The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
In THE GEM STATE

NEWS OF the arrest IN SPOKANE OF
l.. j. Samuels alias j. r Saunders
and Willis Smith. wanted at Nampa
for alleged forgery. has been received.
Christmas vacation for Boise school
children will begin Friday. December
p, and close on Neg Years day,
school commencing again January ,.
Monday. November q. was Boise's
coolest November day since 1896. In
the morning at $3.50 the official Their
mometer registered degrees above
zero.
United States surveyor, who with
his crew has been surveying near
Fairfield. was forced to disband his
crew because OF the heavy SHOWS in
that region.
Death claimed another Boise piO
neer last week in the person OF A. II.
Wylie. who died at the ranch home
OF his son, Oakley Wylie, on Dry
creek. He was SO years OF age
l. l. Culbertsou on the Payette Ore
gon slope hauled in four loads OF Pc
tatoes which brought him $500 Mr..
-Culbertson was also successful in rails
ing peas this year, making $40 an acre
on them
The Idaho prohibition law was ap
proved as model for the proposed
prohibition law for Utah by officers
OF the Prohibition and Betterment
League OF Utah at a meeting held at
Salt Lake last week.
Mother and daughter were married
at the same time at Boise last week.
Mrs. Laura Ellen Owens was united
in marriage to Robert d. Walker and
Miss Nerna Gladys Owens was mar.
rled to Jacob NJ. Little,
The public utilities commission has
issued an order permitting the Idaho
Southern railroad to quit business and
| sell It's rolling stock. rails, ties and
equipment The road has not been
operating since late in June OF this
year.
For the purpose OF keeping the
grounds OF the Northwest Livestock
association in sanitary condition. and
to assist in detraying the expense for
bedding and other tncidentals, the
state livestock sanitary board has set
aside s. 500.
Planned as something in the nature
| OF a celebration OF the extension and
yitalization OF the county organiza.
ton of the Society OF Equity. the all.
day meeting OF members and friends
in Nampa recently was attended by ap-
proXimately 800.
Campaigns for the sale OF the Red
Cross Christmas seals will begin in
earnest soon in Idaho. Boise headed
the list for Idaho last season with the
sale OF $609ll worth Of stamps In
the per capita sale. however. HALEY
won first pennant with 5.S4.
Considerable interest has been
| aroused in Pocatello and Bannock
county by what appear to be well au.
thenticated rumors that the Ogden,
Logan & Idaho railroad has definitely
decided to extend It's lines from Pres
ton to Grace during the coming sum.
mer.
Ray NJ. Thompson. a weiLknown
druggist OF Malad, vas acquitted OF
manslaughter after trial lasting two
days. Thompson was charged with
the killing OF George Mclaughlin last
December AT the Thompson rancn near
Malad Thompson claimed self de
tense
The labor unions OF Idaho are al
ready having drafted the workingmen's
compensation dill which they intend
to have introduced into the next lex
islature. The leaders interested In
the bin say that 1t will differ mate.
rally from the bill introduced four
years ago
The Shelley Light T. Power com.
pany, successors to the Shelley Mer-
camille company. has asked the public
utilities for a certificate Of convent.
ence and necessity which would per.
nit 1t 70 furnish the village OF Shell
ley with electricity under the terms
d new franchise
Members OF the Seyenth-Day Advent
ist denomination contributed a total
Of S3.4o7,2ssl7 tor eyangelstic pur
poses during the past year. according
10 report that has just been received
by Idaho followers OF the church from
re worlds headquarters Of the organ.
zaliun in Washington.
After celebrating TAO hours the
jury at Twin Falls In the case Ot Har.
old and Lynn Loyelace. u and 10
years OF age. respectively. held on
he charge OF murder. were pronounc.
ID no, guilty. The jury held thar the
BOYS had not the capacity to compre-
bend the extent OF their crime.
Claiming 100000 damages from
each Of the defendants for alleged
malicious prosecution. Mack Gnlum
has brought suit at Boise against the
Royal Insurance company and John
J. O5erbilling. The suit is the after.
math OF the trial OF Mack GiIlum and
Doc J A Sheehan, who we're
charged with burning insured prop
srty.