Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-11-13
IDAHO STATE NEWS


William Gilmore, of Payette, ha
been given medal by the Panama
Pacific exposition as the champion
corn grower of Idaho.
Two Mexican highwaymen resisted
arrest at Shelley and duel with of
icers followed, which resulted in botl
Mexicans being wounded.
1t is estimated that in the neigh
borhood of $150,000 has been or will
be paid to the farmers of Long valley
tor their 1915 crop of timothy seed
The Boise valley has produced more
and has sold more livestock and farm
products this year than it did in 1914
1t got better prices than it did last
year.
The Boise banks are carrying in de-
uposits $1,324,000 more than they did
one year ago and they have more
loans out than they had at this time
last year.
No applications for loans presented
to the state land department between
December l, 1915, and March Is, 1916
will be acted on by the state land
board until after the latter date.
Seven-year-old Wesley Boise fell
from high swing at the Contra
school grounds at Blackfoot, and va,
severely injured. Both wrists WEI,
broken and the boy suffered NAL.
minor bruises.
The 10-year-old daughter of r. L
kirkpatrick lies seriously injured a
a Caldwell hospital as the result
an injury to her back, sustained VIII
she was struck by heavy tee,t
board plank ON tie school grounds.
Boise is showing higher percent
age OF increase in bank clearings tina
any western city. In September
led with an increase of $932,727,
ZIG per cent, being &c per cent his
er than Salt Lake, the next highv
city.
Uncle Sam wants to retire from til
railway business in Idaho. He offel
10 lease for ten years to a responsib.
party the Arrow Rock railroad, t,
gether with the railroad equipmeI
and the buildings and grounds at Al
row Rock
This year alone the state of Idaho
through the land board, granted 81
plications for loans which total $404, |
270 and rejected applications for loan.
to $107,S00 1t is a business
equal to that of the largest individual
house in the state.
Many orchardists throughout the
state have contributed their share to-
ward the exhibit of apples which will
for Idaho against all the
'ther apple growing states at the Pa.
lama-Pacifc exposition. Fifty boxes
Will be sent to San Francisco.
The Oregon Short Line has ar
anged for the free delivery of $4,000
,allons of water per week at Berger
tation and 10000 gallons per week
t Haggardt. At Berger so families
will be supplied. At Haggardt water
Il
State Sanitary Inspector White
trongly condemns the use of Sec
Midland kegs as containers for cider
nd syrups at soda fountains, and an
lvestigation which he is conducting
ito the matter may lead to the pro-
ibition of the use of these recep-
lcles.
The land board has been advised
lat the Twin Falls west-end project,
hich has been dormant for many
ears, is to be revived. This project
adjacent to the south-side Twin
alls, said to be the most successful
arey act project in the United
.ates.
Governor Alexander has granted a I
role to M. |. Vanderhoff, alias John
after, boy 16 years of age, serving
term in the state penitentiary for =
rglary committed at Idaho Falls 7
3 will be allowed to leave the state, !
turning east to New York with his I
other. Z
Two laborers on workcar on the 7
llroad siding at Bl3ckfoot got into a
ariel which resulted in a fight in 7
Itch one was badly beaten up, his J
sailant using a hammer. The worst 7
man thereupon brought a gun into J
", shooting his opponent in the I
est, inf1icting severe. flesh wound. !
The present highway district law, :
the opinion of the supreme court, I
likely to result in great injustice \
reason Of the fact that few peo- !
may divert to territory not par =
llarly In need of 1t vast sums Of !
ney which should be expended in I
re densely populated neighbor- !
IDS.
n a decision handed down in the !
eral court at Moscow, the Twin I
Is Salmon River Land & Water !
npany was denied new trial in 7
of the largest irrigation suits ever !
ught in Idaho and involved more 7
n $4,000 acres of land owned by !
.lers whose rights to sufficient !
er were involved =
A the future there will be no open.
of irrigation projects In the state --
IDAHO until the irrigation company
ing charge of cOnstructinp tho waM