Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-07-19
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| who lives in the vicinity of Kuna, is
suffering from a painful and perhaps
serious accident as the result of being
shot In the leg by rabbit hunters.
Contracts for the construction of APP
proximately u miles of roads in Custer
and Lemhi counties, which totaled
approximately $419, 1000, were let last
week by the state highway commission.
Farmers, cattle and sheepmen made
up crowd of 1000 at the southwestern
Idaho hay convention held at Cald-
well. Seventeen dollars ton for hay
this year was set by the meeting prac-
tically unanimously.
P. P. Peterson, head of the depart
ment of soils in the agricultural col
lege of the University of Idaho, has
been assigned to do soil survey work
In Bannock and Fremont counties dur
ing the next few weeks.
The state council of defense has re-
ceived word through the national coun-
Gil of defense that the attitude Of the
government is entirely favorable to the
construction of needed highways dur
ing the period of the war.
Boys broke into the school house at
Ashton and did considerable damage.
The piano was wrecked, all the ham
mers being broken, the domestic
science room was entered and all the
windows were broken and two doors.
The Advent academy of the south
ern Idaho conference of the Seven
Day Adventists will be established
at Caldwell. Between $4,000 and $685.
900 is to be spent in the construction
of the school, which will open this
fall
Beginning Monday, July 10, it will
be impossible to buy a sandwich, q
bowl of noodles, a soft drink or
headache powder in Idaho after 8
ministration has ordered all places to
close at 9 p. m.
An organization of the ParentTeach-
ers' association has just been perfect
ed for the purpose of carrying on the
work of George e. Denman, formerly
instructor in agriculture in the Twin
Falls high school, who has entered
military service.
Major Harry Lewis of Payette Is
feeling fine and fighting the Heinies
as an Idaho soldier should, all reports
to the contrary Notwithstanding. Ru-
mors gained currency in Payette That
Major Lewis had been severely
wounded in action in France.
Sales of state lands planned for this
summer in Power, Bear Lake and
Oneida counties will be deferred until
later in the year. The state land
board voted last week that no further !
land sales be advertised without
specific Instructions from the land |
board
Judge James F. Ailshe has thrown |
his hat into the senatorial ring, says |
Grangeville correspondent. He has |
given out a statement formally an
nouncing his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for the short
term senatorship to succeed the late
Senator Brady.
After carefully checking up the sew
eral attractions and concessions in
charge of various branches of the
county Red Cross, at the big Fourth OF
July celebration held at Twin Falls,
the committee finds that the sum of
S11. 273.39 was realized by the county
Red Cross chapter.
Byron Hunter, farm management in
vestigator for the states of Idaho, Ore
gon, Washington and northern Cali
fornia, is conducting an investigation
Of Idaho dry land wheat farms in re-
Iation to the establishment of wheat
prices by the federal food administra-
lion grain corporation.
Sheepmen of southern Idaho won an
important case in the court of Lin
,oln county when a jury brought in
yerdict of not guilty. The point in
yolyed was the grazing privilege in
controversy between cattle and sheep
men. The cattle men must share the
range with the sheep owners.
The range is deteriorating, except in
he most elevated portions, but so far
took continues to hold up well In most
ections. However, unless the situa-
ion is improved by rains within the
ext TWO weeks. ldTlutIS III Tic hoi III
IN counties will be forced to sell off
heir stock on account of lack of
eed.
In order that there may be an I'M
between producers and
onsumers, and that price on hay
lay be fixed that will be just to both,
series of conferences with county
gricultural bureaus, representatives.
f societies of equity, oranges, and
armers unions was held at various
)uthern Idaho points last week.
Mrs. Nora Muckendorf, ]. G. Butcher
nd Carl Berg were arrested at Pc
ltello, charged with operating moon
inning establishment. A quantity OF
was confscated. 1t Is
ated that the parties filtered wood
cohol, mixed it with other substi-
ties, colored it and placed it In bot
Is for wholesale or retail purposes.
Lieutenant Harry F. Holtz, who was
t.