The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
Eootlegger Sells
Booze to Deputy
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with John Wheeler Of Moreland and
the above figures are his offer and
the board directed him to go out and
go to work, and they would decide
while he is at it as to how much they |
will have done. In the meantime
they are comforting with Indian
Agent William Bonner at Fl. Hall
regarding the part to be done on the
reservation if any.
They have had some riprap work
done to protect Tilden bridge. They |
put in 700 feet of full width riprap
and 500 feet narrower and less ex-
pensive. It is paid for Jointly by
Bingham and Bannock counties, the
bridge being on the line. The gulch
cutting the road a few hundred feet
from the northern end of the bridge
has not yet been bridged or filled.
The cost of the repairs already made
will total about $4,000.
Sand creek is on its annual ramp
age, and is higher than usual. Fields
are being flooded, bridges endang-
cred and the food is daily rushing
closer to Blackfoot, heading more
particularly for the eastern limits of
the town and the asylum farm. 1t
is already doing some damage on
the Rich lane and still rising. The
history Of the flood is that it reaches
farther from year to year and it is
expected that it will yet reach the
town. 1t would already be pouring
into the streets it not that a
big dyke was built across the canal
and low lands near Wapello to turn
it eastward. 1t does an immense
amount of damage to the farmers
living east of Shelley and Basalt,
and the remedy for it is to store the
food waters of Willow creek and
Grays lake. The commissioners
have had men at work raising some
of the bridges to get them above the
food, and farmers are working to
raise the dykes where they can, to
keep the food off of their crops, and
out Of their yards and buildings.
The commissioners have ordered
four steel bridges that n expected
to arrive about the first of June.
One of them is to be used two miles
northeast of Shelley, another just
southeast of Shelley,s one at the
corssing of the Peoples canal at the
Joseph Merrill place west of Rock
ford and one three miles east of
Springfield where a zigzag bridge
lies acros the canal.
The bridge over the Blackfoot
river at Presto to connect with the
Indian farms on upper Blackfoot, is
not yet completed. Some govern
ment records and official approval
have to be in evidence before they
ran legally open the Ioad, and it
has been delayed somewhat to keep
the Indian agent protected in his Of
fetal duties, but teams will soon be
crossing.
Annual Meeting at Boise
The law provides for an annual
meeting of county superintendent
at Boise and this was held last week.
The time is spent in discussing the
application of the new school laws,
the proposed new laws, and all the
problems arising in school work as
it applies to the management by
superintendent. Mrs. Faulconer
said they put in a week working full
time and overtime. One thing they
studied and got the advice of the
attorney general on, was the pension
law for teachers, which is not being
operated, and those teachers who
have been paying their premium
will receive it back because it was
found that it is not a workable law
as at present drafted.
The wOrkmen's compensation law
as applied to teachers is in opera
ton and the trustees as the employ
ing pawer have to pay the premium
on the insured, so that if a teacher
receives injuries the state insurance
department pays the teacher.
A Booze Case
One Theodore Gneiting blew into
town seeking customers for booze,
so the report indicates, and among
others, met George Ezell, the deputy
sheriff. Mr.. Ezell probably looked
thirsty or something, for it appears
that this man Theodore aforesaid,
, got his eye on Ezell and did not
take it off, but rather, he beguiled
him or something, and led him to
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around with him, the aforesaid
Theodore, which Ezell then and
there did till they had mosied of
!, into the court house grounds along
!, side Of something, and the court has
it that Theodore did then and there
successfully tempt, sell and collect
from the said Ezell for one bottle
, Of booze, which Ezell bought and
paid for in coin of the realm. Then
, before Theodore could make his get
away or whatever you call it, this
Z man Ezell, whose Christian name is
! George and whose occupation is that
of pinching all and sundry offenders
! did then and there pinch the said
Theodore, much to his, Theodore's
surprise and chagrin. 1t is said that
, he, the said Ezell, with malice afore.
thought and with something re.
{ sembling a grin, did display his star