The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-09-10
IDAHO STATE NEWS

knocked down and run over by HI
team and wagon.
After SO days without sufficient pre-
cipitation to give any relief to vege
tation, the drouth at Boise was broker
on the first day of September.
Ninety acres of spring wheat re
Gently threshed on the farm 31a mile
southeast of Kimberly, owned by
s. Bell, returned an average yield o
60 bushels per acre.
AS the crop of field of seven acres
F. 0. Potter, residing two miles south
west of Kimberly, last week threshet
out 581 bushels of wheat, or yield Of
SO bushels per acre.
Idaho women are invited to exhibit
at the "Women's Achievement Depart
ment" Of the International Dry Farm
ing congress, which is to be held at
Denver, September q to October 9.
1t is said that fright over the ap-
pearance of dog she thought mad,
must have resulted in broken blood
vessel and thus contributed to the
death of 6-year-old Freda Kuster of
Eagle
While fighting a fire which was de-
stroying two stacks of hay on his
ranch five miles northeast of Nerd
ian, E. Wildwood inhaled SO much
smoke into his lungs that he came
near losing his life.
Fully 10000 people of Pocatello and
the surrounding towns attended Brady
park Monday afternoon and participat-
ed in the Labor day exercises. This
was the first big Labor day celebra-
ton ever held in Pocatello and was
complete success.
On request made by Walter Cupp of
Caldwell, Secretary Lane has ordered
the detail of two engineers of the rec
lamation service to cooperate with en-
gineers of the Black Canyon Irrigation !
district in concluding surveys OF the |
Back Canyon project.
The contract for the construction of
the Townsend garage at Pocatello has /
been let, and work will soon be start 1
ed. The building will be constructed
in thoroughly upto-date manner and
will contain appliances for gasolin Q, |
oils and air built in the structure.
President Woodrow Wilson controls
at least one railroad 1t is the Arrow |
rock line, constructed by the reclsma
ton service to carry supplies from
Boise to the largest irrigation dam in
the world, the Arrowrock, located
twenty miles from the capital city.
A yield Of 2751s bushels of white
clover seed as the crop of 1923 acres
or 1896 bushels per acre, grown this
season on the Highline Seed Farms a
biggest known yield OF
his crop-was threshed out last week
The owner received $365.16 per acre
or his crop.
While Mrs. George Webb, of Ho, | ,
,rook, was working about her home, q
hotgun leaned against one corner OIL +
he room and loaded for use against
PREDATORY animals, fell to the floor ant
vas discharged, the shot striking her
3-months-old son in the abdomen and ,
illing him instantly. ?
The state land board, at meeting
asst week. at which all members were
resent, the governor being represent | 4.
by Lieutenant Governor Taylor :.
tho is acting governor in the absence
'om the state of the executive, de
AIRED the office Of register of the !,
ate land department vacant. u
What is known as the LOOP" a
lilroad line which circles the valley q q
ON Idaho Falls to ST. Anthony, ha .
zen completed by the Oregon Shor, ~
inc railroad and the first train hasj
zen over the entire line. Trips w
, made daily, but for the presep' -.
ad will only be used for fre' {
The Pocatello city coup) f
ded to sell bonds to . III nas uo &
UT hundred thousap' 70 "nio"N' =
srt Two a municipal water
va bean experienced engineer
81 nont, orking on plans for thu !
ON tC Il, and a report submitted b.
~, y the city council was accepted
me different property owners of
ampa are to have the privilege OF
aging for cement sidewalks put in by
lie city because Of their negligence in a
Of kee. ing their old walks Il
roper repair.
Earl R. Ford OF Shamrock. Texas :
as literally ground to pieces by a
train in the suburbs OF
oise. Ford was either asleep or !
unk on the track and was lying ia re S
'wn when run over.
James McNally, accused of the niHr-
# of M. Irwin short time ago, was {
ven preliminary hearing at I,oca- I
Ito, and was held for murder I'm the I
cond degree and bound over to the
strict court, which convenes Sep c
nber 13. 7
Crops were never better I'm the Long a
Hey section and there viii be +
ge acreage Of wheat, Ga S ar d t. T
'thy seed threshed this year. The Y
I'D is far above the average and a
ter prices arfj being paid THAI l for
lrs past. r
IRE OF unKn own or.g,a compa tely ]
'troyed the residence of ChaTlt s F b
fer, at BoI e. The loss was 'esti- t.
ted at one thousand dollars. C
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