The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-09-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS

has been augmented by the establish
ment OF cigar factory.
Arrangements are completed for the
holding in Jerome on October l ani
Q OF a big agricultural fair and field
event
The Masonic grand lodge, in session
at Boise during the past week, closed
its conclave with the selection Of
Twin Falls as the 1916 meeting place
Shoshone now has woman presid
ing over the school board, Mrs. Joe
Wheeler having been chosen to thai
position at the last meeting of the
board
Fred M Coleman has finished his
work with James S. Bogart on the
books of the state treasurer's office
and is once more housed In the state
penitentiary.
The city council has fixed the city
tax levy in Caldwell at Is mills for
the ensuing ye. This is 3 mills
higher than the levy of 1914, when Is
mills sufficed.
Drainage and irrigation were the
two topics which received more ex-
tended consideration at the first fall
meeting of the Commercial club last
week at Caldwell.
Rupert is making great prepare
lions to entertain the thousands Of
visitors expected for the first Mini
doka county fair to be held on the
2Sth, 29th and Both of this month.
Between sixty and seventy state
banks have filed with the state bank
examiner statements Of their condi-
ton on September 2, as called for by
the comptroller of the currency.
On October LIST the Bull company
of the Idaho National Guard will be
mustered into the service of the state.
The Bull company is to take the
place of the one disbanded In Idaho
Falls.
Success seems to attend the efforts
of Meridian hunters of big game. Two
hunters returned last week from the
upper country with two bear and two
deer, bagged in trip of about ten
days.
The residents of Fruitland were ter
rified one day last week when large
coyote made his appearance and en-
gagged in a rough and tumble fight
with every dog with which he came
In contact
An unknown man attacked Andy
Smith at Pocatello, robbing him Of
$40 while he was walking on Fourth
avenue. The robber slugged him on
the head and he is now in critical
condition.
Establishment of a Methodist col
lege In Idaho at Gooding. where
site has been donated, is to be the
1916 idea of the Methodist conference,
which draws its membership from
Idaho and Oregon.
Salmon City, Lemhi county, wants
q company Of infantry, and Blackfoot
wants to organize troop of cavalry.
for both those companies
have been received at the Office Of Ad-
jutant General Crow.
A. A. Richards of Emmett last week
had shipped forty and one-half cars of
prunes, loading 1000 crates to a car.
These were picked from forty acres
OF young orchard and forty acres Of
old and were all in fine condition.
C. p Hartley Of Emmett picked
thirteen cars Of prunes from nine and
six-tenths acres. Frank Short of
Eagle up to date has picked fourteen
tons to an acre, from nine acres Of
old and ten acres of young orchard.
Twin Falls Is assured of million
dollar sugar factory to be built by |
handle the 1916 crop If contracts
delivery of the beets
grown on 5000 acres in this section
are secured.
Potatoes are beginning to move
slowly from Caldwell again, after an |
interval Of more than two weeks dur
ing which digging and shipping were
almost entirely suspended Shipment
Of the local crop ceased because of |
5he break in prices.
Floyd Schults, head pharmacist of
| Pocatello drug store, was severely
injured as the result of being sand
gagged by two men on South Garfield
avenue. Schults was delivered a bot
lie of medic ne to a sick person at
he time of the attack
A posse is searching the mountains
IN the western border OF Long valley
or "Shad' Field sheepherder, who
committed double murder by shoot
lg Edward and Wayne Ward, broth
srs, we'll known and highly respected
-anche1s of that section
Mrs. Frieda K Roos has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Clifford to sue
iced Ell M. Downing, who resigned
IN February 9 Samuel U. Tough was
appointed to succeed Downing, but
las since failed to qualify. thus neces-
stating new appointment.
Three Idaho postmasters have been
.ppointed as follows: Albert Beut-
er, Sharon, vice Mrs. Emily Sleight,
esigned. Mrs. Mamie G. Choate,
rrakean, vice Frederick Choate, re-
igned. Mrs. Ethna M. Jordan, Webb,
ice Charles c. Miles, resigned.
The city council of Twin Falls has
lied with the public utilities commits