The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-10-20
IN THE GEM STATE

An exhibit of the products grown
by members of the Garden and Back
Yard clubs of the Caldwell schools
was held last week.
e. e. Streitz was attacked by bull
near Richfeld, sustaining two frac-
tured ribs. The animal had previous
ly been considered gentle.
Postoffice receipts at Pocatello for
the past six months were greater than
during the entire year Of 1912, accord
ing to Postmaster C. c. O'Malley.
Several cases of blackleg among the
cattle of Ada county have come to the
attention of the agricultural extension
department of the state university.
The contract for the star mail route
between Pocatello and Arbon has been
let to Lorin Bailey of Arbon. A road
Is now in operation between the towns
and the route will also serve Crystal
and Pauline.
E. F. Stephens, president OF the
Idaho state board of horticulture, mas
issued statement in which he advo-
Gates the shipping Of apples in bulk
to reduce cost OF handling and to in
crease consumption.
Orville P. May of New Plymouth
and Herbert A. Harmon Of Payette,
both privates in company ! OF the Sec
ond Idaho, were discharged from the
militia last week because OF relatives
dependent upon them.
The contents of upward OF 100 bot
ties of contraband whisky and beer
gurgled into the sewer in front OF the
courthouse at Wallace last week
when the officers destroyed liquor
taken from bootleggers.
Word has been received from w. u.
! Wilcox, who has the franchise Tor
constructing a gas plant in Idaho
Falls, that he has placed the contract
| for the plant, which will be what Is
known as the inclined slot-oven style,
Awards in the milking contest at
the Idaho State fair, as announced by
Boise Project Advisor H. A. Ireland,
show that a grade COW belonging TO
Lincoln Paine of Caldwell carried
away first honors The winning AMI"
NAL was 3 years old.
What is to be known as the Poca-
tello Military Rifle club is being or
ganized. Upon completion of the or
ganization, arrangements will be made
for a suitable range on the east bench,
where workmanship contests will be
held at least once each week.
A shipment of electrical goods
thirty boxes in all, may likely prove
to be the undoing Of John Andres a
Greek, of Pocatello. According to the
government officials, the electrical
goods" proved to be a shipment OF
liquor.
Joseph r. Mckee, first class pri'
yate of the mounted scouts division
of the Second Idaho infantry, who
was kicked by horse while he was
working on the picket line at Fort
Crittenden, died as the result OF his
injuries. He enlisted from Mackay.
The Blackfoot beet sugar factory
commenced operations last week, and
it is figured that it will handle approx
mately 10000 tons this season. The
Idaho Falls factory will handle Q
somewhat greater tonnage and the
Sugar City factory will handle about
$1,000 tons
on the ranch of Richard Scoble neal
Muldoon horse belonging to County
Commissioner S. ]. Benson is dead a;
result of an attack Of rabies. 1t II
the first case in the state where
horse has been the victim of the bite
of q rabid animal
A runaway horse hitched to corr
cutter caused horse driven by MRS
M. Fitzpatrick of South Boise to taxi
fright, as a result of which Mrs. F1tz
patrick and her sister, Mrs. Mary D
Cleaver, were thrown from the car
rage. Mrs. Cleaver's leg was broker
and Mrs. Fitzpatrick received bruises
There were very few cases of con
tagious disease in Pocatello durini
the past month, according to repor
by the health officer. His list for tn
month shows that there was one cas-
of chickenpox, one of smallpox, on
of scarlet fever, two of typhoid fever
one of whooping cough, and none o
diphtheria.
The twenty-seven indictments re
! turned last week by special gran
I jury against F. E. Wonnacott, forme
, Kootenai county assessor, and hi
! two deputies, w. w. Leeper and Ra
, Thompson. charging embezzlemen
and mutilation of public records, wer
dismissed in the United States di:
trict court.
John L. Woody, Arnold S. Lyon an
A. b. Mcintyre, members OF tn
board of county commissioners G
r Latah county. have been cited to al
/ pear before the supreme court o.
. tober 10 to show cause why the
should not be punished for contemT
because Of having evaded a pereml
tory writ of mandate.
Attorney General Peterson has a
: vised the state land board that it ha
) no ground for a civil action agains
? Fred L. Huston. state auditor, in th
so-called Huston loan case.