The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-11-08
IDAHO STATE news

Cumtux. the mail station up Boise
river. formerly known as Cottonwood
station, will receive twice II week mall
service beginning November I6.
Receipts from the Red Cross sale
held ut Payette reached 5000, and
500 worth Of stuff remained uhsold.
Another sale Will he put on later.
Men are In great demand ut the
present time for gathering beets In the
sugar beet sections OF the state, ac-
cording to appeals made To The federal
employment board.
Twin Falls fourth bank. the Twin
Falls National bank, organized by
Twin Falls and Shoshone capitalists,
viii be- In operation within the next
G0 days. II j. said.
Farmers of Canyon county are real
lzing that they are losing thousands
of dollars worth Of crops eyery> year
on account Of gophers, aud are taking
steps 10 eradicate this pest.
Under the direction of the state
board of health the Albion State Nor
mal school has been placed under
quarantine In an attempt To prevent
the Spanish Influenza from obtaining
a foothold.
George H. Van DeSteeg. who left
Nnmpa rs the commanding officer Of
company Il Of the Second Idaho. has
been promoted to the rank Of major
In the field artillery, according to word
received last week.
Five young women members Of the
Twin Falls high school faculty, dur
Ing the enforced vacation taken pursu-
ant TO the order Of the board Of health,
are spending their time In II nearby
beet field. topping sugar beets.
Warden Frank r.. DeKas Of the
Idaho state pcntentinry last week re-
celycd telegram from the war lie
partment stating that his son, Frank
Dekay jr.. had been wounded twice
by shrapnel shell and had also been
gassed.
w. W. Graham was arrested last
week at Nampa as n draft Stacker. 1t
Is claimed by Graham that he has been
out In the hills for the last six months
and knew nothing of the registration
Boise To enlist.
Word OF the first of Gooding coun-
TVS sons to give his life In action In
the trenches In France was received
In Il letter by Mr., and Mrs. A. Nj.
Crambiett on October 10. Ernest, one
son, reported the death of Frank, his
next older brother.
Bank reports received at state Lib
erty loan headquarters up to October
- total S15.;Go,0o0 for the state, This
shows an excess 50 far of S109,05O over
the state quota. Idahos quota will be
exceeded fur more than this when all
bank reports are received.
Immediate calls are To he made for
class | registrunts between 10 and 36
OF the September ~ registration, I'M
der n temporary state allotment OF
2SaD men, until considerations and ex-
aminations can he completed and a
definite quota eau be established.
Mrs james McDeyitt died at her
home In rlacerylllc after retiring the
previous evening apparently In good
health Heart trouble Is given as the
cause Of her death. Mrs. MclpeNtt
was pioneer of the Boise basin,
having resided there since the early
sixties.
The state of Idaho Is out approx
mutely $4,000 per day In maintain
Ing It's school system during the Span.
ish Influenza epidemic, as all teach
ei's VIII continue 20 receive their sal
aries during the closed period where
their contracts do not expressly state
otherwise.
In an alteration over the terms OF
n land lense. Fred W, Berger. Non
partisan candidate on the Democratic
ticket for state representative, was
shot through the abdomen by Frank
polnn. tenaut On his farm near her
ger. Berger viii recover. boian
,%,imS self defense,
Registration may be mnde by quail
flied voters for the general election To
take place November ), up To and In
Guiding Saturday evening. November
.. and according tn the election laws
those who have not registered by No
vember . will forfeit their right to
vote on election day,
plans are being laid by Allen II
Eaton, chairman of the Idaho Wal
Savings committee, to have state
Wide campaign some time In the earl,
part Of December, during which tbs
entire amount necessary tn bring
idaho up 10 scratch" on her Thrift
Stamp quota will he raised.
A complaint against the HALEY Wa
ter company. alleging that the com
pany does not keep sufficient prcssur,
In Its main pipes tn furnish water fo'
domestic and sprinkling use. and f"l
fire protection ut the town of HALEY