Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Canyon county has contributed
clothes fpr Belgian and French ~
lief.
Bpise's company Of homie guards
has been mustered In. The governor
may send them to north Idaho at an
early date. il Is said.
Disioyai teachers i'm the schools Of
the state will lose their licenses, Or.
Enoch A. Bryan. state commissioner OF
education. has announced.
Sufficient cars are now being re-
ceiyed In the upper Snake River valley
to move potatoes held in storage, ac-
cording to information given Harvey
Alfred, director OF the state farm mar
kets bureau.
Idaho win have 81. 600 for its state
fair In Boise this fall. according to
figures laid before the state board Of
agriculture and the fair advisory board
by Secretary o. T.. Henderson, at =
joint meeting last week.
Parties who have just returned from
the Big Greek mining district report
more snow by three feet than has ever
been experienced in that region since
that country. In many places It Is IT
feet deep.
Superintendent OF schools In six
teen southwestern Idaho counties con-
ferred with G. F.. Rose, superinten-
dent of the Boise public schools. last
week, when plans were made for
teachers institute to be held at Boise
this fall
In a statement issued by Ii. Harvey
Alfred. state director Of the farm
markets bureau, the rec nj decision OF
the sheep shearers' organization TO
demand Is cents per head for shear
Ing sheep this spring was condemned
as unjust.
The invitation extended to FL Korah
temple Of Boise to hold the spring
ceremonial OF the order In Pocatello
has been accepted. The club agrees to
provide not less than twenty novices
for initiation, but It Is expected that
there WIN be at least twice this num-
Der.
Jess Totterdell of Jordan Valley,
Ore, who was found guilty at Caldwell
on January IS of assault with intent to
commit robbery, withdrew his appeal
from the state supreme court, and was
taken to the state penitentiary to be-
| gin serving his sentence of from 2 TO
IA years.
Although the sheriffs office, as well
/ as the local police force, has been
working ON the case. no clue has yet
been discovered as to the identity of
the man whose body was found last
week by DEPUTY Game Warden L. A.
Lehrbas In a canyon few miles west
Of Pocatello.
Pupils and teachers In the Lincoln
school OF Caldwell !. have Invested
$2564.75 In war stamps and bonds.
/ The largest amount went for the pnr-
chase Of Liberty bonds. Of which $500
worth are held. The sum OF SITS has
been spent for war savings stamps,
and $S8.75 for thrift stamps.
The student In the state of Idaho.
IS years or under. who submits the
best Liberty loan slogan to the state
Liberty loan committee. viii be award
ed prize Of 500 In cash. The con-
test opens Immediately. All slogans
must be submitted to the committee
ut Boise on or before April 0.
II the authorities at washington
refuse to reverse themselves with re-
gard to giving Idaho financial assist
anee Under the terms of the defense
net SO national guards companies can be
armed and equipped, the fourteenth
Idaho legislature will be called into
extra session In April, Governor Alex
ander has nun0unced.
The enrolment of students In the
| boys working reserve Ii progressing
nicely In southeastern Idaho, and. ac-
cording TO Director of Farm Markets
Harvey Alfred, there appears to be no
doubt that this state viii provide Its
quota of 1000 boys, who viii be pre-
pared to assist In solving the problem
of shortage IF farm labor.
g. a. Tohey, young man employed
in the offices of the Oregon Short
Line at Poeateiio, who WINS accused
of disloyal dtteranees, narrowly es-
capped lynchlng. Tobey was taken Into
custody by members of the local home
defense association. after inyestient-
Ing charges that he had boosted of
the reported German victories.
The women's committee Of the ma.
tionaI council of defense has started .
move Of practical value. Through it,
home economics branch IL has Induced
Idaho women who know how to cook
TO work out recipes for bread and
dishes. good wholesome food. In which
the governments wishes as to sub.
stitutes are adhered 10 rigidly.
A Garry On Club has been organ.
lied In the high school at BuhL The
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