The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-02-11
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The home of Ben Bechtel at Cald-
well was destroyed by fire last week.
A defective fue was the cause
Idaho Falls is contemplating making
an effort to remove the United States
and office from Blackfoot to that
place.
Ben Messenger, a rancher of Ar
Don, Idaho, was accidentally as
phyxiated in a rooming house in Og-
len, Utah.
Timber wolves, gaunt with hunger,
have become so desperate that they
are making forays on the poultry
yards of ranchers living almost with
in the city limits of Pocatello.
c. N. Palmer, now a retired mer-
chant of Star, is planning to set out at
least 10 acres of prune orchard this
spring, and may increase this figure
by including a 40-acre tract which he
owns.
Representative McCracken has in
troduced a bill directing the reclama-
ton service to make an investigation
to determine the cost and feasibility
Of construction of the Black canyon IT.
rigation project.
Michael Jordan, a pioneer settler In
Owyhee county, passed away at his
home in Nampa, where he has lived
the past five years. He was 80 years
old and his demise was due to the
infirmities of old age.
More than 1000 acres of land with
in the outskirts of the Minidoka ma
tional forest in Idaho will be restored
to the public domain, beginning March
27, when the lands will be thrown
p e to homesteaders.
Caldwell capitalists are nearing con-
summation of plans for reclamation
of approximately five thousand acres
of land lying between Caldwell and
Notus, most Of which is a part of the
Black Canyon district.
Bosses only town clock, the giant
~timekeeper that has stood for the past
20 years at the edge of the sidewalk
on the south side Of Main street be-
tween Eighth and Seventh streets, has
finally been torn down.
There has been and still is a short
age Of coal In Malad. For more than
a week there has been no coal or
other freight come in, and on this ac-
count two local restaurants we're com
PEELED tt close their doors.
The farmers and housekeepers'
convention held at Pocatello for four
days last week, was attended by 1000
persons, and more than 700 of these
were from out of town, in spite of the
fact that the railroads are practically
all tied up.
Emil Hronok died in a Pocatello hos
pital after taking poison. He was
found on the street and taken to the
hospital. No motive is known for the
act. The man was unable to speak
when discovered, so that no statement
could be gotten from him.
The Pocatello Commercial club add
ed 200 new members to it's rolls In
less than one week of campaigning
by the opposing forces headed by two
captains chosen by the club to lead
LILO competition " NhS A6 -
800 new members by April 1.
Chief of Police Parker at Boise has
issued a warning to drivers who leave
their horses hitched and not blanketed
the streets during the cold wealth
er, and says that unless the warning
is needed, charges will be placed in
municipal court against the offenders.
Warren Granlof and Mrs. Helen Will
liams Of Ogden were taken into GUS
tody at a rooming house in Pocatello.
The police allege that the couple were
and that Mrs. Williams has
left her husband and five children
and Is living with Granlof unlaw-
fully.
Forest Supervisor C. A. Beam is au-
thority for the statement that there is
least fifty feet of o lodged in
many of the canyons in the hills. All
Indications point to the fact that the
heaviest fall of snow that has been
recorded In years has fallen in the !
Architects have been called upon to
plans for the 5000 addition
o be erected in connection with en-
arging the Pocatello general hospital.
The institution, when this addition is
completed, will be n of the best
equipped hospitals IN the intermoun-
ain country.
The city of McCammon will at once
to erect and install a munich
,al water plant. Bonds to the amount
# S27, 500 have been sold for the pur-
'ose of financing the system, and work
N the installation will begin as soon
s weather conditions warrant the be-
of operations.
An implement company Of Boise has
ust signed a lease for a term Of years
the occupancy OF a brick and con-
rete warehouse to be erected along =
he edge of the Short Line yards at
'ocatello. The structure will be one +
tory and a basement and will cost
pproximately $4,000. 81
The body of Emil Hronek, the man
rho died at the Poca&ello general hos
ital as q result of swallowing an