Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-08-02
idaho STATE NEWS

ty held its annual picnic at Soda
Springs with 1000 agriculturists and
! their families present.
who were in Pocatello at the beginning
of the war have volunteered and have
been taken into service.
Enlisting continues brisk at the Po-
catello army and marine recruiting
stations. both having made splendid
records the past month.
Earl Bowman has been appointed to
handle publicity material for the Idaho
press in an effort to put Idaho in the
100 per cent class with her War Saw
ings stamps purchases.
Charles E. Struthers of Wardner
and L. F. Parsons of Moscow have
been appointed district agents of the
United States employment service for
the IL northern counties of Idaho.
L. Sorenson, well known resident
of the Emmett section died last week
from heart failure. He was watching
his son doing some repair work on an
auto when he suddenly fell dead.
Six thousand residents of Idaho
Falls and Bonneville county assembled
at the railroad station July 81 in a
farewell reception to 70 Bonneville
county boys, who left for Camp Lewis.
Glass l men in the July and August
calls are not to be given deferred In
duction under claims of agricultural
necessity the adjutant generals office
notified draft boards of the state last
week
H. ]. Wagner of Eden has filed an
informal complaint with the public
utilities commission against a freight
charge levied on a shipment of emf
grants movables from Cutler, d., to
Eden.
]. A, Weltzheimer, an employee Of
the Caldwell Traction company, was
knocked unconscious while on pole,
when he came in contact with wire
carrying 800 volts. He was consider
ably bruised by the fall
In compliance with the sugar regu-
lations of the federal food administra-
lions the limit of each person to two
pounds of sugar per month Instead of
three pounds, as heretofore, will be
enforced in Idaho on and after Aug
ust l.
Until August IL young women of
the country will have an opportunity
to enlist in the student nurse reserve
at the nearest recruiting station es
tablished by the women's committee, |
Council of National Defense. 1daho's |
quota is IS5.
A big public demonstration was held |
at Twin Falls upon the departure of |
20 men for Camp Lewis. The men |
were given big dinner before their |
departure. The stores closed and hun
lreds of people accompanied the sol |
Tiers to the depot.
Representative Smith of idaho re
GENTLY secured the passage through the
house of representatives of the bill he
early in the session provid-
ng sites along rights of way of irrigat-
ng canals for homes for ditch riders
ind corrals for their horses.
Jesse Hammer, a Boise boy who en-
listed in the United States marines at
Boise last July. is recovering from be-
ng gassed in France in the brilliant
work of the United States marines
Turing the last big German drive, ac-
ording to letter received from him.
The public utilities commission,
fter hearing testimony on behalf of
he Boise Gas, Light & Coke company
Ii its application for an increase in
ates for gas, continued the hearing in
efinitely to allow the company to sub
nit additional evidence to support its
laims.
Burnley will have the largest potato
our plant in the United States if the
lans laid down by the Business Mems
lub are carried out. 1t is proposed
D build plant to take care of 100
ons of potatoes per day, and if the
ictory is built it will be in operation
V November l.
The Boise navy recruiting station
as received notice that skilled men
etween the ages of 81 and 80 are
eeded for ground work in the aviation
)rps of the naval reserves. These men
ay be enlisted as first. second or
lird class petty officers with pay run
ing from $40 to 500 a month, clear of
lpenses.
1t is reported that Mrs. Laura Hill
Belmont, went TO the home of Mrs.
erne Heffner, near Belmont, and
ere found her husband, Mr.. Hill, a
reman- in a lumber camp, in company
It'll Mrs. Heffner. Mrs. Hill opened
re on Mrs. Heffner with 80 calibre
voiver. The bullet entered Mrs. Heff-
RS left hip and came out at the
Zee.
c. II. SHETLAND has sold his mine,
miles from Murphy, one of the Owy-
e mining groups, TO DIR. Lyle and
sociates of Seattle, Wash, for $25,.
0. improvement work will begin at
ce. The mine adjoins the Berg mine,
e of the well known Owyhee county
ming properties.
paul Hack of Ashton has heen