Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS


ance at the joint institute of tn
teachers of the fourteen surroundin
counties. at Boise last week.
! The official count Of the ballots cas-
In Bannock county In the recent pr
mary election showed no particula
change In the unofficial returns.
Idaho's War Savings stamp sales TO
August were little more than hal
what they were in July, according 4
statistics complied by state headquar
tiers.
The Rev. w. NJ. Ewing of Caldwell
pastor OF the Methodist church al
Caldwell. has been elected superinten
deHt of the Boise district of the Meth.
odist church
An Informal protest was filed with
week by citizens OF Julliaetta, com
| planning against the light system there
and the service rendered by II.
Brose Han of Murtaugh suffered a
dislocated hip and his back was Sc
yerely bruised when he was struck by
passing car while fixing his auto
mobile on the road to Twin Falls.
The case of the Payette-Boise water
users against ID. w. Cole ct al, will
come up for hearing at Caldwell De-
cember 10. The case Is to fix rates
In regard to the established water
rights.
Attention has been called to the fact
that In Idaho the duck limit for one
shooter is II birds, and shooting Is
permitted only from sunup to sun
down. The season opened Septem-
Der 10.
Plans are complete for a new health
resort to be built at the hot springs,
about two miles from Montour, which
Will consist Of 25-room hotel and six
cottages. Thermos Springs will be the
name of the resort
Nampa's propaganda loop-the-loop
trip made up of about 300 boosters for
the Nampa harvest festival succeeded
In stirring up considerable enthusiasm
and gained considerable advertising on
their trip one day last week.
The clover seed crop In the Jerome
district is poor. having been damaged
by aphides and grasshoppers. Corn is
ripening and 1t is believed that most |
If the crop is now past danger of Sc |
rious injury from early frosts.
Charles S. Hamlin, chairman of the /
capital issues committee, has sent
communication addressed to all public
utilities commissions and all munich
pal officials, with reference to expen-
dlture of money for improvements.
Mrs. Hosie Stout of Burley has re-
ceived word that her brother, o. NJ.
Burns. had been killed In action in
France. Mr.. Burns was well known in
Burnley. He was u member of the old
Second Idaho, transferred to the One
and Sixteenth engineers.
Net proceeds OF the soldier benefit
,iven at Caldwell have not been to-
aled yet. but estimates place them at
bout 5000, and they may reach as
Ugh as S1100. OF this, in the neigh
'orhood of 5000 was taken in by the
'ooth operated by the Red Cross la
lies.
Street car trainmen In the interur-
an or city passenger service of Boise
ave been granted wage scale of 80 '
ents an hour for first year service
Z cents for second year service; 30 /
ents for third year service, and AZ
ents for fourth year and service
hereafter.
Mrs. Frank Wyman of Boise has re- {
elved word by official telegram from !
he United States war department in I
,rming her OF the death Of her broth {
:, Berl Pettinger. who was killed in S
elton August 4, In the same engage c
ent In which Lieut.. John Nj. Regain
! Boise fell.
A beautiful 200-year-old heirloom in
le shape of n silver buckle about two y
: three inches in size, with a coronet b
the top, was taken to the Red Cross Is
oms at Boise last week 10 be sold o
r mercy's cause. IL was made in q
and the owner wished TO o.
nvert it in some manner into bullets e.
shoot the enemy. II
At Blackfoot the Z-year-oiu sou or :,
r. and Mrs. Hyrum Geddes was In :.
antly killed last week by the Oregon u
lore Line southbound train, while
ca. 4-year-old sister of the boy.
rs seriously Injured. Vera England,
e infant daughter of Nnlo England !"
Moreland. was also badly injured,
e accident happening when the chill !"
en- attempted to cross the track. W.
William Bishop was silenced in JUS -
9 G. 4. Moore's court at Nampa. A,
zen Judge Moore hit Bishop over the -
nd with his cane and knocked him ~
wn after Bishop had ignored Judge mr.
'ore's twice repeated request TO be
ent. Bishop was before Judge
ore on an assault and battery
lrge. -.
The state normal school opens at ~
lion on September II. The out III
k for large number OF men stu ri,