White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-09
Idaho News

BOISE.-Incoming Christmas mai
was 20 per cent heavier than last
year, according to officials Of the
Boise postoffice. A detailed check OF
reports has not yet been made, but q
hasty examination Christmas Day
showed that nearly 1000 sacks Of
mail had been received up to Thurs
day, the 25th. The outgoing mail has
been about the same as last year.
WEISBR. = The biggest and mos1
important event of the year for the
dairymen Of this section-the annual
meeting Of the Weiser Valley Dairy
mems Acknowledgements held early In
December
COEUR D'ALENE.-Use of the wa
tiers of Lake Occur d'Alene, in the
Columbia Basin irrigation project is
being considered by government en-.
gineers making an investigation OF
the plan. Plans for the projects wa
ter supply heretofore have provided
for obtaining it from Priest Lake and
Lake Pend Orielle and Flat Head
Lake in Montana. These sources of
supply are still being considered also,
it is said.
MANUFACTURERS from motor
truck, the engine of which was rum
ming in his closed garage, overcame
Roscoe Bradley recently. He was
INV Miro Rrod1av
who became alarmed at the absence
of her husband. Mr.. Bradley was re-
suscitated by a physician and it is be-
lieved no serious results will occur.
Two dogs had followed Mr.. Bradley
into the garage, and these, likewise,
were overcome, but revived.
CALDWELL.-Eight head of cattle
were lost in the Boise River three
miles above this city when the ami
mails went through the ice. j. A. Ba-
ker, stockman, reported recently. The
stock ventured out toward the center
of the river and broke through. I'm
confirmed reports here were that hun
dreds of sheep in the Vale and Brogan
sections of Eastern Oregon have per-
ished recently owing to the intense
cold.
NAMPA.-Isaac B. Crayne, 88, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. ].
w. Hubbard, two miles east of this
city, recently. One of the contribute
ing causes of his death was a fall
some time ago, from which Mr..
Crayne never fully recovered. Mr..
Crayne was born April 9, 1885, in
Jefferson, Green County, Pa. He
served with the first Pennsylvania
cavalry for three years in the Civil
War. He is survived by three chill
dren, all of this section: William B.
Crayne, member of the Nampa High
way Commission; S. H. Crayne of
Eagle Heights, and Mrs. j. w. Hub
bard A brother and sister live in
Pennsylvania.
OROFINO. - Charles Bacon, aged
g., pioneer cattleman and rancher of
Grangemont and Peck, committed
suicide recently at his Grangemont
home by taking a large dose of strych-
nine. Mrs. Bacon, his stepdaughter,
and severa1 suests were Praying cards
at the time. They paid no particular
attention to Mr.. Bacon, who made sew
eral trips to the kitchen, until he
came into the card room and com
planned of sickness. Later he con-
fessed that he had taken poison. Mr.,
Bacon gave no particular reason for
his act and was apparently in a good
frame of mind during the evening.
BOISE.-Idaho was one Of the cold
est sections in the country during
Christmas week, according to reports
received at the United States Weather
Bureau. Boise temperature reached
1871 degrees below zero, establishing
a new low record for December wealth
er. Dates of other cold seasons in the
Boise Valley were furnished by the
weather bureau. January 16, 1888, %
below; January IS, 1883, ~ below;
December IS, 1866, IA below; Febru-
airy 4, 1883, 10 below; January 10,
1922, 10 below. Reports from other
sections during Christmas week were
as follows: Deer Flat, 26 below; Ar
rowrock Dam, II below; Caldwell, 80
below; Nampa, % below; Mccall, %
below; Warren, Is below; Weiser, %
below; Yale, Oregon, 80 below: Me
ridian N ho1o1u N