White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-01-16
Idaho News

one OF tne largest cougars ever killed
in this vicinity was brought through
here recently when Captain Laird and
E. r. Anderson returned from their
hunt in the East River country. This
makes the eighteenth one killed here
by Fred Herrick's party in the last
few years. In an interview Captain
Laird stated that in following their
game they found two large deer, four
or five pronged bucks, less than a
mile apart. They had evidently just
been killed by the cougar before his
capture. These hunters are fast rid.
ding Northern Idaho of game destroy
ers.
CALDWELL-The most gratifying
condition of the affairs Of the Idaho
Oregon Egg Producers was found ct
the meeting Of the board of directors
held at the plant in this city. So far
this year, it was found, the receipts
have been nearly three times greater
than in 1923.
RATHDRUM.-Gran Sheffield, Of
Rathdrum, has sold 320-acre farm,
two and one-half miles southwest OF
Rathdrum, to w. P. Wilkes. The
ranch is all under cultivation and has
$50 acres in winter wheat. There is
full set of buildings on the ranch.
including stx-room house. The con-
sideration was reported as $4,000.
Mr.. Sheffield accepted as part pay
ment section of unimproved land
near Boomers Ferry, Idaho, valued at
$4,000. The above deal was closed by
f. S. Hale of the farm department Of
the Schneider Investment Company.
BOISE.-Idaho's executive, judicial
and legislative officials were formally
indicted into office recently in the
chambers of the house of representa-
tives at the opening session of the
eighteenth state legislature. w. D.
McGillis, Republican, Twin Falls, was
elected speaker of the house and John
McMurray, Republican, Cassia Coun-
ty, was chosen president protein OF
the senate. Governor G. G. Moore,
the elective state officials and the
legislators were sworn into office by
Chief Justice William A. Lee, of the
supreme court.
BOISE.-The mangled body of Jack
Waring, IL, former Boise High School
student, was found in a freight eleva-
tor on the top floor of Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany warehouse in Denver recently,
according to word received by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Waring. The
cause of the lads death was unknown,
and an inquest is planned. He had
entered the elevator at the ground
floor and started up alone. That was
the last seen of him until his body
was found.
POCATELLO.-The funeral of Ty-
hee, aged chieftain of the Bannock
tribe of Indians, was held recently at
the Butte burying ground, about two
and half miles west of the Fort Hall
agency. Indians crouched on the
snow around the burial place and evi-
denced extreme sorrow as the body Of
Chief Tyhee was lowered into the
grave. A sister, Hattie Pazzuka, rode
horseback through the crowd OF
mourners, but the mount was not sac
rificed as is the usual custom when a
ch1eftain passed to the happy hunting
grounds.
MOSCOW.-The University dairy
herd Of go animals, composed of pure
bred Jersey and Holstein cattle, has
just passed another clean test for
tuberculosis: Thus another year is
added to the previous years that this
herd has been on the accredited list
of herds free from tuberculosis. The
herd has been accredited five years
and has never had reactor. Tho
first test was made in May, 1915, and
up to the present time IL tests have
been made with not even suspicious
animal. Nine years with clean bill
of health against tuberculosis is g
showing few herds are able to make
MOSCOW.-The report of the ticket
committee Of the volunteer fire de.
partment compiled recently shows
that the receipts of the annual dance
December 20, were 1866, the largect
received from any firemen's dance
The money will go into a fund fol-
construction Of brick fire station on
lot owned by the department on
Main Street. The building, plans for
which have been drawn, will provide
for the housing of all equipment anG
will contain a large recreation room
for the firemen.
Out-of-town people like JACK Whites
Tray Tavern Cafeteria because It's &C
homelike and the food Is like they
at Of 100