The twice-a-week Twin Falls times., 1917-05-01
In THE GEM STATE

State Sunday School ASSOCIATION VIII
be held at Parma on May Z, s and o.
The Idaho public utilities commits
sion is preparing to file vigorous pro-
test against the proposed blanket al
vance in freight rates.
DR.. George Collister has grubbed out
most of the well-known Collister fruit
orchards and is preparing to replace
them with corn and grain fields
Idaho banks were prompt to sub
scribe for war loan certificates, the
banks in every section of the state
asking for liberal subscriptions.
The Oregon Short Line is now being
guarded from the Wyoming state line
to the Oregon state line, and from the
Utah state line to the Montana state
line by Idaho troops.
The sheriff of Gilmore county and
the sheriff of Owyhee county will be
asked by the governor to place guards
over the states property on the King
Hill irrigation project.
In the city election at st. Anthony, !
Francis NJ. Smell, president of the First
National bank, defeated James Smith,
who was renominated, for mayor by
a majority Of 227 votes.
1t will be possible to irrigate 2S5,OOO
acres Of land on the two government
irrigation projects in Idaho this year
last year the total irrigated and cul-
tivated area was but $4,000 acres.
The state banks of Idaho are in a
better condition at this season of the
year than ever before, according to
reports filed with the state bank COM
missioner following his call to the
banking institutions in March.
The early closing of the schools of
the state, to permit the children to
assist in planting and harvesting
crops, is recommended by the governor
in letter written to DR.. E. o. Slsson,
. state commissioner of education.
: The police department of Boise has
discovered a new line of intoxicants
Two alleged culprits were arrested
last week. From one they took a
/, bottle of East India bitters and from
the other two bottles of hair tonic.
The citizens ticket, pledged to Sc
= cure a pure water system for Twin
F. Falls, at approximately one-half the
t cost of the plan drawn by L. c. Kelsey,
I was elected by an overwhelming ma
I jority over an active though scattered
. opposition.
In order to afford more ready relief
to farmers of Idaho who need funds
o for the purchase of seeds and ma
e chinery for the planting of spring
4 crops, the state land board has decided
S to deposit additional funds in various
Il state banks.
I Miss u. Fay Fowler, state superin
. tendent of girls clubs, and w. Il. Call
= superintendent of boys clubs are now
9 at work in Bannock county, organic
7 ing the boys and girls In clubs for the
II purpose of carrying on gardening worl
= this summer.
Il Merchants of Star are running al
e automobile service to and from thu
/ Boise river bridge to meet customer:
from the south during the time tht
If bridge is out of commission because
o of the recent collapse of one of the
e long spans
Adolph Naef 3S years old, well-to-d'
rancher and stockman of Teton City
Il four miles south of st. Anthony, com
mitted suicide at his home April "a
He went to the stable immediatel,
after breakfast and sent a bullet iron
ESPECIAL rifle through his head
dying within an hour.
4 Plans and specifications for a mum
a ber of schoolhouses that can be bull
4 in rural districts at cost ranging
y from $500 to $4,000, are contained il
u the April number of the Idaho Bulle
Il tin of Education, pamphlet issue'
% quarterly under the direction of tn
4 state board of education.
In one of the most hotly cOnteste
4 village elections ever held in Sod
d Springs the citizens progressive ticke
3 was elected with Il. d. Whitman, T. Il
q Horsley, Paul Upton, ]. E. Lau an
C. A. Lallatin as members of the tow
d board. Upton received the larges
Il number of votes on the ticket
A hundred and fifty people of TIE
3 Mile assembled one night last weel
in honor of Leslie Annett, who has oil
tained a commission in the engineerin
~ corps, and Francis Fountain of tn
service department of the militi;
n Field glasses and flowers were give
to each of the honOred guests.
The high school students of Buh
= believing that the children of Americ
q should take larger part in the relic
of the Belgian children, have called o
81 all social activities for the remainde
81 of the year in order that the none
= spent for such activities could go
n the Belgian Children's Relief fund.
M The southern Idaho members of tn
"a state council of national defense me
81 at Pocatello last week and passed rest
lutions that people Of this state shoul
& pledge themselves anew to the pril