Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-12
IN THE GEM STATE

nation of Emily b. Davis as postmas-
ter at Miner
II is reported that Malad farmers
are receiving $3.50 bushel for wheat,
bought right in the bins.
Joel Newton was convicted by jury
In the district court at Shoshone oil
voluntary manslaughter for shooting
Charles Lombard.
The enterprisiny community of
Hamer has secured school district
and will soon open q new building.
The district will be known locally as
the thurman district.
Permission will probably be given
by the public utilities commission to
the ldaho-Northern branch of the Ore.
gon Short Line allowing 1t to close al
least part of Its line
The new county OF Teton is com.
posed OF the east half of Madison
county. its principal territory being
the Teton valley, on the border of the
Yellowstone National park.
While driving across an irrigation
ditch near Idaho Falls, John Alfred
Anderson, age 80 years, a farmer
was thrown from the wagon seat and
killed, one of the wheels of the wagon
passing over his body.
Charged with having issued
worthless check for seventeen hun
dred dollars, Charles p. McColm was
arrested at Boise last week, 1t being
the third time within month he had
been arrested on similar charge.
During the past year there were
seven thousand Ave hundred school
children Interested In agriculture and
allied matters through the boys and
girls school clubs. Six hundred OF
these clubs were organized over the
state
A wave OF reform has struck the
state legislature, and In addition to
the statewide prohibition, bills have
been introduced which II passed will
put out OF commission all pool and
billiard halls and ban on slot ma.
chimes.
The Pocatello Gas company has ap.
peared before John Graham, mem,
Der of the state utilities commission,
and asked that the Southern Idaho
Water Power company be asked ia
raise rates for electricity on water.
heating apparatus.
Idaho in 1914 produced $4,000
bushels of corn, averaging 81 bushels
an acre, 14.362.000 bushels OF. wheat,
averaging 1872 bushels an acre; a..
60S,000 bushels OF oats, averaging A
bushels an acre; 5,270,000 bushels OF
potatoes, averaging 1856 bushels an
acre.
Despite the fact that the Pocatello
high school building was burned dur.
ing vacation. the attendance since
sessions were resumed at the state
academy buildings has been so well
maintained that the percentage of at.
tendance for the first semester, which
has just closed, has been GEL.
John Hammond of May, whose from.
tai bone was pierced by piece OF
stove iron October IS, the result of
a powder explosion, was released from
a Salt Lake hospital ON February 4.
only few hours before the death OF
his sister, Miss Katherine Hammond.
at the same hospital.
While Mrs. Ira Melcber of Fruitland
was out In the field with her husband
| on wagon the team became fright.
| ened at a fire where trash was burn
Ing and ran away, throwing Mrs. Bel.
cher to the ground, severely injuring
her.
Lawson Heel was severely injured
as the result of the explosion OF a
| gasoline tank which he was thawing
| out on his ranch near Sweet The
bones In one OF his ankles were bad.
| y crushed and one OF his arms severe.
" torn.
The Idaho Society OF Engineers. who
held a session with the house irriga.
| ton committee last week, urged the
passage OF the appropriation of ten
! thousand dollars a year to continue
the water measurement of streams OF
| the state.
On Lincoln's birthday Twin Falls
will attempt to defeat Bosses debating
cam. Last year Boise was successful
N debate and just managed to squeeze
out victory in the Triangular league.
which includes Twin Falls, Pocatello
| and Boise.
Superintendent Horton +. Miller OF
the Fort Hall Indian agency is adver
Using for 10000 pounds of select Swe-
dish white oats for seed. The seed ia
required for the Indians for spring
planting and will be furnished by the
government.
AT least $4,000 is to be spent dur.
ing the fiscal year In the purchase
OF horses, wagons, plows and other
farm machinery and supplies for able.
bodied Indians of the Fort Hall
agency, in an effort to make them
self-supporting.
With Theodore Turner of Pocatello
reelected as president and E. A. Van
Sicklin of Weiser, vice president, the
state highway commission was reor,
ganized last week.
The farmers movable school under
the auspices of the extension depart,
ment OF the Idaho Agricultural col.
lege will be held in Star and in Eagle