Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-09-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS

William Kreizenbeck of Emmett,
was crushed to death between u trac.
ton engine and the attached thresh-
ing machine.
A large tonnage of early potatoes
has been shipped from Conyon county.
Large yields are expected In the po-
tato-growing districts.
The Idaho State Automobile Deal
ers association is to hold its second
annual auto show at Idaho Falls, Oc-
tober 2, 3, 4, and 6.
Farm owaers of the Nampa vicinity
have completed formation of a federal
loan associ alton. The association has
now received its charter.
The Boise Commercial club viii car
ry upon the rolls without payment of
dues members who have enlisted in
the service of their country.
Coal has been reduced to 50 a ton at
the Utah mines, the public utilities
commission has learned, but it con-
tinues to sell at SO in Boise.
Entirely aside from the question OF
quantity, the apple crop of the
Nampa section will this year be the
finest ever gathered, is the belief Of
Silas Wilson, head of the Idaho Hor-
ticultural association.
The federal grand jury has returned
true bills against W. w. Bradley, Geo.
C. Hipp, Van J. Chaplin and Edward
l.. Mckeen, charged with interfering
fr.r Nv cta
merchandise from box cars at Glenns
Ferry
Caldwell officer. hold warrant for
the arrest of a young man who signed
the name of +. ". Lucas to three
checks found TO be worthless. Two
checks for $40 and a third for S15
were passed in Caldwell business
houses.
The Caldwell Horse & Mule COM
pany is busy furnishing hundreds of
horses for use at the American Lake
training camp. Six carloads of alfalfa
fed chunks" were forwarded one day
last week with American Lake as their
destination.
Seed potatoes should be selected be
fore frost, from hills that are yield
ing the largest number of tubers, says
E. Il. Bennett, field horticultural with |
the agricultural extension department |
Of the state university, in an article is
sued last week
Harvest is practically complete ex-
cept in the more elevated districts.
l.. ,.,.,,.~,..,..s!A,,r n oil 500 Il
lions. Cutting of the third crop of al |
falfa has been begun in Canyon coun-
", but in some of the eastern counties |
stacking is still in progress.
The duck season in Idaho opened |
September 16. Under the law passed
by the last session of the state legis
lature the bag limit has been reduced
to twelve. and no more than fifteen
game birds of any kind may be in
Guided in the bag for any one day.
John F. Gundy. 16 years of age, died
1t Twin Falls as the result of an ac-
cidental shooting While going through
Snake river canyon, near Crystal
springs, northwest of Twin Falls. he
and fell, accidentally dis
u revolver in his coat pocket.
Mrs. ]. .. Osberg. more than 40
ears of age, was run down by an au-
at Blaclfoot and died soon
lfterward as the result of her injur
es. In company with daughter. she
attempted to cross the street, became
confused and was struck by a machine.
Helen Hunt, aged 81, was burned to
leath in her ranch home about eight
niles south of Boise. No ones knows
low the fire started. Neighbors be-
ieve that stroke of paralysis suf-
cred about a year ago, which af
ected one side, must have prevented
er from getting out Of the house.
Dr. W. Z. Raglan. well known den ,
list, aged 80, of Twin Falls, was ,
rowned about o'clock Sunday morn
AZ in an irrigation canal near Eden.
of Twin Falls, while duck
uniting. He was crossing the canal
head of his companions, plunged into /,
he canal and was not seen again. q
Amos Clark, miner, fell down |
saft in the Gilmore mining district 4
illing distance of 140 feet. In his d
escent his body struck and broke h
trough two-inch plank and although .
e finally landed on his head his skull f
as not fractured and not bone was n
,und TO be broken, although he weighs
10 pounds.
A closed season has been declared
4 sage hens all over the state, which D
rs led to some dissatisfaction with o
lie law, as ii is claimed that in GER h
in localities these birds are sin so n
ops. Although not in sympathy with | e
is feature of the law, the state game ii
arden has announced that il win. 81
be strictly enforced 9