Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-02-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS


, Senator John r. Nugent win be
candidate for the short term 10 su,
coed himself at the general election
his friends announced last week.
Plans for a rabbit drive 20 be par
flcipated in by grnncrs Of the entir'
Boise valley are under consideration
by the Caldwell Commercial club.
Mlss Ballard Of Melba. who has beer
ut the Nampa hospital several days
az the result Of injuries which she sus
tanned 10 her back when she fell Into
hume, IL reported recovering.
The Gooding public schools viii
soon have Saturday sessions in order
90 release the boys for farm work at
an earlier date. This will mean that
the schools viii close the last Of April.
Efforts are being made By the Col
lege Of Idaho faculty 10 interest all
the students In the food adminlstra-
tion lectures which are being given
each week as part Of the college
course.
Fred II. Dubois of Idaho, who has
been In Washington considerably Of
late. Is reported By friends to have
decided to enter the senatorial race
In Idaho next fall, says a Washington
correspondent
Alexander Blessingcr, for more than
80 years resident Of the Boise valley,
and for the past 35 years resident
Of Blesslnger Station, died last week
at the age Of 81 years at his home
az Blessinger Station.
William G. Pitman and his wife,
Mabel Pltman, killed themselves at
Boise by taking carbolie acid. They
had been married only two weeks. Do
nestle trouble seems to have been The
cause Of the double tragedr
The Shoshone county Defense loun-
ell proposes to conserve all wasted
energies and money within the district,
with The view that these two potential
necessities may be used In successful
prosecution of the war.
Plans for the new mission school at
Fort Hall to replace the one burned
some time ago are being drawn. This |
building viii be one story with high |
basement with dining room, kitchen |
aud playroom Ia the basement.
The state land board Will purchase
no more Liberty loan bonds from In
diyiduals, companies or corporations
In the future. Secretary McAdoo has
advised the board that dealing In the
governments paper should be diseour-
aged.
The state land board has invited
the directors of the King Hill irriga-
tion district 70 confer with It March
- The board Is anxious to have the
district take over the management of
the King Hin project and water it
This summer.
o. l.. Bayles OF Nampa has been APP
pointed predatory animal Inspector by
NE state livestock sanitary board. Tn
Namp0 man will handle bounties on
ground squirrels gophers and other ro-
'ents. The position was created by
he last legislature.
Following a large parade headed by
ne Gate City band. and I'm which all
# the labor organizations of the city
ook part u well attended public meet
ng under the auspices OF the Ameri
AN Alliance for Labor and Democracy
vas held nc pocotello.
Idaho owns 216.0o0 acres of the
$4,000 acres Of timber lands EN-
raced Ia the Cooperative Fire MS
collation. Of the southern part of the
tate but It is paying one-third of
he total assessments returned against
eneflciarles, Il Is said.
Moneys received by tie state edu-
ational institutions from the endow-
lent funds can be placed In the gen !
ral ful Il OF the state treasury under
he terms OF house bill No. 3i6, en-
cted into law by the last legislature,
ttorney General Walters has ruled.
According 10 census report filed
lth the county commissioners. the
,hool population OF Twin Falls county y
as Increased COG during the past year. h
I, 1917 the number. including every Z,
nc between the ages OF six and TWEEN !.
lone years, was 69a3. This year II fl
1920. II
The continued shortage OF cars j.
axes IL impossible for Idaho hay n
.owers 10 ship alfalfa Into Texas. Cal tC
ornla, Georgia and other states. de- K
lite the Increased demands for feed. a
lex Donovan, chief deputy in the OF
ate farm markets bureau, has an ii
,unced. 81
A high-power transmission line more Il
an II miles in length, to connect the In
vun Falls power plant with the Cald- OF
Ell suh-station ard thereby increase 81
e supply OF power for the Ontario 81
IA payette sections. Is under con- o'
ructlon between Caldwell aud the ia
I'm power station. OF
Citizens OF Deep Greek. Boundary re
unity. have filed petition with the Ia
lille utilities commission asking that
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