Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-01-26
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Idaho ranks fourth In the silver
producing states Of the Union.
The 1918 meeting of the Idaho
State Grange Will be held IN Rupert
For the year ending June 30. 1916,
1854 carloads of freight we're shipped
from Idaho Falls.
Several new business blocks, apart
ment houses. boarding houses and
a number of new homes are planned
for Kellogg in the spring.
Two wagon loads Of alfalfa seed
hauled into American Falls weighed
5.286 pounds; at 20 cents pound this
was worth s1.057-20.
All old directors Of the Nampa
chamber of commerce were returned
to office by unanimous vote in the
annual election held last week.
Early payment of water taxes this
year is indicative of extremely pros
porous conditions prevailing among
farmers OF the Meridian section
A new organization, 10 be known as
the Idaho Falls Building G. Loan as
ISOLATION, was effected at Idaho Falls
last week, with a capital of $4,000.
Of which $4,000 has been taken up.
On February the taxpayers OF
Caldwell will have opportunity TO ex-
press themselves for or against bond
issue OF $4,000 to be used in erect
ing additions to the high school build
ing
The Pocatello Commercial club now
has q membership of 300 and has
made a record for promoting many
important conventions and for max
ing Pocatello known as the convention
city.
Another soldier was stricken from
the ranks Of the Second infantry
Idaho national guard. January 20.
when W. T. Guptill, sergeant OF Com
pany OF Occur d'Alene. died OF
pneumonia at Boise.
The report OF the secretary Of the
Nampa Harvest Festival board shows
net profit from the 1916 fair OF
more than s400. The balance left in
the treasury for expenditure on the
1917 festival is s44S.6e.
Thomas 2 Wren, who owns a wheat
ranch near Fem, last week. sold So
900 bushels Of wheat for ss5,oO0. He
received an average price Of s1-55 q
busheL Four grain companies paTtici-
pated in the transaction
Receipts at the United States land
office al Boise since January ?, in
fees and commissions, chiefly from
applicants for entry under the $40
acre homestead law, amounted on !
January I9 to ss7,140-71
The work is progressing in very
satisfactory manner on the telephone /
line from Pocatello TO the Arbon coun- |
try. Through the assistance of the 1
Commercial club, the proposed line /
was financed without delay.
New roundhouse. turntable and
shops being constructed by Oregon /
Short Line Railroad company at
Nampa, are nearing completion.
which. with other Improvements. in
Tolve a total expenditure Of 100000.
Preliminary organization OF the
IDAHO Irrigation congress planned
nfder sponsorship of the engineering
societies of the state was set afoot
1t Boise last week by the commit
ee of engineers appointed to this
ask
Miss Amy Augur. a member OF the
Star high school faculty last year.
-eceived special recognition recently
II Boston university for a thesis pre-
;ented. the theme Of which was the
Boise valley, its history and scenic
beauty
George Mantis was sentenced IN
he district court at Pocatello TO serve
rom eight to twenty years in the
tate penitentiary, after being found
utility by jury OF the charge of in
ucing a woman TO live with him for
IMMORAL purposes.
Nearly forty members of the Bust
ess Women's association attended
arish hall at Twin Falls Miss T.
ay Fowler OF Boise was the guest OF
lie club. and after the luncheon she
ave q brief talk on the work in
hich she is engaged. s
One Of the best sales of pure-ored
ogs ever held in the west is the re- {
ort of those who attended the auc-
on OF fine Poland Chinas near Green
e{ last week A select SOW offered 4,
the sale brought the record price Of =
'2.50. The average price for the en-
re 80 head OF sows sent through the
ng was $3.50. =.
Through the courtesy OF the agrI- is
ltural extension department OF the
University Of Idaho. the women OF
oise are TO have the privilege Of IL
,aring a lecture. illustrated by ster- II
pticon slides. upon the subject Of r
Meals" by Miss Caroline
unit of Washington. d. c.
During the week beginning March {,
whirlwind campaign OF SIX days q
ngth VIII be conducted in Caldwell 81