Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-07-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS

t'Oo1s
Five thousand more acres are under
cultivation on the Fort Hall, Idaho, ir-
rigation project this year than in
1916.
There are no idle men around Lemhl
| county and everyone seems to be en-
joying an unusual degree Of pros
| perlty.
I. w. w. agitators at ST. Joe may
be successful at any time in having
strike called at the Milwaukee Land
company mills there.
Dr. Edward O. Sisson, former com
missioner of education for Idaho, has
been appointed TO the presidency OF
the university Of Montana.
Middleton claims the honor among
Canyon county towns Of having the
first native son in service with the
United States forces in France.
The Caldwell council last week
passed the official estimate of ex-
penses for the next fiscal year. The
amount given in the estimate is &c.,
53395.
The Byron Union Oil company was
organized in Idaho Falls last week.
This company has secured oil lands in
Wyoming and will at once proceed to
work them.
The principal Pocatello tobacco
dealers have announced another in
crease in the price of smokes" being
the second substantial increase within
ninety days.
Stockholders in the Teton Valley
Coal company are subscribing to a
fund to be used in sinking shaft
and installing a hosting plant at its
mine east of briggs.
The Boise Valley Cow Testing as
ISOLATION is being revived after n per-
iod OF some months of inactivity.
Owners of 500 cows have signed up
for membership in the association.
The Children's Home Finding and
Aid Society of Idaho, this year as it
has in the past, will send out fruit
jars to persons who viii agree to fill
and return them to the home in the
fall.
Guardsmen from the Second Idaho |
infantry regiment will not be used in |
the Occur dAlene district in the |
event that Governor Alexander de- |
eides to ask the federal government |
Tor soldiers, it became known last |
week.
Prompt dismissal of officials of the
Boise project responsible for the ''de-
)lorable condition that now confronts
he farmers" is demanded in a resolu-
ion passed on at mass meeting of
100 water users held in the Caldwell
,ity hall.
John W. Hart of Menan,. a member of
he Wood Livestock company, has
ust returned from Faith, S. D., where
lie superintendent the loading of 10000 !
yves purchased for the company. The
rice paid is said to have been
5000.
The matter of the location of the
'otato process company has been set
led and the plant will be located In
IDAHO Falls. The company will be
nown rs the Food Products company
f Idaho and has paid-up capitaliza-
ion of $4,000.
Out of ALSO men who registered
4 Idaho June 5, only 22S7 will be
RATED for the national army. This
wv number is due to the TACT that
laho had q large national guard in
roportion to population and con-
'ibuted literally TO the regular
rmy since April !.
United States Senator Norris and
Their members of the Nebraska con-
ressional delegation have indorsed I
ohm w. Graham, president of the
laho public utilities commission, for
place on the interstate commerce
,mmission when the membership of
lat body is increased from seven to
ne.
An automobile driven by George
CLAIM of Sterling ran over the side
the road at a high point near
ocatello, turned over twice and
nned McLain underneath. Nc
aims leg was broken just be-
W the hip, and he also suffered
'inal injuries which may prove Sc
Gus.
In a statement issued by State In
rance Manager Broxon, employers of
Dor in Idaho are called upon to
rnish their addresses TO the insur-
ice department in order that litera-
re. including synopsis of the new
orkmen's compensation law and full
In regard to its applica-
IN, may be sent to them.
In an opinion rendered by the at
rney generals office of this state it
held that under the law regulating
e practice of architecture which was
ssed by the last legislature, no
can be made between archi-
IT'S whose offices are in another
tie and those whose offices are in
aho, so long as they praeti their