The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-02-11
IN THE GEM STATE

at once take steps TO get behind the
movement 10 build the Salt Lake-Yel-
lowstone highway
A measure has been introduced in
congress granting permission to Min
idoka and Cassia counties to build
bridge across the Snake river
William r. Martin shot himself
through the head with a 80 Colts
automatic pistol at Twin Falls. He
was engaged in the restaurant bust
ness for several years, but III health
caused him TO quit about year ago.
Three thousand acres of Carey act
land under the Owsley project at Mud
lake In Jefferson county. thirty miles
northwest Of Idaho Falls were sold
last week from the Idaho Falls Office
OF the promoting company for $35 an
acre
Settlers on the Twin Falls. Salmon
river project want ten thousand dol
lars from Carey act funds to aid them
in litigation TO bring about some kind
OF a definite solution as to the posi-
ton of the state In connection with
the project
NV AANH1h A1hbth AsAAt VIII NahN
stock census within a radius of 500
miles of Pocatello, The sheep census
will extend about 100 miles west OF
huntington Ore, and also about the
same distance north and east Of Liv-
ingston. Mont,
The Hammett postoffice and the
general store OF Henry r. Krorth
were burglari2ed and later destroyed
by fire. The loss on building and the
stock will approximate $4,000, Dyna-
miate was used by the burglars In
blowing open the safe
The longest grounded circuit tele-
phone line in southern Idaho has re-
Gently been completed, connecting the
headquarters OF the supervisor OF the
Idaho national forest at Mccall with
the Chamberlain Basin ranger station,
ninety-five miles distant
A young man named Frank Berry
was killed in a runaway at Idaho
Falls Berry and George Close were
coming in from the country with a
horse and cutter, when near the rail-.
road tracks the horse became fright
ened and ran away with them.
When Otto Hosier Of Twin Falls re-
turned to a shack at 0:30 o'clock at
night, where he and a man known only
as John" were staying, he found the
entrance TO the shack barred by the
dead body OF his roommate Heart
trouble was the cause OF death,
The state OF Idaho Is preparing to
sub-divide and sell at auction approx
imately $4,000 acres OF land In the fer.
tile Boise valley, which is watered by
the famous AFrowrock reservoir, &C.
cording 10 an announcement made by
the United States reclamation service
On account OF frozen switch and
failure Of the brakes to stop two
trains, collision occurred at Arimo.
a siding between Downey and Mccain
mon. The trains struck head-on. but
with such little force that no damage
was done other than 20 smash the pt
lots on both engines.
Five hundred members by April l."
is the motto adopted by the Pocatello
| Commercial club In furtherance Of
this plan the club was divided into two
camps under the captaincy of two ~
the most aggressive and prominent
business men Of the city. TO secure
new members.
Two city hremen have filed suits
against the city OF Pocatello for a sum
aggregating 5000 as salary due The
suits are of friendly nature and are
brought on advice Of the city attorney
! The hre departments treasury In emp
| "A A Al
borrow funds 10 meet this obligation.
DR. g. H. Cooper OF McCammon 10
! charged with malpractice In suit
| hled by Harriette l.. Curtis, through
her guardian, A NJ Curtis The com.
| plant alleges that the defendant was
| negligent in the handling OF an OBJ.
| stetricai case.
The city council has pledged itself
| TO appropriate one-half OF the $4,000
necessary TO build the additions 10 the
| Pocatello general hospital This will
mean the doubling Of the capacity Of
the present structure and Ia a much
| needed Improvement
Settlers on the Big Lost river and
| its tributaries who have acquired
water rights subsequent TO those OF
| the Big Lost river project met at
Nackay on January % and organized
he Big Lost River Water Users as.
,ociation, for the stated purpose Of
protecting their rights In the event
hat the project is revived by the
Utah Construction company.
At luncheon Of The Pocatello Com
mercial club $50 business men dis.
cussed the project presented By the
Ford Motor Car company for Installa.
ton Of a subsidiary assembling plant
In Pocatello
The city council has practically
agreed 10 pass an ordinance allowing
movies" 10 remain open In Poeatello
on sunday. This action vas taken In
response 20 a petition signed by 2l76
citizens ~ the city
Attracted By the splendid opportuni.
ties offered the Idaho sgTicuturlst.
many Ga rruau farmers are coming
hc.e from Nebraska. and In recent
arrival az Nuhi there we're eleven car