The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-09-14
AROUND THE MINES IN THE GEM STATE

Idaho VIII nave almost S6,OOO,0O0
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 1O-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. +. Palmer, who live on a ranch on
the Inkom road, was kicked by horse
and suffered serious injuries.
Realizing the urgent and long felt
need of hospital at GOoding, local
physicians have launched movement
to provide such an institution.
Weiser's third annual Harvest Car
nival and Oregon Trail roundup will
be held October 3, ana 3. The round
up features viii be stronger than ever
this year.
The state will raise SE'0S, 5S4.37 in
taxes this year from among the Al
counties. This is an increase of S222-
259.S9 over the taxes levied by the
state in 1916.
a farmer of the Deer Flat section
who bought his land two years ago for
S7j an acre has already sold his hay
crop for SO a ton. He is cutting six
tons from approximately 60 acres
The total carload shipments from
| Caldwell i'll August was 1916. These in
! cluded SO cars of horses, 81 cars Of
| potatoes, il cars of flour IL carloads
/ of brick and four carloads of goats.
| Carrie Belle Prickett, the small
! daughter of Boise valley rancher.
was taken to Boise hospital to have
! several stitches taken in her cheek.
| where she had been kicked by a horse.
! Idaho can have a replica Of the IA
nous Liberty Bell for show purposes
at the state fair if the state will pay
the freight on one that the WOman's
! Liberty Loan committee would send to
! Boise from the east.
Sparks from Il threshing engine ut
Spring Grove ranch, near Wciser,
| started a fire that destroyed wheat
valued at $4,000. The wheat belonged
to A. q. Butterfield, whose loss is
covered by insurance
Federalized Montana guardsmen are
on duty in Burke canyon, northeast Of
| Wallace, following an alleged attempt
by crowd of about seventy-five min
! ers to force other miners il the dis
| trict to quit their jobs.
Wilbert w. Hubbel Of Bull has
| signed IL contract to twirl for the
Giants during the 1918 season. Hub
| bell is one of the best known all
round athletes in Southern Idaho, and
is well liked by baseball fans
ID
was killed when il car in which he was
| riding with his parents, plunged off
the Arrow Rock road. near the Arrow
Rock hotel. and shot down ~ feet.
| The child suffered fractured skull.
At meeting at Idaho Falls of the
executive committee and the advisory
! council of the farm bureau price of
s cents per sack of two bushels for
! picking potatoes was agreed upon
This does not include board for the
| picker.
| The known phosphate LANDS OF Idaho
| lie in the southwestern part of the
state, in Bear Lake, BannOck, Biug-
ham, bonneville and Fremont coun-
! ties. The government has reserved (
966,377 acres in Idaho as workable
phosphate land.
Mrs. G. w. Narrell was brought to
the hospital at Idaho Fails from Il
dry farm forty miles distant and
later gave birth to twins, both Of
whom died. The mother also died
within short time. She leaves
husband and nine children.
Tho unNnrpmnut's r,n,h,l ~ 10
termining the fixed wheat price for
the different sections of the United
States, using Chicago as a basis point,
are discriminatory To au Unfair degree,
in the opinion of Harvey Alfred, di-
rector of the state farm markets hui
reau.
The hog department is going to lie
one of the strong features of the
state fair this fan, according to Sec
rotary Henderson,. Accommodation
have been provided mt the grounds for
$50 animals and additional swine pens
will be built if there is demand Tor
them.
Governor Alexander has suggested "a
the governors of adjacent states that
they gather with him in Il conference
for the purpose of discussing the labor
| situation in the northwest. There has
/ been no tentative date set for the
meeting nor has the place been sus
/ gpSted.
/ The Boise Commercial club. as as
/ signee Of II local firms, has brought
| suit against the Oregon Short IiueE
/ Railroad company to collect the SUI
/ of $2917.52, alleged overchaTged IN the
4 years Of 1913 and 1914 en- go shin
/ mentS ~ merchandise from yari"uSI
+ eastern points.
Failing in line with economy sHc-
/ -estionS emuRatnE from WaShngtun.
/ Nampa Erucerymcn are Arranging f"-t
/ "a cooperative delivery system Rv
! having joint system let by CON
J tract tu ON" responsible Uarty fhef