The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
IN THE GEM STATE


ity Of Nampa are 0yerjoyed at crop
prospects.
The remains Of more than 100
Union veterans are buried Ia the sew
erni cemeteries IN and near Boise.
For patriotic reasons. the opening Of
the summer term ~ the Albion nor
NAL was postponed one day, to June o.
The Insurance men Of the state will
spend registration day, June 3. in so
ncitlng subscriptions 10 Liberty loan
tpnnds
A. meeting Of nifty business men
aud citizens al Jerome. every snaa
present agreed 10 purchase Liberty
bond
The 1880 acres Of state school
sands sold last week ln CaAsia, Mini.
doka and Twin Falls counties brought
s4OO.OOO
to build two miles Of hard surfaced
road running from Buhl BY the farm
era IN that territory.
Iioise's GUNNER Normal school for
teachers, which has proved 30 great
n success ia the past. will open this
YEAR ga alon,iay, June ~, and con
tinue until July -
The Idaho campaign for suhscrip-
ti0ns 10 the Liberty loan will be car.
rled 10 completion on the local com
mittee basis Ia every town that has
one ur more banks.
There are several Utah operators
nov Ia CanyOn county who are On.
deavoring to contract for all this years
crop ~ hay aud they are Offering from
$3.50 to SiA the ton.
J. Arnold Cannon Is the first Poca.
tello boy 10 qualify for the aviation
section Of the officers reserves. He is
~ years old and has been employed the
past two years by the Short Line.
Leigh Caldwell. an employee ia the
hath department Of the Boise Pnyette
mill, sustained an Injury which result
eli IN death within a few hours. In
some way he WIS hit by slab, which
caused internal Injuries.
The First National bank Of Idaho
was the hrst Boise hank to make a
definite bid for block of the Liberty
loan bonds oa lta own behalf, and has
sent In mn application for $3.50, 900
worth of the governments loan.
The survey for the North and
South highway through Washington
county has been completed and bids
fer the construction Of stretch Of
road between Welser and the Adams
county line will be opened June II.
Hundreds Of acres Of farm land In
bingham county IL Tying under water
owing 10 Sand creek overlooking its
hanks. Dykes which In other years
have served to stay the water have
this year been washed away by the
heavy ruins.
What IL reported To be one Of the
biggest livestock sales IN Jerusalem
valley, was contaminated last week
Nhen Elmer Davis aud son Of Dubois
purchased the Reid and Burke ranch
and cattle. The price paid was approx
imately $4,000.
In a confession made by him in the |
presence of several officers OF the law
at wolser. Dan Ruth acknowledges |
that II was an act of his which caused |
the death Of Thomas Cavanaugh on |
Mach ~, but Insists that the fatal shot |
was accidentally fred.
Failure TO understand the use Of |
his emergency" caused farmer who |
WIS driving a new car from Boise a. |
50 right ON through the ferry boat |
at Walters ferry aud submerEc him. |
self aud companion In the snake river.
They escaped unlnjurod
The state land board last week sub
serlbed for government war bonds In |
the sum OF 100000 with state schoo, |
funds aud In addition set aside $40, |
40 for the purchase Of additional |
bonds that are to be sold to state OF |
ticlais aud employees OF the state gov
sfuneot On the lnst0llment plan,
Jerome Is one OF tho towns In Idaho |
that has sent tts quota Ut young men
to the front and the lndles are now |
daing their biz by organizing nm aux
iilary for the Red CrusS aud are al |
ready actively engaged In co-operatlnl
with the western headquarters at ben.
" w httisAtAkAM hNtNGA HFfiNiE~ TOT |
lac boys Who win so to the front.
While attempting TO obey the sig.
nal Of traffic officer az Pocatclla. a
ear driveU by Miss r. Davis colllde,l |
With lighting standard The heavy
Iron post was knocked from It's faun.
datieR, brvaking on the cross arms aud
shattertng the light globes. hut the o.
eppants 1T tbs eur were uhlulurytl
la furtherauee oS the purpose of
bringing about closer aguliattun hg.
twceu the various commercial clubs ia
southern Idaho aud the idaho State
Chamber ~ Commerce, a banquet was
held az the Commercial club ruoms
la iucatvjlu Saturday night. at which
there MAS a larEu attendance Of the
meIubsrs of the different organizations
interested
fioods In she northern part 81 the
state orc reported IA having ruined
thousands % acres ~ rroIss by wash.
iue the sevd eat 81 the soll aud leavs
iHE the ground so wet that ID cannot