The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-22
IN THE GEM STATE

A drive on siackers who failed "a /
register for military service Is to be |
started Immediately By the state gov
ernment
The lodges and secret societies Of |
Boise, as well as the patriotic organi- |
Nations. have been invited 10 enter the |
Fourth OF July parade.
A southeastern idaho Red Cross
conference which WAS attended hy rep
resentatives OF ten county committees,
was held at PocatellO june L.
William Drury passed away at his
home in Nampa last week at the ripe
age of 81 years. His death was at
Iributed 10 ailments Incident to old
age.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
ION Simpson of Five Mile was quite
badly scalded on the arm and side by
pulling kettle OF hot water off the
stove.
Ii is announced that the Idaho ma
tionai guard would have been on a
war footing a number Of months ago
| II the orders had not been received
from Washington 10 stop enlistments.
Carload shipments received by the
railroad in May, 1916. at Boise. mum
bered 52S, and for May, 1917. were
| zoo, or an increase OF 232 cars, an
average Increase OF over seven car
loads a day.
order No. 6. issued by the head
quarters, department Of Idaho, Grand
Army of the Republic, sets the date
! for the thirteenth annual department
meeting of the q. A. H. for Boise June
10. 20 and n.
The Boise High School class donat-
Ell the proceeds from their class play
to the Boise Red Cross, instead of
using them, as has been done in for
mer years, for scholarships in the Uni
yersity of Idaho.
Every effort Is 20 I've made 10y the
Pacific Fruit Express company, which
furnishes refrigerator cars to ship
pers In this territory, to take care oil
the tremendous fruit crop scheduled
for Idaho in 1917.
Under arrangements just completed
Nampa Is 10 be the point at which th'
big southern Idaho meeting for th'
purpose OF working up interest in the
Evergreen Highway" will be hel'
about the middle of July.
Oneida county registered GAS men
The federal government estimated tina
Il would register 80. Elmore count!
reported a registration of 500 men
The federal government estimates
that IL would register TTo.
Every man In + company, Idaho ha
tional guard, from Lewiston sub
! | scribed for q $50 Liberty bond, accord
ling to a letter received from the cap
: tain Of the company, on duty some
, where In the United States
n. A. Messenger ami Billy Wilson
, riding motorcycle, were victims 81
serious smashup at Sampa when the
crashed into the car OF X. -. Arnoi'
at the intersection of Twelfth stree
and Second avenue, In front OF In
city hail.
Henry L. Finch and DubaCh Broth
ers, prominent wool growers, sol
their wool clip at Soda Springs. con
gisting OF about COCO fieeces, To ShuI
man Brothers. manufacturing con
Germ of Des Moines, Iowa. Sixty cent
per pound was the price paid.
: one OF the finest dairy herds In Ban
mock county was recently sold for bee
!. ut prices averaging close TO 500 pc
: head and II is this high price whic
: induces owners 10 sell, notwith>tanc
: ing the fact that pasture condition
. were never better than at present.
The state supreme court has place
= an order for ZOO volumes 81 la'
70 books for the law library to be ia
stalled in POcatello. The last SeSSio
: Of the legislature appropriated 500
: Tor this purpose. with the UNDERSTAND
: lug that the housing OF the library
to be cared for by Bannock county.
Fully 5000 persons took part In
celebration at Paul CA June II. partic
pated in by beet growers. sugar manJ
fHcturers. Red Cross members IAN
other patriotic citizens The occa
" sion was In the first place oelebrstio
: in honor Of the big sugar factor
which is being built there by Ia
Eccies interests and also Ia honor q
Flag day.
The Woman's club Of Mackay ha
been asked 20 supervise the work q
tlse Home Patriots" an orEaniEatiU
which is piauting three acres ~ ian
: tn the Burnett field. which IL viii pu
under irrigation. and when all
: planted. certain plots 81 ground wi
= - allotted 20 boys III the town. wh
= w.u care for a. under The SUPERVISE
% al expert.
+ Il. Bennett. field horticulture,
with the agricultural extension depar
= ment % the state university. has r,
turned 20 Boise from a trip thr1uk
the potato growing districts ~ n
state. He says the Indications ar
that the potato yieid Is EDinE to
: large this season since crUp condition
are good 81 over southern Idaho.
Samuel Roas. aged 8. was -,
y through the abdomen while playing j