Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-01-19
IDAHO STATE NEWS

dog show, held last week, was a sue
cess in every way.
Agitation in favor of flour mill
for Middleton has been started by
farmers and interested business men
Boise is prosperous, according to
the annual report of the merchandise
ing research committee of the Asso-
ciated Advertising Clubs Of the World
Governor Alexander has appointed
DR.. Ellis Kackley of Soda Springs as
the successor of DR.. o. B. Steely OF
Pocatello as member of the state
board of health.
Congressman Smiths bill to estab-
fish fish hatchery by the federal gov
eminent in Idaho has passed the
house. and will probably pass the SEN
ate before adjournment.
With revolver gripped firmly in
his right hand, the body of man, ap-
parently about % years of age, was
discovered two miles north of Chifaun.
1t is believed to be case OF suicide.
Many scores of farmers and farm
women recnived pointers regarding
the business of farming and rural
home making at the mid-winter meet
ing of the Farmers Home club at Mer
idian.
At a meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Y. M. c. A, at Poca-
tello, plans were made for launching
a whirlwind money-raising campaign
for $4,000 on February 6. to continue
for one week.
Two linemen working out from the
Lower Salmon power plant of the
Idaho Power company at Hagerman
were severely burned when a live
wire fell across a dead wire on which
they were at work.
Representative Smith has intro
duced a bill authorizing the appropria-
ton of 100000 year for three years
to build the King Hill irrigation pro-
ject, which ultimately will reclaim 49,
900 acres of land.
Succumbing TO serious illness OF
two months duration which came as
the climax of a much longer period of
poor health, Mayor Samuel F. Clancy
expired at his home in Middleton last
week at the age of SO.
Mrs. James Hatfield, formerly of
Boise was killed in San Bernardino,
Cal. Mrs. Hatfield was learning to
drive her car. She ran into a sand
bank. and, becoming excited. caused
the car to turn over on her.
The first Bonneville poultry show
Of n hn 1S A hnnf
800 birds were on exhibition, many
being from eastern states. The show
indicates that this section is not be-
hind in the raising of fine poultry.
Senator Borah has offered an
amendment to the sundry civil bill |
100000 from the recla-
nation fund to start construction on !
the Black canyon irrigation project |
as an addition to the Boise project.
The state department of education
the election of ]. Fred Will
Iiams as superintendent of the Idaho
Industrial training school to succeed
7. T. HUMPHREYS, whose resignation
was asked for by the state board of
education.
The prize-winning grain, grass, po-
alto and corn seeds which were enter
ID in competition at the Idaho Tech
lical Institute in connection with the
iced growers convention brought big
PRICES at an auction sale held at Poe
Itello the bidding being spirited.
Pensions have been granted to res
dents of Idaho as follows: John
'hanks, Boise, S12 a month; Isabella
!. Andrews, Boise, $40; Eli A. Barton.
boise, SIT; Margaret A. Peterson,
roy, S20;. Eunice F. Hammond, Occur
'Alene, $40, and Mary A. Allen, Rex
urg, $12.
Commencing February 5, there will
e conducted in Boise a four days
usiness mems short course in mer-
under the direction of the
extension division, cooper
ting with the department of indus
ry and commerce of the University of
daho and the Boise Commercial club. ,
John Hewett, aged years. son of
r. and Mrs. Henry Hewett, was in I
family killed at HALEY while he and
is brother, Frank Hewett, 10, were
laying with a loaded shotgun. Mrs. r
Iewett was in an adjoining room pre-
airing supper. n
o. L. Knight, a carpenter of Burke,
nd his wife, were crushed and smoth- {
red to death when a shed near their Q
ssidence, under which they were
anding, gave way under the weight
: snow piled up on it and crashed b
OWN upon them. d
State prisoners will petition the leg
lature for hanges in the statute
ws to provide for the establishment
an educational department in con-
sction with the penitentiary, for the
llarginS Of the state farm, for the
'tter employment of convicts in road
lifting and for the creation Of the
flee of parole officer.