The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-22
idaho STATE NEWS

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Fully 10000 people in Boise saw
me famous Liberty bell on its arrival
~ Boise. when 1t was exhibited for
- nour AZ the Short Line depot.
marcus 0. Funk. former postmawte,
Of Oakley. has been placed under AZ
rest charged with the embexxlemer
$500. amount
Mrs. w. A. White died AT Iaah,
rails, July 10, aged rs years. MIS-
white came to Utah in 1855 and livat
N oakley for many years. coming /,
idaho Falls about eight years ago.
The Idaho Falls library. which hs,
Deen in rented quarters for severa
years has been moved to the new Car
negie library building, which has iuE,
0een completed at a cost Of $4,000
A Boise dispatch says the startlin.
disclosure is made that the shortae,
IN the state treasury steal has n
creased sl7.l72.S2 through the discoy
cry ON the books of the Juggling Of
coupon bond payments.
Earl AlIphin. aged ., was drowned
IN Tour feet Of water at Blackfoot H.
and two little companions were swim
ming in pool made by the sprinkle,
wagons near the fair grounds, wher
the youth went under.
The proposal of the Utah construe
tion company to enter into contrac.
with the settlers on the Big Lost rive,
project to deliver two acre-feet OF
water under the new contracts, has
been accepted by the state land board
The ordinance providing that al
amusements should close on Sunday
which was passed by the Pocatellc
council, was declared illegal by CITY
Attorney Merrill, and on its second
balloting was defeated by a vote OF /
to 4.
Walter Grant, Frank Young, Frank
White, William Trueman, Joseph Sic
iliano, Otis Leonard Moor and w. ]
Steward, all prisoners Of the stats
penitentiary sent from Pocatello
have made application to the board OF
pardons.
AS a result Of the three day July
sale Of horses conducted by the Cald-
well Horse & Mule company, 500 head
Of steeds were shipped out OF Cald.
viii. Buyers have yet to forward
nearly 300 head. as total Of approx
mately 800 animals were sold.
The condition Of the hay crop at the
beginning of July led to an estimate
Of an SO per cent crop as against 8;
per cent for seven.year average. AL
falfa was estimated to produce an 8,
per cent crop, pasture 50 per cent
equal to the seyen-year average.
The public utilities commission con
Quoted a hearing in Twin Falls las
week on complaint of the Twin FALL
Commercial club that the Great Sho
shone & Twin Falls Water Powell
company charges exorbitant rates To-
its ferry service at Shoshone falls.
Willis Reeves died suddenly at Pc
catello on July 10. Willis Reeves wal
well known in Pocatello, and was th'
son of Judge w. T. Reeves, now dead
who was at one time mayor Of that
city and district attorney. Reeves wal
also member of the Idaho state par
Idaho will produce 1,77S,0O0 NOR
bushels of winter wheat and 1,440,OOI
more bushels of spring wheat thi
year than it did last The oat croI
indicates an increase of $4,000 bush
els, barley, $4,000 bushels, potatoe
$4,000 bushels. Apples show q dc
crease of 10000 bushels.
The total area Of Idaho is 53,6lS,56
acres. The area Of surveys accepte,
and plats filed to date aggregates 81
7O4,284 acres. The acreage OF accept
ed plats not filed amounts to 1,481, AIS
and the area surveyed but not plat
ted amounts to 1880 acres. The ur
surveyed area ID HVSoVOtoOf aSiSS"
Fire broke out in the photograp
gallery belonging to c. E. Stam9e
at Pocatello and did considerable dan
age. The jewelry store belonging Z
c. E. Weston was also damaged. Tn
fire started from the explosion OF
small gasoline stove which was use
by Mr.. Stamper in his laboratory.
About four years ago the 4-year-ol
son of Arthur w. Holden, OF ldah
Falls. while playing in the yard. caugh
hold of a detached live wire OF tn
City electric plant His left han
was so badly burned that amputatio
of the forehnger was necessary an
the next finger was badly crippeS
Suit followed, and the parents hav
iust been awarded $4,000.
Blight on young Jonathan appl'
trees between Boise and Nampa ma
cut the crop of that variety for I'M
season about 50 per cent, ACCORDING
10 a statement made by State Hort
cultural Inspector Graham.
Plans for a big labor day He'ef's
tion we're discussed at a meeting q
Boise last week. All Of the labor OF
Plantations have combined and the
expect TO bring an orator OF Dote u
the capital fer the celebration
II will be at least week and pos