White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-12-26
Idaho News

MOSCOW.-The home Of w. ]
Hunter was badly damaged by fir
recently, in the roof and upstairs por
ton Of the house. The loss Is est
mated at several hundred dollars. Tht
fire started from an overheated stove
in an upstairs room, Mrs. Hunter hav
ing hung some clothing around the
stove to dry. The flames spread tt
adjoining rooms and the ceiling be
fore being discovered. The loss was
fully covered by insurance.
LEWISTON. - Oliver M. Elliott
president Of the Lewiston State NOT
NAL School, died here recently follow
ing an operation of a week previous
He is survived by his widow, a sor
and daughter. President Elliott hac
been head of the Normal School since
1915 when he came here from Salem
Oregon, where he was superintendent
Of schools. He was 81 years of age.
BOISE.-William Bridges, u, was
acquitted recently by jury in his
trial for manslaughter at Idaho City,
near here. Bridges wept bitterly on
the witness stand as he told Of quar-
rel with his old friend, G. G. Fox, Ga,
in logging camp last June. Bridges
is said to have thrown sled at Fox,
whose skull was fractured by the
blow, causing death ten days later.
GOODING.-So successful has the
seasons operation been for the Good
ing Cooperative Creamery that the d.
rectors have voted to set aside one
cent per pound, or$1, 010.S6, as sink
ing fund for the retirement of pre-
ferred stock in this concern. The
plant has been in operation just two
months. The product is being shipped
to Los Angeles. H. 3. Beck, president
of the board, has been named as plant
manager; r. Leblanc is buttermaker,
and Archie Owens, tester.
CALDWELL. - The plans for the
new dairy and stock show exposition
building which it is proposed to erect
at Memorial Park, given to the archi-
tects a few days ago, have been re-
turned. The drawings in turn have
been given to contractors for esti
mates.
MACKAY.-John Agenstein, of this
city and Rexburg, arrived today on
his way to Challis, where he will in
stall the tools and machinery for b
cheese factory, in building that is tt
be built by those supplying the milk
Mr.. Agenstein installed the factory al
the Swauger ranch and expects t.
install another factory here in Mac
kay in the near future, also one a,
May, in the Pahsimeroi Valley.
PARMA.-W. B. Mitchell, president
of the Dairymen's Cooperative Cream
cry Company, was guest Of the Cald
we'll Retail Merchants Association re
Gently where Mr.. Mitchell, j. Il.
Brown and J. H. Lowell were invited
to speak on the status Of the cream
cry situation. The creamery company
recently took steps to begin opera
tions in this city and have arrangeg
to open an office in room Is, Harmon
Block. Cream routes are being LAID
out and according to Mr.. Mitchell il
is the expressed purpose Of the asso
citation to raise the minimum number
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BOISE-Sister Mildred, rs, a teach
er at st. Joseph's School and a resi-
dent of Boise for 20 years, died re-
Gently at st. Alphonsus Hospital from
juries received when an Emmett,
stage, owned by G. c. Boswell ano
driven by his 16-year-old son, Irving
backed over her in the alleyway back
of the postoffice opening on Bannock
Street. No inquest will be held un-
der the present circum stances, Viii
liam McBratney, Ada County coro-
ner, said.
MOSCOW. - Stanley Guilbert, IL.
year-old son of G.. M. Guilbert, farmer
near Fallon, in Whitman County, was
brought to the Inland Hospital re-
Gently suffering from a fractured
skull. The lad, while playing in the
yard at his home, fell into a ditch,
striking his head and fracturing his
skull just above the eyes. 1t is
thought he will recover.
OROFINO.-A call for bids for con-
struction of az miles of highway on
Gilbert Hill has been issued by Clear
water County commissioners. This is
the second link of the Gilbert Road,
the first of 2.5 miles having been COM
pleted last summer by Contractor A.
G. Kester, Lewiston. A third link of
about three miles will be constructed
after completion of this contract,
which will complete the distance from
Orofino to the top of the hill. The
bids will be opened December 20.
They call for a 16-foot roadbed with
two-foot bitches, except where there
are fills, the roadbed at such places
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