Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-15
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Paroles were granted to II prisoner
confined In the state penitentiar
when the state pardon board met las
week
The Gilmore Red Cross chapte
gained S205.50 from Mountain HON,
and $7435 from GlenDs Ferry on con
scription day.
The annual trapshooting tourna
ment Of the Idaho State Sportsmel
association was held at Twin Falls
on June 10, IL and -.
Adherents of the Nazarene faitl
from eastern Oregon and much OF
Idaho assembled at Nampa last week
in annual conference.
The Southern Idaho Fair associa-
ton is completing a. permanent stock
pavilion on the fair grounds at Filler.
The pavilion is 30x150 feet.
The work Of making surveys on the
North and South highway is progress
ing nicely and active construction
work viii be started soon.
Every telephone operator of the
Interstate Utilities company, the Bell
system, in northern Idaho went on
strike at 6 p. m. Saturday night.
Earl ID. Painter, son of David
Painter, a former resident of Boise.
was seriously injured by a thug who
held him up and robbed him near his
home in Pasadena, Cal.
A delegation of more than % Cald-
well Rebekahs went to Wilder one
evening last week in a special traction
company car and helped institute
Rebekah lodge in that place.
Fred Earnest was lodged in Jail at
Pocatello for disturbing the peace.
The officers, curious, asked if he had
registered, and he stated he did not
have time. He was turned over to the
sheriff.
ordered by the public utilities COM
mission to provide copies of compare
tive freight tonnage statements for its
Idaho stations for January, February,
March, April and May.
Joseph C. Thompson, aged 81, prl
vate in company II, on detail guarding
the Northern Pacific's long bridge over
the Clark's Fork river, % miles east
of Standpoint, was struck by the North
Coast limited and killed.
The forest service has just COM
pleted repairs on the telephone line |
between Atlanta and Twin Springs. |
The line was badly damaged last win
ter by the heavy SHOWS, and in many |
places the poles were down.
Six new wool flags were purchased |
for the statehouse and the statehouse
grounds by the capitol board of con-
troll last week. The new flags are to
replace number of old flags that
have been in use for several years.
The year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Hartley, living west of Filler,
upon which the three were riding,
tipped over. The boy was thrown un-
Ter the load of hay and into the water.
The ranger reports one of the
bridges out about 10 miles below At
anita, obliging travellers either to ford
he river at that point, which is both
lifficult and dangerous, or to climb
lround the steep mountains for some
niles.
According to word received from the
vas in attendance at the National Red
ross council held at Portland, Idaho
vas apportioned $250O00 of the $780,
10000 required of the nation for Red
ross work.
The public utilities commission has
ssued an order giving the Gilmore
,ounty Irrigated Farms association
he privilege of purchasing water for
-rigation purposes this summer from
he Mountain Home Cooperative Irri-
alton company.
The Interstate Realty association,
of the real estate operators
t Idaho, Oregon and Washington, will
leet in Grays Harbor for three-day
August 8. 10 and IL. An
tendance of between 750 and 1000
elegates is expected. {
Samuel Roas. aged Q, was shot /,
trough the abdomen while playing in {
a alley In Pocatello. The RESPONSE /
lily for the shooting has not been /
aced, IL not having been definitely 9
armed who fired the shot. The boy s
getting along nicely.
A. f. Thompson of Goodihg and q
iris Jensen of Rexburg have been l
lected by the governor to serve with
mself on the committee to prepare I
exhibit from Idaho for the Golden {
ike exhibition to be held at Ogden \
1919 in commemoration of the COM
elton of the Union Pacific in 1867.
f. Il. Bennett, field horticulturist
IN the agricultural extension depart :,
ant OF the state university. has re- :
rned to Boise from trip through :
g potato growing districts of the ),
ite. He says the Indications are ),
ut the potato yield is going to be :,
-ge this season since crop conditions =