The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-16
IN THE GEM STATE

,el on the Ice.
Under an agreement Just made
Glenns Ferry's mercantile stores now
close at o'clock IN the evenings.
Water is scarce commodity at
Shelley owing to the main pipes
freezing. Some people are melting
snow for culinary purposes.
Formation of the Middleton Coop
eratiye club, which win correspond in
most respects to the commercial clubs
OF most towns is under way.
The bill appropriating funds for
erecting federal building in Black
foot passed both houses of congress
and VIII become effective this year.
BY showing exceptional ability and
military proficiency, Benjamin F.
Lentz, Of Bull, has been promoted to
the rank of corporal in the United
States marine corps.
At an executive meeting of the
teachers association of Bannock coun-
ty held at Poeatello, it was decided
% hold a county convention in the
gate city on February 1917.
The sheriff last week seized a car.
load of liquor shipped from Missoula
to Kellogg. The car has been under
surveillance since its arrival there.
The liquor was shipped as hay.
Governor Alexander has issued or
ders to company H of the Second
Idaho infantry regiment to prepare to
mobilize on short notice for the pur-
pose of guarding the Boise barracks
if need be.
Issuance Of bonds in the amount of
$4,000 for the purpose of extensive
ly enlarging and improving the Cald-
well high school was authorized by
safe majority in the election held
last week.
The valley and the ranges of Jordon
valley are still covered with snow,
which condition is causing stockmen
no little worry. Many are driving
cattle to the Snake river valley and
more will follow.
Nampa was chosen for the next big
convention of the Idaho Horticultural
society, to be held some time during
the winter of 1918. Silas Wilson of
Nampa was reelected president and
all other officers were retained.
The Y. NJ. C. A. building campaign
opened at Pocatello last week. The
Union Pacific board of directors has
already appropriated 81 900 to be ap-
piled in building the new home for the
"" Besides this, S21, 900 will be re-
quired.
The American Association of Uni
versity Professors, the organization
which had just completed an investi-
cation of Montana's higher educa-
tional troubles, will make a careful
survey of the University of Idaho sit
uation.
Since the cold weather set in there
has been much discussion as TO the
thickness of the ice on the Portneuf
river, near Pocatello 1t was recent
ly measured and it was found that the
ice had frozen to the depth of twenty,
eight inches.
Aunt Vina" Moulton, born in slav.
cry, the one pioneer colored woman
Of Boise. died last week after an i'll. |
ness of several months. She was in |
her niRetieth year. She came to Boise |
N "a with a family which passed |
through the city en- route to Oregon.
Ashton is preparing to have a dog
race The plan is to have teams of |
not more than five dogs race from |
Yellowstone, Mont, to Ashton. The |
course laid out is along the 0. S. l.
racks. The snow is about four feet |
ieep and it is down grade all the way.
Common Parqulna, an Indian boy, 10
'ears of age, is ward at the city Jail
It Pocatello with a severe bullet |
wound in his right leg. 1t is the re-
iult of an accidental shooting in an
last side rooming house. The shoot
ng was done by companion of the
wounded boy.
DR.. Roland R. Gasser. a popular
'oung physician of Pocatello. will re-
GIVE comm ssion in the United
states navy. Some tine ago DR.. Gas
er took the examination for medical
ervices for admission to the United
states navy, which he passed with
igh standing.
There are registered at the present
inc 81 students in the Pocatello high
chool All the eighth grade pupils in
ne city schools now attend classes in
he new high school building. They
re designated as high school prepara.
oTy students. There are III enrolled
the preparatory class.
A record of S1.9i pounds OF butter.
At per COW was made by the Bull
aoneer Cow Testing association in
he month Of January. according to +
he report OF the association complied
y the official tester. The test was
lade for $40 cows and is thought 10
the best ever made in Idaho.
An important reorganization has
cen completed in the Pocateuo city
,hools. All the eighth grade pupils |
Ill be brought together in the new
tgh school for plaSvas rhy- - - !