The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-10-12
Idaho State News Items.


priated by the federal government for
the ADVANCEMENT Of cheese making 10
Idaho.
Buise will conduct vigorous cam
paign TO raise its quota Of $4,000 OF
the SO, 1900 needed by the, United
States for the bettermentof training
camp life 10 this country.
In keeping with the suggestions
made hy james A. B. Scherer, mem
Der OF the nat tional council OF defense,
Governor Alexander appointed ad-
ditional mem bers to the Idaho council
of defense Friday with view to
enlarging the board to 80 members.
The state has credit of $l,3S4,-
272s04 10 it's treasury. the state
treasurer's credit for September
shows. Receipts for the month
totaled 1851 ,2l2:l9; disbursements
totaled $s93. 900. 90. In the alb ence
OF the treasurer the report was igned
by Charles Al. Groves, his deputy.
A guilty conscience caused Lyman
Jones, an escaped prisoner, to return
to the state penitentiary Saturday
after he had escaped September l6
| from the MOsely farm. Jones was
sent up from Fremont county In 1912
for second degree murder.
Farmers about Idaho Falls are
being offered but 81 .25 per 100 pounds
for their potatoes, while the farmers
10 the Twin Falls district are being
offered $l so. Harvey Alfred, director
OF the state farm markets bureau,
said Saturday. Director Alfred Is
advising the farmers To hold their
spuds for 81 35 hundred II they sell
d rect from The field. In the event
they store their potatoes they must
receive at least $l SO, be says
Idaho has 5000 precinct workers
ready for The big food conservation
drive. October 2l.28, according TO a
telegram sent by State Food Admins.
traitor r. T. Bicknell to II. j. Hill,
national campaign manager al
Washington. The United States
food administration pledge card cam
paign week will be observed 10 ever,
state, city, town and hamlet In TIT
country.
Idaho will have $4,000 to begii
training pup pills in agriculture, hom'
economics and trade work, according
to the terms OF the amendment Il
the deficiency bill giving this stat
authority I'd take advantage Of tn
benefits of The Smith Hughes voca
tional act, which was passed by tn
house of representatives last Friday
Word of its passage was received b
DIR. Enoch A. Bryan, state commits
sioner OF education, from Congress
man Addison T. Smith. 9Th
passage of This act gives US $500
during the, frst year and it increase
to 500, 900 a year during the next |
years." said Dr.. Bryan.
Fire Thursday afternoon Of las
: week destroyed the two-story brio
main building of the Soldiers home
? on the outskirts OF Boise, togethe
with thousands of dollars worth {
furDiture, priceless relics OF the civ
war. flags, rigles, $4,000 worth {
! canned fruits and vegetables. and a
} entire winter supply of foodstuff
The loss was placed at $50.00'
Eighty G. A. r. veterans were mad
} homeless temper arily, but none WI
'' injured. The fire was discoverf
o about 4:30 o'clock. and according
the majority opinion defective wiriI
Is started the blaze In the attic. Whe
d the DIRE drst was seen the entire ro
i was mass of flames. An alarm WI
u sent into the city, and 1t require
u about Is minutes to get the engiI
to the sceue, OF the blaze.