The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-02
NEWS NOTES OF IDAHO

Senator Brady has appointed Leslie
Pollard of Salmon as midshipman at
The Annapolis naval academy.
The unidentified body of a man
about 40 years of age in a state of
decay was found in Portneuf river at
Pocatello.
The new railroad bridge built by
the Oregon Short Line over the Boise
river just south of Middleton has been
completed.
The seventh annual convention OF
the Idaho society of engineers was
held in Burley for three days, com.
mencing Monday.
Sportsmen Of Lewiston and Lapwai
who are intent on preserving the game
and song birds are planning on hold
ing in the near future a magpie shoot.
Articles OF incorporation Of the Sho.
shone railway. which will have a main
line and three feeders, aggregating
six miles. have been filed at Wallace.
DIR. Bodle, state veterinarian, is pre-.
pairing to modify the quarantine proc.
lamation in order TO make It easier
for immigrants to bring their livestock
into the state.
Senator Brady is making slow but
steady recovery since he returned TO
Washington. BY his doctors orders
he is transacting no business and see
ing no callers.
Odd Fellows Of the thirteenth dis.
trict, comprising lodges at Caldwell.
Nampa. Parma. Middleton. Wilder and
Homedale. held their second annual
meeting In Caldwell.
A carload OF prospective settlers has
arrived at Shelley from Texas POINTS.
bringing with them considerable
number OF cattle. The settlers will
take up land In the Shelley district.
by an overwhelming majority the
voters OF Nampa have authorized the
bond Issue which means a new high
school building for that city. The
amount OF bonds authorized is S6s 1000.
w. o. Moore. 4 former subject OF
England. now n resident OF Mccall.
made q i00.mile trip on skis from his
home TO Boise TO become a naturalizod
citizen. Mccall is on the. shores OF
the Payette lakes
Articles OF incorporation OF the
Farmers General Supply company
we're filed with the county auditor at
Standpoint This company is an out.
growth OF the farmers union OF the
county and the work OF special com.
mlttee OF the county organization,
Milo j. McGee. postmaster at Cerro
Grande, a new postoffioe on the Mac.
kay branch OF the oregon Short Line.
has asked the public utilities commits.
sion 10 use It's offices toward securing
a station and agent at Cerro Grande.
The nearest agent 10 Cerro Granie Is
at Arco 20 miles distant.
A. J. Priest. assistant manager and
advance agent OF the University OF
Idaho glee club Is IN the southern
part OF the state, making arrange,
ments for the club 10 appear In Pay.
cite, Nampa. Boise, Idaho Falls. Cald,
well. Pocatello. ST. Anthony. Weiser.
Twin Falls. Blaekfoot and Baker.
State Game Warden Jones has re.
ceiyed a telegram from Franklin X.
Lane. secretary OF the interior. an.
nounoing that the government will let
Idaho have rn all for fts oap,a pra
serves. Warden Jones said that he
had decided 10 place 20 OF the elk in
the preserve In Twin Falls and Cassia
counties. and 2s- in Franklin and
Oneida counties.
The Oregon Short Line is sending |
out large placards printed In red and /.
black to be placed in all garages. post, |
offices and other public places. warn |
ing drivers Of all vehicles TO help the /.
railroad companies TO save lives by |
stopping, looking and listening when /.
railroad crossings are approached, /.
The placards say that more than 80
per cent of the drivers fail to do this,
as has been demonstrated by obserya- |
tions made by the railroad company
in dozen cities OF southern Idaho.
Thomas Seymour. ex'National league
ballplayer. was found dead in the
mountains near Cascade, in Long Val, |
ley. He was frozen 10 death. Sey,
mour had some mining property on
West Mountain. He went TO Cascade /
several weeks ago from Payette and
outfitted for the mines. intending to
do some prospect work. II is sup
posed that he became lost in one of
the frequent storms in that section
and was exposed to the bitter cold /.
weather, His frozen body was found
alongside the mountain trail.
The Twin Falls-North Side Land & |
Water company objects to the state
land board prohibiting II from selling