and two children.
Arrangements have just been com.
pleted for the holding Of a joint in
stitute of the teachers of Twin Falls,
Cassia, Minidoka, Lincoln and Good
ing counties. The institute will be
held in Twin Falls during the week
beginning Monday, September 6.
The state of Idaho has, through the
engineers office, adopted a new pol
icy of paramount importance to the
irrigated sections of this state by
water on irrigation pro-
jects for stock and domestic purposes
ahead of water for the irrigation of
crops.
While in some sections of the unir-
rigated portion Of the state the soil
Is beginning to show effects of sum-
mer weather, the north is we'll sup
piled, recent rains having revived the
pastures and prevented forest fires.
There is still sufficient water for IT.
rigation.
A measure for the relief of home.
'teaders on dryfarm lands and that
would incidentally pave the way for
inducing cultivation of large areas OF
Idle land in the southern part OF
Idaho is being carefully prepared by
Addison T. Smith of
Twin Falls.
While hunting near Bancroft. Wal
.er Williams, son of d. H. Williams
If Bountiful, Utah, was instantly kill.
I'd by the accidental discharge of
shotgun The hunters were in a wa
son at the time of the accident and
he load struck Williams In the chest
md shoulder.
Peter Terzsis, the Greek who was
stabbed in fight at Pocatello, IL
lead from the effects of his wounds.
The man was stabbed by a fellow
by the name of VIII
)agiatus in an ARRAY week previ.
nus, this being the second death
aused from his knife.
The public utilities commission has
'een advised that the Oregon Short
line has modified its attitude toward
IDAHO public officials, and that here.
tter free transportation will be
ranted by the road to the governor,
ttorney general, secretary of state.
tate auditor and state treasurer