Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-04-02
IDAHO STATE NEWS

9 The governor has issued procla'
{. nation designating Friday. April 20.
o as Arbor day.
+. Home Industry week, April ~ to
!. II. will be specially celebrated by the
Boise club women.
Burning grass and rubbish set fire
to the granary of F.. f. Sherwood.
near Emmett the building being de.
; stroyed
Mrs S. Jenkinson, stenographer for
the state game department. was oper.
) ated on for appendicitis at Boise
; hospital last week.
, Bites of a rabid coyote has cost v
, d. Hannah, a veteran stock raiser liV
ing west Of Caldwell, the loss of two
fine Durham COWS
Within the next few days the fish
and game department expects to com
mence the issuance of 1915 hunting
and fishing licenses.
1t is announced that the Bank OF
Notus did not fail, but simply quit
business because the business had
become Improbable.
Charles w. Bergman, Jr, died sud
denly at Blackfoot of heart failure.
Mr.. Bergman was a prominent and
prosperous merchant in Blsckfoot.
Captain Van Leer OF the United
States army will be in Caldwell April
/ 10 to start another inspection OF
horses and mules for government
/ service
Representatives Of the Meridian
schools will compete on April 10 for
the privilege Of representing the dis
trict in the county oratorical contest
TO be held May II.
James, the 2-year-old child OF Mr..
and Mrs J. w Davidson Hunter OF
Brownwell. was drowned in the Farm
ers' Cooperative ditch, which runs
close to the Hunter home
The land office business at Black
foot is increasing rapidly. There are
about twenty entries per day On an
average which means between 5000
and 5000 acres of land taken up
Ranchers under the Pioneer frriga-
ton district may save twenty years
instead of ten in which to pay for the
drainage work now nearing compile
ton in their territory, if they wish
Fong Vim a Boise Chinaman held
under a charge OF white slavery,
waived his preliminary examination
last week and was bound over to
swait action by the federal grand
jury.
Governor Alexander has appointed
he members of two commissions
treated by the last Legislature, the
vomens minimum wage and the irri-
cation and drainage code commits
iions.
Fear that the coming season will be
| trying one for the foresters on ac-
cunt Of the increased fire danger is
by Guy B. Mains, super
-isor Of the Payette national forest
Il Idaho.
Walter Smith, aged 30. suicided at
'ocatello, taking poison There has
cen no special reason assigned Tor
he act except that OF dependency,
erhaps occasioned by failure Of bust
ess plans.
Because of protests made by Sena-
II Brady, the Indian bureau has re-
loed the maintenance charge on the
ort Hall irrigation project from S1O0
} 70 cents for the current year, ana
ade charge only against irrigabie
nds
Fire completely destroyed the four.
'om cottage of W. W. Harris OF
est Deer flat last week. Though
embers Of the household were al
)me at the time the fire was not
until it had gained great
E. L. Jones, wanted at Pocateno on
charge of forgery, is in a hospital
Washington following an operation
r appendicitis, and the Idaho officer
10 went to the capital after him.
II be compelled to remain until his
isoner is able to travel.
The public utilities commission
ldered divided opinion on the ap
cation of the Beaver River Power
4 Light company for a certificate
convenience and necessity in the
y of Pocatello. The majority opin-
denies the application.
l Caldwell correspondent announces
It ex-County Treasurer Will Monk
turned into the Canyon county
asury two checks, aggregating the
n Of Sl,014.45. This transaction
ses his accounts and quiets all ru-
rs connected with his administra-
l.
o be hit on the head in Pocatello
wake up in Austin, Texas. was
peculiar experience passed
ough by Jack Atums OF PocateIo.
ording to a letter received by
nds from Mrs. Atums, in Dodge
:, Kan. Atums was struck by
lwayman
he new state highway commission
IDAHO met at Boise and nrsanized