Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-06-26
IDAHO STATE NEWS

ne rural ue1Very route which mas
been arranged for South Boise will be
put into operation soon.
Mrs. Davis Errett of Boise had the
misfortune to slip on her porch and
suffered two fractured ribs.
Since the municipal employment
bureau opened at Boise on May 10,
1876 applications for work have been
filed.
Miss Lena Corron of Eagle had the
misfortune to be kicked by horse.
She sustained couple of fractured
ribs as result of the kick.
Mrs. Henry Warner, IS years old,
was struck by an auto near her home
at Parker few miles from st. An
thony, and almost instantly killed.
News has been received of the
death of Mrs. Emma James OF Allan
ia. Death resulted from an overdose
of carbolic acid taken, it is believed,
with suicidal intent.
1t Is said that the Italian prune as
grown in southern Idaho, carries 20
per cent more sugar than the same
variety of prune grown in Washing
ton, Oregon or California.
John Gross, who took about $50
worth of wool from Emmett parties
and transported 1t to Boise where he
sold the fieeces, has been convicted
of burglary in the second degree.
An association of Caldwell motor,
lists was formed at a meeting of about
rs interested persons. The new asso,
citation voted to affiliate with the
Southern Idaho Motor association.
Ed. Streeter, sentenced to serve a
term in the state penitentiary for
horsestealing, was shot and killed by
the sheriff of Bingham county at
Blackfoot while attempting to escape.
Word comes from sheep ranch
on Meadow Creek that sheep herder
named Lundhigh shot and killed an
other sheep herder in quarrel. The
name of the man killed could not be
learned.
While apple orchards of the Boise
and Payette valleys have been con-
siderably damaged this season by
pear blight, State Horticultural In
spector Graham believes the disease
has about run it's course.
Within a few weeks Provo Utah,
will be connected with Preston,
Idaho by an electric interurban sys-
tenn and plans are already under way
for the holding of big celebration
in recognition of the event.
The annual encampment of the G.
A. R. and w. R. c.. ended at Sand
point last week, when the delegates
were taken for ride on Lake Pend
dOreille. The encampment will be
held next year at Pocatello.
The Idaho grand chapter of the Or
der of Eastern Star was in session
at Boise last week, with over hun
dred delegates and visitors in attend
ance. Of the forty-six chapters in the
state, forty-four were represented,
The Idaho State League of Com
mercial Bodies has inaugurated a
Buy at Home movement, in which
the purpose is to discourage the prac-
tice in some communities of pur-
chasing through mail order houses.
Seventeen and one-half million
bushels is expected to be Idaho's con
tribution to Uncle Sans billion-bush-
Ell wheat crop this year, according to
the estimate of officials of the depart
ment of agriculture and the weather
bureau.
A cablegram from Manila, P. l., an
nouncing the death at that place of
Albert Hiram Capwell, formerly of
Boise, was received at Boise last
week. Mr.. Capwell spent his earlier
life in Boise and was a prominent
citizen of Idaho.
Tuesday, June Is, was celebrated a
Franklin as Idaho day in commemor
alton of the settlement of the oldest
town of the Gem state. An elaborate
program had been arranged for the
occasion. The governor and other
prominent citizens were present
There are so many nice things in
the world, | wanted chance to see
them" This was the explanation
given by Herbert Roberts, age 10
years, for running away from his
home in Preston, Idaho. He was cap
tured at Ogden and returned home.
The Chautauqua opened at Pocatel-
10 on June 13 with big public meet
ing, with Governor Spry of Utah,
Governor Alexander of Idaho and for
mer Governor Brady of Idaho now
United States senator, making ad
dresses upon the development of char
acter.
The city clerk at Caldwell is ar.
ranging to open an employment |
agency in connection with his office. |
The law is construed to make it man
datory for all cities of the state to |
open such an agency and it is though. |
he bureau may be of benefit in |
his community.
Such Is the condition of Senator
3orah's health that he informed Sec
'etary OF State Barker that he will