The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-10-06
In THE GEM STATE

plosion.
Babid coyotes are numerous IN tho
vicinity of Arco and have been making
serious depredations during the last
few days.
Thomas Frazier, who was arrested
at Blackfoot last week, on the charge
OF violating the Mann white slave act
mas been taken to Pocatello and lodged
in the county jail.
A. e. Careswell. the man who was
arrested in Salt Lake City and taken
TO Pocatello as a suspect in an al.
legged attempt at criminal assault has
been released because Of lack of eyi.
dence.
The 2-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
MRS. John Steele of Iona was drowned
last week. When last seen alive she
was playing on the bridge over an ir.
rlgating canal, and it is supposed that
she fell off.
In attempting to put cable across
the Snake river, John Farms, a we'll
known man of Rexburg, fell and the
cable striking him on the head caused
a fracture Of the skull from the effects
of which he died.
Ferdinand HeberliR was instantly
killed when his automobile was struck
by a locomotive at the crossing near
Lava Hot Springs. An inquest was held
at Pocatello and it was decided the
accident was not the fault of the rail-
road men.
With the payment to the state treas.
urer last week by the National Surety
company of $155.761, the state becomes
fully reimbursed for the shortage of o.
V. Allen, former state treasurer, who
is now serving a sentence in the state
penitentiary.
The board of county commissioners
of Bannock county held a meeting last
week to determine the tax levy for
state and county purposes for 1916
The levy was fixed at $115 for every
500 of valuation, which is the same as
the levy of 1915
The action of the state highway
commission in including the road from
Soda Springs to Freedom as one Of
those for which federal aid will be
sought, has greatly elated the resi-
dents of Soda Springs ind the sur
rounding country.
Lawrence L. Jones, % years old, q
stenographer in the Pocatello supply
department of the Oregon Short Line
who served as a private in company
at the citizens military training camp
died at Fort Douglas hospital, Septem
Der q, of pneumonia
The druggists and physicians of Pc
catello are highly commended for theiI
cooperation in helping to stamp out
the dope evil by DR.. G. A. Haskell, 6
federal representative. who acts in the
interests of the enforcement of The
: Harrison narcotic drug act
No fear of infantile paralysis will
holding a baby show at the fair OF
their reservation October 2, and 4
Twenty-seven or more little papoose
already are entered In the contest
This will be the Indians first fair
: A return of $135 per acre is thu
amount which Harry HOsaC of Good
ing will receive for his crop of alfalfj
seed this year. He has 100 acres il
alfalfa and the crop of seed will Civ
him a return of $175O0 for the field
AS he is renting, he gets half the croE
1t is planned to have the new Cath
Ollie hospital, now being erected at Pc
catello, in running order almost in
mediately after its completion. Tn
equipment for the hospital has alread
!: arrived, and several of the sisters VIII
are to be in charge have arrived fror
Salt Lake City.
The charge of embezzlement recen
" preferred against Attorney J. I
Bacon and E. <. Forstall of Pocatell
by C. H. Betty, a we'll known stool
man of Rupert, has been dismissed
1t is said that the accused will retus
to allow the case to rest, and tina
suits for damages are likely TO follow
Idaho convicts have united in an e
fort to bring about legislation tayo
able to the inmates of the state priso
- who have been paroled or have con
pIeted their terms. Among the thing
thew will ask is the expression e.
= convict" outlawed; right to give test
mony in court; more road and far
work; correspondence school nstru
| ton: more helpful parole system.
| The Idaho Falls public schools ha'
adopted the self-government pa
which has been in vogue in some
| the schools of the east for seyeri
wears. 1t was tried in several OF II
/ grades last year with success and no
embraces the entire school system J.
Guiding the high school.
i A complete electors ProgreSsi'
marty state ticket was placed IN nom
nation in Idaho through the tRFa "a
| ty vote cast in Nez Perez county. d
the attitude of the secretary OF state
| office is that such a ticket cannot
| recognized under the law. and unie
| a test is made il probably VIII ho'