Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-06
.DAHO STATE NEW.

Haley for tWenty-on9 years, died al
/ he home Of her mother in Boise last
week She was "a years of age.
Alfred Lennon, 35 years of age, a
farmer of Weston, died at a Salt Lake
hospital Of ulcer perforations of the
tomach. He is survived by widow
Fire of an unknown origin last weel;
| destroyed a pool hall at Parma and
the adjoining barber shop The loss
ior the pool room is estimated at
four thousand dollars.
The governor has denied rumors
circulating in Boise thu he intended
to call an extra session at the con.
clusion of the trials OF the men in.
dicted by the grand jury.
Probably the Oldest man ever natur-
allied by a court in Idaho, Samuel
Brown of NOtus, was made full.
fedged citizen last week. He is 70
and a native Of Scotland He came
to America in 1S4S.
By winning both of its debates in
the triangular contest at Caldwell be.
tween the college, Academy of Idaho
and the Albion Normal, the College OF
Idaho achieved its fourth successive
triumph in these contests.
Mrs, j. f. Murray, wife of a prom.
inent architect, committed suicide at
Pocatelo by taking poison. III health
and dependency are presumed to be
the causes. Mrs. Murray was 32 years
of age and had been married ten
years.
Peter Despalla of Nampa returned
from France, where he had been call.
ed as reserVist. Despalla did not
get to serve in the French army for
the simple reason that they told him
he was not needed and sent him
home.
After hearing arguments relating to
the affairs of the Idaho-Oregon Light
& Power company, Judge Dietrich of
the federal court has approved the sale
made of the property CT this company
recently by Robert M. McCracken,
master.
The first joint convention of the
Canyon and Washington county rural
carriers was held at Caldwell last
week. Eleven parcel post distributors
were present. Parma was selected as
The next meeting plce, the date to be
February %, 1916.
Delegates from southern Idaho re.
turned from the Fruit Growers con.
yention held at Tacoma February Is.
1917 quite optimistic over the pros.
poets for the ensuing year. They be.
ieye the plan worked out for organi.
zation is feasible.
Numerous complaints from small
power users in the southern part of
the state, claiming that the power
companies have been charging ex-
cessive rates, has resulted in the
public utilities commission drafting a
set Of uniform rates.
Discovered in the nick of time. Mrs
Grant Mather of Nampa was prevent
ed from an attempt to burn her two
babies and husband, after first pour
ing kerosene over their beds as they
slept Her act was the elimination
Of mental disorders.
Frank McKenna, aged &c, was in
stantly killed when he fell down an
elevator shaft in the Boise Machine
Works garage, which he had recently
opened in the capital city. McKenna
had been employed on the Boise
Statesman for fifteen years.
The governor and other prominent
citizens attended banquet given at
Boise last week by the Hip Sing So
ciety, Chinese benevolent associa-
ton which devotes much of its funds
to the education of young Chinese
boys in American universities.
w. G. Simpson and S D. Simpson,
former president and cashier respec-
lively, of the American National bank
Of Caldwell, were found guilty by a
jury of the charge of putting into cir
5ulation false certificate of deposit
to $4,000, dated March q,
1918.
Plans were perfected last week
which assure the immediate erection
1f a $4,000 canning factory in Black
loot. The project has received the
support of representative
.armers and business men of Black.
foot and no time will be lost in pros
9cuting the work.
Ten days after the McDermott mule
bad been bitten by dog supposedly
suffering from rabies, the animal
was still healthy, BY way of precau
ion, however, the owner has length.
ened the animals term of imprison.
nent behind heavy corral bars u,
.hree months.
Charged with embezzlement Of
state funds to the amount of $3SS.30.
A. Harris, chief deputy game war.
den under former Wardens Barber
and Gowen, was placed under arrest
asst week The complaint against
him was brought by the present game
warden, l.. r. Jones.