The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-01-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The dog show held at Boise last
week is reported to have been a great
success.
Arthur Manning of Middleton was
ordered committed to the state asylum
last week.
A baby contest is to be held at
Fruitland, March and 10, during
welfare week
Gus Bertsch has been appointed
probate judge at HALEY to succeed
II. R. Adams, resigned.
A new packing plant to cost $780,
TIRE EDEPTS c1nOgM fl ,-o,ino
600 is to be erected at Pocatello.
An average of 518 people have visit
ed and made use of the Nampa Car
negie library each week of the past
year
Frank B. Kinyon of Boise was NOM
/ mated last week by President Wilson
to be receiver of the Boise federal
land office.
E. F. Stephens, Nampa, was re-
elected president of the new state
board of horticultural inspection at its
first meeting.
Packed houses greeted the produc-
tion at Pocatello of the Elks' min
strels. All proceeds will go toward
the Elks' building fund
A petition will be presented to the
Pocatello council at an early date re-
questing that a subway be built I'M
der the Short Line railroad tracks on
Lander street.
The date of hearing the application
of the city of Pocatello for a certif-
cate of public convenience and neces-
sity for the installation of munich
pal water plant has been fixed for
February Z.
With delegates present from all
parts of the county and from $50 to
800 members in attendance, the an
nual meeting of the county organiza-
ton of Society of Equity was held at
Nampa last week
Two men who had escaped from jail
at Blackfoot were captured by the |
sheriff as he was taking an auto ride.
The sheriff recognized the men and |
compelled them to get into the auto
and return to town with him.
The amount of snow on the ground
in the watersheds of Idaho streams
at the first of the year was consider
ably above the average, with the ex-
ception of the Bear river drainage in
the extreme southeastern portion Of
the state.
John McGlinchey, an old and highly
respected resident of Payette, died
from the effects of a fall received on
the walk in front of of his home. He
was n years of age and had been
continuous resident of Payette for
twenty eight years.
The residence of George o. Holmes,
about one mile west of Payette, was
destroyed by fire last week. The
house and contents were practically
total loss, which is estimated at $4,000.
The fire is supposed to have started
from defective flue.
The people of Malad during 1915 J
shipped little over one million dol
lars worth of wheat, besides barley, I
So cars; beets, SO cars; hay, Sc cars; [
lumber, 10 cars; flour, So cars; hogs, r
l5O cars; horses, so cars; cattle, 156 !
cars, alfalfa seed, 8 cars.
Nearly 100 members of the Caldwell
club were in attendance
1t the annual business meeting last
week Reports were heard, officers
or 1916 elected and social time and Q
smoker enjoyed. Incidentally, five
lew members were voted in. a
The report comes from American I
Falls that the man who lost his mem il
Try after being attacked and beaten D
It that place a few weeks ago, while !,
,artially recovered, cannot recall his >,
lame. He suffered injury to his head :,
nd spine, but is now able to walk =
bout =
w. o. Sollenberger of Blackfoot has v
eceived a record price for his crop u
f potatoes by carefully sorting them o.
Nth the new potato weigher, which az
he Potato Growers association has D,
lstalled. He will realize $3.50 a hun CT
red and the extra cost is practically ii
othing. q,
uG OICBOn 0hOlt 4@lAAC ndo 8 oheN0
ties for Farmers and Housekeepers' :.
eek, to be held at Pocatello the week
January 81 to February 4, under
le auspices of the Idaho Technical al
lstitute, the University of Idaho and pl
e United States department Of ag w
culture. Nv,
The farmers in the Blackfoot neigh 70
,rhood are losing a few horses and -,
title from a peculiar disease attrib-
ed to feeding a straight ration Of We
falfa. The cold weather has some Sc
feet on the stock which has no grain GU
i'd the result of the combination gil
ings sudden death in many in
ances.
The faculty Of the Idaho Technical az
stitute has decided that hereafter -
yarette smokers will be excluded Aie
I'M all athletic contests. Since the SCI
mpetition among the students for tne
lletic honors is keen, it is hoped grs
At this will have a decided effect wa
the student addicted to the ciga- the
tie habit. rig