Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19
GLENNS FERRY
tCapital News Special servic,

Capital News Special Service).
Glenns Ferry, Oct 1S.-Everett,
age IL years, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. w. Gorby, sustained a broken arm
Tuesday evening. Everett jumped
from a fence and fell upon his arm,
breaking both bones just above the
wrist.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. McMaster have
received information that their pres
ence is urgently desired by nephew
at San Bernardino, Cal. The relative
is seriously i'll and as an operation
is deemed necessary the nephew wants
his uncle and aunt to be there when
the operation is performed. They
will leave Saturday night for Califor-
mia.
Effort Is being made by the trus-
tees of the King Hill Irrigation prof.
ect to induce Judge Ensign of the
Fourth judicial district, to prevail on
some other Judge to hear certain evil
dence In one or two ditch cases, which
| 1t is desired to have expedited. Judge
Ensign is busy with his regular work
In other parts of the district and
quite likely will ask another district
Judge to come here and hear the tes-
timnoy. The cases are several where
in owners of irrigable land in the ir-
rigation district object to having the
assessment placed against their prop
erty, claiming, they have a paid up
right.
John N. Nankervis. grand chancel-
Tor OF the Knights of Pythias of this
state, was here Wednesday afternoon
and at night attended the regular
meeting Of Glenns Ferry lodge. The
grand chancellor was on a tour to
the various lodges of that order of
southern Idaho.
The number Of letters of inquiry
coming TO the secretary of the COM
mercial club for information about
this section is gradually increasing.
| These letters come from sections OF
country that has experienced drouth
conditions this season and no doubt
are directed this way because of the
favorable showing that has been made
by ranchers in this locality in early
crop growing and also because of the
fact that the King Hill Irrigation
project affords an abundance Of wa
ter.
The Minnea polls Bridge & Steel Co.
Is DESTROYS of selling one certain
bridge in this locality and the COM
pany Is not particular to whom the
structure Is sold. The bridge, located
at King Hill, spanning the Snake riv-
er. was erected by the Minneapolis
company for the Elmore Development
company. defunct, but never paid for
The bridge company last fall adver-
tised the bridge for sale under a Judg-
ment and bid 1t in at the sale. Then
an effort was made in the spring to
sell IT to the commissioners Of Owy-
nee county and the Glenns Ferry high
way district. A representative of the
pridge company was here and said
unless the structure was sold by Oc-
tooer the company would tear 1t down
ana move the material away. AS 1,
was putt primarily to support the ir-
nsation siphon which crosses the
rlVer at this point and as the govern.
ment mas undertaken to reconstruc,
tne irrigation system, there is a Ques.
tion as to whether the bridge can be
enoveo. II was not substantially put
ana needs considerable repair wori
70 make 1t safe one. This IL the
pIlnclpai reason why the commits
sioners did not make the purchase las
spring. The matter Of a sale has re.
'cenuy been revived and a few day.
aso Joint meeting Of the Owyhe,