The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-14

center street, and died almost in.
stantly from injuries received. The
automobile was a Dodge and driven
by Don Burnside, of Pocatello. In
the coroner's inquest the young mar
was exonerated, it being shown that
he was running nc faster than eight
miles an hour, and that he could not
see the little girl as she dashed out
from behind some wagons and IN
front of his machine. He stopped
the car within its own length. 1t
was just one of those unhappy &C.
cidents which seem altogether un-
a%vOidable.
Elks Temple at Pocatello
The new home of the B. P. o. e.
lodge No. 674 at Pocatello was OPEN
ed last week with formal exercises
and a ball. For one whole afternoon
the building was turned over to the
women for their inspection and they
always enjoy examining the haunts
of that strange animal, bachelor, and
that common one, club-going hubby.
AT the dedication ceremony a very
eloquent address was delivered by G.
Douglas Smith. In the evening the
members enjoyed an initiation, a
banquet and smoker.
Good Roads in Central Idaho
July @, according to The Mackay
Miner, was good roads. day. in Mac
kay. Delegates from Challis, Moore,
Darlington and intermediate points
met with the Mackay Commercial
club and discussed the timely sub
ject with enthusiasm. Evidently
there was no limit but the sky, for
they proposed bonding Custer county
for 500, 600 for constructing a state
highway thru the county. For a pop
ulation of some 5000 this Is a re-
markable show of enterprise. But
the good citizens of Custer know a
good thing when they have it. Their
mines are rich and their scenery is
as fine as may be seen. They are
but are close together in spirit; they
believe in the philosophy of "get to-
gether" to improve their heritage.
: Mining Activity at Mackay
The copper Basin Mining company
recently made a payment of $4,000
on the property they have under lease
and bond, and they are arranging to
make a steady output of a a of
ore a day. Motor trucks and freight
teams are being used to bring down
the ore, and a great amount is brok-
en- and waiting at the mines to be
hauled away. Manager Weller stat.
ed to The Mackay Miner that the out
put of the mine could be doubled
with the addition of a few more
miners to their working force. The
north Idaho mines now have a strong 1
rival in the field of ore production.
Base Ball Riot s
A very fine base ball game at Twin
Falls last week ame to a sudden
end when Twin Falls pitcher Hart
lit Burley catcher Frank over the {
head with his bat, 1t had been a |
itful and feverish game from the q
start, closely contested by we'll
matched teams, and at the time it
vas choked off in the thirteenth in
ling the score stood four to four. '
t was a tie game that nearly ended d
n a swatting contest, for both teams d
we're backed by excited fans who .
tched for a free-for-all encounter, :.
nd a general fight was narrowly =
verified by some cool heads. The l
rouble started with Hart, who fam "
ed out, and claimed that the catch IL
r hit his bat and spoiled his aim
o that he struck out. He struck
re catcher's head with the bat after Il
eceiving a face blow from him, and O
ext someone ran up and pounded 81
art on the back of the head with a e,
room handle. Catcher Frank and 81
is fellow residents of Burley came
YER to Twin Falls the next day and :
led a complaint aaginst Hart, charg- n
lg assault with a deadly weapon.
bond was fixed at $500.
Breckenridge Case
The authorities believe they have ,
lught n Of the murderers of Mr.. !
reckenridge, who was killed some
me ago lea Idaho Falls. Confess
on has been secured from a 17-year- d
d boy that he and an older accomp-
,e were responsible for the crime,
} claiming that the man held him
a life of crime thru personal in 4
lence. A. C. Bantz is now being
arched for. He was recently held
Rexburg on a charge of stealing &
a sheep camp, but made his
cape. He gave the name of Smith =
d it was at that time the boy, nam g
Metzener, was arrested first. The 10
o, according to the boys story had II
t out to rob a bunk house, when
Breckenridge, they held him
and shot him. Mays, a member ~
the Revelare Secret Service agency 90
P%ocatello, is responsible for find liz
: the evidence that brought Met
confession. 16'
ROssi Held for Murder o.
Herman J. Rossi, who, it is ad- a.
tied, had had trouble with his wife
or her entertaining in his absence,
turned to his home at Wallace,