Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-08-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS


two days before his examination for
the national army.
Plans are under way to revive the
~ Caldwell Rifle club and, quite prob
ably, link the organization up with the
recently organized Home Guard.
The state land board has formally
agreed to sign contract that Will
turn the King Hill irrigation project
over TO the federal government.
The crops in the upper Snake River
valley at the present time are in the
very best condition. Grain is ripen-
ing and prospects are for a full har-
vest.
The total valuation OF all quartz
mills in Idaho, reported this year
amounts to $111,150. Last year they
were given valuation of S145,650 in
the abstracts.
Because of a shortage of material
and labor the bath house being built
by the state at Lava Hot Springs can
not be completed before the fall of
1918, it is said.
In the opinion Of State Director Of
mand for potatoes during the coming
fall and winter will be such that there
is but little likelihood of low prices.
No drafts have yet been made
through national Red Cross head
quarters on Idaho's contribution to
the mercy fund. All money collected
is now on deposit in banks designated
for that purpose.
Local organizations are being
formed throughout southern Idaho to
carry on the work of the -Four
Minute Men," started by the United
States Chamber of Commerce, Harvey
Alfred, state director, announced last
week.
Charles Roe, living about four miles
southwest of Nampa, marketed the
first wheat bought by the Nampa
Milling & Elevator company. This |
was received last week, the price paid |
being So per hundred, or $3.50 per |
bushel.
As a result of the recent trip of |
investigation of Carey act projects by
members of the state land board, three
companies have been cited to appear
before that body to show cause why
their contracts with the state should
not be annulled.
Representative Addison T. Smith
has entered a protest to the quarter
master general against the policy of
the war department in purchasing
supplies for the troops at the Boise
barracks from Portland instead of
from Boise dealers.
According to present indications
there will be about 1000 carloads of
prunes gathered in southern Idaho
this season. OF this total, about GOO
carloads will be in condition to be
as fresh fruit and about 400
will be dried.
DIR. Enoch A Bryan, state commits {
sioner of education, has gone to Wash
ington to attend a conference called by
P. p. ClaXtOn, secretary of the federal
vocational educational board. The SEES
sion will be held at the national cap
tal August "a and %.
Governor Alexander announced last +
week that he had asked the federal
government for soldiers TO be stationed
1t bridges over the Snake river on the
Oregon Short Line in Oregon and
southern Idaho, to protect them from
by the 1. w. w.
Eight hundred and fifty-nine 'com-
ort SETS" enough for all the boys on
he battleship Idaho, are being made
" the members of the Boise Navy
eague. Each set consists Of four
ieces-a sleeveless jacket, a muffler,
nd pair of wristlets.
The prune crop in southwestern
daho will be a total loss this season,
n the opinion of o. F. Short, prom
lent fruit grower near Meridian. r
hort says the prunes will fall from II
he trees as rapidly as they COM M
renee TO ripen. He thinks they were il
ljured in the pits by the frost early ia
/ June. is
A. Il. Aldous, classifier of the h,
nited States geological survey, and
We helpers are determining the char a
cter of lands in Idaho subject to fo
ltry Mr. Aldrous, whose force will m
lin 10 more men in about a week a,
: 10 days, hopes to be able to COM m
etc most of his task in this state Ii
lis autumn. al
Work on the construction of the pi
lndsome new $4,000 county hospital tn
Twin Falls is progressing. The OF
unity commissioners have placed ord in
5 for beds and for the operating 90
ON equipment The Twin Falls iai
,unty Medical association has ord
ed complete equipment for one oper- tic
ing room. br
Senator Brady has appointed TO da
est Point military academy Ora G. We
iristman, Moscow, principal; Harry fro
iIlips. Lewiston, and p. c. Pifer, col
ailace. alternates. To the naval un
ademy he appointed Harry T. Lewis, as
principal; S. NJ. Wilmarth, tl'
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