Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-09-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS

1hN io'at tAfiSfJliOl DDoTu ftiSDEts
the Cassia county quota Of conserip-
ton draft completed, says the Burnley
Advocate. The average was about
one out Of live reported for duty as
fit and no exemption discharge The
full quota numbers 30. More than 500
men were examined to obtain this
number.
Ordinances framed by G. A. Ter
nune were introduced and passed at
Arecent sessions of the city council. re-
ceiying last reading at the last
meeting that opens the way for the
paving Of Buriey's principal streets at
an early date, says the Burley Ad-
vocate
DIR. f. Il. Laubaugh, former state
bacterioIogist was ordered last week
to join the medical corps of the reg
ular army. He will report this week
at Fort benjamin Harrison, Ind, for
service.
MY term will expire the first Mon
day in January, 1919, and / shall re-
tire to private life with the highest re-
gard for the consideration that l have
received from co-workers in the cause
of good government without which aid
and assistance nothing could have been
accomplished" This statement was
made by Governor Alexander in an in
teryiew recently
The Southern Idaho Fair managers
are now bending every effort to make
the affair a success and to that end
are striving to do all possible to ac-
commodate the people who are busy
at this time of year. A feature that
will be greatly appreciated, it is be-
1ieved, Will be the setting aside of Sep
-tember 20 as special grade horse day,
so chat farmers who have fine grade
animals can bring them in on the
evening of September 10 and enter
them, having. them judged the next
day. and get them back to work on
September 81.
Bennett brothers, lessees this year
of the Jensen 160-acre farm five and
one-half miles east of Twin Falls,
threshed and sold the crop from 115
acres of wheat last week. receiving in
payment for it check for SS,321.60.
They paid $500 rent for the farm.
Twin Falls county's share of the
predatory animal tax, s1,559.43, as lev
led last week by the state auditors
office, is the second highest in the
state. Owyhee county must pay the
largest share, $2,0S9.S2. The total tax,
distributed among the Al counties of |
the state, amounts to $19,761.31-
The Weiser General hospital has re-
Gently been renovated and is now
open to the public.
Idaho will have almost a 100000
wheat crop this year, according to
present indications.
r. F. Bicknell of Boise has been ap- |
pointed by the food administration as !
federal food administrator for Idaho |
The 10-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. p. Palmer. who live on ranch on
the nixon road, was kicked by horse
and suffered serious injuries.
Realizing the urgent and long felt
need of a hospital at Gooding, local
physicians have launched a movement
% provide such an institution.
Weiser's third annual Harvest Car
,ival and Oregon Trail roundup will
,e held October 8, and ). The round
I'D features will be stronger than ever
his year
The state will raise S90S, 5S4.37 in
axes this year from among the Al
This is an increase of S222,-
$3.50 over the taxes levied by the
tate in 1916
A farmer of the Deer Flat section
rho bought his land two years ago for
rs an acre has already sold his hay
rop for S15 a ton. He is cutting six
Dns from approximately 60 acres.
The total carload shipments from
in August was 105. These in
luded SO cars of horses, 80 cars of
otatoes. IL cars of flour, IL carloads
f brick and four carloads of goats.
Carrie Belle Prickett, the small
as taken to Boise hospital TO have
overall stitches taken in her cheek,
here she had been kicked by a horse.
Idaho can have replica of the IA I
GUS Liberty Bell for show purposes {
. the state fair if the state will pay |
lie freight on one that the Woman's '
liberty Loan committee would send TO 7
Disc from the east {
Sparks from a threshing engine at o
lring Grove ranch. near Weiser. o
arted a fire that destroyed wheat '
llued at $1,000 The wheat belonged d
A. G. Butterfield. whose loss is i
vered by insurance. u
Falling in line with economy sug- :
stions emanating from Washington. :
ampa grocerymen are arranging for :
cooperative delivery system By =,
wing joint system. let by con-
act to one responsible party, the
oeers expect to cut down delivery "
SITS appreciably. ;
Wilbert w. Hubbell of Buhl has