Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-03-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS

JaidWell on Il charge OF passing Il
worthless check for $3.50.
Z. L. cambridge, foreman of the
bridge gang that is building the new
bridge over the Weiser river, at
Weiser, was struck by falling beam
and severely injured.
The Twin Falls high school service
flag, bearing 81 stars, each represent
ing a student or graduate from the
local school, was dedicated last week
with appropriate and impressive serv-
ices.
The first annual church officers and
conference workers convention of the
Idaho conference of Seventh Day Adj
ventists convened at Boise last week.
state were present.
Edgar Robinson, Edgar Woods and
George Howard, who were arrested,
charged with petty larceny in connec-
ton with the theft of goods from a
store at aul, were convicted and fined
$50 each and costs.
Sales of state school land will be
held in Ada county March %, and in
Canyon county March 80. About 1000
acres of state lands under the govern
ment bitches will be sold. More than
LOCO acres is irrigable.
A carload of apples for the boys in
France was shipped last week. There
were 756 boxes of apples in the car,
contributed from Weiser, Payette,
Fruitland. New Plymouth, Emmett,
Caldwell, Nampa and Boise.
Small particles of foreign substances
found in Il bundle of Red Cross ban
dages made up by the Boise chapter
were shellac and not glass, Edward
Rhodenbaugh, state. chemist, an
nounced, following an investigation.
George E. Clark, a trusty at the
penitenuary. made his escape last
week. Clark was sent to the peniten-
tiary from Bonneville county in 1912
after he had been convicted of commit
ting criminal assault upon a young
girl.
Mon Lee, the Chinese merchant of
Boise who was caught by the sheritf's
force on November y, last, with intoXi-
eating liquor in his possession, was
sentenced last week to serve 30 days in
the county Jail and to pay a fine of
$3.50.
Recruiting for spruce production
workers and bricklayers has been halt
ed in Idaho by order of the provost
marshal general Men who have been
indicted into those branches of the
service, but have not entrained yet,
will be sent out.
The secretary of the Idaho Farmers
association announces that the annual
convention of the association will be
held in Pocatello March 8. The assO-
citation was formed in January 1917,
with about 20 fire departments of the
state represented.
The car shortage is daily growing
more acute in Idaho. The public utili-
ties commission has joined with the
state food administration in urging |
that sufficient cars be sent into the
state to move the hay and potatoes
now held by the farmers.
Formal action will be taken Monday, |
March IL, by the Canyon county COM
missioners on the proposed plan of |
joining with Owyhee and Ada coun-
ties in the construction of five bridges
on the Snake river with the aid of a
state appropriation of $4,000.
Carroll Martin, member of Troop B,
Sixteenth cavalry, enlisted at Idaho
Falls several weeks ago. died at the
base hospital at Brownsville, Texas,
last week. This is the first death
among the several hundred men who
volunteered from Bonneville county.
G. F. Thometz, formerly head of the
state seed laboratory at Boise has re-
turned to Idaho from Canada to be-
come federal farm labor specialist for
his state. He will have quarters with
he agricultural extension department
IF the state university ut the capitol.
Resigning an assistant pastorship in
he Methodist church at Twin Falls,
md a prominent place in the musical
.ircles of that section of the state,
Charles L. Butler, noted singer and
.horus leader, left Twin Falls last
week for work in the war camps of the
Notwithstanding repeated appeals
made by Representative Addison
smith to the food administration, the
ar service commission, the federal
director and other government
ffcials, for more cars to move Idaho
potatoes and hay, nothing more sub
tantial than promises is forthcoming
rom any quarter.
w. NJ. Trude, with his four-dog team
rom the Shot Gun Valley ranch.
ashed over the tape "a winner in the
econd annual Ashton-Y ellowstone dog
ace classic before the largest crowd
hitch ever assembled at Ashton.
gorge EddingOn, with a team from
ne Hartman ranch, was second. Tim