Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-06-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Automatic baseball will be prohibit
ed in Pocatello as a Sunday game, ac-
cording to new ordinance that is be-
ing framed.
The salary of Postmaster James W.
Pearson Of HALEY has been raised
from $l,7OO per year to $1,000, COM
mencing July /, 1915.
Word has been received at Nampa,
OF the death of John F. Fleisher, a
former resident in an automobile ac-
cident near Sacramento, Cal
Meridian is to stage a rousing cele.
bration of independence day, holding
its festivities on Saturday, July 3.
Governor Alexander has been secured
as speaker of the day.
William Kincaid, "a years of age,
was run down by an automobile al
Caldwell and almost instantly killed,
Criminal negligence is charged
against the driver of the machine.
Though it was miles from a rail
road, twenty-seven hundreds acres of
land in Bonneville county brought
from $40 to SIS per acre, when sold
by State Land Commissioner Day last
week.
Managers of the Caldwell Horse and
Mule company report that total sales
at the monthly auction last week ag.
gregate about $4,000. Eleven cars,
bringing the total shipments to 80
cars, went forward one day last week.
The Technical institute of Idaho,
which succeeds the old academy OF
Idaho, was reorganized a short time
ago, through nine members of the
faculty remain to be selected. Sew
eral of the old staff go to other
points.
Should the Idaho National Guard
receive orders similar to those re.
ceived by the Colorado militia to be
in readiness for immediate action, it
will be prepared to take the field on
"a hours notice, according to the gov
ernor.
The Chautauqua season will open
at Pocatello Sunday, June 10, and will
last a week. The tents will be stretch
ed on Lewis street, adjoining the new
Short Line depot. Senator Borah will
deliver the address for Sun
day night.
Arrangements are completed by
Congressman Addison T. Smith of
Twin Falls for entertaining the mem
bers of the committee on appropri-
atins and of the reclamation service,
who will visit the great Twin Falls
country on June 26.
At largely attended meeting at
Twin Falls of the physicians of that
and four adjoining counties, the South. |
ern Idaho Medical association was or,
sanized. This association will in.
'lude physicians and surgeons in all
counties of southern Idaho.
J. D. Millsaps, a prominent attor.
ley of st. Anthony, died very sudden.
y while sitting in his office. His part.
Ter, c. Redmund Moon, went to the
'ostoftice, leaving him sitting at his
iesk. Returning he found Mr.. Mill.
'aps lying On the floor dead.
Undoubtedly one OF the smallest
'ond issues for the purpose of erect.
ng a sehoolhouse authorized in this
tate in recent years is that of dis,
rict No. Sc Of Ada county. Bonds
or the sum of $500, authorized at an
lection In April, are now offered for
ale.
The Midvale company of the Idaho
National Guard has been mustered
tut, The company was organized un.
Ter apparently good conditions. but
'ince that time the officers of the mil.
tia have found that Midvale is not in
position to properly support a com.
,any.
New high marks were set at the
une auction of horses at Caldwen
1alf a dozen choice equines sold fo,
letter than 5000, two of them hiring
ng 500.