Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| planning to form "A community canning
kitchen for the summer.
The fourth annual picnic and re-
union of the Idaho-Vrginians will be
held at Bailey grove, Meridian, July 4.
Nampa's employment agency has as
sisted 80 farmers In securing 30 hay
hands in the last two or three weeks.
Corporal George Bell of Winchester,
and John X. Keming of Spalding, were
both killed in action in France on
June -.
The rye production of Idaho is es-
timated at 1000 bushels, while the
hay condition indicates a production Of
2,25O,0O0 tons.
There were 80 voting delegates and
159 visitors at the annual convention
Of the Womens Relief corps held in
connection with the state encampment
at Payette.
The reduction of the clover and al
falfa acreage in Idaho is due largely
to difficulty in transportation the crop
last year and desire to increase
spring wheat acreage.
Falls Red Cross shop. or salvage"
store, under the auspices Of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Twin Falls
county Red Cross chapter.
Idaho has Increased her spring wheat
acreage from $4,000 to 100000 acres.
A condition of $500 forecasts a. produc-
ton of II ,SO0.O0O bushels compared
with S25O,O00 the forecast June l,
1917.
one of the largest stock ranch deals
ever pulled off in Owyhee county has
just been completed with the sale of
the Jim Neal ranch of 1900 acres. and
500 head Of cattle. for practically
100000
Theo W. Randall was hit between
the eyes by a baseball at Horseshoe
Bend Wednesday, while engaged in
friendly game Of ball, and the injury
was considered so severe that he was
taken to Boise for medical attention.
The three remaining horses of the
old fire department at Boise were on
parade on Flag day for the last time
Hereafter when the Boise fire depart
ment goes into parade, decked out in
gala attire, the entire equipment will
be motorized.
South Omaha dealers last week sold
for Brown and Bell of Bellevue. 1914
lambs, averaging 65 pounds, at S20.25
per hundred; 20 culls, averaging 30
pounds, at S16.5O. This is the highest
price ever paid for Idaho grass lambs
on my market.
The Fire Protective association for
north Idaho believes this is to be one
of the most hazardous years in the
history of the association, and will be-
gin at once TO place large forces
throughout the forest at particularly
susceptible places.
The wheat districts tributary to
Caldwell and Parma. the Wilder and
Roswell wheat sections. and the Gem
district will all have an unprecedented
production. There is double the acre
age of any other year in the history of
the country and the wheat fields are
looking fine.
A sensational suit was filed at Cald- !
we'll last week. In the complaint DIR. |
D'Orr Poynter is charged with the |
alienation of the affections of Mrs. |
Charles Higgins. wife of Charles Hig- |
gins of Boise and formerly of Atlanta. !
Judgment is asked for $4,000 and |
costs of the suit.
The alfalfa weevil has been working
greater havoc in southern Idaho than
ever before and, as result. the first |
cutting has proven much lighter than
usual. These conditions will materially !
reduce the yield and will doubtless
have considerable to do with the fixing
Of the price for this seasons crop.
Antoine Nelson, an inmate of the
hospital for the insane. at Blackfoot,
while doing dining room work, became
enraged and attacked Il woman pa
tent. Four attendants finally sub
ued him. He died at 10 o'clock the
same night. \ cut on the lip was
he only apparent injury he had re-
,eived.
Forecasts on the alfalfa crop in
IDAHO and probable prices will be de-
aged until about July 10, as reports
rom adjacent states producing hay
II competition with Idaho are not yet
valuable on account of the lateness of
he season, Harvey Alfred, state form
markets bureau director, announced
asst week
A federal immigration commissioner
Will arrive in Boise within a few days
o hear complaints against certain I'M
desirable foreigners, who will be rec
mmended by the State Council of De
ense for deportation because of their
LEGGED participation in labor troubles
Intended to disrupt sheep camps and to
Under farming operations.
Action aimed at the undesirables
mong the foreign element in sheep
amps, and at all transients who re-
use to work, was taken by the State
ouncil of Defense last week when a
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