Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-02-05
IDAHO STATE NEWS

DuflnB the past year 6FoNeF DFoth-
ers have shipped 125 cars OF hogs
from Fruitland,
The Mutual Dairy Ranch company
filed articles of incorporation at Po-
catello. the capital stock being $4,000.
William Wallace, one Of the fifteen
Americans killed recently by Mexican
bandits in Chihuahua, leaves mother
and sister in Lemhi county.
DR.. w. S. Decker OF Twin Falls has
been appointed a member of the state
board of veterinary examiners, to sue.
coed DR.. John Akin, Neg Perez,
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a
one.story frame structure at Poeatelo,
The loss is estimated at $500 and
Is said to be covered by $1,000 insur.
ance.
The Meadows Valley bank has pur.
chased the business and good will OF
the Meadows State bank and the in
situations were consolidated on Janu-
airy 20,
Deputy Auditor George has COM
piled an abstract of the personal
property assessment roll Of Blaine
county, showing a total OF $1,205 49,
with exemptions OF $49,42S.
The State Grange was in session al
Wendell last week under the direction
of State Master II, Farland of Pay
cite, with delegates present from near
ly all counties of the state.
The city council OF Montpelier has
decided to call bond election for the
purpose of erecting a city hall The
hall in contemplation will cost $4,000
and bonds will be asked for that
amount.
The citizens OF Idaho Falls will vote
on a proposition to bond the district
for a new high school. The city Ii
growing so rapidly that the present
school facilities are being taxed te
the limit.
Blaine county has received from the
state school superintendent $2,3S59S
as its apportonment from the school
land sale for the first half of the year
1916 among thirty-seyen counties 81
the state.
John Burns, an Indian. was sen
| fenced to sixteen days in the Poca
tello jail for purloining knife, fork
and spoon from the counter OF a Chi
nese restaurant In which he had eat
en- meal
A preliminary statement of the gen
| eral results of the census OF manu-
features for the state of Idaho during
| 1914, issued by the United States de
partment of commerce, shows a ma
terial increase since 1909,
The Idaho Seed Growers associa
ton has elected j. Wyle Sessions Of
Pocatello, president OF the association
for the coming year; A. j. Snyder o.
Springfield, vice president, and O. d
Center of Boise, secretary.
The Farmers Society of Equity will
meet in Pocatello, February 10. II ant
IL. Representatives from about TWEEN
ty-five cities and towns in the STATE
will be present and much importan
business will be transacted.
The public library at Pocatello II
being equipped with complete indi
rect lighting system The alcoves, II
| which most of the reference work;
are shelved, are beng fitted so that re
search work will be facilitated,
Wesley ROBERTS, carpenter who
has been in Boise for the past few
months, was arrested by the fedora
| immigration officers last week, and IL
| held for investigation into his right tC
be in this country. He is Canadian
J. w. Evans, King Hill, wants $50
damages from the Oregon Short Line
railroad for alleged delay In the trans
portation of shipment of apples
from Richfeld to HALEY, due, it il
claimed, to the negligence of an agent
Two hundred and three representa-
tive men from all over the Twin Falls
tract, from as far north as Jerome anC
as far east as Burnley, attended the
annual Potato Breakfast" of the
Twin Falls Commercial club on Janu
airy 20.
Elation prevails in the Caldwell
section over the high price now being
received for alfalfa hay. A big Port
land firm has a representative there
| who is said to be buying all the hay
he can get at $11 ton T. o. D. Cald
well.
The value of products of manufac
tories in Idaho in 1914 was $28.454, O00
and $22, 100000 in 1909, the increase
being $6,054,O00, or n per cent. Thu
average per establishment in 1914 wal
approximately SAL 900, and $4,000 IL
1909.
One woman was chosen by the Ad;
| board of county commissioners t
serve as a juror during the year in thu
district court. She is Mrs. Gertrude
Fairchild of Mora precinct. The re
mainder of the list is made up of 36S
men, chosen from every precinct IL
the county.
The farmers of the Upper Snake
uty1r ua11ay ora ebipnfnp one of thu