The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-15
IDAHO BUDGET

the thlrty-sec0nd annual convention OF
the Womans Christian Temperate,
union October s, 9 and 10.
The big roundup at Blackfoot las
week was a success in every way. The
attendance was large and the attrac
lions were well patronized.
Insurance men Of Canyon county
met at Caldwell last week and per.
fected the Canyon county division of
the State Insurance federation.
Potato growers have been called to
attend a conference in Boise in the i'm
mediate future to learn further details
OF the methods to be inaugurated this
fall in handling the potato harvest.
| Word has been received at Midvale
from France, telling Of the death of
Private Floyd Reavis from pneumonia,
| Mr.. Reavis was in the June call and
was in training less than month be-
fore being sent overseas.
A new course of training has been
added to the list in Boise high school.
Girls gymnasium classes will be held
regularly each Friday. There will be
a class each period, so that all the
girls may be accommodated.
Brig. Gen. Noble of the hospital diyi-
sion, war department, will soon visit
Boise to inspect the buildings at Boise
barracks and determine the feasibil-
ity of establishing reconstruction and
educational hospital camp there.
Officials have been successful in
running down another bunch Of al
legged cattle rustlers in the HALEY
district. Three men were arrested last
week. They are Jesse Scoble, w. L.
West and Harry Burnell. Scoble and
West are ex-convicts.
The Idaho Master Bakers associa-
ton, through its officers, ]. w. Wilson,
president, and A. J. Stephan, secre-
tary, have entered protest to the
state food administration against the
price of bread announced by Food Ad-
ministrator r. f. Bicknel.
The Red Cross drive for Belgian re-
lief was responded to with a donation
of 800 pounds of clothing by New Ply
mouth citizens. The hospital linen
shower was also a success and 118
new garments have been finished and
sent in by the New Plymouth unit.
The body Of Jack Howard, known
in the Warren mining district as
"Miner jack" was found In the Sal
mon river near the higgins place.
Howard is the man for whom search
was made after he had attempted to
commit suicide by cutting his throat.
An order Of the board of health
made public October 10 calls for the
closing Of all theatres, churches and
assembly halls, including also dances,
Liberty loan gatherings and all gather
ings Of public character, but does not
include the public or private schools Of
the state.
The county food administrators re-
duced the maximum price Of 49,
ounce loaf Of bread in the state to 8
cents wholesale and 10 cents retail,
and recommended an in
crease Of 81 per ton to farmers for |
sugar beets, making price Of $12 per |
ton, at their meeting held at Boise.
Students who desire to enter the |
collegiate section Of the students
army training corps at Moscow who
have at least 10 units Of credit in a
standard high school and who have
registered and who have not been clas-
sified in class A by registration
prior to September IL are eligible.
A campaign will soon be started by
the Canyon county bureau to poison
gophers on the farms in Canyon
county. While gophers have not be-
come a serious menace to the farmers
In Canyon county, there are great
many in some districts, and general
cleanup will be started to extermi-
nate them before they increase.
The government, through Director
Haga, recently called for report from
Idaho manufacturers as to the capacity
If their plants and for statement as
10 how much work each manufacturer
IAN handle over and above his regular
,rade. The report has been made, and
arge orders are expected for this
state in the future.
With the hope of securing the estab-
ishment Of a government sanatorium
It Lava Hot Springs for the treatment
If persons in the military and naval
service of the United States, or who
nay be discharged therefrom on &C.
,ount Of disability, Congressman
smith has introduced bill appropri-
ting 100000 for the construction Of
uch sanatorium.
John Doe was brought up in police
ourt at Nampa and fined $50 for be-
ng drunk. When searched he had q
'ottle Of lemon soda and a bottle Of
lenatured alcohol on him. These
quors had been the cause of his drunk
mess.
The first days attendance at the
win Falls county fair at Filler broke
II records in the four years history
f the Twin Falls County Fair associ-
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