The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-01-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS

There are 10000 hogs in the state
and the number is increasing daily.
The new ward of the L. d. s. church
at Pocatello has just completed tenn
porary place of worship.
Southern Idaho raised a shorter
apple crop last season than in 1914,
but the prevailing prices were better
than in 1914.
There was greater production of
wheat, and in fact all grains, in Idaho
in 1915 than ever before in the his
tory of the state
Race suicide does not predominant
In Idaho. The birth rate the pas
year as reported to the bureau OF
vital statistics was 600 per month
A little convulsive spasm of mother
earth one day last week resulted in
opening a crevice five feet wide, 500
feet deep and 500 yards long near
Kuna
At the present time there are APP
proximately 27O miles Of state high
ways completed in this state, and 125
more miles will be completed early
next season
M. Bartos, tailor of Pocatello, who
was arrested and fined for refusal to
pay his occupation tax, was given a
Jail sentence because of his failure to
pay the fine.
Chris Jensen, resident of Salt
Lake, committed suicide at Pocatello
by drinking potassium cyanide. In
ability to conquer the drink habit |
caused a fit of dependency.
Representative Smith proposes to
introduce a bill appropriating two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars to
acquire more land and make an addi-
ton to the Boise federal building.
An application from the Bank of
Kamiah for a lease of about 500 acres
of land adjacent to that held by the
Idaho Asbestos company has been
turned down by the state land board
Since April the state has paid
bounties on 815 wildcats, $40 bear 81
lynx, SO wolves and 5 cougers. The
total bounties paid on these predatory
animals in that time amount to SILL
1886.
The past year was the greatest in
the history of the state in mineral pro
duction and dividends paid The total
annual output of the mines was over
$30O00,O00, or $G,0O0000 more than in
1914
The hog industry has been on
rapid rise in this state during the past |
few years. In the past twelve months c
it has come into prominence despite
the fight that raisers we're forced to @
wage against the ravages of the chol- S
era
Three million acres of land en- q
braced in railroad grants were survey
ed during the past season, and by the Il
close Of the 1916 season it is expected v
that all remaining lands in the various {
railroad grants will have been sur
yeyed {
The concrete bridge over the Port +,
is. according to the figures of the city Z
engineer, settling dangerously. The
structure is practically new and its
settling is causing the city authorities
much concern.
Medical properties said to be found :
In state lands of Clearwater county
will be thoroughly tested and if prac-
ticable placed on the market through
The terms of lease granted to med !
cal company of Walla Walla, Wash, S
by the state land board.
While it was believed by experts ]
hat Idaho would never become corn {
PRODUCER they have to revise their Y
for corn of the best quality Z
vas not only raised last year, but it r
ound a ready market Fully 100000 :,
ushefs were harvested. =
Thomas Leonard, an old offender :
vas arrested and lodged in Jail at Pc y
atello, charged with wife beating II
he charge was preferred by Mrs v
leonard, who alleged that her hus- L
and bound and gagged her after Sc R
erely beating and kicking her. s.
Nineteen hundred and fifteen was A
ne of the most notable years in the r.
istory of Pocatello Twenty new ~
usiness structures costing $1,000 900 NJ
ere erected, in addition to 500 resi- ~,
entail properties, which bring the ~
,tal up to at least $2,O00,000 b'
The state farm, situated just south Ii
POcatello, Will hereafter be oper- 7
ted In connection with the Idaho O.,
echnical institute. on a new basis -
r. C. NJ. Merrill will take full charge Isl
the reorganization and the farm
i'll BE subdividsd into three divis-
ms.
Through the medium of the bond ~
'use which may handle the issue,
anyon county's commissioners have v
ZEN Informed that Gem county pro dra
'ses to foat a series of bonds for the a.
lrpose of paying off at once its in -
btedness to Canyon and Boise coun-
g. clal
The Idaho Woolgrowers' association 10Y
osed its annual convention at Boise the
tn the adoption of a resolution de- II
lring against the enlarged 640-acre yeal
act which is likely to be- Best
me a law, but decided to petition with
ngress, If it is to become law in Al
west that trails be built across