Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-07-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The work of taking personal and
real estate assessments In Canyon
county was completed last week.
Plans for the women's building 70
be erected at the Albion normal were
accepted last week by the executive
committee of the school.
+. w. Hassan of PocateIlo has been
named auditor in the public utilities
| commission by the commissioners TO
succeed II. RI. Miller, resigned.
In the five-month period ending May
I 81, 1917 Boise banks cleared $27, 4O7,-
904 as against S1s,644.Os6 for the same
time last year, At per cent funds adj
dition.
Despite the warm weather of the
last two weeks, Glenns Ferry is short
on coal and the people of that town
have appealed to the public utilities
commission.
Ole Peterson, a cook, was burned to
death when a boarding house at KEEL
logg was completely destroyed by fire.
The property loss was $4,000 Three
men were injured.
The foods in the Price valley of
Utah will prevent coal moving into
Idaho from mines on the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad south of Salt
Lake for at least two weeks.
Lula Damron, u. and Grace Webb,
IA, while wading in the Portneuf river
near nixon, stepped into deep hole
and were drowned. The bodies were
quickly recovered but the girls could
not be revived.
A move is rapidly taking form in
Caldwell for the erection of a "Steuen-
enberg Memorial" hospital, the public
institution being thus planned as de-
finite and useful tribute to the men,
cry of Frank Steunenberg.
C. o. Broxon, for the past two and
a half years secretary TO Governor
Alexander, has been appointed state
insurance manager and manager
the state insurance fund for a term
of five years, from July 1, 1917, TO
July l, 1922.
John Schmidt, convicted of burglary, |
escaped from the county Jail at Mos |
COW by digging a hole through the wall. |
Schmidt was sentenced to one to 10 /
years in the penitentiary, and guard
was expected the next morning TO take
him 10 Boise.
George Fields was sentenced by /
Judge Smith at Weiser to serve from
five to il years in the penitentiary.
who was a sheepherder, shot
Kenneth Prouty five or six times dur
ing a dispute over sheep range
Prouty has recovered.
At special meeting of the Poca-
tello council held last week the esti-
mated revenue required for the en-
suing fiscal year was placed at $231.-
twice the amount of the total revenue
for the previous year.
The Utah-Idaho sugar factories To-
Gated at Idaho Falls, Sugar City and
BlackfOot Will be improved and en-
arged, according to the announcement
made by company officials who were
an inspection last week. In
Ill it is estimated that S750,000 will be
spent.
Boise bank clearances for the month
# May exceeded the financial business
Tolume for the same period in 1916 by
;S.7 per cent, according to figures pub
ished in the Coast Banker. The May.
917, total was s6407,775. while the
UNI announced u months ago was 49,
81, 400.
While playing in ball game at Po-
atello, C. o. Horton. laborer foreman
f the car department, in attempting
o duck a ball pitched by Ray Holmes
7as hit in the temple The blow rup-
ured a blood vessel. The injured man
yas rushed TO the emergency hospital I
there he died.
Alfalfa growers in the Twin Falls
istrict are not being menaced by the
phis this season, according to II. w.
director of county agents
1 the agricultural extension depart
lent of the state university. but the
Italia weevil is reported working in
rankin county.
Litigants trying cases in the minor
)urts of Idaho cannot be forced to
AXE deposits SuIIlclenl TO pay jurors .
ses, in the opinion of the attorney ,
enerals office, and the jurors cannot
,llect from the litigants unless the :
lses on which they set are carried :
to the district courts and judgments B
suit. 4
A. NJ. Johnston of Nyssia, wrote TO e
le war department requesting the
lip of soldiers to assist in harvesting II
5 crops He recently received re-
v offering the services of the sol
ers guarding the bridge at Nyssa,
ID last week haying began at the ,,
,hnston ranch. with the soldier boys
help. :
Lieutenant Ashbrook of Boise bar ;,
cks, examining officer for the sec
d officers reserve training camp, >,
: received from idaho men In re-