Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Idah0s State Horticultural society,
at its meeting at Boise, adopted the
United States bureau Of markets grade
specifications for boxed apples.
The number of young people recelv-
ing training at the Idaho Technical in
stitute is more than double the number
enrolled before the influenza epidemic.
The people OF Pashimaroi valley are
asking the legislature for an enabling
act to permit the Custer county part
OF the valley to annex itself 10 Lemhi
county.
A dancing club has been organized
at Nampa. between % and 80 couples
being members. II IS planned to hold
aances every two weeks through the
winter months.
An estimated total of s2,l51. J25 was
saved the state OF Idaho through activ-
tiles Of the agricultural extension de-
rartment Of the University Of Idaho
during the last year
An appropriation Of $4,000 for en-
largement4of the federal building and
grounds at Boise is carried in the
omnibus public building bill, reported
TO the house OF representatives.
An enthusiastic meeting Of the Poca-
telIo Commercial club Endorsed the.
great irrigation scheme to take water
from Snake river for more than 1 Co.,
900 acres from Dubois to POcateIlo.
General Pershing has conferred the
on
Lambert B0s. of Granite, for extra
ordinary heroism in action near Blanc
Mont Ridge, France, October 3. 1915
The Farmers Society of Equity OF
Nampa is contemplating the building
of a 1OO-barrel -four mill in Nampa, at
a cost of approximately 100000. and
TO mill wheat grown in that section by
members Of the organization
Joe Smith. principal witness for the
state in a trial at Boise. which resulted
in the conviction of C. II. Williams on
a charge Of Illegal sale Of whisky, has
been arrested and is a prisoner in the
county Jail facing possible charge OF
perjury.
Postmasters have received insTrue-
ton in regard TO soldiers mail over
seas. If the name of the town is put
on the letter the postage is . cents
However. if the letter is addressed
care Of an army -R6steffice the posta ges
is 3 cents. az 80 .+-s5H-
A. memorial arch, for soldiers, which
the..-caldweI Commercially ciab and
other civic organizations are working
TO have erected at Caldwell viii be
built al the entrance of the park, if
the city aids in the financing of the
proposed structure
If Idaho does not watch its seed in
dustry closely it viii fan from its pres
ent high rank among the seed prodHe-
ing sections of the nation and world
through the spread of weeds in its seed
production regions, according TO 2. A.
Wengerg state seed analyst
Beans are proving a profitable crop
in the Bull section. Last season Nj. |
Homllng, who lives three miles south /
west OF Bull. had ; acres that netted I
him ST9S.e0. after the seed had been
deducted by the company. This was
few cents less than S760 per acre net
The seed department OF the universe
ty extension department has an /
nounced willingness 70 cooperate in /
every way with the farmer in cam |
paign for the dissemination of knOwl- |
edge pertaining to Identification OF 1
noxious weeds and the methods OF con-
troll
Julian Ceniga. arrested on a charge
Of having intoxicating liquor in his
possession. was aequitted az Caldwell.
-eaiga was arrested i,s>5-Nsi fiAs near
Pasma when he returned for his car
xhinh had broken down close TO where
some liquor had been recently cached
md found by the constable at Parma
Quoting Idaho's drastic anti-prize-
light law, Governor Davis last week
,fered dubious encouragement to Il
cleveland promoter of things fistic in
letter replying 10 the Ohio sports
mans query touching upon the pos
Utility of holding the Willard-Demp-
ev bout for the worlds heavyweight
title in this state
On the grounds that the court IT
Twin Falls erred in directing the
witness to sample the CON
ents Of 4 bottle Of whisky about 10
e introduced in evidence over the OBJ
eetion of the defendant, and that the
oart in 50 doing remarked. Let him
ave a drink he says that he paid $
or it, the attorney for the convicted
nan has made application for rev
rial
An ordinance has been presented at
win FsIiS, providing for the paving of
everal streets. at an estimated cost of
aversI hundred thousand dollars.
he ordinance proposes paving the full
idth OF the streets along seventy-fye
locks: 70 continue the pavement ON
lain avenue TO the city limits az .
ther end: to extend the pavement
sneraIly throughout the north ana
ist quarters OF the city.
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