Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-11
IDAHO STATE NEWS

After IS days without sufficient pre-.
cipitation to give any relief to vege
tation. the drouth at Boise was broken
on the first day of September.
Ninety acres OF spring wheat re.
Gently threshed on the farm 3ia miles
southeast Of Kimberly, owned by f.
S. Bell. returned an average yield OF
so bushels per acre.
AS the crop Of field of seven acres,
F. o. Potter. residing two miles south
west of Kimberly, last week threshed
out 5Sl bushels Of wheat, or yield of
SO bushels per acre.
Idaho women are invited to exhibit
at the "Women's Achievement Depart
ment" Of the International Dry Farm.
ing congress. which Is to be held at
Denver, September ~ to October 8.
1t Is said that fright over the ap
pearance Of dog she thought mad,
must have resulted in broken blood
vessel and thus contributed to the
death of 6-year.old Freda Kuster OF
Eagle.
While fighting fire which was de.
ranch FIVE miles northeast Of Nerd
ian, e. Wildwood inhaled so much
smoke into his lungs that he came
near losing his life.
Fully 10000 people of Pocatello and
the surrounding towns attended Brady
park Monday afternoon and participant
cd in the Labor day exercises. This
was the first big Labor day celebra
complete success.
On request made by Walter Cupp of
Caldwell, Secretary Lane has ordered
the detail Of two engineers of the rec
lamation service to cooperate with en-
gineers of the Back Canyon Irrigation
district in concluding surveys Of the
Black Canyon project.
The contract for the construction OF
the Townsend garage at Pocateilo has
been let, and work will soon be start
ed. The building will be constructed
in thoroughly up-to-date manner and
win contain appliances for gasoline,
oils and air built in the structure.
President Woodrow Wilson controls
at least one railroad. 1t is the Arrow
rock line, constructed by the reciama
ton service to carry supplies from
Boise to the largest irrigation dam In
the world, the Arrowrock, located
twenty miles from the capital city.
A yield of 275h bushels Of white
clover seed as the crop Of 1923 acres.
or 1896 bushels per acre. grown this
season on the Highline Seed Farms at
Clover-the biggest known yield OF
this crop-was threshed out last week.
The owner received $365.16 per acre
for his crop.
While Mrs. George Webb. Of Hol
brook, was working about her home, a
shotgun leaned against one corner OF
the room and loaded for use against
predatory animals, fell to the floor and
was discharged, the shot striking her
13-months-old son in the abdomen and
killing him instantly.
The state land board, at meeting
last week, at which all members were
present, the governor being represent |
ed by Lieutenant Governor Taylor
who is acting governor in the absence
from the state of the executive, de,
cared the office Of register of the
state land department vacant.
What is known as the Loop" q
railroad line which circles the valley
from Idaho Falls to st. Anthony, has
been completed by the Oregon Short
Line railroad and the first train has
been over the entire line. Trips will
be made daily, but for the present the
road will only be used for freight
The Pocatello city council has de |
cided to sell bonds to the amount OF
four hundred thousand dollars for the
construction of municipal water
plant. Two experienced engineers
have been working on plans for the
past month, and report submitted by
them to the city council was accepted |
Nine different property owners OF
Nampa are to have the privilege OF
paying for cement sidewalks put in by |
the city because OF their negligence in
not keeping their old walks in |
proper repair.
Earl r. Ford OF Shamrock. Texas,
was literally ground to pieces by
Nampa- bound train In the suburbs OF
Boise. Ford was either asleep or
drunk on the track and was lying face
down when run over.
James McNally, accused of the muir.
der OF M. Irwin a short time ago, was
given preliminary hearing at Poca,
tello, and was held for murder In the
second degree and bound over to the
district court, which convenes Sep
TENDER 10.
Crops were never better In the Long
valley section and there will be
large acreage OF wheat oats and IT,
mothy seed threshed this year. The
yield is far above the average and
better prices are being paid than for
years past.
Fire Of unknown origin completely /
destroyed the residence of Charles #
Baker at Boise. The loss was estt