The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
IDAHO BUDGET

james +. Wall, an inmate of the
Ada county Jail, was caught In the act
Of tearing hole through the wall Of
the Jail In an attempt to make get
away.
After an enforced idleness sof six
weeks the Young Woman's Christian
association at Boise announces It's
winter term Of class work to commence
December 2.
The electric light and power plant
installed at Cascade is now completed.
The power was turned on for the first
time Sunday of last week ana the SER
vice is first class.
The schools of Ada county win open
December 2 only In places where there
Is no influenza epidemic, Is the state
ment made by Miss Peninah Newlin,
county superintendent.
The contractor on the state high
way up Salmon river has finished grad
ing the first seven miles south Of Sal
mon, and the process of crawling or
surfacing the road is under way.
The Albion State Normal school
made great record In the United War
Work drive. Its quota as assigned by
the conference committee was $500,
but In spite of the quarantine $1019
was raised.
F. J0sephus Brobst. brother-in-law
Of the late Frank Steunenberg, former
governor Of Idaho, died last week at
the state sanitariumat Blackfoot. Mr..
Brobst was In the neighborhood of 80
years Of age.
/ Upon investigation. 1t was discov-
cred that John Hating, an applicant
for bed at the Boise police station,
was an enemy alien who had broken
parole in Washington county after be
ing paroled October IA, 1918.
Eighteen stars have been placed in
the Ada county gold star flag pre-
pared by the chairman Of the county
draft board, in honor Of young men
from this county who have died while
in the service of the country.
Boise will start her post war activi-
ties with the erection Of a huge pack
ing plant by company capitalized
for $1,0OOOOO, which will be COM
menced early in the year, according to
! statements Of men interested.
December 10 and IL a number of
strong men of New York and other
points in the east will meet in Boise
with 800 Baptist laymen to discuss the
new problems the great war and the
reconstruction issues will bring forth.
Richard Hellar reports to relatives
that he was in continuous fighting for
thirty days In the Argonne forest.
while he had many narrow escapes he
came through uninjured. He was in
charge of machine gun and snipers.
Idaho club women are to have two
direct representatives in leave areas
overseas where Idaho men on their 10
days leave of absence granted to every
man after six months service may be
welcomed by a woman from his home
state.
Any baker In Idaho who raises the
price of bread to more than 8 cents
wholesale for the 16-ounce loaf will
force Food Administrator Bicknell to
move for cancellation of his license,
according to statement issued by
Idaho's food administrator.
An agreement for the sale of $780,
600 worth of the second issue of state
highway bonds was entered into last
week between the state land board and
w. A. Scott, agent for the E. 81. ROl-
Inns & Sons Bonding company. Par
and accrued interest was the bid.
Lieutenant Drew Standrod, instruc-
tor in the Polytechnic institute at
Blacksburg, Va, has been promoted to
captain, according to a letter received
by his father, d. w. Standrod, prom
inent Pocatello attorney and food ad-
ministrator for Bannock county.
At Caldwell the bread war is backed
by petition Of dealers In bread, to-
gether. with the Commercial club and
even the county food administrator,
all Of whom assert the prices de-
handed are justifiable, according to
the showings made by the Boise
bakers.
Bakers throughout the state have
been warned by the food administrator
that license will be revoked of any
firm that does not adhere to the de-
cision Of the administration, and SO
far they have been compelled to sell
bread at the old prices ordered by the
food administration.
The cost of maintaining the state
council Of defense will probably be
less than $4,000 which is small in
comparison to the amounts that other
states have spent. Yet the Idaho state
council 10 considered to have one Of
the best organizations for war work to
be found in the union.
w. A. Rutherford Of Wolf Lodge,
idaho, was murdered, said the verdict
of coroner's jury at Occur d'Alene.