Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS


ment and did the job well.
1.-THE Boise Valley Development
League" was the name selected at the
Caldwell conference for the union Of
commercial bodies of Boise valley.
The state convention of architects
was held in Twin Falls the past week
attended by representatives from near
ly all the towns in that part of the
state.
The Emmett Boys Garden club is
down to work, and vacant town lots
are being transformed into productive
gardens. About 20 boys are enlisted in
this enterprise
That. 1t would be wise for the city
of Boise to acquire Columbia park,
was the unanimous vote of Commercial
club members at a luncheon at which
the matter was discussed
Word has been received in Malad
that Professor Mann, a former music
instructor in the Malad schools, but
now residing at Brigham City, is the
proud father of boy triplets.
Lack of laborers has prevented the
tearing up of the rails on that part of
the railroad that leads from the mouth
of Moore's creek to Arrowrock dam,
which was contemplated last week.
High water washed away three large
bridges across the Clearwater river 10
Idaho county last week, entailing
loss of many thousands of dollars.
The municipal bridge at Sites went
down the river.
The Woman's Relief society at
Malad has entered the ranks to com
pete for the $1,000 purse offered by the
Mormon church to the organization
raising the best crop of potatoes from
an acre of land.
The Idaho railroads expect to ask
permission to increase their passenger
rates if their request for 10 per cent
increase in freight rates in this state
is not allowed in full by the public
utilities commission.
The two-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ron Tenth, who reside on the
south slope from Emmett, was drowned
in the Last Chance irrigation ditch
The little fellow wandered from home
and fell into the ditch
The Mountainhome Cooperative Ir-
rigation company must make large
number of improvements on its system
if it complies with suggestions con-
tanned in a report made upon 1t by j.
III. Smith, state engineer.
Nampa will give the keys of the city |
to the Knights of Pythias June 20, |
when the grand lodge meets there, at
which time it is expected some 100 |
delegates will represent Idaho lodges
of the order and 90 representatives of
the Pythian Sisters will attend.
w. G. Reed, a government agricul-
tural meteorologist, arrived In Boise
last week for the purpose of conduct
ing an investigation of Idaho fruit con-
ditions, with view to effecting posi-
tive protection against frost damage
at some time in the near future.
Presenting the view that Franklin
county was the real birthplace of the
state of Idaho, and that it was made
such by the people of Utah, Governor
Moses Alexander has invited Governor
Simon Bamberger of Utah to attend a
pioneer celebration which is to be hello
in Franklin on June 10.
The Twin Falls Red Cross chapter
now numbers some 1850, as against
of fifteen in March of this
wear. Glasses in first aid and home
care Of the sick, also the sewing de-
partment, are all busy with their line
OF work, and active preparations are
being made for a big campaign the
latter part of this month.
A 32O-mile automobile trip taken by
Sheriff Emmitt Pfost and Deputy Os-
ear Sommerville, of Ada county, re-
suited in net haul of whisky which,
1t allegedly prevailing prices, is worth
1904, two Boise citizens against whom
,harges of bootlegging have been pre-
erred and pair of nearly new tour ,
ng cars 7
Settlers on the Salmon river project, '
adjoining the Twin Falls project, are t
much encouraged over the new records L
eing made in the high-water mark of O
he project reservoir. The highest u
aark reached prior to this year was
fty-three feet. The measurement h
ow shows sos feet above the level S
t the tunnel, making 119,25o acre feet n
water available "
Hundreds of acres of farm land In q
ingham county is lying under water. c
wing to Sand creek overfiowing its ,
anks. Dykes which in other years y
ave served to stay the water have a
lis year been washed away by the y
eavy rains. d
What is reported to be one of the p
ggest livestock sales in Jerusalem n
llley, was consummated last week
hen Elmer Davis and son of Dubois &c
lrchased the Reid and Burke ranch u
i'd cattle. The price paid was approx N
lately $4,000. az
The First National bank of Idaho
as the first Boise bank to make a ie
finite bid for a block of the Liberty a.