Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-13
IDAHO AND |DAHOANS

race meeting
An application of the Moscow Tele-
phone & Telegraph company for an
advance in toll rates has been filed
with the public utilities commission.
At a special election called TO vote
special tax for the maintenance of
the high school in Jordan valley, the
vote was % to l in favor of the tax.
The farmers of the Mora district
ers' association have recommended
that the price of hay Of good quality
for the 1913 crop be SIT.
Returns from Canyon county on the
question of bridge bonds give 1890 for
the bonds and 564 against. The only
precinct which had majority against
| the bonds was Parma, which voted 81
yes and 50 no.
In the report of the state treasurer
to the state auditor giving the finan-
cial standing of the state funds at the
close of business on August 81, the
general fund was found to have a bal
ance of $S249.72.
| A cooked food sale was held at
Placerville, various dishes selling from
81 to $40, the figure brought by
chicken donated by one of the ladies.
The Red Cross chapter is richer by
$3.50 on the sale.
! Packing and shipping of early APP
pies is in full swing in the Lewiston
district. Apples are fine quality, but
only half crop All other fruits are
plentiful in that section, and they are
of excellent quality.
The Fruitgrowers' union has made
cash purchase of the apples of the
Frozen Dog Ranch, which has the
largest apple crop in Gem county, es-
timated at 1000 boxes, mostly of the
King David variety.
Howard w. Robinson and Stewart
Robinson of Twin Falls won the
doubles championship of Idaho in the
finals of the state tennis tournament
at Boise, by defeating Bert B. Bliss
and Ward Wyman of Boise.
Range conditions continue good gen.
orally, although there is some COM
plant from the southern counties that
the fall and winter range feed will be
poor on account of the present lack
of moisture However, stock are still
reported in good condition.
William Gwin, prominent farmer
near Shoshone, for many years resi-
dent of Lincoln county, died suddenly
last week. Mr.. Gwin was feeling i'll
and started to take a bath at his
home. He tainted while in the tub
and never regained consciousness.
Organization for the fourth Liberty
bond campaign, beginning September
% in Twin Falls, has been completed
by the appointment of boards of as
sessment for each district into which
the city is divided for this purpose and
the naming of corps of saleswomen-
Arrangements are being rounded in
to shape for the first real farm power
school ever held in southern Idaho. 1t
will be during the state fair at Boise,
September % to %, under the super
vision of J. G. Wooley of the depart
ment of farm engineering, University
of idaho.
In order to facilitate war activities
in the different parts of Ada county
the County Council of Defense has ac-
cepted and ratified the recommended
tons of the organization committee to
create eight divisions in the county
and to place an executive committee
Of three men in charge of each divi-
sion.
Down in Bear Lake county winter
wheat harvest is just nicely under
way and spring wheat is ripening
fast Up in Spokane valley, Kootenai
county, farmers are busy seeding win
Ter wheat. Recent rains have put the
soil in excellent condition and an eX-
large acreage will be sown
N that county.
The Idaho Christian EndeavOr union
,losed its twenty-s:xth annual conven-
ion at Mountain Home with Il larger
than in any year since
1908. Debts of the organization were
feared up and a sufficient balance left
n the treasury with the amounts
pledged, to provide for series of
christian Endeayor Institutes, prob
IDLY in January.
Misappropriation of $4,000 worth
# securities is one of the allegations
made by ID. 4. Norman of Twin
Falls, secretary and treasurer Of the
Falls Land and Water
company and president of the Miner
Twin Falls Canal company, in an ac-
ion filed N district court at Twin
falls against the Milner-Twln Falls
and and Water company.
Immediate attention will be given
he Idaho car situation by the car SER
ice section of the United States rail-
Dad administration, o. o. Hagn. state
irector of commercial economy, has
cen advised.
Monthly report of the police judge
{ Boise for August to the mayor and
ity council shows the city the richer