Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1915-12-25
NEWS NOTES OF IDAHO

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Frank Wilson, of Pittsburg, reports
killing a cougar at Grangeville which
measured exactly 10S inches from til
to tip.
Burton A. Porter, who for some time
has filled the position Of parole off
GER for the state industrial school al
St. Anthony, has resigned.
An application was made to the pub
lie utilities commission by William D.
Wilcox of Chicago for permission to
construct and maintain gas plant In
the city OF Idaho Falls.
e. w. Davis, of American Falls, has
announced his candidacy for the gov
ernorship on the republican ticket and
has started campaign in his own
behalf throughout the state.
The fifth annual Older Boys confer
ence of eastern Oregon and southern
Idaho was held at Ontario, Or, under
the auspices of the Oregon-Idaho Y.
M. c. A. About leo delegates were
present for the three days session.
Various reflections in grain and feed
rates effective January II, from points
in southern Idaho to cities of Wash
ington and Oregon, have been made
by the Oregon Short Line and filed
with the public utilities commission.
Fremont Wood Is in New York city,
where he will represent the Emmett
irrigation district in the taking of tes-
timony which will be used in resisting
the suit commenced against the dis
trict to have certain bonds validated
and the entire issue declared legal.
Representative Smith has been as
sured by the reclamation service they
are ready to join the Nampa-Caldwell
irrigation district in building a drain
age system to prevent further extern
sion of seepage. This work to be done
jointly. Field operation will begin
Immediately.
The convention of the Idaho Oregon
Honey Producers association, the sec
ond in its history, was held at On.
tario, Or. After the meeting $4,000
pounds of supplies were ordered
through the secretary on co-opera-
tive basis, to be distributed from On
tario and Caldwell
j. X. White, state dairy, food and
sanitary inspector, has been advised
by Attorney General Peterson that the
Idaho laws do not prohibit the farmer
from offering for sale meats which he
himself has slaughtered but the farm
or Is not exempted thereby from In
spection by the pure food department.
Through report from B. P. Shaw
han, state manager for the project
the land board was informed that the
expenses of the King Hill irrigation
project during the year 1915 have
been $14,917 SO, as compared with
$24, 2OS.10 in 1914 and $22,106.6s In
1918. The net disbursements during |
1916 were $12,O04.60.
In accordance with the ruling of the |
attorney generals Office, the commits
sioner of education is sending to the |
county school superintendent no.
tice to the effect that the maximum
school levy under the law passed by |
The last legislature is 10 mills except |
IN special cases, applying to rural |
schools, where the maximum Is in
creased.
The quarterly statements of the
banks of Idaho county, recently pub |
ished reveal creditable showing,
according to bankers The deposits
.otal $1,55S.4s1, Grangeville leading.
he totaI deposits of its three banks
,qualing $SS8,643. Cottonwood comes
second with 100000. while White
Bird, situated In thinly settled re-
zion and without transportation ad-
,antsges, has deposits of $751;
The president has sent to the senate
he following postoftice recess APP
,ointments, which require confirma-
ion: Georgia ToneI Aberdeen; Earl
!. Kidd, Ashton; Arne Albrecht, DO.
ill; w. p. Shinn, Filler; Mae G. Burr,
ienesee; ]. G. DeLamare, Oakley; IL.
T. Bowman, Payette; Homer w. Wo-
lall, Soda Syringe; M. A. Stronk.
Twin Falls; c. A. Miller, Wendell;
frederick j. Hill, Cambridge; John
;. Rettig, Elk River.
Action was commenced In the Unit
ID States court at Boise by United
states Attorney John l.. McClear. act
ng on behalf of the government, to
estrain the officers OF Canyon coun-
y from assessing the lands of home
leaders under the Boise project who
ave not obtained full patent for their
oldinss. There are approximately
ne thousand entrymen involved,
ONE Of whom hold nothing more than