Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-10-08
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

The harvest in the Ilo-vollmer sec
ton was the biggest in the history OF
that country.
The enrolment at the University OF
IS more than last year.
The people of Gooding county have
voted 100000 for good roads, and
Cassia county $4,000 for the same
purpose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Card of Boise
were killed Saturday afternoon when
Cards automobile was struck by an
interurban car.
Salmon City, Lemhi county. wants
company of infantry in the state
militia, and Blackfoot wants to organ
ize a troop of cavalry.
James Mcmillan of Twin Falls has
made application to the council of that
crate a gas heating, lighting and pow
er system.
Gus Nicholson, charged with the
murder of Samuel Burns at Laclede
last November, at his preliminary
hearing Saturday was held to the dis
trict court without bail.
The Caldwell yards have sold over
ten thousand head of horses during
the past year. the receipts exceeding
81, 100000. The buyers have been
mostly of foreign countries.
]. McNally, who shot and killed Mar
ion Irwin near Pocatello few weeks
ago in quarrel over a load of hay,
was acquitted of the charge of MUIR
der on the grounds of self defense.
Two of trio of horse thieves re-
Gently convicted in the Idaho county
court were given sentences of six to
Ia years, while the third member of
the gang received from four to ID
years.
According to the first totals of the
harvesting season compiled by the
grain shippers of the state, Idaho has
produced 100000 bushels of wheat.
O,OUOsUUU VI OdlS, O,VOOtOOV VI Ddiit
and 100000 of corn.
Twin Falls is assured of a million
dollar sugar factory to be built by the
Amalgamated Sugar company to han
die the 1916 crop If contracts guaran-
teeing delivery of the beets grown on
5000 acres in this section aressecured
Prominent business men of the St
Anthony and Rexburg section of the
state are becoming enthusiastic over
new discovery of rich silverlead
ore recently opened in a property in
the Gilmore district about 100 miles
to the west of st. Anthony.
One of the governments greatest
achievements in reclamation work, the
Arrowrock dam, the highest in the
world, 1856 feet, was formally dedi
Gated Monday afternoon at Boise. The
completed structure is an engineering
masterpiece, the work of the United
States reclamation service.
Victor Kagas, young farmer liv
ing in Long Valley. was recently kill
ed, together with the three horses ne
was working on a binder, when a sud
den electric storm burst over the field
where he was at work. The bolt OF
lightning which killed Ragas and the
horses also wrecked the binder.
Arrangements have been completed
for the exhibition at the Lewiston
Charleston fair of the world famous
herds of cattle which ade also to be
in the competition at the San Fran
cisco exposition. The fair at Lewis
ton, which will be held the week OF
November 80 to December 4, is expect
ed to surpass any previous exposition
held in the city.
The country women's clubs in the
Twin Falls vicinity have petitionec
the city council for financial aid il
securing and fitting up a suitable rest
room in the city, the same to provide
comfortable quarters with modern con
veniences for the housewives anc
daughters of those whose market cen
ter is Twin Falls. They also ask per
mission to equip an exchange room
where their products may be placed
on display for town purchasers.
John K White, food commissioner
of Idaho, has issued the following
bulletin to the trade of that state:
Your attention is called to my cir
cular letter No. 7, dated July 27th
1915, regarding the use of milk bot
ties having the name of any person
firm or corporation blown therein.
will again state that the law makes
it a misdemeanor for any person
other than the rightful owner, to fl
or refill with milk any milk bottle
bearing this private brand.
For your further information, this
department will hold that milk OF
cream sold in bottles bearing the
name of a dairy or creamery blown
in the bottle and cap bearing the
name of another dairy or creamery
will constitute an additional charge
of misbranding.