Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-04-03
GEORGE JACOBSON, Publisher
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The governor has issued a procla
nation designating Friday, April %
as Arbor day.
Home Industry week, April IL t.
II, will be specially celebrated by thu
Boise club women.
Burning grass and rubbish set fire
to the granary of f. e. Sherwood
near Emmett, the building being de
stroyed.
Mrs. S. Jenkinson, stenographer fol
the state game department, was oper
ated on for appendicitis at Boise
hospital last week.
Bites of a rabid coyote has cost v
d. Hannah, veteran stock raiser liv
ing west of Caldwell, the loss of two
fine Durham cows.
Within the next few days the fish
and game department expects to com
mence the issuance of 1915 hunting
and fishing licenses.
1t is announced that the Bank OF
Notus did not fail, but simply quit
business because the business had
become Improbable.
Charles w. Bergman, Jr., died sud
denly at Blackfoot of heart failure
Mr.. Bergman was a prominent an6
prosperous merchant in Blackfoot.
Captain Van Leer of the United
States army will be In Caldwell April
Is to start another inspection oil
horses and mules for government
service.
Representatives OF the Meridian
schools will compete on April 10 fol-
the privilege of representing the dis
trict IN the county oratoHcal contest
to be held May IA.
James, the 2-year-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Davidson Hunter oil
Brownwell, was drowned in the Farm
ers' Cooperative ditch, which runs
close to the Hunter home
The land office business at Black
foot Is increasing rapidly. There are
about twenty entries per day on an
average which means between 5000
and 5000 acres of land taken up.
Ranchers under the Pioneer irriga
ton district may have twenty years
instead Of ten in which to pay for the
drainage work now nearing compile !
ton In their territory, If they wish.
Fong YIN, Boise Chinaman held
under a charge of white slavery
waived his preliminary examination
last week and was bound over Ia
await action by the federal grand
jury.
Governor Alexander has appointed
the members of two commissions
created by the last legislature, the
women's minimum wage and the irri
cation and drainage code commits
sions.
Fear that the coming season will be
q trying one for the foresters on &C
count of the increased fire danger Is
expressed by Guy B. Mains, super
visor of the Payette national forest
of Idaho.
Walter Smith, aged 80, suicided al
Pocatello, taking poison. There has
been no special reason assigned for
the act, except that of dependency
perhaps oocasioned by failure of bust
ness plans.
Because of protests made by Sena.
tor Brady, the Indian bureau has re
1uced the maintenance charge on the
Fort Hall irrigation project from $1.00
o 70 cents for the current year, and
made charge only against irrigable
ands.
Fire completely destroyed the four
Dom cottage of w. w. Harris on
West Deer flat last week. Though
members of the household were al
home at the time the fire was moi
discovered until II had gained great {
Roadway.
b. l., Jones, wanted at Pocatello on
! charge of forgery, is in a hospital I
n Washington following an operation c
or appendicitis, and the Idaho officer 8
Who went to the capital after him, a
will be compelled to remain until his y
risoner is able to travel +
The public utilities commission 7
endered a divided opinion on the ap p
lication of the Beaver River Power v
nd Light company for certificate i:
convenience and necessity in the Il
ity OF Pocatello. The majority opin
IN denies the application. c.
A Caldwell correspondent announces u
hat ex'County Treasurer Will MonB e
as turned into the Canyon county
'easury two checks, aggregating the
lm OF $1,014,45, This transaction
loses his accounts and quiets all ru |
Tors connected with his administra.
on.