American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-08-26


The Highway Commission and En-
gineer Forter are making every effort
to get the roads of the local district,
in shape for fall grain hauling. Ten
teams are busy, five on each side of
the river. hauling straw and distribut-
ing it along the highways. IL is the
hope of Engineer Forter to COM
plete the strawing this week. The
straw when properly placed holds the
road bed in place and will eliminate
the necessity. SO authorities say. of
regarding in the spring.
Petitions are being circulated among
the residences of the new Union and
lines additions for a sub-sewer district
to the one now under construction. In
case the petitions are allowed II will
mean an addition to the sewer
improvement district of about nine
blocks. Construction work on the
sewer is about completed, there re-
naming only the building OF thirty
flush tanks which are to be con-
structed with brick and concrete.
Much OF the residence district is now
connected up with the pipe line and
the remainder will be as soon as the
flush tanks are constructed.
That some of the sportsmen are
getting in early on the duck shooting
in this vicinity is evident from the
reports of shot guns along the river
during the evening and early morning
hours. On Sunday a business man
happened to be an eye witness to the
unlawful killing of at least one duck;
heard the report of the gun and saw
the duck fall, but the perpetrator OF
this infraction of the game law was
hidden in the brush so his identity
was not learned. The deputy game
warden has been notified and has
promised to give this district special
attention until the open season on
ducks arrives.
Gus Martens came out from his
Iowa home Tuesday of last week to
spend a month or more here, superin-
tending the building of a splendid
country home on his place, six miles
west of town. Next spring Mr.. Mar
tens will move to his place to make
it his home permanently. The Martens
boys have nearly finished the harvest
ing and threshing of their wheat fields
which comprises between 700 and SOC
acres. The average yield will be In
the neighborhood of 80 bushels pei
acre though some portions have given
a yield of 35 bushels. The Martens
fields were well cared for last year
during fallow season and wholly free
from weeds. There are n lot Of
mighty good farmers in the district
west of the river and these are al
getting splendid returns for theii
labor and investment this season.
Village Marshal Lieuallen has de
clared war on the dogs and hereafter
will inforce Ordinance No. So to tho
letter. There has been several com
plants lately regarding the dog nuts
ance and an effort will be made t.
eradicate the evil. The ordinance Ii
very strict and If 1t is enforced will
keep all dogs off the street that dc
not wear a license. Licenses cos 49, OF
for male dogs and $500 for females
payable to the village marshal. TIT
marshal will provide a pound soon ant
all stray dogs or dogs without a II
cense will be rounded up monthly, pu
in the pound and II not called for with
in forty-eight hours will be killed
Councilman Lang in speaking of thu
nuisance said, something must b.
done with all these stray dogs. W
have a strict ordinance regulating tn
licensing of dogs and are going to TAX
immediate steps to have 1t enforced
The farmers of the surrounding coun
try should be particularly careful
about allowing their Gogs, If they ar
valuable, to establish residence Il
! town. They often become lost an
\ stray about town for several days be
fore they are picked up again. w
want to give every one a fair warnin
l that hereafter dogs must be licensed
otherwise they will be impounded an
destroyed"