Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-11
IDAHO STATE news


bank ut Lava Hot Springs.
1t is announced that the interests
which are building the sugar plant at
Delta. Utah. are planning factory at
Gooding-
Charged with the sale of 26 pints
at Nampa. The officers claim Bowen
brought the whisky from Salt Lake.
Resembling action taken at former
meeting. students of the College of
Idaho have voted in favor OF holding
Founders dag festivities as usual this
spring.
w. j. Williamson, u rancher of the
Lone Star community, received serious
injuries Thursday morning. when a
horse he was riding stumbled and fell
upon him.
The campus of the College of Idaho
at Caldwell is to be plowed up and
planted to grain and tuber crops. thus
adding 81 acres to the crop output of
that section.
The second annual interscholastic
track meet to be held under the aus
pieces of the Idaho Technical institute
will take place in Pocatello on Satur-
day. May u.
Idaho owners of bands of sheep will
be compelled to pay approximately
$3.50 per herder this year for the
privilege of their carrying shotguns to
portect the sheep from coyotes.
A canning plant is TO be installed by
the state at the insane asylum at
Blackfoot. The plant will have only a
sufficient capacity to provide fruits
and vegetables for the inmates at the
asylum.
Conscientious sorting and grading of
all potatoes for the sake of the idaho
spud's" good reputation and the feed
ing of cooked "culls" to hogs and cat
tie are urged in bulletin of the state
farm markets department.
Steady growth, interest and activity
characterize the Twin Falls Red Cross
chapter and the auxiliaries in the
neighborhood towns. Wendell, Han
sen. Kimberly, Filler and Bull all have
auxiliaries recently organized and now
doing efficient work.
james Pennington of Blackfoot,
whose 14-year-old daughter was com
mitted to the Idaho Industrial Training
school at st. Anthony about one year
ago, abducted the girl from the insti-
tuition one night last week and escaped
in a waiting automobile.
In the great struggle for the free
dom of the world Governor Alexander
of Idaho by proclamation set apart
Sunday. May 6, as a special day for
divine guidance and assistance in the
struggle the nation IS making in the
cause of humanity and freedom.
The county school superintendent
of the counties of Bonneville, Madison,
Fremont, Jefferson, Teton and a por-
ton of Blaine held a meeting last week
and decided to hold the teachers insti-
tute at Idaho Falls in October. There
will be about 500 teachers present
Between $50 and 200 cars were de-
stroyed and three men injured when
the Mooney garage at Pocatello was
destroyed by fire. Ed. Mooney, pro-
prietor of the garage was perhaps
fatally injured, while Firemen Rainey
and Collins were caught under falling
walls
Endorsement of the recent resolution |
promulgated by the Payette CONNER
cial club and Portia Grub, calling on |
the governor to make loafers uncom- |
Portable in this state and urging abol- |
fshment of manufacture of liquors |
throughout the nation was given by the |
committee
One of the most important associa-
lions to be organized in the Twin
Falls country is the Southern Idaho
Dairy Loan association, which was
formed at Twin Falls last week. 1t
will be capitalized at $4,000 and will
be Incorporated as soon as $4,000 has
been subscribed.
President Miles F. Reed of the Ida
no Technical institute has announced
that the school year will close on Fri
day. June 1, instead Of Thursday, June
Z, as originally planned, owing to the
demand for young men on the farms
anu tle utSiIt VI many Sluucut> " |
join the army and navy.
Idaho is going to have a large fruit
crop this year, if nothing unforeseen
occurs. according to State H0rticul-
tural Inspector Guy Graham. A threat
ened shortage of cars causes him TO
point out that great waste will result
unless growers get together this spring
and prepare for temporary storage
The nearing of completion of Nam
pa improvements involving an invest
ment of approximately 100000 was
celebrated one day last week under
the auspices of the Commercial club,
the celebration including an inspection
Of the improvements in the afternoon
and a banquet at the Dewey Palace
IN the evening.
II Grant has bppn arrested in