Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-12-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Thieves robbed the postoffice and
store at Ustick of about $40 in cash
and 50 in stamps, together with two
boxes of cigars.
Plans for the consolidation of the
Pacific National bank and the Idaho
National bank of Boise have been
dropped it is announced.
To carry on food emergency work
during the war, Idaho is employing
four specially trained women to. in
struct other women III conservation.
The Boise Commercial club has APP
pointed committee TO raise $1,000 for
the surveying of a road from Horse
shoe Bend up the Payette river to
Smiths ferry.
1he organization of county councils
of defense in Kootenai and Latah
counties 90 work co-ordinately with
the State Council of Defense, was ar
nounced last week.
Many, refrigerators are reaching
Idaho daily Of late for use in shipping
out apples and potatoes. The Short
Line received 141 cars one day, and
the next day 139 cars were received.
/ Senator Brady has introduced a bill
authorizing the sale to the city of Po-
catello ut $1.25 per acre of govern
laent lands for municipal park and
ior protecting the city's water sup
ply.
The state is preparing to sell its
second issue of highway bonds. -Four
hundred thousand dollars worth of
paper will be disposed of. The state
sold 100000 worth of the bonds last
spring.
Dick Donovan, deputy in the state
farm market sbureau, has gone to Chi
cago to attend Il conference on the
ooy workers reserve. Officials from
will be in attendance.
State Food Administrator r. f.
Bicknell is in receipt of a protest
from the federal food administration
department against any priority being
given TO coal or anything else over the
movement of necessary foodstuffs.
The secretary of the Boise CONNER
ciaI club has been instructed to take
up the proposition with Senator Will
liam E. Borah at Washington, ID. c.,
of establishing military post or
training camp at the Boise barracks. |
In response to an inquiry from At
torney General r. A. Walters, Com
missioner of Internal Revenue ID. e. |
Roper states that the public utility war |
tax does not apply in cases where the |
same is to be paid from public funds.
Frank Van Horn was shot and killed |
at Mccall as the result of Il quarrel
in which Frank Bishop, who fired the
shot that killed Van Horn, alleges that
the slain man was instrumental in get
ting him discharged from tie camp.
Dan Ruth convicted at Weiser No
vember % of the murder of Thomas
was sentenced last week
10 hard labor in the state penitentiary
FOR the term of his natural life Ruth
received the verdict calmly and made
40 comments.
Fhe of unknown origin, which
started in the east wing of the state
normal school at Lewiston, caused
lamage estimated at 100000 before
t was put under control. The entire
east wing and the main administration
we're destroyed.
= The state highway department had
bal. ace of $5122.14 remaining to its
.reUt November 30. The highway
will sell 100000 worth of
,onds December 10. That will re-
flemish the fund. The department
pent SOL, 14SS1 in November.
Alleging that someone had stolen
lis suitcase of tools and substituted
mother full of booze, George Twisten
vas taken to the sheriff's office at Po-
atello along with the captured cargo,
nd it is likely he will be charged
nth unlawfully having whisky in his
Anticipating the Redistribution of
raft eligibles and the closing of re-
ruiting offices to registrants after De-
ember 10, young men of Fremont
ounty are leaving on every train for
laho Falls, Pocatello and Salt Lake
Or enlistment in the army, navy ana
Walton corps. 4
In IA statement issued by w. II.
lack, former chief fish and game war
en- of Idaho, it is set forth that there
re large quantities of white fish in 4
lie upper Snake river which could be =
Dtained by SEEMING in such numbers
$ to substantially add to the food !,
lpply of the state. Z
What appears TO have been case
I death by asphyxiation was diseoV- 2
ed when neighbors called at the
ome of Mrs.. NJ. G. Graves at Poca- z
llo. Mrs. Graves was found seated D
Il rocker near the kitchen range. =
ne of the gas. valves was open, al
wing the gas TO escape. b
o. V. Allen, former state treasurer,