The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-11-29
lUAHU STATE NEWS

Ing completion and will be ready for
operation early in December.
Workmen are flsa.pg up the old p.
q i. N. depot preparatory to the re-
moval Of the headquarters from New
Meadows to Weiser
The Albion state normal of Idaho
was the first school in the northwest
student division of the United War
Work drive to go over the top.
Immediate abandonment of the $50
2O' substitute rule has been an
nounced by the United States food adj
ministration in official advices re-
ceived at the office of II. +. BickneIl.
Charles w. Jones, who has acted as
clerk at the penitentiary since last
March, has accepted position in the
ordnance department of the govern
ment and left last week for Washing
ton.
Many business firms are Loyalty re-
spending to the call for funds for the
United War Work campaign; some Of
them giving hundreds of dollars over
the quota allotted them by the CAM
paign managers.
The accidental death of Earl Ryan,
Oyear-old son of James Ryan, a sol
der in training at Indianapolis,
married the celebration at Idaho Falls.
The boy was run over by car driven
by an auto salesman.
For the benefit of chicken and hog
raisers the farm markets bureau is ar
ranging to distribute special grade of
wheat at $3.50 per 100 on the same
plan as the potato pool, the consumers
joining in purchasing carload lots.
Boise Golf club has presented $50 to
the local chapter Of the American Red
Cross. This money was paid to the
golf club by members of that organic
alton as entrance fees for the Red
Cross tournament held by the club.
The date of the annual encampment
of the Grand Army Of the Republic Of
Idaho and of the conventions of asSO-
ciated organizations to be held next
year in Twin Falls, has been set to
open on the second Monday in June.
The Canyon county farm bureau has
received construction plans for mod
ern poultry house for use of the far
mers of the county. The building is
of the most latest and approved type
and Is recommended by the University
of Idaho.
Byran Coppinger, of Kimberly, who
joined the marines last spring, has
been reported as killed in battle on
the western front. His parents were
notified that he met his death on Oc-
tOber s, after about two months of ac-
tive fighting.
Fred George, alias Gruber, and
Harry Hinton escaped from the Idaho
penitentiary by scaling twenty-foot
wall with the aid of twenty-five foot
rope braided from yarn furnished the
inmates by the Red Cross for knitting
sweaters for soldiers.
GOvernOr-elect Davis, in an inter-
view at Salt Lake, is quoted as saying:
II am giving serious thought to sys-
tenn for bonding warehouses. believe
a law can be passed, which will afford
ample protection not only to farmers,
but to bankers and others who are
called on to lend money to move
crops"
One day last week deputy sheriffs
intercepted liquor shipment destined
for POcatellO consumers at InkOm,
some miles south of the city. The
shipment contained six cases of one of
the popular brands packed in three
trunks. 1t was billed through Poca-
tello from Montana to throw off sus-
picion.
The lid was shut down hard on Po-
catello for ten days to kill influenza.
Soda fountains were ordered closed.
public funerals prohibited; many |
places of business elassed as unneces-
sary were closed; all gatherings of |
more than ten people forbidden in pub
lie places, and private gatherings
banned.
The kiddies of Idaho have been given
a chance ito do their bit" in the war
work campaign that is on for the seven
welfare organizations. A state move
ment inaugurated before the campaign
opened was the organization of 'vic-
tory" boys and girls clubs, the men,
bers of which was to pledge SIS to the
war work campaign.
Classification of Idaho registered
men who were 81 years of age when
they registered September IL was
ordered discontinued last week. As
as possible, however,
of registrants between
IL and Il is to be completed, and
are to be mailed regis
frants who We're Is years of age Sep
TENDER L.
Eastern Idaho cattle grazers who
have been fighting the invasion of
Idaho grazing territory by interests
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