The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-24
In THE GEM STATE

Two Florida alligators have been
added to the growing collection
animals at Julia Davis park zoo at
Boise.
The Junior Red Cross workers of
idaho are all trying to complete or
CARNATIONS In order to have a 100
per cent membership before the Christ
mas roll-call Of adults begins.
The campaign for members to the
Canyon county farm bureau which
was to have ended Saturday was ex-
tended for week to enable commu-
mites to finish up their work.
Motorcycle registration dropped
from 752 in 1917 to only 707 this year.
The highest registration in the last
five years was in 1915, when 754
MOTORCYCLE owners paid licenses.
Mrs. H. Mullin of Barber, who has
tour sons in the service, received a
letter from the eldest. saying that all
had come through the war safely and
that he twas glad that it was over"
Three men who broke Jail at Bur-
ley, overpowering the jailer and beat
ing up one Of the prisoners who had
given evidence against them, were re-
captured after short but exciting
chase.
There was heavy falling off in the
apple crop in Idaho this season, the
crop being $4,000 boxes this year,
compared with 2.71S.OOO boxes in 1912,
or IL per cent of normal, against 81
per cent In 1917.
The United States civil service
commission announces that janitor
examination will be held to fill the
position of laborer. with pay of 5000
per annum in the custodian service,
federal building, Boise.
The Western Retail Lumbermen's
association and Lumbermen's Mutual
society, with more than 1900 members
scattered over ten western states, will
hold their sixteenth annual conference
In Boise on February 20, Fl and %.
Five years ago Tin 1879 only 2OS3
automobiles were registered in the
state. Compared with the 1918 regis
tration Of 32,281, this shows an in
crease for the five years of more
than 1000 per cent in the registration.
Champions in the boys and girls
club work contests conducted during
the past year are to be entertained at
Twin Falls for 0ae week as a special
reward for energetic service in help
ing to increase Uncle Sans food sup
ply.
Members of the next legislature are
strongly in favor of memorial in
honor Of the boys who represented
Idaho in the great war, a memorial
that will provide special remembrance
of the boys who gave their lives in
the conflict.
Gr1ss revenue from auto licenses
this year amounted to $576, 1856, of
which Is per cent, or $144, 1857, was
apporti0ned to the state and the re-
mainder Of rs per cent was retained
by the counties In which collections
were made.
Last year the revenue was $413,-
O08.68 from 24,788 automobiles, so
that the increased registration this
year of 1918 more machines than in
1917 added $163,776.88 to funds for
state and county roads over the reve-
nue. for last year.
A school building at Bull has been
transformed into a temporary hospital
for the accommodation of influenza
patients. A trained nurse has been
retained, and the people are deter
mined to stamp out the disease before
an epidemic occurs
Boise Commercial club. following
the example Of other such bodies in
cities throughout the United States, is
issuing booklet describing the ad-
vantages, attractions and oppOrtuni-
ties which await the hOmeseeker in
Boise and Boise valley.
Boise has many churches, Of all
denominations. and two cathedrals. In
fact, there are .twenty-eight religious
organizations in the city. 1t is a
strong club. lodge and fraternal city,
while the public schools are all housed
in modern. we'll kept buildings.
Thirty-five out of the forty-one
county superintendent of the state
are women and twenty-one out of the
forty-one county treasurers. This year
there will be four women county au-
'ditOrs, and the legislature will see
two women members in the lower
house.
Harry Gilium and Ray Rose, Boise
boys, who demonstrated early in their
boxing careers that they had real
sstyle and ability in the manly art of
self defense. have boxed their ways
into the hearts of the fans of Seattle,
according to word received from the
northwest.
The crops raised by the Indians on
Fort Hall lands were composed of
potatoes, sugar beets, alfalfa and grain.
The total income from the land un-
der cultivation last season within the
reservation, of which there are 1871