The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-11-09
BREVTTES or cry STATE
AND NATION

Mrs. M. Miller of centerville is a.
city visitor.
c. H. Stewart Of Mountain Home
was in Boise yesterday on business
Mrs. Robert Downing, Of Center
vile was shopping in this city yester-
day.
The Fall term of the United States
district court will open its session IN
Moscow this week.
The next convention of the Idaho
cattle and Horse Growers Associa-
ton will convene in Boise.
P. H. O'Neai, of Los Angeles, ar
rived in Boise yesterday to look after
his sheep interests in this locality
From a cold stormy day Monday
election day turned off fine for which
Boise voters we're extremely thankful.
The trial calendar was called in the
district court Monday and large
number of cases were set down Tor
trial.
The receipts of the Boise post office
show an increase for the month OF
October of % per cent over the cor
responding month last year.
A number of farmers around Boise
have adopted the idea of trailing farm
wagons to their automobiles. The idea
seems a good one as much better time
is made in bringing in their products
besides the occupants ride comtor-
tably.
Four boys stole the auto of c. F.
Jeniss, who lives near Meridian, last
Friday night and in trying to replen-
ish the oil set the car on FIRE damag-
ing it to the extent of $l25 The dam
age was paid and they were released
from custody.
The owners of the Corporal prop
critics in the Marshall lake district de-
posted 10000 in gold in the Boise
assay office last Saturday as the re-
suit of seven days milling OF ores
IIOIl tnClI AllAlCSt ~
The mail clerks on the Boise Hunt
ington run were taken off the first
of the month and pouch service in
stalled between Nampa and the latter
place. The clerks will be continued
between Boise and NamPa.
DoINGs IN TRADES COUNCIL
The Boise Trades and Labor Coun
Gil met in regular session at laboi
headquarters on the evening OF Oct
18th with a large attendance.
A communication was received from
Grant Hamilton, legislative commit
teeman, A. F. of L., in which Presi
dent Wilson's administration wa
praised for its attitude towards labor
A letter from the u. S. Department
of Labor requesting organized labo
to cooperate with commercial clubs
and other similar organizations in cal
ling mass meeting of foreigners TO
the purpose of devising ways ant
means of elevating the standard o
qualifications of those people for ad
mission to citizenship. ]. d. Brown
A. w. Kool and ]. G. Cunningham
were appointed committee to assis
in this matter
In communication the Information
al Women's Union Label League
urged the council to form local leag
ues to cooperate with the nationa
organization. The communication
stated that two billion dollars wer'
spent by the union women in thi
country annually and that they SHOULD
demand the union label at all times
The matter was referred to ]. D
Brown, local organizer.
The Collar Makers union of Albany
N. Y, urged union people to buy nom
but label collars. Their communica
ton stated that the Bell brand collar
were the only union-made collars OF
the market. This communication wa
referred to the label committee.
A communication from the Idaho
State Federation of Labor announced
that organizations stand for distric
legislation, for which it went on re
cord at its first meeting in this cit
few months ago. The federation
asked for popular subscriptions witt
which to place the matter before tn,
next state legislature. The Trade
Council subscribed $1,000 for that pur
pose.
Current bills were read and ap
proved.
]. w. Beckdolt of the Grange ant
candidate for the legislature, wa
present and delivered a short address
Roll call of organizations showed
those affiliated well represented.