The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
NEWS OF INTEREST
FROM OVER THE STATE

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Fred Helyerson, an employee at
the septic tank at Standpoint, was
blown 10 feet thru a trap door by
an explosion of sewer gas. A fell
low employee, Ole. Bendixon, was
severely burned and barely escaped
with his life, climbing up the ladder
envoloped with flames which follow
ed the explosion. A lighted candle
caused the gas to ignite after it had
collected in sufficient density. City
Engineer ]. K. Ashley received some
burns and was shot thru a door by
the concussion."
According to the Teton Peaks
chronicle, St. Anthony Is due for a
new hotel. A Salt Lake architect
has been figuring with the Haines
brothers, of st. Anthony, with regard
to erecting modern brick two story
building on the site of the old River
side hotel. 1t is stated that prepare
tions are about to begin and that
the work will be rushed to compile
ton within 80 days.
A new grocery store has opened
in Bull, the Bull Grocery company.
The citizens of Twin Falls are
thrilling with the news that it is
possible the Oregon Short Line will
extend their line to Wells, Nevada.
The sale of the Western Pacific is
pending and minimum price of
100000 has been set by Judge
Dooling, of the U. S. district court,
in foreclosure suit brought by the
Equitable Trust company, of New
York, against the road.
Melvin d. Crockett, the Rock
Creek ranchman who was injured in
an auto accident on May 81 on the
Kimberly road, died in the Twin
Falls hospital, May 27, having never
regained consciousness after the
crash. He was unmarried, leaves a
sister and brother, George Crockett.
Funeral was held Tuesday, May 80,
in Rock Creek.
An interstate association shoot for
the encouragement of trap shooting
is to be held in Twin Falls in con-
nection with the Idaho Sportman's
state tournament, June II, IL and
10.
Two automobiles were recently
stolen in Idaho Falls, one belonging
to the N. o. Naylor garage, and the
other to DR.. G. NJ Smith. The form
er was abandoned by the thieves on
account of lack of gasoline. But
DR.. Smith had taken the precaution
to fill up the tank and make every
preparation for a trip the next day,
which was Decoration day. He heard
the car depart and thought it was
his neighbor
A new motion picture company has
been organized at Twin Falls, which
shows that those boosters down there
are unquenchable. The first object
of the organization is to exploit the
Twin Falls tract and the natural
beauties Of the surrounding country
The moving picture is coming to be
recognized as great advertiser and
it reaches more people than any pub
LEGATION.
The tetonia Mercantile company's
store in Tetonia was robbed Sunday
night, May %, the cash drawer yield
ing the thieves a neat sum.
100000 worth of wool has been
shipped during the last month out of
the Bull district.
Contract has been let to the North
ern Pacific Construction company, of
Portland, to build new grade school
In Twin Falls.
On his way to Pocatcllo in search
Of employment Sam Wiggleton at
tempted to alight at Downey and lost |
both his legs. He was drawn under
the moving train so that the wheels
severed his legs just below the knees,
The gypsies maintain their tradi-
ions. A bunch of them were head
I'd off at McCammon last week sus-
)ected of kidnapping a five-year-old
BOY in New Jersey.
A lady whose husband was en-
)loyed near Idaho Falls herding
sheep wanted to be with him and
llso make wages. She dressed up
Is man and got a job herding at
81 a day. On her way back to Cache
Junction where she had cached her
eminine apparel she was discovered
~ a curious sheriff who wired for
Ter clothes when he heard her story.
1t has been rumored that Wood D.
Parker, of the Teton Peak Chronicle,
purchased the Pocatello Chronicle of
Alic Murray, but in his last issue
1r. Parker denies the truth of this,
aging that there had been verbal
cal, which was prevented from be-
ng completed on account of several
ttachments against the Pocatello
liant.
Mayor Jeremiah Robinson and {
councilman Eichelberger, of Boise,