Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-07-13
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Sarah De France fell from horse at
Caldwell last week, suffering frac-
tured arm.
During June there We're fifteen ar
rests in Nampa and the sum Of sll9
collected IN fines.
Cut worms are said 10 be doing
damage 70 sugar beets Ia several sec
tons Of the state.
The state auditor estimates that q
cost the state SI2OOn for bOunfies
during the years Of 1919 and 1916
Miss Ellen Talbot clerk to Senator
Brady, left for France last week to join
an American ambulance unit near
Paris.
Heavy wheat losses are being suf-
fered in southern Idaho as "A result Of
the rlvages Of the warrior grassy
hopper.
William F. Miller. % years Of age,
AN Oregon Short Line brakeman living
at Salt Lake, was run over by a train
and killed at Montpelier last week.
DR.. Ernest Fl. Llndley Of Indiana was
unanimously chosen president of the
University of Idaho at meeting of
the state board Of education in Nos
cow last week.
The Bunker Hill < Sullivan smelter
was formally blown in last week at
Kellogg. The smelter. il Is said, is the
most complete and modern one in the
world and cost about $l000000.
Idaho farmers are nor awaiting them
selves extensively of the privilege Of
borrowing money from the federal land
banks. Up TO July only S365.200 had
been loaned TO Idaho farmers by the
Spokane land bank.
Senator Brady introduced "A bill au-
thorizing the secretary of war 10 con
yey 10 the city of Boise for street pLr-
poses strip of land along the north
west side of Boise barracks reservation
10 feet wide and 2l26 feet long.
Fifteen minutes after the first prem
ium was paid upon "a fire insurance
policy protecting an undertaking com
pany at POcatello. fire was discovered
in the building About half the build
ing and its contents was destroyed.
The valuation on sheep as fixed by
the equalization board for the preda-
tory tax in 1916 toraled S21.2S3, 6S3.
Form the sheep industry viii be col
lected S6Sl.0j for the predatory ami
mai fund when the 1916 taxes are all
in
The hay harvest in southwestern
Idaho counties is nearing completion
according to the weekly report issued
by the United States weather bureau.
The crop is spoken Of rs in excellent
condition, having been PUT up without
rain.
a torpedo cane, carried by John III.
Eggers of Idaho City. exploded in
front of the Grand hotel at Boise, /
smashing plate glass window OF the |
hotel and cut Il cash in the cheek (
Of Dave McGowan, an Emmett mer-
chant
While attempting 10 pass another /
car on the road just outside Of 4
PocatellO \. 3. Wellington of POc;s- 4
teIIo was thrown from machine
against "a barbed wire fence and the
muscles in the upper part of one leg
badly cut
f. W. Creaser. Il Short Line brake
man. in some manner got his skull
crushed at Yalea Point. near Mini
doka. Crews were clearing for trains
and about that time No. II came along
Which train struck the man has not
been determined.
Eight l. w W delegates who had
been attempting to organize their
union ameug the employees of the
Boise Payette Lumber company at
Cascade. were invited to leave and es-
corted 10 the southbound train by Il
citizens committee.
A Spokane dispatch says The l. W.
". menace now threatens the mines Of
northern Idaho. Weird has reached the
nine owners that many Of the miners
rom Butte are On their way to the
Occur d'Alenes to start trouble. Every
possible effort Is being made 10 pre-
cent strike in he district.
"Idaho potato growers. and growers
n other western states. responding to
he call of the federal government. 4.
greatly increased their acreage this
ear. and now by reason Of home gar
len production we are facing Il glutfed
Market and We Will suffer heavy
osses.' said Frank IL Adams of Twin
'aHs. in an interview ut Washington.
The railroads mere inaugirated spe-
ial rates to Peekaboo to enable pros
ective farmers to attend 1le sale of
600 acres Of Fitzpatrick lands which
% uttder the hammer al Peekaboo on
My Il. The lands have been divided
Ito forty-acre divisions and 1t is re-
orted that many az the selections viii
iclude some of the most fertile lands
/ Idaho. /
After "A deadlock of two months /
lration over the appointment of city
ttorney. Mayor Pluwhead of Caldwell n