The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-01-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Boise'S fire loss for the year 1918 ..
both buildings and contents was e.,
319. according 10 the annual report.
The basement of the school bund
ing at Wendell has been fitted up IA
hospital for the care of influenza M
tients. The Red Cross is in charge
During 1918 3.021 automobile licenss.
were issued in Ada county and Sn
4s7 90 was taken in 10 be divided, ona
fourth To the state and three-fourh.
10 Ada county.
Jay Gibson has been appointed BAN
commissioner by Governor Davis III
succeed g. II. Hit. The position pav,
$4,000 per year, one Of the best In h.
gift of the governor.
The Gooding county labor burea.
was organized last week. The organ
izati0n proposes 10 assist returued
soldiers. sailors and other war worken
in securing employment.
Idaho woolgrowers have decided Il
hold their wool. and make no Gu.
tracts for the 1919 crop. This aetiaS
is taken by the Idaho Woolgrower.H
association at the Boise session.
w. NJ. Coats. of Vancouver, B. On
who judged the Idaho State PoullrA
! and Pet Stock association show z5
Boise, said that the Boise show RAM
| with the best poultry shows in "a
west.
The new issue of War Sayins3
| Stamps mature one year later than o.
1918 issue, or on January /. 1877
| Their sale price in January is Sal
and they increase one cent month "A
| did the 1918 issue. En-
| The offices of register and comm
sioner of the land department Were a.
clared vacant last week by the ne
state land board. The positions We
held by NJ. e. StOtt and CommissiMs
WhifTen, respectively. @
The Pullman company has filed a.
! against - counties of Idaho s
| Caldwell, protesting against t%%
assessing Of the Pullman cars OF dS
company at 100000 and of the tout
cars of tie company at S150,000. 8
| Representative Addison Smith A
introduced bill donating to the c;sS
of Boise, Twin Falls. Pocatello ID
Falls, Blackfoot, St. Anthony Nj
pelier. HALEY. Bull and Burley cA
| tured German cannon or other guns a.
| Hereafter when influenza deyes
in Boise family no one, not e.
the breadwinner, will be permitted
leave the house. This drastic ae n
in regard to quarantine of influeQs
has been taken by the city board
| health.
The woOlgrOwers convention he'd IL
Boise last week went on record as ~
ing opposed to government pater
ism" and a recommendation is madE In
resolution that the railroads be a.
turned to private ownership as "a
as possible.
The State Federation held its an u
convention at Boise the past week b.
sessions commencing on the 18th 80
ernor ID. w. Davis made a brid a
dress for the opening session.
than 30 delegates from all SEQ ~
of Idaho We're present
The Beet Growers Sugar com ~
of Rigby has named the 1919 pr
sugar beets to the growers AZ SO ~
imum per ton, With choice beets -s
ing up to 5000. Growers of q
will be entitled to buy pulp at ]
cent of the market price. e..1s
According to an instructor ats.ss
new Gem State Academy, 20 faa2Rzs
have been attracted to Caldwet
ready, so that their children coU H.
tend the academy. The new aca1Sss5
which is owned by the Seventh 4
Adventists is located at Caldwell W.
Southern Idaho is going to
of the greatest poultry producing
tries in the United States accord ~
Prem Moore, University of ldaha
try expert who has been visiting
ern Idaho for some time in the
ests of poultry raising extension
During the year 1918 the c. ~
fire department answered n tots m%
alarms, the damage being small .%Z
case, attributed TO the fire pres .%SF
methods the department folloya 49,
ing the year and the limited ca
of fires which occurred shows 4S
suits obtained
y German iron cross has
ceiyed from Joe Murphy, a 49,
Nampa boy. by f. III. Dewey Of ~
The cross was taken in Argonnt
and is made from iron taken z.z[
cannon captured from NapolA s2zz
by Bismarck's army early in ths r.s,
co-Prussian war.
G. l.. Mccormick of Roswell i32
tackled and knocked down by
After intiicting three rather dc
wounds in Mr.. McCormick's r, !,
the animal left him. Mr. Mo =
was alone on The ranch at nrh Ia