The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-12
IDAHO BUDGET


DR.. ]. d. Irwin of Caldwell was SER
iously injured when his automobile
was struck by an interurban car.
Excellent reports are coming in from
all the sectors of the state relative to
the organization work for the United
War Work campaign drive.
Word has been received of the safe
arrived in France Of Mrs. Lucretia
B0tsford, who went from Boise as a
stenographer for the Red Cross.
Hunters are making their way to
the Teton mountains and elsewhere
as the result Of the fine tracking snow
which has fallen in the last few days.
1t Is planned to conduct a state
wide campaign for the reorganization
of every farm bureau in Idaho imme-'
diately after Thanksgiving and clos
ing not later than December 10.
A party Of young men, under the
guise Of Halloween pranks, placed a
small building on top Of drug store
building at 'Murtaugh, practically des-
troying the roof of the building.
Potato growers near Caldwell are
growing dissatisfied with the price
they are receiving for their product
and may organize to obtain price
based on the eastern markets, 1t is
said.
The Harris Greek Lumber company
mill at Horseshoe Bend was destroyed
by fire last week. The mill, machinery
and new $4,000 truck were total
loss. Much Of the lumber nearby was
saved.
A number Of Bannock county young
men have been called into the marine
corps and left last week for Salt Lake.
where they will take the final physical
tests before being sent to Mare Island,
CAL, for intensive training.
Mrs. Nellie Eastman of Boise has re-
ceived a letter from her son, Sergeant
Clifford /. Eastman, stating that he
was gassed in the last drive. He
was member of Company H and saw
service on the Mexican border.
Clifford Henley has been killed in
action in France, according to informal
ton received by friends. He was a
resident Of Bruneau when he enlisted
and is the first young man from that
place to give his life in the war.
State Fuel Administrator G. G. An
derson, through the press and by let
tiers to the coal dealers throughout
the state, is endeavoring to organize a
"store your winter coal now" CAM
paign throughout southern and south
eastern Idaho.
Frank Sullivan, G. w. Darcy and
Edward Miller, charged with burglary,
and Ralph Johnson, charged with forg-
cry, escaped from the Lincoln county
Jail at ShoshOne. 1t is said that OAR
cey made the keys which liberated
himself and the other men.
"You have done your duty as
voter-now meet your greater obliga-
ton as war saver" This paragraph
is one taken from clever bit of propa-
ganda issued by the Idaho War Saw
ings committee, copy Of which was
given to each vote at the polls in GER
tain sections.
Citizens Of Jerome are aroused over
the treatment accorded Boyd Kelly
Frazer, 10 years old, at. the s. A. T. G.
school at Moscow and an investigation
into circumstances attending his dis
charge when suffering from Spanish
influenza and his death three days af-
ter his arrival home, has been started.
Actual bank reports show that Ida
no has exceeded it's fourth Liberty
Loan quota by SILL 800. Every
bank in the state has now made its
official report of bond sales during the
fourth loan and the totals shcI that
the state has subscribed SIG, 781 300.
A total of 104,3 subscribers has been
reported in the fourth loan. The
states quota was $14,670,OOO.
A well known Twin Falls teacher,
who wishes to respond to the CT Il for
war work overseas, mentioned casually
in her letter Of application that If
there was any doubt as to her powers
of endurance, she and four other
teachers had just assisted a Hindu
and some Japs in topping and loading
Is tons Of sugar beets.
A man who was arrested and
brought back to Twin Falls from Long
Beach, CAL, under warrant charging
George Mihas with forgery, alleged to
have been committed in March, 1916,
in Twin Falls county, when arraigned
ono day last week before Probate