Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-07-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Inc opening OF tne new PoV'VV"
hotel at Paul was the occasion for q
fine banquet and general good time.
Fifty head Of fine dairy cattle were
sold at the Nampa Traders Day auc-
ton for around $4,000. The cattle were
| made up of Guernseys and Jerseys
Thomas r. Jenkins of Pocatello has
been appointed by Governor Alexan-
der as member of the state phar-
macy board to succeed f. E. Colpin.
resigned.
Caldwell's Fourth Of July celebra-
ton at Lake Lowell, for the benefit
of the Red Cross, was largely attend
ed. Between 5000 and 1000 people
were present.
William Bellinger and w. NJ. Lum-
baugh were seriously injured in an
auto accident near HALEY. In attempt
ing to pass anoher car, their machine
went over an embankment
That the Idaho potato crop will not
be more than half what it was last
year is the belief of Field HorticuItur-
ist E. r. Bennett, who has just COM
pleted an extended trip through south
ern Idaho.
A hearing to determine rates for
warehouse services in north Idaho,
and to unity the schedules of ID
companies. win be held by the public
utilities commission Monday, July %,
at Lewiston.
The new idaho coal road, which will
run from point short distance north
of briggs, westerly a distance of ten
miles to the Teton valley coal fields.
is to be constructed at the earliest
possible date.
Officials and directors of the recla-
nation service decided at meeting
held at Caldwell that the best place
for undertaking new unit for the
Boise project was the Black Canyon
district of 1000 acres near Caldwell.
In telegram sent to all county adj
ministrators, r. F. Bicknell, food ad-
ministrator for Idaho, asked that
orders be issued requiring the removal
Of all sugar bowls from the tables of
all restaurants, hotels and public eat
ing houses.
III. II. Barnes, member of the in
dustrial accident insurance board, who
left about two weeks ago for north
Idaho points on official business, was
stricken with typhoid fever several
days ago and has been taken TO
Spokane hospital.
A. 4. Ralph, the Kuna rancher who
knocked a cash in the back of W. j.
Plemmons' head at Boise when he
mistook his victim for a hired man
who had run away with his wife, was
released from custody after Plem-
mons had refused to prosecute.
G. A. r. members Of Idaho and all
others who desire to attend the annual
encampment at Portland, Ore, August
1924 Will be interested in knowing
that a railroad rate of 1 cent mile
going and coming has been provided,
tickets to be good for 60 days.
A COW which took a dislike to an
automobile in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Ollie Garrett and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Rusten were riding, near Maple
Grove. charged the machine, breaking
off her horns, and wreclking the ra-
diator and one lamp on the car.
Jack Miller who escaped from the
state penitentiary June u with Carl
Ernest, while the two were working
on a ditch on the hillside behind the
penitentiary, was taken into custody at
King Hill June 80 and taken back to
serve the remainder of his sentence.
Three and one-half per cent, the
average loss, of Canyon county's esti-
mated wheat crop of 100000 bushels
is % 900 bushels of wheat. The Can
Won county farm bureau and the Boise
Valley Threshermen's association this
year hope to save a large per cent OF
this estimated loss.
Work done by the Adams county
Junior Red Cross to June shows
Liberty bonds subscribed, $500;
Thrift Stamps, $926.59; War Savings
Stamps, $40; Garden clubs, 3 and
255 articles made for the Red Cross
and civilian relief. There are 33I
pupils in the chapter.
Draft boards over the state have be-
gun a thorough cleanup of their Jurls-
dictions liz compliance with the provost
marshal generals "work or fight
order. Il they have followed instruc-
tons sent out by the adjutant gen
erals office, which defined the classes
to whom the order applies.
With delegates from many counties
in the state, the Nonpartisan league
on the first day of its state convention
in Boise on July 3, Endorsed candi-
dates for most of the general offices
to be filled in the state in the fall;
adopted a platform, and listened to
speeches by several local leaders,
The convict camp for road work
near NIelba will not be established
until some time next week. The delay
was caused by the inability of farmers
of that section to cooperate just now
on account of haying operations
ro.;l L-a,, Part Sl<fdmOre and James