Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
IDAHO STATE NEWS

tcSi1ihS AT 1udnO HIS was arreSLef
last week at Idaho Falls.
William G.. Belk, who has been
resident Of Boise for thirty-five years
met instant death By fall from 6
ladder while pruning trees.
According to Director p. Harvey All
red Of the state farm markets bureau
crop prospects throughout southern
Idaho are most encouraging.
The body Of John HoIIey was taken
to Brigham City, Utah. from Almo
where he died Of spotted fever, result
ing from a wood-tick bite recently.
The Boise forest office has been en-
rolling timber men for a unit OF the
engineering corps which the govern
ment intends sending to France at an
early date.
The next session Of the Idaho State
Bankers association, which has closed
a most successful eonveGiion in Boise,
last week viii he held in P0catel in
the early fall.
Dry farmers are jubilant over re-
cent rains. which they assert viii do
much in the way Of assuring big crop
returns from the dry-farn districts in
southern Idaho.
The action Of Adams county in vOt.
ing rodd bonds to the amount Of 800
600 assures the completion Of the
north and south Idaho highway
through Adams and Washington coun.
ties.
ono b,,,,,4,-.,1 -. 49,, n So. -.
taking a census Of Boisa, it was an
nounced last week III the state game
warden's department The census *
being compiled for the war depart
ment.
Floods in the northern part Of the
state are reported as having ruined
thousands Of acres Of crops by wash
ing the seed out Of the soil and Ieav-
ing the ground 50 wet that it cannot
be replanted-
Clint White, who. il is charged last
January stole from 2. E Short OF Pay
cite horse that he afterward sold at
the Caldwell horse barn. entered plea
of not guilty, and win be tried some
time in June
Idaho received slI0, 72SOS from its
Insurance department for the fiscal
year OF 1916. according to the biennial
report just issued by George F. Steele,
former state insurance commissioner
who retired from office May Is.
The president Of the Bunker Hill x
sullivan Mining company announced
last week that his company viii build
an elecroIytic. smelter at kellogg that
viii handle in its initial capacity ct
least thirty tons OF zinc ore a day.
Avian Alfred Lorenzen, q quarter
breed Indian and sheephertler and now |
an inmate Of the county Jail at Black
foot. has confessed that he is the man |
who attacked with hammer and So
riously injured Malcolm Bentley, 10 |
years old
The city council of Idaho Falls has
passed an ordinance allowing the pie
ture shows to open on sundays FROM
= TO IL 80 p. N. This proposition was
submitted TO the voters AT the CITY cleo
ton held in April and was carried By
a large majority.
An association OF Boise valley COM
nercial clubs which is TO have for its
life interest the consistent boosting OF
his section. was formed ar meeting
IF representatives from the towns 10
De included in the organization held
It Boise last week
An unusual accident occurred at
caldwell. when Glenny Wright. a
-o,,uo-c+..r - .-....-e. r.-.e, -, ;,,-.,sf H.
he explosion of what is supposed 10
lave been a dynamite cap. The lad
vas throwing stones on vacant lot
vhen the explosion occurred
At q special meeting of the POca-
clio city council the scale OF S3-25 per
ay for teamsters and street labor
rs ON city work was reduced 10 IS
er day, for the reason that contractors
Iaimed that the rate recently fixed by
he city would work a hardship upon
hem s
Camp Santa Ana of Spanish war vet 2
rams. at Pocatello. has adopted reSo- 2
ItiOns. signed by Commander j. ]. e
and Adjutant Ed ~ Merreu. q
against the playing OF the &
Rtional anthem at all times and all q
aces as detraeting from the rever- b
ice TO which it is entitled "
While attempting TO obey the sig b
i of traffic officer at PocatellO. a
r driven by Miss E. Davis eoEllied
it'll lighting standard. The heavy
IN post was knocked from its foun-
.tion, breaking off the cross-armS and s
the light globes, bur the oc- h
pants OF the car We're uninjured- &c
In furtherance of the purpose Of
inging about closer utilization be-
cen the various commercial clubs in III
uthern Idaho and the Idaho State IN
amber of Commerce, a banquet was eo
Id az the Commercial club rooms r
Pocatello Saturday night. az which
ere WAS large attendance of the
mbers OF the different organizations
crested
The state horticultural Inspector es-