The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-04-28
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Twin rails 10 the extent OF $500.
Twelve schools participated in the
state declamatory contest held at Twin
Falls last week.
The apple crop in Boise valley is
promising, it being predicted this
years harvest will be much heavier
han last season.
War is being made on bicycle riders
who take to the sidewalks in Nampa,
number of arrests and convictions
being made of late.
barrels of whisky that had been
shipped to Pocatello from Salt Lake
under the label, olive OIL"
Four rural free delivery routes will
be established in Idaho on tri-weekly
basis June 2. They will be at Pingree
Kenyon, Kimama and Melba
From Spokane comes the news that
Lieutenant Governor Herman H. Tay-
or has formally announced his can
iidacy for nomination on the Repub-
lican ticket for governor.
The state experimental farm, locat-
ed two miles south of the city limits
of Pocatello, is being put in first-cass
condition. This farm is being operat-
ed by the Idaho Technical institute
Serious injuries were sustained by
Helen, 5-year-old daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. j. Paul Johnston, at Twin Falls.
when she was run over oy heavy |
auto. while she was playing in the |
street.
Nampa aldermen have voted to re-
tund $4,000 worth of waterworks
ponds and $4,000 worth of sewer
bonds bearing 5 u and per cent inter
est, in order to float new issues at 5
per cent
The remains Of Leonard Cain, who
was drowned In Salmon river in De-
cember, were taken from the river
last week at the Large ranch, about
three miles below the scene Of the
drowning
Preparation for the 600-acre tract
of Land in eastern Idaho by the Unit
ed States Beet Seed company, which
will grow beet seed there for beet SUI
gar companies of the United States,
has been started.
Depostors who had money In the
Bank OF Nampa, Limited, at the time
Of its failure, last week received their
share OF $4,000 that was distributed,
making total of As per cent which
has been repaid to the banks pat
rons.
Fireman Thomas J. Black was killed
and Mrs. Rose Cox of Wallace was
seriously injured near Wallace when
heavy freight engine backed into
Northern Pacific stub train on the
branch. on a sharp II
urve. n
Clarence E. Langford of Soda =
springs has been arrested and taken '
Pocatello charged with bigamy. He q
ecently married Mrs. Nichols OF Nc y
'ammon and states he understood his e
primer wife In southern Utah had d. y
orccd him J.
About so presidential postmasters -
Idaho have been invited to join the - -
ational Association of Postmasters e. e.
the United States. These include ="
u the first, second and third class -
ostmasters in the state, who are ex- -,
scted to join individually. ~ ~
Ine surveyor general has sent a 70
irty OF engineers to the Little Willow no
eek country, lying about 10 miles va
ON Payette, to do the necessary BUR VIC
'ymg to enable him to make plans mr.
Id estimate the cost of construction N.
an irrigation system for that dis ms
let. NJ.
Mrs. Minnie Green had narrow es- wa
pc from death 1T PocateIlo, when a Low
am belonging to George Smith, at tril
ched to wagon, ran away and col Tn
ed at full speed with a telephone 1t
lie. Mrs. Green was thrown from VIII
? wagon and suffered serious in it
les. mo
The board of trustees of the Poca-
10 general hospital last week ap- and
ired before the city council and fou
de representations to that body win
view to securing an appropri- tin.
On OF $4,000 for the purpose of per
bling the present capacity of that In
titution. fed.
he request made by the Boise age
rchants' association for the street iat
'ileges of the city during the III
nth OF July celebration in order TO
troll the concessions that the Boise bU
chants may derive all the benefits
the asles, has been granted by Feet
city council. II
has been reported to the state
eriologist by a prominent sheep
that so many rabid coyotes are Ca
ifferent localities OF the state that with
p dogs are becoming scarce. Each says
dog is bitten by a coyote it OF b.
be killed to prevent a possible as II
lopment of rabies. risk
! automobile driven by Robert such
rson went over the Shosbone tory
grade. The machine turned over is frt
al times and landed on all four reaso
Is eighty feet from the road, the Butte
le still running. The machine fresh
driven into town ffs only don, dcfd1t