The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-10-23
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

nay, 10 De shipped 70 Kansas City
Mo-, where il will sell for s32 per ton
bids fair TO form an important factor
In breaking the deadlock between Ida
no hay growers and Idaho and foreign
sheep owners, who have been in the
habit Of feeding their sheep in Idaho
and buying hay for this purpose at a
price fixed by the sheep owners.
Grandyiew, in Owyhee county, will
supply $4,000 tons Of hay, Chattin
flats will supply $4,000 tons, and the
remainder Of the 100000 tons will be
supplied by other points.
Caldwell, That the relief given the
settlers Of the Boise project by DR..
Hubert w. Work, secretary CT the
interior, under section l Of the Phipps
bill, is not satisfactory Is the position
taken by officers Of the Boise Payette
Water Users association. Charges
approximating 1887 900 will be defer
red under the relief given and spread
over practically all lands under con-
troll Of the association.
Boise,-Chet LANCER and e. L
Jones, alleged robbers of the Bank
OF Eagle, who have been held In the
Ada county jail pending their trial,
made q sensational escape from the
jail by saving their way out, over
towering the Waterman and locking
him In a cell, cutting the telephone
wires, arming themselves by robbing
the guncase. and, thus armed, going
out in the night.
Boise,-Sepator w. E. Borah has
declined the nomination of the Pro-
gressive party for the United States
senate, declaring In a letter to the
secretary Of state that he elected to
have his name in the Republican col
umn on the ballots. His decision,
made before ne left for Chicago, wan
transmitted to the secretary Of state.
following the ruling of the supreme
court that candidates name can
appear on one ticket only.
Boise,--Total cost to the city OF |
Boise for construction of the proposed |
approach to the new main line rail |
way station on the bench is estimated |
at $11b,505.58, according to the re-
port of J. M. Sharp, street commits
sioner, and C. C. Stevenson, city en-
gineer, prepared for presentation to
the council.
Twin Falls,--Hillsdale highway dis
triet and Twin Falls highway district
will cooperate in repairing the Han
sen bridge spanning the Snake river
canyon north of Hansen and connect
ing the two districts, il was decided
at a meeting Of the commissioners Of
the two districts at Twin Falls.
Idaho Falls,-A committee Of three,
representing the water users of the
Snake River valley, left last week for
Washington, where plans and other
data concerning the construction OF
the American Falls dam will be laid
before Secretary Of the Interior HUI
bert Work. In the party were w. o.
Cotton Of Idaho Falls, John Kelly OF
Shelley and r. E. Shepherd of Jer-
ONE. In Washington they will con
fer with Senator Gooding, Senator
Borah and others who have interested
themselves in the immediate construc-
ton Of the reservoir.
Nampa,-With only nine cases on
its 1924 list Of reportable injuries,
the Idaho division Of the Union Paei.
ic has fair chance of winning the
banner awarded by the U. p system
TO the division having the least num-
Der of accidents during the year.
Idaho won the banner last year, and
Z successful again this year will have
I permanently.
Haley Beavers are too industri
BUS on Warm Springs creek. their
isms blocking the stream and cutting
N irrigation water. The state fish
md game department has taken cog
lixance of the situation and is plan
ling to trap this fall and coming win
or. The creation Of = game reserve
m Warm Springs creek Is also under
MeCall.-Dave Brush. pioneer resi-
lent living about six miles below
Mccall. had narrow escape from
|eath when he was struck by light
ing while In his cabin reading. lie
vas taken to Mccall by neighbors
there medical aid was given He re
aimed consciousness and suffered
.rcat pain. The bolt wrecked the
Interior Of the cabin.
Jordan. Valley, The work has
insIly started on the Jordan VALLEY
md Northside irrigation projects
fter nearly three years Of delay,
incs the first steps were taken %
sjuvsnate the projects BY erganis !
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