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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
GREAT SEEDHOUSE
IS BEING ERECTED
COurteen Seed Company of MIL
waukee Begins Building
NEW STRUCTURE WILL COST AP.
PROXIMATELY Ss5,OOO.
Building VIII Be of Brick and Cement
and VIII Be Modern In Every
Way.

Excavation work begun yesterday
on the basement of the new, modern
brick seed house of the Courteen
Seed company of Milwaukee, Wis,
which when completed will be one of
the finest structures of its kind on
the tract, and with machinery will cost
in the neighborhood of $4,000. The
walls will be of brick, the basement
cemented and the roof will be of tar
and gravel.
The main structure will be pne
story and a basement, 65 by 100 feet in
size. There will be a tower 60 feet
in heighth and other late appliances
The Courteen Seed company, which S
pioneer institution of the northwest
and one of the largest seed companies
in the country, has heretofore bought
Twin Falls tract products through
local agents, but realizing the possi-
bilities and actualities of this country
has decided to locate a large house
here permanently. The basement viii
contain large storage rooms in which
farmers may store their garin.
The contract has been let of w G
Reed & company of this city. The
excavating is being done by the Gro
zier Transfer company.
The new building will be erected OF
Shoshone street south, along side th'
end of the switch extending betweeI
Fourth and Fifth avenue south.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
LARGER POSTAL DEPOSITS
TO BE ACCEPTED
Changes in Postal Savings Bank
Regulations Made Possible by Law
Just Posted.

Larger postal savings deposits will
now be accepted at the Post Office
This is made possible by an important
amendment to the Post Savings Act
Just approved by President Wilson. A
postal savings depositor may now
have an account amounting to $1,000
upon which interest will be paid.
Formerly $500 was the maximum
amount he could have to his credit.
This enlargement of Postal Savings
facilities will be very gratifying to
thousands of depositors who have al
ready reached the old limit of $500
and are anxious to entrust more OF
/ their savings to Uncle Sam. Another
feature of the amendment tat will
avoid further embarrassment 10 the
public and to postal officials is the
going away with the limit on the
amount that could be accepted from q
depositor monthly Under the old
law $100 could be deposited in cal
endar month. The amendment abol-
ishes this restriction. While the Pos
tai Savings System has already proved
a signal success as is shown by the
fact that more than a half a million
depositors have over eighty million
dollars standing to their credit, still
it has fallen short of meeting the dul
demands of the public because Of the
restricted which have now been elm
mated. Postmaster General Burlesor
and Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Dockery have been tireless y
their efforts to secure a modification
of the limitations and the new liberal
izing legislation is particularly graft
fYing to them.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
ROCK CREEK HAS
FINE FRUIT CROP
John +. Hansen Says Orchards
Will Yield Well
APPLES, PEACHES, PEARS AND
SOUR CHERRIES ABUNDANT.
Crockett Funeral Large-Walton Re-
Wooden Shoe Cowboys
Get Initiated

"They said that the fruit was all
killed down here and they also said
that it was all dead at Rock Creek, but
it isn't" said John F. Hansen, of that
town yesterday. II suppose that you
had better not publish that without in
vestigation as folks might doubt it,
plaughed Mr. Hansen, but we have got
good crop of fruit. Apples, early
peaches, pears and sour cherries are
all in fine condition. Early cherries
were killed, as were the late peaches,
but our fruit crop is>good taken alto
gether. You ought to come out and
see for yourself.
81 saw something at the Wooden
Shoe headquarters today that always
amuses me when I see it. 1t was the
breaking in of new cowboys. One
you.s fellow in particular got an aw-
full fright The old cowboys led out
a horse which they told him was an
outlaw and cautioned him about the
animal until he was positively white
l rode the same old horse myself IL
years ago and he was quiet animal
then.
1.-THE funeral of Mel Crockett yester
day was one of the largest ever seer
in that part of the country; there were
Al autos in the procession. Mel wa!
born on Rock Creek and everybody
knew him and regretted his death. His
father died two years ago and hi
mother passed away before. He lef
one brother, George Crockett, and I
sister, Mrs. Pearl Dunke
81 learned this morning as l cam
in that John Walton who was hurt il
the accident in which Crockett wa
killed, is so much better that he lie
the trained nurse go today and tina
he is considered out of danger at las
and is improving very rapidly"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
DEAD ANIMALS ARE
LEFT IN THE FIELDS
Deputies Find Many Carcasses Which
They Are Bryfng to Prevent Spread
of Disease.

Deputies H. G. Jackson and j. H.
Uric are having their own time bury
ing the dead animals left by owners
in pastures and vacant lots throughout
the county, is evident from a report
filed yesterday with County Clerk E.
]. Finch, by the first named deputy.
AS the names of all the persons own
ing the dead animals have not yet
been secured, the publication of the
list of owners has been deferred, but
such items as this following occur
frequently in the report: zone dead
hog in pasture" 'two dead sheep in
one yard "21 head dead sheep, -Four
dead horses" "one dead dog" "one
sheep and one cow" The cause of
death in most instances seems to be
unknown. The deputies say that some
of these animals are so located that
pollution of streams from the car
casses is possible. Whether steps will
| be taken to prosecute anyone or
whether the neglect in the cases were
such as would warrant prosecutions
under the present laws, has not been
ascertained.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
CAUGHT TOO MANY.

Assistant State Game Warden
Joe Fitzsimmons returned yes
terday from Haley where he
took in Harry Munger of Filler for
catching more than the required
weight of fish. 1t cost him SIS. 9th
er offenders were said to have been
on the ground, but had been driven our
by the cold weather This recalls the
story told on Lieutenant Bob Slee OF
Bull, who it is said, went out last
week to fish and had not been on the
ground five minutes when he landed
a fish that just reached the total lim-
it allowed. Bob was about to throw
the fish back and resume operations
but remembering that the law was
against catching more than certain
weight, regardless of the disposition o.
them when caught, he returned sor
rowing with the catch to Buhl.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
C0NV0CATION OF 1917
MEET AT TWIN FALLS
Clerical and Lay Delegates From All
Parts of State Coming Here Next
Spring.

Twin Falls received its full share OF
the honcrs at the convention OF the
Episcopal church of the diocese OF
Idaho at Boise last week, not only
capturing the convocation next year,
but having it's two delegates selected
as delegates to the Eighth Provincial
synod which will be held sometime
next winter in some city yet to be de-
termined. The time for holding the
convocation here next year has not
been determined but it will be some
time in the late spring. Delegates,
both clerical and lay, from all parts OF
the state will be present.
Rev. l.. B. Franck and Col. Z. H.
Longley of this city, the clerical and
lay delegate, respectively, at the Boise
convocation, were among the foul
clerical and four lay delegates select
ed for the meeting of the provincial
synod.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
CONTRACT FOR
SCHOOL IS AWARDED
Northern Pacific Construction
Company to Do Work
CONTRACT FOR PLUMBING is
AWARDED TO FRANK HEALY.
Matters of Installing Heating Was De-
ferred Until Friday Night For Final
Action.

The contract for the construction of
the new grade school was let Monday
night to the Northern Pacific Con-
struction company of Portland, which
erected the last wings built on the
high school building, for the sum of
$23, $3.50, this company being the low
est bidder. Other bidders were E.
White, $24,612; Bobier & Felt, $26, ,217 /;
w. G. Reed, $26 $50, and Fraser, Dodd
and Taylor, $26,672.
The contract for the plumbing was
let to Frank Healy for s2,113 other
bidders being L. j. White, $2,100! w
G. Reed, $2,421; ]. F. Cooney, $4,000
Ham & Hamer, $2,155; Home Plumb
ing & Heating company, $2,345; Bal
lyntine, $2,3S4.
The heating contract was not let
the matter being deferred to a meet.
ing tomorrow night Bids for this
contract were: w. G. Mcpherson, S5-
934; Boyer, $3,S00 for furnace or Sc,
876 for steam; L. ]. White, $5,3SO'
Frank Healy, $5,6S2.83; w. G. Reed
$6,600; j. F. Cooney, $5,S48.
Relative to the plumbing contrac
the board took the position that it wal
better to let the contract to home
man at a slightly increased figure, 81
they rejected the bid of ]. F. Coone.
en- this ground. The difference be
tween White and Healey was held 81
small as to be virtually immaterial, 81
the board held the bids to be practi
cally for the same amount and award
ed the contract to Healy.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
MAD HOUND DRIVES
FAMILY TO HOUSE
Mrs Farmhouse and Children
Have Thrilling Experience
FR0TH FALLING FROM OPEN
MOUTH OF ANIMAL.
Animal Bites FuriOusIy at Fence
Until Killed by Young
Boy.

Driver into their home by a mad
hound with foaming mouth and black
tongue, which bit furiously at the
fence, the wife and children of Mar
shall Farmhouse, who live near Hol-
lister, remained in a state of siege
Monday morning until the rabid ami
NAL was dispatched by a 22-calibre
rifle in the hands of the 11-year-old
son. The thrilling story of the ad-
venture is told in the following letter
to THE TIMES by Mrs. Barnhouse:
This morning about IL o'clock my
four little ones and myself were at the
back Of the garden, 10 or IL rods from
the house, when we looked up and to
our horror saw a hound with black,
hanging tongue and foaming Jaws at
the cow corrall, several feet from us,
with only four-foot netting fence
which surrounds the house and gar
den between us. My Oldest only II,
grabbed the hoe, and l the 22-months
old baby under my arm, and we ran
for the house, the hound Zone belong
ing to the Deep Creek Orchard Co., of
which / understand there are num-
Der, all without muzzles, running
loose) following around the fence.
When we escaped inside the house it
bit the fence My 11-year-old boy got
7 the % rifle and shot it from the
porch, hitting it in the hind parts and
it raised its head but did not utter a
sound He shot it till it was dead and
2 some then. Mr.. Farmhouse being road
1 commissioner, is obliged to be from
! home most of the time, leaving us all
alone. Had it not been for the fence
( we would have been bitten beyond
! doubt. Still there is no protection for
t us by law I understand. l have been
2 informed the animal belonged to the
t Deep Creek Orchard company, which
r is said to have several more, all with
out muzzles. This is simply facts, and
e it left me with my nerves entirely
a shaken.
t 1t is reported that a mad dog was
j. shot yesterday by a farmer living neal
S the high line canal.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
JACK DAVIS FREED
ON FELONY CHARGE
Claimed He Used Only Necessary
Force In Ejecting Sprague-Ne Nelson
Case Dismissed Today.

The case of the state of Idaho
against Stephen Nelson for an alleged
assault on the person of Maroni Wix-
ON at the county hospital some time
ago, was dismissed today.
Jack Davis, who was arrested some
time ago on the charge of committing
feloneous assault with a deadly wea-
pom on the person of A. N. Sprague,
was acquitted by the jury last night.
Davis produced evidence to show that
he had been left in charge of the
ranch on which the trouble took place.
with instructions from the owner to
eject trespassers. He claimed that he
ordered Sprague off the premises and
that on the failure Of the latter to go
he elected him. His defense was that
he had not used unnecessary force in
ejecting him.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
TILLERY PROVES LIVE
CORPSE FOR ElOURNfRS
Buhl Merchant and Family Fail to
Verify Story of Wholesale Accident
al Death.

That Ben R. Tillery and his whole
family who were reported annihilated
in an auto accident at either the
Magic dam or the Salmon dam on
Memorial day are still alive and able
to take three square meals day is
the information brought from Buhl
this morning by g. Marguardsen, who
says that the proprietor of the Golden
Rule store in the west end city is not
only we'll, but is unable to account for
the starting of the greusome tale
which aroused the whole community
No information has been received in
Bull in regard to any auto accident
which would account for the starting
of the rumor The report was thai
Mr.. Tillery had run his machine over
bank into the water and that all
were killed.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
JACKSON LAKE DAM
NEARLY COMPLETED
Will Conserve Shortage Water
For Irrigation
GREATEST CAPACITY OF ANY DAM
OF ITS HEIGHT.
Secretary Taylor Says Extra Water
VIII Likely Not Be Needed Here
This Year.

Shortly after July /, this year, two
thirds of the maximum allotment OF
$4,000 acre feet which is assigned to
the Twin Falls South Side tract as
result of the building of the Jackson
Lake storage dam, will be available, If
needed Owing to the amount of snow
in the mountains and the large run OF
water now coming down the river,
Secretary w. o. Taylor said yesterday
that it was not probable that this
water would be needed this year. Next
year the full amount of $4,000 acre
feet will be available If required
The following from the Monday is
sue of the Capital News gives des-
cription of the dam and the total
amount of storage capacity, which will
be utilized to hold water for the tracts
along the Snake river, in case of un-
usually dry years which might other
wise result in shortage:
"The jackson Lake dam extension
to enable storage of additional water
for the Twin Falls north and south
side projects will be completed in July
of the present year. At that time the
sale of water by the reclamation SER
vice from the Minidoka reservoir to
the Twin Falls project will cease. The
The jackson Lake reservoir is in
Wyoming, about 25 miles south of tbe
Yellowstone park boundary. The wa
ter in the lake is not available In
Wyoming, but is in Idaho.
"The concrete work is finished and
the earthwork will be done nexi
month.
1.-THE Jackson Lake reservoir viii
store considerable water, which will
be available for use this year. Its
storage capacity is 100000 acre feet
the greatest of any dam in the worlc
of it's height, 81 feet. The main dan
will be completed within the origina
estimate of $340,000, which is also
remarkable feature.
"It will take the water from Jackson
lake seven days to flow down thu
Snake river to the Miner dam. In or
der to arrange for the passage of thi
storage water, a conference was hell
in the office of State Engineer Smitl
at which time representatives of all II
rigation and canal companies on tn
Snake river above Miner were pres
ent The meeting was called by TN
state engineer in order that full un
derstanding might be had with respec
to handling of the Jackson lake water
which will pass large number o
canal headgates before 1t reaches IL
point of diversion to the Twin Fail
project
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
BAPTIST PEOPLE
ENDORSE PASTOR
Congregation Recommends Rev. b.
c. Miller, Who Resigns For His
Health.

Rev. B. c. Miller, who resigned the
pastorate of the Baptist church in
this city recently on account of i'll
health and who will leave Monday
for Portland, Ore, for recuperation,
received a strong and unanimous re-
commendation from his congregation
Sunday when he held his closing ser
vice here. The pulpit will be filled by
ministers supplied by the state board
until a pastor is selected.
A reception was given to Rev. and
Mrs. Miller at the church Monday
evening, when they were presented
with a handsome silver tea set by his
Sunday school class.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
AUNT OF J.. A. WATERS
PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Miriam Clarke, died at the
home of her son, William Clarke,
near this city, Monday afternoon at
the age Of "a years. The funeral was
held from the Grossman chapel Tues
day, and was conducted by the Chris
tian Science church of this city. In
terment in the Twin Falls cemetery
Mrs. Clarke came here from Nefa
Colorado, three years ago. She leaves
son, Frank, in Nefa, and another son
William, in this county. She was
widow for 80 years. She was an aunl
of J. A. Waters.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
PROGRAM FOR PARISH
HALL BEING PREPARED
Chicken Dinner and What Goes
With 1t To Be Followed by
Amusements.

The best things in the line of fine
eating and the best things in the way
of amusements will be features of the
chicken dinner given at the parish hall
of the Ascension church Friday night,
June 9, to which a general invitation
has been extended to the public. The
dinner will begin at $50 and continue
until 500 o'clock, after which the
tables will be cleared and a program
given, the details of which have not
vet been worked out, but which prom
.ises to be something unique and worth
while.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
CASE AGAINST w. C. WALTERS
DISMISSED BY THE STATE

The case Of the State of Idaho
against W. c. Walters was dismissed
on motion of the county attorney at
the opening of court yesterday morn
ing. Walters was charged with en-
bezzlement of a calf.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
ELKs PROGRAM NOT COMPLETE

The Elks' program for flag day Is
being amended and will be finally
made up tonight so that its publica-
ton this week is impossible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
REPUBLICANS WILL
 GO UNRESTRICTED
County Convention Formal ly Indorses Pope M. Long
 as State Chairman

The administration of Pope M. Long of Cordova as state chairman was indorsed at the convention of Jefferson county re- publicans held at noon yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce. Delegates were selected to the Ninth district republican convention, which meets here Thursday at noon at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium, and to the republican state convention, which meets here Monday, May p.
 The negroes from Beats q and 37 con- tested the seating of the delegations from those beats honored by the convention, but their requests for admission were de- nied. They later withdrew to another hall, where they held a rival meeting The county convention was strictly a lily white proposition, and not a negro was gwen seat. In refusing to seat the con- testing delegations of negroes from the two city beats, the convention ruled that they had not been selected in> compliance with the law.
 T. H. Aldrich was temporary chairman of the convention yesterday and John T. McEniry of Bessemer was elected perma nent chairman. c. P. Park of Ensley was elected secretary. The Jefferson county republican executive committee of f5 mem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
WEST END

Miss Gladys Kincaid was hostess to d party of merry young people last week when she celebrated her twelfth birthday. Roses and ferns formed an attractive dec oration for the rooms Music, games and dancing were enjoyed until late hour, when an ice course was served to the % guests.
 Mrs. Henry Barclay was a pleasing hostess Thursday afternoon, when sne en- tertained her bridge club. Flags and bunt- ing were Dattractively used in the decora- tions and the national colors were also observed in the score cards and. the salad and ice course A visitors prize, bou- doir cap was drawn by Mrs. J. L. Par rish
 Mrs. Len Warner deli lightfully enter iaiaed the West End Forty-two club the past week at her home on Berry street Baskets of roses tied with pink and white tIlle made pretty decoration for tha rooms where the games were played. Al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14

bers was elected with T. J. Kennamer chairman and J. c. Bass as secretary. Resolutions strongly indorsing Pope M. Lcng, chairman of the state committee, were adopted.
 Twenty-two delegates were elected to the district convention, and the same number to the state convention. At the district convention there will be 10 dele gates from Blount, one from Perry, one from Bibb, in addition to those from Jefferson county. Whether the repub- lcans will nominate a candidate for Con gress in opposition to George Huddleston, the democratic nominee, has rot been an- nounced by any of the leaders.
 Practically all the delegates who were elected to represent Jefferson county at the state convention here on May 2 are said to favor an uninstructed delegation from this state to the republican na- tional convention at Chicago. There seems to be no doubt that this will be the final lewiston of the state conven- tion, according to the opinions of the party leaders in this state. The action of the county convention in indorsing the administration of Pope Long as state chairman indicates that he will have the solid support of this county for re-elec- ton. Indications from all over the state point to the re-electlon or MT. Long, al- though there is a small minority faction which is said to oppose him. MT. Long is regarded as the leader of the lily white element of the republican party in Ala bama, which is the regular organization.
 On account of the action of the repub- lican national organization in cutting down the representation of the south in their conventions, Alabama will have only 16 delegates at Chicago. One of these will come from each of the nine con gressional district with the exception of the Seventh, which, as reward for the trouble the republicans in that section give the democrats, will receive two votes Six delegates come from the state at large Despite the efforts of various re- publican presidential candidates and their scouts to line up the Alabama repuh- licans. an uninstructed delegation is con- sidered certain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14

the conclusion of the afternoon a salad and ice course was served to the club members and 10 visitors.
 The Missionary society of the Walker Memorial church will meet Monday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. w. r. Lynch 726 First avenue.
 The Womans Missionary union of the Baptist church will hold it's monthly mis- sionary social Monday afternoon in the church parlors, Band No. l will be in charge of the meeting.
 The social meeting of the Woman's Mis- sionary society of the West End Method st church will be held Monday after noon at the home of Mrs E. B. Martin, 1914 Gotten avenue. Mrs. Maud Henderson will address the meeting, in addition to the regular programme.
 The Princeton Forty-two club will be entertained Tuesday afternoon at : o clock by Mrs. E. M. shelton
 The Wednesday Afternoon Social club will have as hostess, Mrs. J. F. Walters, 1424 Cotton avenue.
 Trinity Mission guild will serve lunch all of next week.
 Mrs. D A. Rogers and children of Tu-
  den of Ft. Smith, Ark, will be guests during the reunion Of Mrs. P $. Wilson. Mir. G. J. Coston of Red Level is the guest of MT. and Mrs. W. A. Darby. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Farrell announce the arrival of son.
 Mrs. w. 0. Porter and Mrs. w. J. Tucker have returned from Acton. Dr. and Mrs. Abernathy of Chattanooga will arrive Sunday to be the guests of MT. and Mrs. Harry Metcalf Miss Hattie Hutchns of Somervile Ga., is the guest of Miss Minnie Looney MT. W. W. Johnson has returned from Hopewell. Va, where he has been for several months.
 Miss Lois Clements of Culloden, Ga, and Mr.. Aulie Parrish of Odele, Ga. are the guests of MT. and Mrs. W. K. Clements, on Walnut street.