The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-04-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS

JOuu EulhlStOuf WHO CsCdpCu iiOh
the penitentiary farm, was captured
after Guiding the officers for nine
days.
The Crown theatre, erected at q
cost Of 100000 and considered the
finest playhouse in Idaho. was opened
at Pocatello last week.
An order is to go out under the
hand of Canyon county health officers
bidding all constables to slay dogs
found running at large unmuzzled.
In the name of the county auditor,
forty-three suits have been filed in
the district court at Caldwell against
delinquent taxpayers Of Canyon
county.
Five men, two women and q baby
were seriously hurt in an automo-
bile accident near Firth. There were
three automobiles in the wreck and
all were demolished.
Not a dissenting vote was cast in
the bond election held by the Caldwell
irrigation district on the proposal to
issue bonds In the sum of $25, 900. and
but one qualified elector failed to
cast a ballot.
Two men suspected of robbing the
Bownerman Lumber company at Poca-
tello were arrested last week. Loot
found on the men was identified rs
that stolen from the lumber company,
the police say.
]. L. Hosler OF Fiye-Mile, his wife,
mother-in-law and two children mar
rowly escaped serious injury in an
auto accident as the result Of a bar
ricade acrss the main paved road at
Cole school house, built by q gang OF
boys.
Senator Borah has introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil bill
appropriating ten thousand dollars to
make an investigation and survey Of
the Black canyon irrigation project,
with a view to its construction by the
government.
The contract for constructing the
Rigby stake tabernacle was not award
ed last week, the committee believing
that all bids on the edifce were too
high. They ranged from 100000 to
$4,000. The committee may adver-
tise for new bids.
The snow fall bulletin for March
shows that the elevated regions of
Idaho are covered with almost double
the normal amount of snow, exceeding
5y one-third the greatest amount ave-
recorded for the months Of Novem-
Der, December, January, February and
A total OF $650,OO0 has been sub
scribed by the board Of education Of
he Methodist church, for the con-
.struction of a college at Gooding. The
inal contribution of $40, 900 was made
BY Ex-Governor Frank r. Gooding.
The college is to be named Gooding
Pocatellans witnessed an unusual
scene last week, when members of
he sherif's staff had a spring house
and emptied the contents Of
several months accumulation of bot
les of contraband intoxicants into the
iewer. This had all been taken from
,o%otleggers.
Mayor Williams vetoed the ordi-
lance permitting Sunday movies at
'ocatello, on the grounds that the Pc
i-ion was illegal, that it would be
Unfair to other business houses which
closed on Sunday and that 1t
would lower the standard or morals
# the city.
H. L. Hopes, until recently auditor
# Jefferson county, was arrested at
lis home at Rigby, on an embezzle-
nent and fraud charge Of raising
ounty warrants, the specific charge
eing that a 50 warrant issued for
ostage had been raised to t12.
Ioppes declares his innocence.
The state of Idaho will sell 5000
ores OF land in the vicinity Of Burley,
.pril %. The land is under the Mini
Okla reclamation project recently COM
leted by the federal government,
ne of the first federal reclamation
in the United States under
htSA oCotC ioduo may lOCClfC Wdlcl.
The students of the Idaho Techni
al Institute are in favor Of .compul-
Dry military training, according to .
ote taken a few days ago. Over IS
er cent OF the entire student body
lvored some form Of military train
lg.
1t is announced that the statewide
ampaign against rabies, in so far as
lie state board of health Is concerned,
i'll be confined to the prevention Of
lie disease among humans and treat
ent of persons bitten by rabid AMI
ais. (
The poles and wires for the installa-
on of the electric system have been :
at Albion. The poles are be-
6 distributed yer the town and will {
placed in position as oon as pos
BILE. !
The late Senator Weldon Brinton
eyburn has been honored by having /,
mountain named for him, the Sec :,
ID highest mountain in Idaho, to be !,
'nceforth designated on all maps az !
cunt Hepburn. )