The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-16
NEWS NOTES or IDAHO

The senate has confirmed the ap
continent of John f. Brown as post
master at Kendriek
State Senator Jerome Day has with
drawn from the race for democratic
committeeman from Idaho.
The house has passed the bill au
thorizing the government to sell the
Boise & Arrowrock railroad.
The state board of health has pro
hibited public gatherings in Moscow
/ because Of several cases Of smallpox.
Students OF the College Of Idaho al
Caldwell enjoyed a halliday holiday
Friday afternoon for the Observance
Of cleanup day."
Tho Republican state central com
mittee at a meeting at Boise selected
Twin Falls as the place to hold the
state convention on April 20, when
delegates to the national convention
will be named.
A big miuc-rescue and safety.first
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NJ. c. A. gymnasium Monday night
March 10, under the auspices of the
Bunker Hin and Sullivan company,
with nine teams entered.
on most reliable data obtainable Il
Is estimated that 10 per cont OF the
wheat crop Is still uusold In Idaho,
The total estimate OF the crop OF 1915
was 3O,OOO,OOO bushels. The state
Farm market director corroboratea
this estimate
j. X. White, state sanitary and pure
food inspector. has found that in many
Idaho hotels the fire alarm systems
are not kept In order and cannot be
relied upon when needed, thus cndan'
gering the safety OF guests. Hereafter
he said, when faulty alarm systoma
are found prosecutions will follow.
The surveyor general has issued an
order to Peter +. Byrne. United States
mining surveyor. for the official sur
vey OF the Dunn" and NV. H. Stow
oil" lode mining claims, situate In the
Pierce City mining district Clear
water county. The claimant 10 w. H.
Stowoll.
Plans are being laid by the Farmers
Union OF the Camas Prairie district 20
spend $4,000 or more IN building ol
eyators to handle the 1916 grain crop
The question OF sacks for the grain
has brought the matter Of elevators
close TO the farmer, as the price Of
bags at interior points Is IL and 10
cents without any assurance that they
will be available In sufficient guam
titles. ana there Is general fear that
the price OF bags will 90 higher before
the harvest season. The Farmers
Union, with headquarters at 10, has
architects preparing blue prints for
three elevators, one 10 be located at
Ilo. one at Dublin and one at Catholic
spur.
Five OF the small Independent rail
roads OF Idaho have Joined IN the cam
paign OF the Western Association oi
Short Line Railroads TO place the con
troll OF railway mail pay rates with the
interstate commerce commission. The
roads which have united with this
movement are the Lewiston, Nez
Perez & Eastern. OF Lewiston; the
Idaho Southern OF Miner; the MilneI
a North Side OF Milner; the Pacific
& Idaho Northern OF New Meadows
and the Washington, Idaho a Mon
tana OF Potlatoh. The association has
representative working among traf
fic men and commercial organizations
In the interest OF bill introduced by
Senator Phelan Of California, BY
which the control OF the pay Is trans
ferred to the interstate commerce
commission.
Spring work has been started on the
Idaho state prison farm, located neal
Homedale. Arthur McClain, superin.
tendent OF the farm, arrived recently
from Boise with a number OF prison
ers. who viii experience outdoor life
during the planting season. Plans
are perfected for seeding 400 acres 10
grain and 80 acres 20 alfalfa this sea
son. Fully 20 acres OF potatoes will be
planted About IS men will be EN-
ployed at the farm, and besides TAX
ing care OF the crops several hundred
acres OF raw land will be prepared foI
crop for next season. The farm paid
good returns last year and in few
years It is said will be able 10 support
the Idaho state penitenitiary. A large
number Of hogs are being raised al
the farm, 80 head Of brood sows being
retained for this seasons breeding.
The Sisters of Charity of Providence
hospital, Wallace, have asked the at
torney general ii there is any way by
which they may obtain alcohol for hos
pital use, as they have in the past,
without the payment of revenue tax