The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-09
NEWS NOTES OF IDAHO

at Lewiston.
The Idaho State Audubon society
was organised with more than 80 mem
bers at Boise.
A bold robbery occurred at Weiser
when the vault OF the Hotel Washing
ton was robbed of $500.
The Soda Springs hotel. one Of the
best known bostelries in southeastern
Idaho, and landmark, was destroyed
by fire.
Ex.sheriff William NJ Buchanan. a
pioneer of the Little Potlatch section.
died at Moscow at the age Of 81, fol-
lowing a sickness OF two years.
Whitman College defeated the Uni.
versity OF Idaho basketball five at
Moscow for the second time in one
week by the score OF rs to 2i.
Plans for the big Bull Pioneer Day
celebration are already well under
way and the indications are that II
will be the biggest event ever pulled
off in Buhl
The annual meeting OF the forest
rangers and officers OF the Selway ma
tlonal forest, under the direction OF
Superintendent Charles f. Howell. was
held in Kooskia.
Assessor Christopher estimates
that there will bo over 10000 head OF
sheep TO be assessed as migratory
stock in Canyon county this year, he
having assessed nearly that number
already.
A representative exhibit Of ore from
the various mining properties in Bon
ner and Boundary counties will be ex-
hiblted at the Northwestern Mining
convention. TO be held In Spokane
March 20 TO 20.
Idaho progressives are making plans
TO send a delegation 20 their national
convention at Chicago, and a meeting
OF the state central committee will be
held Friday. March 10, at Caldwell, to
call n state convention to select dele.
gates.
Better highways throughout NeE
Perce county" IL the slogan OF the
road oyeraeers recently named BY the
board OF county commissioners and II
is expected material improvements
throughout tho county will be effected
during the year.
G. ID. Cole, representative OF the
a..a.t.h Duhk.. aamnanv aaalatad hv
county employees. Is now compiling
the necessary data for inscribing the
road posts OF Neg Peroe county. The
statement is made that approximately
i25 posts will be required.
Upon the request OF II. E. Shepperd
and d. c. Mcwatters OF the Twin Falls
North Side Land a Water company,
the state land board has modified It's
order OF Feb. in which II forbid the
company from reselling water rights
under It's pumping segregation.
Within the next few days work OF
enlarging the Meridian cheese factory
10 a capacity OF 10000 pounds OF milk
per day will be commenced. Need for
enlargement has become urgent, and
even with the greater production con-
templated Il is hardly thought the fac
tory can supply the demand for the
Meridian cheese.
DIR. Laubaugh. state baeteriologist.
has received the heads OF two dogs
and one coyote TO be tested for rabies.
c. c. Baker OF Burley sent In the heads
OF one coyote and one dog. The ami
mails had acted suspioiously, wrote
Mr.. Baker. and he believed they were
rabid. Another dogs head was for
warded by Or. Din OF Shoshone.
The Current Events club OF Moscow
has decided. after months OF investi-
cation and discussion, to launch a
movement for the introduction OF mo- !
tion pictures In the public schools.
The investigation shows that the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin has already in
operation such uses OF the movies" as |
is TO be suggested for the public |
schools OF Idaho.
Lieutenant Paul Frederick Foster OF
Idaho. former student of the state
university. in accordance with an act
OF congress approved March 3, 1916.
was recently presented by the navy
department with a medal OF honor as
a recognition of the distinguished ser
vices in the line of his profession rem
dered at the seizure of Vera Cruz,
Mexico, April 21. 22. 1914.
An answer has been filed by $50
land owners In the Nampa Meridian
Irrigation district. to the petition OF
the district for the examination, APP
proval and confirmation of the assess
ments and distribution OF the costs
OF the drainage works in the district.
The answers deny the right of the dis
trlct to assess their land for drainage
or that the contract with the United