The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-12-01
In THE GEM STATE


Homedale December /.
Growers of turkeys in the vicinity of
Nampa sold at least $50 900 worth of
turkeys for Thanksgiving day use.
Andrew Thompson, a former stu.
dent in the College of Idaho, is fight.
ing with the British army in France.
A petition has been received by the
governor from Occur d'Alene, asking
him to use his influence in getting the |
Idaho militia returned home.
At present 70 men are EMPLOYED in
the Boise-Rochester mine in Atlanta |
district and this number at least will |
continue working through the winter.
There have been, on an average, |
| four applications a week for admis- |
sion into the United States navy since
the naval recruiting office was opened
at Boise
w. G. Scholtz director of the state
farm markets bureau, denies that
big loss has resulted to Idaho potato
growers and buyers as a result of the
recent cold snap.
The Hepburn Brick and Tile com.
pany began work last week on the con,
struction of brick plant east of Bur
ley. This concern also operates a
plant at Hepburn.
AS part of the practical work of
the high school class in agriculture at
Star, six fine purebred Duroc Jersey
pigs are being fed. Various tests are
involved in the feeding.
Several important mineral strikes
have been recently been made in the
Protile-Big Creek country, and as a
whole the country is showing up much
better than in the past.
DR.. White, of Blackfoot, while con-
Quoting an examination on sick COW,
f was bitten badly, and Immediately
sent to Boise for treatment when it
was discovered that the COW had
rabies.
1 Captain Max B. CARRIER, U. S. A.,
and Major ]. B. Burns, assistant adju-
I tant general, have gone to Nogales in
an effort to straighten up the alleged
shortage in the property of the Second
Idaho infantry regiment.
q For tho purpose of representing the
Idaho potato growers before the inter
state commerce commission at Min
e neapolis, November %, John w. Ora.
t. ham Of Idaho public utilities commits,
sion made the journey to Minneapolis
) With the return of warmer wealth
L. er, work on the great icing plant be-
Il ing constructed in Nampa by the Boise
II Cold Storage company to replace the
e icehouse burned last spring will be
e rushed forward at greatest possible
@ speed.
The Twin Falls-Salmon River Lane
n & Water company has filed with the
A. state land board the descriptions o.
k 10000 acres of land in its project which
a it is willing to have eliminated for The
ia benefit of settlers who desire to dr.!
" farm it.
e AS the initial shipments of the $97
II 900 worth of cattle sold by the LEM
estate and affiliated interests to Port
land buyers, 400 head were loaded GU
es of Nampa Wednesday of last week ant
~ a similar number were consigned west
ward on Thursday.
While the little boys of Dave Evans
is aged and years, were playin
e. with an AK at Malad, the older BIO
le picked it up and in attempting t
L. strike a post struck his brother, Gu
he ting a cash about four inches long b.
al low the shoulder blade.
ne Idaho Democrats in the legislator
en- this winter will take up the approprl
to ton bill early instead of putting thu
OF all-important piece of legislation owe
Lir until the last week of the session, a
re. cording to opinions of Bourbons pror
r. irent in their own party circles.
III Rates on ores and concentrates file
re in August with the public utnues col
mission by the Northern Pacific ra
road and effective September 20 ha'
been suspended a second time by Il
ne commission until June, 1917, since
Ill hearing cannot be held on the tarii
for some months.
hs AS a result of the recent electio
W. the Democrats will select the ne
re warden at the state penitentiary, 4
secretary or the state DoaTu vi mean
the register of the land departmel
the land commissioner, a member
the public utilities commission, t
commandment at the Idaho Soldie
home and the state sanitary inspect'
Last months mean temperate
81 was the lowest experienced in Octot
in Idaho since 1905, says the weatf
!. bureau monthly summary. Only tw
" since statewide records have be
kept has the mean for october be
. lower.
David Cramer, the Weiser man
cused of the murder of his broth
in-law. Carter Schrivener OF Monta
on August IS, was acquitted by a j
on the grounds of justifiahle homlci
The postoffice at nixon was roht
and about $50 in cash taken and so
stamps. Entrance was effected IT
the rear by removing a pane OF gla
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