The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-15

all chapters and auxiliarles of the
Red Cross 10 Idaho send to him cam.
piete lists of their members, and to
Include the lists of the officers of
each organization. These lists should
be addressed to State Red Cross
Headquarters, Boise.
Alfalfa and clover are growing
slowly and are just coming into bloom
in some Of the warmer localities, ac.
cordlng to the weekly report of The
Idaho weather bureau. The crop is
expected to be good except where
winter killed, although it is unusual
ly late. Frost is reported to have
done some little local damage TO the
prune crop.
e. r. Bennett, field horticulturist
with the agricultural extension de-
partment of the state university, has
returned to Boise from trip through
the potato growing districts of the
state. He says the indications are
that the potato yield is going to bp
large this season since crop conditions
are good all over southern Idaho.
Harvey Alfred, director of the state
farm markets bureau, has gone to
PucatellO TO confer with the heads OF
the creamery companies In that part
Of the state relative to the enforce
nent of house bill No. 81 enacted by
the last legislature. The measure
prohibits the creamery companies
from making discriminating prices
when purchasing cream, butter and
eggs.
Idaho's Liberty Loan quota is
$5, 1856, 900. This was the informa-
tOn conveyed 10 an official circular
received from the San Francisco
federal reserve bank at state com
mittee headquarters Friday. The
estimate is more than $4,000 be
low the apportionment which was
| first announced for this state.
Southern Idaho is going to have
the largest crop of all varieties Of
fruits it has ever had-l500 cars of
prunes and 1000 to $500 cars Of aD-
plies. This amount of fruit, a year
like this, will be worth at least ST.
900, 900" That is the prediction OF
f. V. Martin, manager Of the Earl
Fruit company of Boise, who has been
receiving detailed reports from all
sections of the state.
Acting 10 behalf of the state land
board, Attorney General Walters has
filed a suit for $25, 900 in the Fourth
judicial district for EImore county
against the National Surety COMPANY
Of New York in an effort TO collect
damages, alleged to have occurred
through the failure OF the King Hill
Irrigation company to complete irrl-
CATION works On the King Hill pro-
lect.
Hidden beneath the folds of tn
national colors, the casket containing
that which was mortal OF the late
J,bn M. Haines. former governor OF
Idaho. was lowered into It's resting
ulace 10 the family lot at Morris HIIl
cemetery, Boise, Thursday, June l.
as the Second Idaho regimental hand
softly played a funeral dlfge. Tn r.
had been brief, impressive services al
the First Methodist church.
From present indications, ldaht
soon will have subscribed the Slo'oo'
allotted to this state as It's snare I"
) the army Y. NJ. C A. fund deem'C
necessary for ministering to The phySl
.ol and moral welfare Of The men a
war. Secretary R. E Randall "h'
has charge Of marshalling souther'
Hahn into line is delighted over ih'
: last bulletin sent out from the p"r'
land headquarters, which gives 'n'
, ,,,o rihbon To SIX towns in Oregon
, and Idaho for the biggest suo>cr D
inns nm the basis of population a"'
1d.ho has five Of these towns. I'M.
I are Twin Falls, Wendell, SnoSno' :
; Bur!ey and Bnise.