The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-07-01
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| hatchery with capacity Of ten mil
lion eggs at Salmon a few days ago.
Forty acres have been secured by
the Wendell community which Will be
developed for use as an aviation field,
fair grounds, bali park and tourist
camp.
A lone bandit who held up f. r.
Smith. cashier of the First State
bank at st. Joe, and forced Smith TO
give him S3.922, escaped To the hills
afoot after locking the cashier in the
vault.
Idaho lambs are selling on the Chi
cago market at as high as $3.50 per
hundred pounds this week. Good
Idaho spring lambs range from GO
to 10 pounds in weight off the range
at this season.
Mrs. Ruby Bridges, aged thirty-two,
who was committed to the BlackfoOt
asylum on March 7th this year, being
brought from Canyon county, died
Tuesday morning from drinking de-
Increased flow of the Boise river
from 17,720 second feet at 3 o'clock
Saturday morning to 1880 feet at 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon, was re-
ported Saturday night by j. B. Bond,
manager of the Boise-Payette project
Scenes at Camp Brady the summer
encampment of the First Idaho nation
al guard Monday, recalled the time
men the Boise barracks was the home
Of the old regular cavalry, and the
sunrise gun" was the citizens alarm
clock
A daily wage of 50 and board was
agreed upon as just wages at meet
ing OF the board of directors Of the
Canyon County Farm Bureau at Cald-
well Saturday. This will probably be
The prevailing wage paid to hay hands
throughout the Boise Valley.
Preliminary organization of the
Ctah-Idaho Joint Stock Land bank
created to extend long term credits
On agricultural real estate, is annunoc-
ed by the directors representing the
100 bankers Of the two states who are
subscribing to the capital stock of
s25O,OOO.
Reports have reached Rupert that
Raft river Is Overlooking the bottom
lands and that several bridges have
gone out. In spite Of this, it is said
that crops are unhurt and that pros
poets are good for the biggest crops
In the history of the dry farmers in
that section.
For the frs time since 1918 jack
son lake reservoir Is full, according to
the Idaho Falls office of the United
States geological survey. This fam
Gus reservoir located In the Teton
mountains In Wyoming impounds wa
ter for irrgating the crops on thous-
ands OF acres in southern Idaho, sew
eral hundred miles from the reservoir.
Governor D. w. Davis will present
the flags which were purchased by
contributions from the various COM
mercial clubs of the state, to the
commander. OF the battleship Idaho at
the review of the Pacific fleet to be
held at Seattle July 4. Governors
from all western states after which
battleships have been named will be
present.
A. s. Enbree, I. W. w. leader was
sentenced to from one to ten years
In the state penitentiary Mt Wallace,
Monday, after having been found
guilty of criminal syndicalism, under
the Idaho law Saturday. On the wit
ness stand Embree declared he filled
the place OF William d. Haywood as
supreme officer of the l. w. w. for
two months I'm 1918.
Payette Is in the midst of active oil
development. The Idaho Oil & Gas
Co. as soon as the combination was
completed with the local company at
once opened up commodious offices at
~ 5. Sth ST., and brought in three
carloads of drilling machinery and
lumber which Is now unloaded as
sembled on the old cannery grounds
south of the depot.
Something less than 100000 In pur-
chases Is announced this week by
the Reclamation Service, which has
again resumed the purchase of city
property that will be covered by the
American Falls reservoir SAYS The
Press of that city. Some $4,000 or
s6o,Uo In contracts will probably be
announced the latter part of the month
according TO the L. s. r. s.
Patents for more than 81. 56s acres
of Salmon lands from the United
States IL the state were filed with
Auditor c. c. Siggins at Twin Falls
recently In accordance with the re-
cent ruling of the state land board
with approval OF the interior depar-
ment This, with school lands, will
make the available lands in the tract
total 5000 acres. After deductinc 10
per cent for laterals and roads. there
Is a total Of $500 acres left.