Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-08-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Paul Buehler, a German who is al
legged to have set several grass fires in
Boise, is now in the city Jail.
Eniisments in the national guard
have been progressing very satisfact-
orily during the past few days.
The Idaho national guard regiment
is likely to be sent to France almost
Immediately, according to a Wash
ington dispatch.
The state auditor went north last
week to install new system of book
keeping in the educational institutions
of the Panhandle country.
Charged with defrauding the First
National bank of Nampa out of approx
imately $500 by crafty manipulations
of a shipment of hay, r. f. Barr has
been arrested at Richfield, Utah.
report from Ranger Andy Casner
of the LOwman ranger station, to the
Boise office says the huckleberries
will be extremely plentiful this year
and will be ripe about August 10.
Farms on the bench and slope at
Emmett need water The second crop
of alfalfa is light. and in places is
drying up. Some farmers are cutting
it, though it is only nine to l. inches
high.
Twenty-seven members of the /. w.
w. were released from custody by the
sheriff at Moscow. after the men had
torn up their membership cards and
swore they were done with the or
| ganization.
Funds with which to pay premiums
awarded at the Intermountain fair
| held in Boise in 1919 have been placed
in the hands of the State Fair of Idaho.
There is now approximately 800 due
exhibitors.
About 10 carloads Of cherries have
been shipped from Emmett this year TO
Hutchinson, Kan. Omaha. Neb.. Chi
cago, New York and other eastern
cities. Prices have ranged from S2.25
to SO crate.
AS token of appreciation of the ex-
cellent conduct on the part of members
of Company l of Payette, stationed
at Caldwell for some weeks past.
citizens presented a handsome flag to
the company last week.
The Boise Statesman says: John
Archabal is now receiving shipments
of cottonseed cake, of which he has
purchased 30 carloads for winter feed
for sheep. This, he says, is cheaper
than hay at so Il ton.
Bernard Devin, known to have been
in Boise, July g. has disappeared and
is being sought by his wife, who lives
at Troy, Mont, and by his brother-in
law, w. H. Slower of Weiser, who fear
that he has met with foul play.
The crop of potatoes this year in
Idaho will be exceedingly heavy. ac-
cording to August Meppem, of Idaho
Falls. Mr.. AIeppem has 4O-acre
farm planted to potatoes. and says it
will run 800 bushels 10 the acre.
Decision to petition the Caldwell city
council to call an election over the
proposal TO issue bonds in the amount
of $4,000 for erection Of municipal
hospital, was reached last week at
conference of Commercial club and
civic leaders.
An automobile driven by Ephraim
Hull of Boise went off the grade on
the road to Twin Springs Il miles
above ArrOwrOck and crashed down
200 feet into the Boise river. but none
of the occupants of the machine were
seriously injured.
Urs1If,,,, White aoa1
known druggist, died in a Twin Falls
hospital from injuries received in
drug store at HOLSTER from an eX-
plosion of a soda fountain tank. Both
legs were broken and his left hand and
foot badly lacerated.
A considerable acreage of spring
wheat in unirrigated districts in Idaho
will be ruined because of the extended
drouth, according to the weekly crop
report of the United States weather
bureau Feed on the ranges is said to
be drying up rapidly.
Senator Borah made Il persistent but
losing fight TO secure Il provision in
the food conservation bill which. while
attempting to regulate the price OF
wheat and other farm products, would
also regulate the price the farmer
must pay for his implements and sup
plies.
Charles Gray. a rancher from Long
valley. was seriously injured as a re-
suit of a fall suffered when the horses
attached to a moving machine he was
operating ran away. Gray was struck
in the forehead by the cutter and his
frontal bone was crushed, necessitating
an operation.
A new and unusual industry has
been established at Gooding. where
the Idaho Silver Black Fox company
has just been incorporated with cap
ital stock of $4,000 The purposes of !
the company are stated to be the rear
ing of silver black foxes and other |
animals.
James Rowan, AN I. w. W. leader
who has been responsible for much of