Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-02-02
IDAHO STATE NEWS

concerns of Pocatello have been com
bined.
The first steps toward erecting {
fine new Masonic temple in PocatellC
We're taken last week.
Jack Lewis, rancher near Star
was seriously injured when he stun
bled and fell down fight of stairs al
his home.
1t is believed that robbing of boxes
in the postoffice at Blackfoot has
been stopped by the arrest of an IL
year-old boy.
1t is predicted that the prune grow
ers in the vicinity of Meridian will
rai2e the largest crop this season in
the history of the industry in that sec
ton.
Company D of Twin Falls was given
a royal welcome by the people OF
Twin Falls upon their return home
after an absence of seven months on
the border.
The division of old Bannock county
now seems most probable, with Downey
and Soda Springs the county seats
for the two new counties of Portneuf
and Bear River.
1t is stated on good authority that
work will be started early in Febru-
airy on the relaying of track on the
Idaho Northern branch between Nam
pa and Emmett.
A representative meeting at Poca-
tello of taxpayers of Bannock county,
with 300 present, passed unanimously
a resolution against county division Of
any kind of Bannock county.
On account of the great increase of
the amount of business handled and
the contemplated increase, the Gem
State Oil & Products company of Po-
catello recently incorporated for $780,
900.
Mrs. Bessie Hawley Tucker, daugh-
ter of Ex-Governor James H. Hawley
of Boise, is in Portland surgical hos
pital, recovering from the result of
serious operation, following a critical
illness.
Plans are now being formulated
for a second entertainment for the
purpose of enriching the treasury Of
the Cemetery association at Meridian.
Friday night, February 9, has been set
as the date.
Wagon loads of potatoes have been
stolen from the home of ]. F. Hamil-
ton at Blackfoot After loading the
wagons the doors were left open and
the remainder of the spuds, about a
carload, were frozen.
Of the four million dollars which
the Oregon Short Line is to expend
on development and extension work
during the ensuing year, Pocatello and
southern Idaho are scheduled to re-
ceive a generous share.
William Vane, wealthy resident
OF Newport, has been arrested and
lodged in Jail at Standpoint, to answer
a federal charge of being implicated
in the robbery of a mail stage near
Priest river two years ago.
The committee that had charge of
the charity ball at Boise reported that
receipts from the ball were $S97.20,
while expenditures were only S61.15,
so that the net returns were $S36.05.
This sum will be turned over to the
Associated Charities.
A 100000 sugar beet factory may
be one of the good things the future |
holds in store for Gooding Repre- |
sentatives of a large sugar company |
have expressed their willingness to |
build there, if the farmers will-con- |
tract to raise the beets.
A bold robbery was carried out at |
Pocatello when window was broken |
In a pawnshop and several articles of |
jewelry stolen. The robbery was
daring one, taking place, as it did, on
4 business street, at an hour when
many people were passing.
The secretary of agriculture last
week allotted to Idaho s120,927 as its
,ro rata share of the good roads fund
this year. This is exclusive
If the amounts recently allotted for
'oads in forest reserves. The state
pust match this allotment.
Three young people who were
leigh riding near Weiser one day last
week had 4 narrow escape from death
When the team became frightened and
'lunged over the bank into the river
The occupants of the sleigh were res
ued from the water by ropes.
Entering plea of guilty to trans
ression of the prohibition laws of the
tate and waving all stays to which
e was entitled, Sefneo Baldez was
at Caldwell to pay fine of
100 and committed to the county jail
D serve term of ninety days.
A thousand citizens of Montpelier
nd surrounding towns were at the de-
OF Saturday evening to welcome {
ONE the Bear Lake members of the
iaho national guard who arrived at
p. m from Boise, where the guard z
ad been stationed for four weeks.
With buildings and streets profuse-
decorated with flags and bunting,
5th n great nrnoasSion of school chill |