Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-07-04
IDAHO BUDGET

While out for an evening drive with
his family and friend in the hills of
the Poeatello Creek district, A. Town
end, PocatelIo business man, lost his
car. when failing to properly set the
brakes after stopping on hill and
leaving the car, the machine started
down the hill, went over a stiff and
was demolished.
The Utah Power & Light company
has been notified to appear before the
public utilities Commission of Idaho
soon to defend an action brought by
the citizens of Whitney, who are arous-
! ed over the power cOmpanys policy in
forcing power users to pay the cost
of construction of extension.
The convention, at Boise, of the
American Legion paid tribute to the
! ability of the buck private" when it
unanimously elected f. C. Boom of
Moscow, a volunteer who served in the
ranks in France and lost a leg in de-
tense Of his country, as its first state
commander.
None of the county boards Of COM
missioners which received the public
welfare departments recent plea for
| funds with which to combat disease
in the state has yet responded I'M
/ fayorably, but several boards have
been tardy in stating their intentions.
Senator Borah will trail President
Wilson when the chief executive re-
turns from Europe and tours the coun-
try in behalf of the league of nations.
| The senator is planning to make
reply to every speech of the president
in every city where Mr.. Wilson stops
The amendment to the public utili-
ties act passed by the last legislature
which classified all automobiles for
hire, transfer and stage lines as COM
mon carriers and requires the owners
thereof to pay a license, is to be tested
as to its constitutionality in the courts.
Governor Davis. on his return Sat
urday from Washington, d. c., de-
clared that, in his opinion, the Mon
dell bill now pending before congress
will be enacted into law despite the
fight being made upon it by the Ma
tional Grange and the middle west.
The acting postmaster has received
official notification from Washington
to the effect that the the Salmon post
office will be placed under second
class management July l, with the sal
airy raised to $1,000 for the postmaster
fot f.la
The state of Idaho has disposed Of
81, 7OO,n 900 worth of treasury notes, four
different companies taking the notes.
The money will be divided between the
general fund, which gets S1,250O00,
and the highway department, which
was awarded $450,000.
Plans for a play festival for the $50
members enrolled in the boys and girls
vocational clubs of the county. to be
held in August either in Twin Falls or
on the county fair grounds, Filler, are
being worked out by the county club
leader.
Idaho oranges do not oppose the
Mondell reclamation bill. Opposition
to that bill at Washington emanating
from grange headquarters is without
the sanction of the Idaho grange men,
bers ard their organizations, it is
said.
More than a thousand Idaho men
landed in New York last week, and
many of these have already made APP
plication for employment, many of |
them seeking positions they left when
they went overseas.
Owing to the long dry spell, the
sheepmen have been moving their
flocks and loading them at st. Anthony |
to ship to Victor in the Teton basin. !
Sixty-nine carloads were loaded at st. |
Anthony.
Forest fires in southern Idaho have
been threatening serious damage, but |
the forest service has succeeded in |
holding the flames within bounds, after |
a hard fight.
Claude a. Scott, who lost his left |
leg fighting in the Argonne just a few
days prior to signing the armistice
with Germany last November, is back
in Caldwell.
The Idaho branch of the American
Legion of the world war veterans
opened its first annual convention in
Boise on June %, with $50 delegates
present.
The body of Harold Bourdette, last
seen within fifty feet of the brink of
Shoshone Falls. has been recovered,
being found at the foot of the falls.
With a federal charge filed against
him, II. Jones is under arrest at Po-
accused Of selling whiskey to
Indians
The city of Idaho Falls is about to
launch a campaign for the inspection
of meat and milk SUPPLIES for the city.
Members of the Idaho State League
Of Postmasters held a two-day conven-
ton in Boise last week.
Wilder will be represented in the