The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-05-06
In THE GEM STATE

| The auditor of Lincoln county an.
nounces that the assessed valuation fol
Jerome for 1918 is $541,742.
Spirit Lake has organized a com
mittee to obtain the newly authorized
north Idaho state tuberculosis SAM.
tarium.
The returns of the municipal cleo.
ton in POcatellO show landslide for
the Democrats, all of whom won by
big majOrities.
i Otis Wright was run down by an
auto at Pocatello and narrowly es-
capped death. His head was cut and
left groin badly injured.
j In the city election at Idaho Falls,
| w. A., Bradbury defeated Ralph A.
Louis for mayor by nearly 300. Brad
bury carried every ward in the city.
Louis is the incumbent.
Clint Jones, So years of age, pleaded
guilty to having manufactured Illicit
whiskey at his ranch on Hornet creek,
nine miles above Council, at his pre-
liminary hearing at Boise.
Forest roads to cost approximately
$1,67O,OO0 will be built in Idaho dur
ing the next two years by the federal
government in cooperation with the
state, and with counties and highway
districts.
Two road meetings were held in
Payette during the past week. The
sentiment for bonding the county to
build roads is strong and it is probable
that an election will be called for the
purpose.
Death came most Unexpectedly to
Robert G. Watson Of Ustick, who drop
ped dead in a doctors office at Boise.
Mr.. Watson, who was "A years of age,
had suffered from heart trouble for
some time.
Frank E. SpOffOrd, assistant U. s.
supervisor of surveys, has been desig-
mated by the government to have
charge of the survey work to be done
this season in Washington and Oregon
in addition to his work in Idaho.
Employees of the state will be. given
special installment privilege of buy
ing their Victory Liberty loan bonds
in 10 payments, the state to buy the
bonds outright from endowment funds
as heretofore and resell them to the
employees.
AT a regular meeting of the city
council at Idaho Falls, for the purpose
of fixing the salaries of the various
city officials. nearly all salaries were
increased. The councilmen, however,
will receive $25 per month, the same
as heretofore.
ldaho's prune crop is in danger of |
complete humiliation unless prompt |
action is taken to rid the trees and /
blossoms of the red spiders infesting |
them. This is the announcement auth
orized by Miles Cannon, commissioner
of agriculture.
The state encampment Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, with it's allied
organizations, is to meet at Twin Falls
for three days, beginning June 8, and
the Idaho grand chapter of the Order
Of the Eastern Star is to convene there
during the second week in June.
Since he assumed office March 81,
taking over the duties of the state
and board in investment of state en-
1owment funds, G. A. Elmer, commits
siOner Of public investments, has
oaned out $174,7O0 to farmers and to
school districts, his records showed on
April 18.
The Idaho Reclamation association,
whose headquarters are In Pocatello,
s making great strides in the work of
organizing commercial clubs Of the :
tate into an efficient unit for the pur- .
'Ose Of inducing congress to develop I
he agricultural resources of the state .
" irrigation. 6
"a bond for every Canyon county ,,
older" is the slogan Of the Canyon !
ounty Weird War Veterans. When c
he Canyon county organization was q
effected at Caldwell, March 80, those
resent went on record as being Y
trongly in favor of boosting the com
lg Victory loan. q
The federal government will spend c
], $4,000 on the construction of for. 4
st highways in the state Of Idaho =
uring the next two years. This road. n
uilding program by the government h
as announced last week, when Off.
als of the forest service met with "
VILLAIN j. Hall, state commissioner OF W
ublic works. :,
Resolutions adopted by the new M
ate bureau of mines at it's initial al
Getting announces that at will be the m
Dlicy Of this board to cause to be !.
ade such geological and Topographic g. g.
Il investigations as will stimulate the -
of all districts showing M
dicatiOns Of containing metallic and
mineral DEPOSITS Of econ. =
mic value"
Tho state h11roo,, ~ v,,iroS4 oo&od II