The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-09-30
IDAHO STATE NEWS


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In, the district court "Wednesday
morning Judge W. A. Babcock pres. J. !
Ing, l. ia Trueblood- Meyer Southland |
entered plea of not guilty at Twin
Falls to the charge Of causing the I
death of Edward f. Meyer, her fourth |
husband, by admin. steering poison.
-Four separate indictments, contain.
ing one or more counts, we're returned |
by the federal grand jury Thursday |
against Georle A. Horal, chashier of |
the Stockman's National bank of Nam /
pa, and vice president and cashier of |
the defunct First National bank of
Fairfield.
With the completion of the new state
bridge across the Snake River at Wal
ter's Ferry, an old ferry boat and
stage station which played an import
ant role in early Idaho history and dev-
oIopment is crowded into the back
progress
The first company to file articles Of
Incorporation under Idaho's new law
providing for the issue of shares Of
stock without par or face value, was
the South Park Dredging company of
Wilmington, Del, and the articles were
filed Monday in the office of the sec
rotary of state. The number of shares
Of stock IS placed at $4,000.
Mrs NJ E.. Blevins of the Horse
shoe Bend Ladies' improvement club,
Is Idahos only woman fight promoter.
Along with it's highest dam, biggest
lead mine, woolly sheep and nationally
famous baked potato, Idaho may now
lay claim to the only woman fight
promoter in the west if not in the ma
ton.
Attaining the highest average since
the inception of the work in 1915,
nine hunters of the biological survey
of the United States department of
agriculture working PAT days, killed
272 predatory animals in Idaho dur
ing the month of August, according
to the monthly report issued Wednes-
day by Luther ]. Goldman, inspector
for Idaho.
A remarkable record has been made
by Alfred Randall on his 200 acre
farm near Lewiston The land has
been growing wheat for As years, and
this year on 100 acres yielded an av-
erage of 40 bushels to the acre and
tested 63 pounds, of the Walla var
iety. The other 100 acres on the
farm went 36 bushels to the acre, and
also tested SO pounds.
An Intellectual attempt at safeblow-
ing was made at the pOstoffice at
Burke about 3 80 last Sunday morning.
The work is pronounced by the sheriff
to be that of amateurs. A stick Of ex-
plosive had evidently been tied to the
knob of the safe by the robbers and
set off with slow fuse. The result
was that the interior of the building
was damaged, but the safe was left
intact. Fifteen dollars in cash was
taken from the money drawer
James JONES' formerly night watch
man of Shelley, was arrested early
Thursday morning by Sheriff Sim
mons and Deputy George Ezell for the
alleged transportation of double
still, together with eight barrels of IL
licit liquor mash. He is confined In
Bingham county jail awaiting delivery
to federal authorities at PocatellO
by the officers on the highway while
headed for Snake River island.
Voting for the third time upon the
question of levying an additional tag
to operate the schools of the district
the freeholders Tuesday Endorsed the
proposal to levy Is mills additional t.
take up outstanding warrents for thu
Bull schools Under law passed b.
the last session of the legislature al
additional tax can be levied porvidet
two-third majority of the freehOlder
of the district vote in favor of TIN
measure.
Idaho apples have been disposed o
this season at from $40 to S15 ton il
bulk. C. ]. Sinsel, warehouse operate
of Boise, asserted Friday evening
When it is possible to make prof
:. at $50 ton, said Mr.. Sinsel, it is cas-
lily understood that the Idaho orchard
ist is in an enviable position this yeal
Registration is the order at Goodin
College this week and present pros
poets indicate the largest enrollmen
in the history of the school. For tn
first time the college is regiSterin
students from Washington and Mon