Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-07-27
IDAHO STATE NEWS

tute opened its annual session in Boise
last week with nearly every Baptist
pastor in attendance.
One hundred and fifty farmers and
business men assembled in Filler and
perfected plans TO combat the 1. w. w
menace in that community.
The Picabo land and town lot sale
was the red letter day in that part
of Blaine county, 1000 people from all
parts of the country being in evil
dence.
The Pocatello District Epworth
league is planning a lively time at its
Institute at Big Springs, from
August 2 to 6. Many notable Method
lists win be in attendance.
The roundup of all the I. w. w.
slackers In Latah and Clearwater
! counties was prosecuted with vigor
last week, between 30 and go being
arrested by order of the sheriff.
The 19-months-oId daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Borup was drowned
in the Cruzen ditch near Boise, the
child wandering away while the par
ents was attending a family reunion.
A sentence of indeterminate length
between three and IA years was melted
out to John George O'Brien, who
| pleaded guilty to committing an as
sault on Antoine Stanek, near Payette.
The president has renominated the
following Idaho postmasters: L. A.
Wisener. Grangeville; Charles L. Hol-
lar, kellogg; Franklin A. Miller, St
Anthony; Manford w Harland, Troy
The state farm markets bureau con-
tinues to call for men to fill openings
on the farms of southern Idaho, al
though large numbers of men are be-
ing sent out each week by the depart
ment.
Charles Pascoe was appointed Unit
ed States commissioner at Bruneau
last week. Mr.. PascOe will be the first
commissioner to be located at Bru-
neau. His term of service will be four
years.
Turning turtle while travelling at
high speed near Rigby, an automobile
owned and driven by Lee Jones caused
the death last week of William Porrit
riding beside him. Jones escaped with
a few bruises.
Struck by lightning while standing
in front of Menan church, the Misses
Joan Lott, Blanche Pullsen and Green
were rendered unconscious and did not
recover for several hours. Injuries
proved inconsequential.
Rescued from a deep ravine into
which he was pitched after his run
about rolled down over an embank-
ment hundreds of feet high, DIR. Jack
Clark, a dentist of Blackfoot, is how
ering between life and death.
Prizes at the Nampa Harvest Fest
wal will be provided in cash from the
big publicity fund now being raised,
or donated as merchandise voluntarily
by local and out-of-town firms. The
sum of $1,000 has already been raised.
Bids have been asked by the govern
ment on 5000 pounds of bran; 25oOOO
pounds of oats; S6,400 pounds OF bed
ding: and $50 tons of hay, delivery
TO begin at the Boise barracks August
L. The bids will be opened July 81.
Oden C. Turner, the 19-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. j. Fl. Turner
who live near McDermott station, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the head with a 22-caliber rifle. Young
Turner h d been a cripple since birth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nephi Johnson of
Grant are mourning the death of their
daughter Leah, aged ii years, who
was drowned in a swale near her home
while bathing with three other girls.
The body was recovered with hay
rake.
Pitched into a ditch near her home |
and dragged beneath a bridge and two
headgates, the little daughter of Bert |
Fillmore. who resides east of Rigby, |
has recovered. She was rescued after
remaining under water several min
utes.
After being given a thorough
sweating VIII r. S. Lane, who re-
ceived no little publicity at Nampa
through lurid stories of being har-
rassed by two strangers, confessed
that his tales were entirely fabrica-
tons.
Since the cleaning out of the |. w.
". camps at Boomers Ferry, last week,
no further trouble has developed there.
All trains are being watched and any
men who drop off there and viii not
70 to work are ordered out of town
Losses of sheep by owners now
assuring their flocks in the Snake
liver valley were reported at Cald-
veil last week. AS yet the losses have
,een small, but the sheepmen are
more or less worried. The poison plant
heory is being advanced.
Fred Ernst, who was arrested some
ime ago at Pocatello, on a charge
f failing to register for the army
raft and who has since been held
waiting the action of the federal gov
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