Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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Fourteen men were sent from Twill
Falls last week to Portland, for worl
In Pacific coast shipyards.
The grand lodge knights of Pythia:
viii meet In Twin Falls for its annua
convention June 10, 20 and q.
A G00-foot suspension bridge, the
first of Its type In the state, will be
built across the Snake river at Han
sen.
Frosts have seriously injured the
fruit in the Emmett section. There
is still promise of fair crop this
year.
The present estimate of the peach
crop of Southern Idaho is about GO
cars, compared with the normal crop
Of 200 cars.
A call has been received by the BOls.
aavy recruiting office for quarter.
masters for aviation. The ages run
srom IS to 80, either married or single.
New freight rate schedules will be
determined by the Boise interurban
lines to go into effect June % when
the new federal freight rates will take
effect on all railroads.
All but five of the % women's clubs
Of Idaho were represented by the 20
women who met in conference in
Mountain Home at the meeting of club
women of southern Idaho.
Hiram Thompson, sheriff of Mini
doka county has been busted from Of
flee by a decision of Judge Babcock
of the district court in proceedings in
stituted by Attorney L. II. Dampier of
Rupert.
Although the season is too far adj
vanced for farmers to consider general
seeding operations, still there is plenty
Of time for bean crop planted now to
mature, according to Robert Leth, state
field agronomist.
Damage amounting to about $3.50
was sustained by the Electric Auto
Supply shop at Nampa when a tire,
thrown by an automobile that was
turning the corner, crashed into the
display window.
Ladies OF the home economics de-
partment and the university extension
division are working on a recipe for a
wheatless yeast bread to be tried and
proved at the substitute week demon
STATIONS to be held at Boise
Mines of the Occur d'AIenes pro- |
luced ore to the value of 500, GIT sos in |
1917, according to official reports made |
by the companies to the assessor Of |
Shoshone county. This is an increase
'ver the production value of 1916 of
;6.S76,9O0.
A delegation of women met with
he council at Nampa last week and
asked that the curfew ordinance be
enforced. The council granted the re-
quest and made arrangements to place
special officer on duty to enforce
he ordinance.
Work was commenced at Weiser last
week on the Fruit Products plant, re-
modelling and enlarging it preparatory
o its reopening. The company has a
arge field for its products, besides a
government contract which it will soon
e able to cover.
Elmer S. Goble of Boise was in
family killed near Camp No. 2 of the
Boise Payette Lumber company in the
boise basin when large limb torn
pose from a dead tree by another
rec he was falling, struck Mr. Goble
n the head crushing the skull.
"The Farmers Nonpartisan league
ever tried to amalgamate with the
w. W.. never wanted to amalga-
late, and never will amalgamate."
lys Ray McKaig of Boise, national
ED secretary for the league, in 4.
gned statement issued last week.
According TO the. statement of one
the members of the Midland Bridge
'mpary of Kansas City, the steel sus-
ension bridge which is TO be con- ,
ructed near Hansen, II miles from
win Falls, soon, will be the second
rgeSt bridge west of the Mississippi ,
yer.
Attorney General Walters has wired {
aDator Nugent, protesting against the I
'tion of the U. S. reclamation service
ruling that homestead entrymen, :
ho are serving in the army, must pay
e per cent construction charge as 7
ssed against settlers ON government 9
rigation projects.
A saving of $4,000 to the perma
nj school fund of the state has been
fected through the renewal of state .
rm loan mortgages which We're out u
wed when the farm loan records :.
ere transferred from the treasurer's
flee TO the state land department
ny Il of last year.
The prune crop will show the
aviest loss of all fruits this year.
he state horticulturalist estimates
IS seasons production of 100 car n
ads-only one-fifteenth the normal !,
op. This large shortage viii I'M !,
ubtedly hamper the packing and dry =
Z industry this fall.
Flags Of the allies floated with Old
DRY on May 80 In the hands Of Civil
lr veterans and others marching In
2 greatest parade yet seen in Twin
lis. Large representations from