Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-03-23
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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Mrs. j. NJ, Brunbell, a resident 4
Idaho almost so years, died at tn
family home at Reynolds creek las
week.
AT the age Of 95 years, Mrs. Ragn
hid Olson of Nampa. seeks to be nat
uralized as a citizen of the United
States.
Word has been received from Loi
Angeles, Cal, announcing the dealt
In that city OF A. L. Campbell for
mer resident of Idaho Falls.
The new gymnasium and readinl
room provided through efforts of the
mems gospel team was opened fol
public use at Middleton last week.
The city council of Weiser has fixed
the monthly salaries of city employees
for the next two years as follows:
Mayor $25; councilmen, $40; chief OF
police, 500.
1t took four hours for the sheriff and
three deputies to destroy over 1000
bottles and a number of jugs and
kegs of assorted liquors at the court
house in Pocatello last week.
An old fashioned spelling match
was held at the high school auditorium
at Rupert on March 16, in which all
the schools of the county participant
ed. Five cash prizes were awarded.
One of the first aims toward which
Middleton's new commercial organiza-
tion, the Cooperative club, will bend
its energies is to be the Improvement
Of the roads leading into the village.
Mrs. Samuel B. Richards and her
daughter Blanche died at their home
at Carey on March IS. as the result of
eating portions of can of spinach
served at the family dinner three days
previous.
The spring term of the federal court
convened at Pocatello on March 10,
with Judge F. S. Dietrich on the
bench. The sessions of the court will
be held in the new quarters of the fed
eral building.
Since January 1, $4,000 worth of
hay and corn has been shipped into
Malad. This is the first time in its
history that feed of any kind has been
shipped in. Heretofore the ranchers
had surplus for market.
7. B. Hay of st. Maries has closed |
a contract with the Rose Lake Lum- |
Der company to log some 10000 feet |
Of timber on the north fork of the |
Occur d'Alene river. The contract !
calls for payment of 100000.
Ralph Dixey, an Indian stockman
close to Blackfoot, has been cutting
down trees and letting the cattle eat
the tops. Last week his supply of
shade trees gave out and he started
IN on staying his fine orchard.
Steps are to be taken by the Nampa
district commissioners to put
he Nampa end of the boulevard in
he best of shape. preparatory to turn
ng it over to the state highway COM
mission as a portion of the state thor
,ughfare.
Idaho has the highest license on
;ars of any state. Under the present
avs plates for cars up to 80 horse
lower cost SIS; on cars from 80 to 40
horsepower, 500; on cars from 40 to
o horsepower, s25; over 80 horse
'ower, $40.
AS a result of the heavy fall of
now, Idaho cattle and sheepmen are
a many instances facing a desperate
Unless the weather mod
rates at once losses of livestock in
iany parts of the state threaten to
e Unprecedented.
Ruelon Jensen, IA years old, son of
harles Jensen of Idaho Falls, was
round to death in a rotary pillow on
10 railroad tracks at crossing. The
o6y was dragged so yards and ter
bly, mangled. The boy was on his
ay to picture show.
Workmen are engaged this week in
full size basement under 1
lie Christian church at Meridian. 1t
planned to locate a heating plant
the basement. and provide dining
nom for social purposes and addi-
onal space needed for Sunday school
asses.
VI i
ell as municipalities throughout the
ate, are stirred up over reports that
overnor Alexander is likely to veto
e bill taking mutual telephone COM
mics and municipally-owned public
ilities from under the jurisdiction of
e public utilities commission.
A daring robber entered the home
Judge d. w. Standrod at Pocatello
d in spite of the house being oc-
pied by both the judge and Mrs. |
androd and Mr. and Mrs. Drew |
androd and the maid. the building
is ransacked. the loss in money.
d jewels being over $1,000. |
On rejection of their demand that
E charge for board remain at 81
y. instead of being advanced % cents