Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-02-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The home of Ben Bechtel at Cald-
we'll was destroyed by fire last week.
\ defective fiue was the cause
Idaho Falls is contemplating making
an effort to remove the United States
and office from Blackfoot TO that
| place
Ben Messenger, rancher OF Ar
DON, Idaho, was accidentally as
phyxiated in a rooming house in Og-
len, Utah.
Timber wolves, gaunt with hunger,
have become so desperate that they
are making forays on the poultry
Yards of ranchers living almost with
in the city limits OF Pocatello.
C. N. Palmer, now a retired mer-
chant of Star, is planning to set out at
least 10 acres of prune orchard this
apring and may increase this figure
| by including a 40-acre trap which he
owns.
Representative McCracken has in
troduced a bill directing the reclama'
! ton service to make an investigation
| to determine the cost and feasibility
of construction of the Black canyon ir-
rigation project.
Michael Jordan pioneer settler in
Owyhee county, passed away at his
home in Nampa, where he has lived
the past five years. He was 80 years
old and his demise was due to the
intirmities of old age.
More than 1000 acres of land with
in the outskirts of the Minidoka ma
tional forest in Idaho will be restored
to the public domain, beginning March
q, when the lands will be thrown
open to homesteaders.
Caldwell capitalists are nearing con-
summation of plans for reclamation
of approximately five thousand acres
of land lying between Caldwell and
Notus, most of which is part of the
Black Canyon district.
Bosses only town clock, the giant
timekeeper that has stood for the past
20 years at the edge of the sidewalk
on the south side of Main street be-
tween Eighth and Seventh streets, has
finally been torn down.
There has been and still is a short
age of coal in Malad. For more than
week there has been no coal or
other freight come in, and on this &C.
count two local restaurants were COM
PEELED to close their doors.
The farmers and housekeepers'
convention held at Pocatello for four
days last week, was attended by 2,O00
persons, and more than 700 of these
were from out of town, in spite of the
fact that the railroads are practically
all tied up.
Emil Hronok died In Pocatello hos
pital after taking poison. He was
found ON the street and taken to the
hospital No motive is known for the
act The man was unable to speak
when discovered, so that no statement
could be gotten from him. -..
The Pocatello Commercial club add
ed 200 new members to its rolls In
less than one week of campaigning
by the opposing forces headed by two
captains chosen by the club to lead
the competition for the securing OF
500 new members by April /.
Chief of Police Parker at Boise has
issued warning to drivers who leave
their horses hitched and not blanketed
on the streets during the cold wealth
er, and says that unless the warning
is Needed charges will be placed in
municipal court against the offenders.
Warren Granlof and Mrs. Helen Will
liams OF Ogden were taken into Gus
tody at rooming house in Pocatello.
The police allege that the couple were
clipping and that Mrs. Williams has
left her husband and five children
and is living with Granlof unlaw.
fully.
Forest Supervisor C. A. Beam is au-
thOrity for the statement that there Is
at least fifty feet of snow lodged in
many Of the canyons in the hills. All
indications point to the fact that the
heaviest fall of snow that has been
recorded in years has fallen in the
Architects have been called upon to
submit plans for the $4,000 addition
to be erected in connection with en-
arging the Pocatello general hospital
The institution, when this addition is
will be one of the best
hospitals in the intefmoun
ain country.
The city of McCammon will at once
proceed to erect and install a munich
,al water plant. Bonds to the amount
If $27 800 have been sold for the pur-
>ose of financing the system, and work
IN the installation will begin as soon
Us weather conditions warrant the be-
ginning of operations.
An implement company of Boise has
ust signed lease for term of years
or the occupancy Of brick and con-
'rete warehouse to be erected along
he edge of the Short Line yards at
'ocatello. The structure will be one
tory and a basement and will cost