Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-05-31
IDAHO STATE NEWS

board for the present, due to short
age of funds.
Murtaugh raised more than twice its
drive. Fifteen hundred was raised,
their quota being only $3.50.
Because the young men of the col
lege at Caldwell are going to war, girls
were elected to offices of the Column
bian Literary society for next year.
r. e. Fenner, the state boys work
director for Idaho, arrived in Boise
last week. Mr.. Fenner will take up
his new work Immediately with the
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A carload of strawberries was re-
ceived at Boise last week. This is
the first full carload of Strawberries
that has ever been received in Boise in
one shipment.
The recent frost damaged fruit bad
ly in southwestern Idaho, cut down
potatoes and corn, and destroyed to-
matoes, beans and other vegetables
in the gardens.
James H. (Jimmie) Hart celebrated
his S4th birthday at Boise last week.
He visited Orofino in 1860, Travelled on
foot to Florence in 81, and reached the
Boise Basin in 81
That SO day is not living wage
at the present time is the contention
of the men now working in the street
department of Boise, and they have
asked an increase of 80 cents a day.
The farmers around Ashton report
fall wheat in splendid condition and
the frequent rains have kept the
ground in good working shape for the
crops. Most of the seeding is done.
The third anniversary of Italy's en-
trance into the war was celebrated at
Pocatello by parade of 1000 people.
One hundred Red Cross girls in uni
form with striking floats was a fea-
ture.
Word has been received of the death
of Harry Turton, formerly foreman of
the roundhouse at Nampa. He was
killed by a shell fragment while on
the British front during the recent big
drive.
The Red Cross auction sale held at
netted More than 1000 people were in
attendance. A quilt made by the pu-
pills of the Eagle schools brought SIG. |
A wash towel brought $1,000.
Gunner Thomas Patrick Moran, an
Idaho soldier boy now in France, is
the father of triplets, born at Boise
last week. The mother and the three
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Mrs. Moran We're married a year ago.
Clinton E. Norquest, the official
weather man for southern Idaho, is
still optimistic about the fruit. He
says it will be found as before that
the reports were the worst and that
amount of fruit has es-
capped.
NJ. C. Kerr of st Anthony, federal
labor commissioner for Idaho, met the
other heads of state and federal labor
bureaus in conference last week.
Means by which the work of the sew
eral bureaus can be co-ordinated were
discussed
The facing of dried fruits in pack
iges is forbidden in Idaho, as a waste
Is having done u great deal of dam
lge to all kinds of fruits in southern
IDAHO and, as a result, the crop prob
IDLY will be much lighter than that of
year ago.
r. F. Biekneli, federal food admin
strator for Idaho, and Paris Martin.
ttorney for the enforcement of food
equations, have been advised that
heir presence was wanted in Wash
ngton, at conference of all state
God administrators and their enforce .
lent agents.
AS the result of an attempt to escape
rom the prison farm where he was at
work with other prisoners, George
lowe, recently sentenced from Ban
ock county to serve from eighteen
lonths TO fourteen years in the state
for forgery, will probably II
e required to serve his full term. h
The State Council of Defense has b
etermined to ask congress to fix q
rices on substitutes used in the place G
flour. At the same time the organi- II
ltion authorized its secretary to pub h
Sh in the papers of the state the "
ices charged consumers by local deal
$ for eornmeal, potato flour and q,
her substitutes. h
In a copy of an opinion of the Judge o.
of the United States
my, and which has just been received III
Attorney General 7. a. Walters. it ID
held that the existing militia legis- OF
ton of Idaho fails to meet the re-
irements of the national defense act V,
der the provisions of which federal 7
is given national guard troops ct
AT an informal conference called by
2 Boise members of the Womans r
rty. at Boise, resolutions were II
ssed calling on President Wilson ito :,
d this intolerable delay and to use no
great power as leader of his party
secure the passage of the national ctr
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