Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-08-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS

State Land Commissioner l. A.
Smoot has resigned and c. w. Whiffin,
former state land appraiser, has taken
his place.
In the early districts, the second
crop Of alfalfa is now In the stack,
and reports indicate that there was a
good crop and that the hay was put up
in fine shape.
The old Scism school house is being
moved back and made into four
room dwelling house for the teacher
to occupy. A new brick school house
is to be built at once.
The body Of J. Bailey was found near
Nampa in a small irrigation ditch,
after an all night search. He had
fallen into the ditch and death had
resulted from drowning.
Ground glass was found in corn
meal eaten by family near Shelley,
all of the members of the family being
made i'll. How the glass got into the
meal has not been discovered.
Cecil futile, a Boise boy serying
with the United States fighting forces
Somewhere in France" had an arm
blown off by an exploding shell in the
recent struggles with the Huns.
Near View, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Moffett was accidentally shot through
the leg while playing with a gun. The
bullet lodged in the fleshy part of the
limb and an operation was necessary.
The first class of 103 mechanics
trained at the University of Idaho for
war work graduated August IA, and
second class of the same number enter
ed the school TO begin training the
next day.
Fire at Grangerville at 2 o'clock in
the morning destroyed the city hall,
Atwood's garage and the Turner plan
ing mill, entailing a total loss of
approximately $4,000. All We're frame
structures.
Real estate assessment rolls Of seven
of the nine southwestern counties,
filed for the consideration of the state
board of equalization. show an in
crease of s4.777.733 in taxable real
estate in this section of the state.
Out of 116 military training schools.
the University of Idaho at Moscow is
reported to stand at the head. This
school is under the command Of Cap
tain George W. Edgington of Idaho
Falls, former mayor of that city
A general Improvement in range con-
ditions is noted. With few exceptions,
feed is ample in all sections. while
in the eastern and central counties
range grasses are exceptionally lux
uriant and all stock is making fine
gains.
H. G. Butler, who left Boise early
last spring TO enter the Italian army
service as truck driver, has written
Boise friends from ROncaste. Italy,
under date of June 20, stating he is
in the thick of the Italian drive on the
Austrians.
J. NJ. Lance. night foreman of the
O. 5 L. roundhouse at Nampa, was
found about 4 O'Clock in the morning
in the coal pit in the yards, in an I'M
conscious condition. His condition is
serious. 1t is thought that he fell
from an engine.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested in hauling facilities by farmers
who are DESTROYS of securing trucks 10
haul their harvests and crops to ship
ping aud storage points. according to
reports received from o. O. Haga, di-
rector of economy for Idaho.
Boise dealers expect TO receive more |
coal each week up to September 1, but
after that it is doubtful if any more is
received to speak of, since from that j
time on the cars will be needed to
move the crops. Utah coal is now
quoted at 5000 and Wyoming at
5000.
There has been considerable. dis
satisfaction over the prices for thresh- |
ing in the Idaho Falls section. Finally |
the council of defence took the matter |
in hand and fixed the price for oats at
6ls cents for SO pounds; barley 61a for |
IS pounds. wheat cents for go pounds. !
Dry farm grain to be one cent higher.
Some time ago the small sheep own
Prs OF DttSc NAlltN IVAAntU Va
ganization called the Boise Valley \
Sheep Breeders association. The pur-
pose was to pool the wool of the small
growers and ship in carload lots and |
thereby secure as good prices as the 1
arger shippers. The plan has been
-ried for two seasons and proved high
v successful.
OF $50 school districts which have
,een sold school bonds to the state
,nly 10 are in arrears on payments.
according to 4 report made by John
". Eagieson. state treasurer. at the
-equest of the state land board. The
state holds 1899 bonds. representing an
Investment Of s2,55f05s.O2.
REORGANIZATION of the 1000 men
allied in the Idaho draft TO prevent
sending to camp men not physically
il for general military service was
'rdered last week by the provost mar
hal general as result of the large
.umbers of reflections which have been