Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-08-28
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Ing for three days of festival on Sep
TENDER %, 20 and "a.
One place In southern Idaho which
Is not suffering from lack OF water
Is the Hagerman valley.
The body of John Irving. who was
killed in an accident at Barber, was
sent to the former home of the de-
ceased in Minnesota.
H. w Rose, who was brought back
to Boise from Rock Springs, Wyo.,
ON the charge of wife desertion, has
been released on filing bond of $500,
The state OF Idaho won 1873 medals
for farm products at the Panama-Pa'
cific exposition at San Francisco. the
great majority of the honors coming
to south Idaho.
The state veterinarian announces
that more serum Is being used by the
hog raisers of the state than ever be-
fore, and the prevalence of cholera Is
being rapidly decreased
Torresto Josselyn In crossing an IT.
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slipped and fell and stick penetrat-
ed his leg near the knee joint, caus-
ing loss of considerable blood.
Plans are being taken up by Idaho
Falls automobile owners to organize a
Bonneville county motor association
to affiliate with like associations
throughout the other counties of the
state.
Boise and Ada county have each
purchased about twelve hundred gal,
Ions of tarvia, which they are putting
on certain streets to ascertain how
effective 1t is In preserving cement
pavement.
Turning out almost hundred
thousand feet of lumber each day, with
a full crew working in the mill. the
plant OF the Boise Payette Lumber
company at Barber is making good
progress.
John g. Hanson, q homesteader In
the dry farming section near Indian
valley, committed suicide last week
by shooting himself. He had been q
sufferer from cancer OF the stomach
for some time.
John L. Swicegood OF Jarbidge.
Nevada, a mining man, II years old,
we'll known in northern Idaho. was &C.
cidentally shot near Jarbidge while
taking gun from wagon, death re-
sulting an hour later.
The valuation on which the Pull.
man Car company pays taxes in Idaho
was increased from one hundred and
fourteen thousand to two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars by the state
board Of equalization.
Miss Ruth Harris lies unconscious
at the Nampa General hospital, with
fracture at the base of the skull
which may yet mean death for her, as
the result of being thrown from
horse she was riding.
A statewide raise OF the assessed
valuation of all sheep In Idaho has
been ordered by the state board of
equalization The increase will be 10
per cent for all the sheep on the rolls.
Every county's assessment was af
fected.
The prune crop promises to be the
largest ever sent out of Meridian,
when the increased acreage Ia taken
into consideration. Conservative es-
Inmates place the number of cars of
prunes which will be shipped as green
fruit at rs.
A farm management survey OF
some go farms In the vicinity Of
Mountain Home Is to be made by fed
eral and state agricultural experts
The object of the survey will be to
learn whether the settlers. are making
money, and II not, why not.
James McNally shot and instantly
killed ], w. Irwin at Pocatello as the
result of dispute over load OF
hay. McNally had contracted for a
load of hay and when Irwin wished to
deliver 1t the dispute arose. McNally
stated that the hay was of inferior
quality.
The celebration In honor OF the |
opening of the new Oregon Short Line
depot at Pocatello was q great sue
cess. Senator Brady delivered an ad. |
dress on the progress of Pocatello and |
The Oregon Short Line, with q re- |
spouse from General Attorney Smith |
for the Short Line.
The assessment on the property OF
the Utah Light & Power company was
raised this year 100000 over the as.
sessment Of last year by the state
board of equalization The total as
sessed valuation of the property was
placed at 100000. Last year Il was
assessed at $2,700,000
Further investigation into the books
Of the state treasurer's office, made
during the past week by James S. Be-
CART assisted by Fred M. Coleman,
former deputy state treasurer, has
disclosed the fact that a full account
Ing has been made for the $11,171.50
which was reported missing
Mrs. Bates OF Middleton was the
victim of an unusual accident while
A needle which had been
eft In q lace curtain was iammed