The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-03-17
In THE GEM STATE

| ~ 10 0ApeCleu Jnat over O,UuU acre.
Of beets will be grown in Twin Falls
county this season.
Pahsamaroi valley Is growing con
stantly in population, new settlers
coming in every week.
The governor has issued a procla
nation designating April 8 to 9 as
Western Consumers Week"
The Southern Idaho Y. w. C. A.
conference was held at Caldwell last
week, a three days session being
held
true leapyear girl made her ap-
pearance at Star on February 20,
when a daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs Jack Turpen.
That blaclNleg is causing = loss of
Serious proportions to cattle owners
in the northern part OF Ada county,
Is the latest report.
1t Is reported that the herd of an.
telope on the Pass creek bench are
starving and that coyotes have already
killed large number.
The bootleggng cases before the
district court at Pocatello during the
last twelve months total 1877, with
fourteen cases pending.
A 5-yearold grade Holstein COW at
Bull has production record OF 80.2
pounds of butterfat In twenty nine
days, from 2,1l1 pounds If milk
Bonneville county records show M.
ty-four arrests for bootlegging and six
cases pending within the past year.
Most Of the defendants pleaded guilty.
The report comes from st. Maries
that deer have forsaken their noun
tain haunbS and invaded the town
some having been seen In the court
house yard.
The sugar factory to be erected
west OF Twin Falls will be one OF
the largest and most modern plants
In the west. The daily capacity will
be 1.400 tons of beets.
The village trustees OF Star are Civ.
Ing their attention to the streets of
the town and have force OF men at
work grading the streets and putting
them in better shape.
Joe Streng. for twenty-five years a
wool buyer in Idaho, and one of the
best known men in the intermountain
country. died at Ogden, Utah, as a re.
suit of an elevator accident
The Twin Falls Automobile show
will be held March 20 to 20, inclu.
siVe, and 1t 10 expected that practical |
ly every car represented in the state
will be exhibited at the show.
George e. Crum OF Lewiston has an
nounced his candidacy for the Repub
hcan nomination for governor of Ida
no. Mr.. Crum settled in Lewiston In
1899. coming to this state from Ohio.
The Fort Hall mine, near Pocatello,
which has been closed for Ave years
was sold last week to a Butte com.
pany, and ltMiG announced that active
work will be resumed on the prop.
erty.
Since the disappearance OF the re-
cent heavy snow, the work OF cOmplet.
Ing the surveys being made by the
United States reclamation service In
Black Canyon territory is being prose
cuted.
The Mountain Home High school
basketball boys have won the north
western championship. having gone
through the season In contest with
teams from other schools without q
single defeat.
AS one evidence OF the advent OF
In that section Of the state
{ 10 reported that at the Sullivan &
Turner auction at Cafdwell last week
III but $40 OF the s2.4o0 total Gales
vas paid on the spot In cash.
by q vote OF twenty-five counties
o fifteen, the Democratic state cen.
raj committee rejected the preferen.
ial primary for the election of dele,
'ates to the national convention as
allied for by the Baltimore platform.
The revolver with which II Is al
eyed Ernest Hardenburg shot and
,illed Sam Richardson has been re.
'oSered and is now in possession OF
he sheriff at Caldwell. The revolver
vas found near the scene OF the trag.
dy.
Answering numerous inquiries re
ardinG artificial coloring of apples
he state chemist has decided that
here Is absolutely no way in which
he coloring OF apples may be in.
uenced. declaring Idahos sunshine
the best pigment
Members OF womAn's club at Par.
Ia entertained their husbands with
iusic. recltations, stories and refresh,
tents one night recently, but the la
les deny the imputation that it was
ecessary 10 give the social In order
, see their husbands.
Never have there been so few pris
ners as at the present time at the
nunty jail at Boise The former aver
sc, It Is said, was from eight tc
Senty,two, Since the state went dry
be number has grown less and less Z
ntt at the present time there are I
ut four county prisoners and one !
ED on a federal charge. =
New directors were eltcted; $4,000
as appropriated for premiums; dates {