Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-07-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Mrs. G. f. Kooken fell from step
ladder while picking cherries near
Meridian and fractured one of her
arms.
Fully 10000 people in Boise saw
the famous Liberty bell ON its arrival
at Boise, when it was exhibited for
an hour at the Short Line depot.
Marcus 0. Funk, former postmaster
of Oakley, has been placed under ar
| rest, charged with the embezzlement
of postoffice funds to the amount oil
$500.
| Mrs w. A. White died at Idaho
Falls, July 10, aged rs years. Mrs
White came to Utah in 1858 and lived
in Oakley for many years, coming to
Idaho Falls about eight years ago.
The Idaho Falls library, which has
been in rented quarters for several
years, has been moved to the new Car
negie library building, which has just
been completed at a cost of $4,000
A Boise dispatch says the startling
disclosure Is made that the shortage
| In the state treasury steal has in
creased $17,172,S2 through the discov
cry on the books of the Juggling of
coupon bond payments.
Earl Allphin, aged 8, was drowned
in four feet of water at Blackfoot He
and two little companions were swim
ming in pool made by the sprinkler
wagons near the fair grounds, when
the youth went under.
The proposal of the Utah Construc
| ton company to enter into contract
| with the settlers on the Big Lost river
| project to deliver two acre-feet OF
water under the new contracts, has
been accepted by the state land board
The ordinance providing that all
amusements should close on Sunday
which was passed by the Pocatello
council, was declared illegal by City
| Attorney Merrill, and on its second
balloting was defeated by vote of B
to 4.
Walter Grant, Frank Young, Frank
White, William Trueman, Joseph Sic
iliano, Otis Leonard Moor and w,
| Steward, all prisoners of the state
penitentiary sent from Pocatello
have made application to the board OF
pardons.
AS 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
will. Buyers have yet to forward
nearly 300 head, as total of approx
mately 500 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 93
per cent for seven-year average. AL
falfa was estimated to produce an 81
per cent crop, pasture SO per cent
equal to the seven-year average.
The public utilities commission con
Quoted hearing in Twin Falls last
week on complaint of the Twin Falls
Commercial club that the Great Sho
shone & Twin Falls Water Power
company charges exorbitant rates for
its ferry service at Shoshone falls.
Willis Reeves died suddenly at Pc
catello on July 10. Willis Reeves was
well known in Pocatello, and was the
son of Judge w. T. Reeves, now dead
who was at one time mayor of that
city and district attorney. Reeves was
also a member of the Idaho state bar.
Idaho will produce 1,77SOOO more
bushels of winter wheat and 1,440,000
more bushels of spring wheat this
year than 1t did last. The oat crop
indicates an increase of $4,000 bush
els, barley, $4,000 bushels, potatoes
100000 bushels, Apples show q de-
crease of 10000 bushels.
The total area of Idaho is 53,618, $50
acres. The area of surveys accepted
and plats filed to date aggregates 81.
704, 1884 acres. The acreage of accept
ed plats not filed amounts to 1,481, 418,
and the area surveyed but not plat,
leu W Il ,OOV lut
surveyed area is 2O,305,534 acres.
Fire broke out in the photograph
gallery belonging to G. K. Stamper
at Pocatello and did considerable dam,
age. The jewelry store belonging to
c. e. Weston was also damaged The
fire started from the explosion Of
small gasoline stove which was used
by Mr.. Stamper in his laboratory.
About four years ago the 4-year-old
son of Arthur w. Holden, of Idaho
Falls, while playing in the yard, caught
hold of a detached live wire of the
City electric plant His left hand
was SO badly burned that amputation
Of the forefnger was necessary and
the next finger was badly cripped.
Suit followed, and the parents have
Just been awarded $4,000.
Blight on young Jonathan apple
trees between Boise and Nampa has
cut the crop of that variety for this
season about so per cent, according
to a statement made by State Horti-
cultural Inspector Graham.