The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-30
IN THE GEM STATE

H. A. cGrosvenor, charged with sec
ond degree murder for killing z. L.
Van Ripper, Is on trial at Twin Falls
The tw0-story brick school house al
Minidoka was destroyed by fire said
to have started from an overheated
furnace
approximately 2i0,84O acres of for.
estmhds will be involved In the pro-
,,fosed exchange of lands between the
state and federal government.
Loyal Graham, of Placerville, may
(, Lose the sight Of one eye as the re-
suit of chip striking him In the
eye when he was cutting wood.
A compilation of the bank deposits
and resources Of the five banks of Bon
neville county, all located at Idaho
Falls, shows total Of $S,O47, 1885.
The city of Bull has filed a claim
on the Salmon springs, on the river
just below the falls, with a view of
supplying the city with pure spring
water.
Three cents loaf has been added
to the retail price of bread in Poca-
tello, and hereafter the price will be
13 cents for the former 10-cent loaf,
or two loayes for % dents.
Two hundred beangrowers from the
Twin Falls tract met at Filler last
week and perfected a temporary or
-ganizatiOn to be known as the Twin
Falls County Beangrowers' associa-
tiOn.
The annual farm bureau meeting
will be held in Payette on December
Is. The bureau has membership
Of about $50, and the number will be
increased to probably 500 for the next
year.
The Declo Hot Springs company has
been Incorporated with capitalization
OF $4,000. This company will build
q health and pleasure resort six
miles southeast of Declo at the hot
springs.
The state of Idaho has asked the
federal government to remove from
Idaho and deport from the nation ap-
pr0ximately half of the 100 /. w. w.
suspects who have been arrested in
this state. if
Because Of insufficient appropria-
ton, the duties Of the state bureau of
supplies, the states central purchasing
agency, will be absorbed after Janu-
AIRY by the office staff of w. j. Hall,
state commissioner OF public works.
] Making the statement that men high
up In society and church affairs were
knowingly contributing to social evils
in Pocatello, City Attorney B. A.
Cummings severely denounced such Of
tenders In speech at Y. M. c. A.
meeting. ia 4
The Twin Falls Chamber of Com
merce is cooperating with potato
growers and buyers of the district in
consideration of plans looking toward
the establishment of a potato flour
mill at cost of from $4,000 to
$4,000 @ i95
Strong resolutions approving the |
stand taken by the American Legion
in its fight against disloyalty and radi-
calism and pledging support to the |
World War weter@re were passed at a |
raeeting Of the Nampa post of
G. A. II.
"a Ten men enlisted in the army from
the POcatellO recruiting office during
the month of November and this city
is third in points of number of re.
rruits enlisted during the month i.
the Utah-Idaho district Of the recruit
ing service.
0. V. Allen. former state treasurer,
who confessed having embe:zled state
funds during his term of office and was
sentenced to from five to ~ years
In the penitentiary, has been released
on parole. He has served five years
and a month.
Z ORDERS have been issued at Idaho
Falls that the operation of all punch
boards and slot machines must cease
at once The chief of police and the
county attorney have been checking
up the law on the matter and have
that the operation of the
devices in Idaho is Illegal.
Investigation is being made as to the
manner In which John e. Bowen met
his death at sheep camp near Sho-
shone, it being alleged that he had
fallen in fit on a stove. Severa!
teeth are missing and there is said to c
be other evidence that Bowen did not t
meet death accidentally. r
Figures gathered in a survey of the c
)ean industry in Filler, show that t
$4,000. was realized in the Filler b
country this season on eOOO acres of
,arden seed beans of 40 varieties,
which produced 100 carloads or over
10000 bags making 125,OOO bushels C..
approximately 100000 pounds of gar
len seed beans
Idaho, through It's memorial commit
ee, has just signed a contract with the
fairbanks brothers, ]. Leo and Award, 0
+ Salt Lake, to furnish each of the e
orfv.cfv onunfiac Of thu c%oto <ho4 .