The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-19
IDAHO STATE NEWS


A chapter of the w. c. T. y. hal
been organized at American Falls.
Idaho, according to the latest esti
mates, will market about 100000
bushels of wheat this year.
The wheat crop in Idaho this veal
will be something like 100000 bush
els larger than it has ever been be
fore.
Farm loans aggregating twenty-sev
en- thousand dollars were granted by
the state board of land commissioners
at a meeting held last week.
Ebert Wilkins, a young man re
Gently from Glenns Ferry, attempted
to commit suicide at Pocatello by
drinking carbolic acid, but was taken
to the hospital and will recover.
VIII Windsor Of Idaho Falls was
robbed of nearly $50 in a rooming
house a. Pocatello, and Anna Lande-
lis and Lille Costello are held by the
police. charged with the crime.
Will Windsor of Idaho Falls was
robbed of nearly $50 in a rooming
house at Pocatello, and Anna Lande-
lis and Lille Costello are held by
the police charged with the crime.
1t is announced that all details have
been completed for financing the irri-
cation project of the Wickahonie
Land & Irrigation company. formerly
known as the Little Bruneau project,
in Owyhee county.
The personal liberty right claimed
by H. f. Kirtley, a resident of Poca-
tello, to receive shipment of intoxi-
eating liquors from another state into
dry territory, Bannock county, Idaho,
via be tested by the supreme court OF
this state.
AS David ]. Divine was driving his
auto ON the highway about three miles
below Bellevue, near the Hazelton
ranch, the machine turned over One
Of Mr. Divine's ribs was fractured, he
suffered severe shock and was in
ternally injured.
Mrs. Lawrence Hansen, Mrs. John
Gverson and NJ. A. Patterson were
killed, and Harry Larsen and his
wife badly injured, when a freight
u dlu Kali llllO dn dutOhODllc ucdi
Twin Falls. The dead were all resi-
dents of Rock Creek.
Without ever having regained con-
seriousness since discovered lying in
a state of coma in his cabin two miles
east of Middleton, Robert S. Williams
passed away at Caldwell. Williams
was a bachelor and was living alone |
in his home when stricken with |
paralysis.
The secretary of the interior has
designated 205,O00 acres of land in
Idaho for entry under the enlarged |
homestead law, residence being re
CURED on all these tracts The land
is in Boise, Blaine, Bear Lake, FIRE.
mont, Idaho, Bannock, Bingham and
counties.
AS a result of the preliminary hear
ing, E. NJ Small of Wilder was
bound over to the district court by
Probate Judge Meek at Caldwell, to
answer to the charge Of manning
Earl Limbaugh by firing loaded
rifle at the youth. The bullet took
effect in an arm.
Out of an expenditure of S131, 735
to run the city of Pocatello the last
six months, it is interesting to COM
pare three kinds of protection and
he expenses for each. 1t cost s7,545
or fire protection, 5000 for police
projection, but for health protectron
,nly $519 can be figured
In addition to the S133,60S.82, for
which demand has already been
made on the National Surety com
ANY as bondsmen for o. V. Allen, de-
llting state treasurer, the company '
viii be required to pay $1,93007 more, a
or interest alleged to have been I'M I
awfully paid by the former treas t
rer. =
Lieutenant Thomas Labert Heerl,
Tho won the title in the royal Mex
can artillery under the regime of
Iuerta and who spent eight years in
ne United States navy, as shown by
is honorable discharge August II
lst was accidentally killed by
eight train in the yards at Sho-
none.
With view to encouraging a larger
of nut and slack coal
trough the sections of Idaho it serves,
le Oregon Short Line has issued
ew freight tariff, to become effective
ecember 49, which reduces the rate
l nut and slack coal from the Wyom-
g mines to the majority of stations
/ its lines.
The shortage in the Idaho potato
op this year is attributed partially
the enlarged wheat acreage
'ound the Twin Falls district,
700 less acres of tubers were
anted this year than last, largely
cause the farmers wanted to take
vantage of the present high prices
wheat.
A man named Herps of Kimberly |
rrowly escaped death In an accident
It occurred on Blue Lakes grade in
axe River canyon, two miles north
Twin Falls. He was driving of
vn the grade on a heavy hay baler, pc
ich went over the cliff, the horses II,
ng killed, but Herps sprang off in an
nick of time. ar
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