The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-04-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

James Spafford OF Boise. United
States surveyor. has been assigned
to make a survey Of the meander line
of Snake river In Twin Falls county.
Injuries sustained when he was kick
ed by a horse ten days previous re-
suited in the death Of Reuben b. VIII
liams. II years Of age. resident OF
Malad.
Two little children % Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Nettleton. who live near Thur
man, were bitten by a rabid coyote
while they were playing near the
house
With a hundred delegates present
and six OF the nine lodges in southern
idaho district No. represented. the
Knights OF P.ythias held a successful
annual convention in Boise last week.
The laying OF the cornerstone of the
federal building at Idaho Falls was
made quite an event all business
houses aid schools closing from till
1. Senator Brady delivered the ora.
ton.
JACK Downey won the verdict over
Cyclone" Workman at the end of a
ten round bout at Preston. Downey
and Workman will be matched again
in the near future for a twenty-round
contest.
Caldwell, through its Commercial
club, has taken the initiative in q
move to get the cities and towns of
that region to unite in arranging with
Black canyon irrigation district for
municipal lighting plants.
The following Idaho postmasters
have been appointed; Ernest s. Ads
ley, Pollock; Mrs. Celia F. Wise. Ace
quia: Thomas G. Denton, Hawkins;
Mrs Kate f. Mulliken, Grassy Hill,
Owyhee county, a new office.
Carlyle Hall, president of the Po-
catello Commercial club, has, resign.
ed from that organization and will
soon remove TO Salt Lake, where he
will assume the district managership
for the Jensen Creamery company.
The average precipitation for the
past month was somewhat greater
than in March, 1914, but was notice
ably below normal, according to the
monthly report issued by the section
director Of the United States weather
bureau.
State Engineer Smith will recon,
mend the denial at this time of appli
cations for certificates OF completion
of works filed by the Twin Falls-Sal
mon river and Twin Falls-oakley pro
jects when he makes his report to the
land board.
Eliza Edwards OF Payette won first
place in the oratorical division of the
Idaho state declamatory contest held
at Nampa Pearl Davis of Burley was
first In the dramatic division; and Ma,
RE Cottrel Of Boise won in the HUI
morous section.
II the Black canyon irrigation dis
trict located in southwestern Idaho
comprising 10000 acres OF rich land
can dispose of $4,000 horsepower cleo
trio energy to cities and towns In that
section Of the state, the project can
and will be financed.
Gored by an angry bull in a corral
at his home two miles south OF Fruit
land, ]. NJ. Royston, widely known as
a leading swine grower of the state
succumbed to the injuries received
ever before he could be rescued from
the Infatuated animal.
Residents of Nampa are suffering
from an epidemic which seems to b.
a combination of tonsilitis and this
| grippe The epidemic is taking az
alarming toll Of patients. Included In
the list is at least one physician ant
a member of the hospital force.
Unless prompt preventative meas
ures are taken the potato industry o
| Idaho viii meet the same fate as wal
encountered by that of Greeley. Colo
n the opinion Of the Oregon Shor
Line. Production in Greeley was al
| most stopped by potato diseases.
The First National bank and thu
First Savings bank, two organization
at Pocatello. Of which d. w. Standro,
| has been the head for many years
have been merged with the Farmer
1
conducted as the First National bank
Fred Lindauer. farmer living SOM
| three miles southwest OF Rupert. wa
driving along the public highway Il
| the direction Of town when a bulle
struck him in the shoulder No on
/ carrying a gun was anywhere II
sight and no report was heard. TIT
+ shooting is shrouded in mystery.
That Idaho wool men viii receiy,
top notch prices for wool from thi
+ years clip is evident for clips solt
4 so far in many instances brought 3
/ cents. and the prediction is made tina
! 80 cents will be paid in a short time
Many wool men are holding their clip
/ for the latter price.
Representative smith has presented
T through John HALEY, state historian
/ 20 the Idaho Historical society a mar
bic plaque Of the late Senator ShouI
The cornerstone OF the new posto