The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-09-04
IN THE GEM STATE


Fires are spreading worse than US
ual la the vicinity OF the Idaho and
Payette forests
The annual state meeting Of Idaho
osteopaths will be held AT Boise. Sep
tember 4 and s.
Prevalence Of influenza among the
horses OF the clifford section near
Lewiston has been reported.
Discovery on Wilson creek sixty
miles southwest of Twin Falls. Of the
skeleton Of man Is reported.
Bolse's Chinese colony has pledged
Itself TO do everything Ia It's power TO
prevent Japan's domination OF Shan.
tung
The thirty-siXih annual session OF
the Idaho conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church was neld Ia welser
last week.
A Hnwkeye picnic was held IN Rup-
eri September ! under the auspices Of
the ldaho-lowa association. All for
MGR l0wans were invited,
Fire completely destroyed the Gold.
en- Rule store aud building at Paul.
The damage was $4,000 The fire
started from an unknown source.
Clarence Fllegel, Wclser Flat boy,
was awarded the ioiS sweepslakc Ia
the fattening phase OF the PIG club
work Young Filegel Is 10 years old.
The shooting OF valuable cattle on
the mountain ranges by careless hunt
ers has resulted In the closing OF II
large district 10 hunting near Lewis
ton.
Five hundred head of sheep were
destroyed by the forest fires In the
Rocky Ridge section. according To re
ports that have been received nt Lew
iston.
J.. W. Newman shipped - ears OF
sheep from Jerome 90 the Omaha mar
ket last week This Is n record num-
Der for an individual shipper from
Jerome
Concord grapes have appeared on
the Lewiston market. The crop In
the district is considered fair, and Il
Is expected the demand locally viii
outstrip the supply.
The Mountain States Telegraph a
Telephone company's assessment for
taxing purposes was Increased from
SO to 500 wire mile by the state
bonrd OF equalization.
Ia order not 20 conflict with the
pleasures OF the state fair. the Boise
lodge OF Elks has decided 20 conduct
lts Salvation Army campaign for work
IN Idaho September IS TO y.
James Tolliyer WIS thrown from nm
automobile near kliaberly and died
shortly afterwards Ia q hospital. lie
wus L He'd accidentally, according 20
the verdict Of the corOner's jury
Potato growers IA Canyon county
have squeezed out the buyers and
hereafter they viii place orders for
their own refrigerator cars with
view Of insuring prompt delivery.
Lack OF water In Snake river TO sup
ply power 70 the municipal plant hiss
forced the people OF Idaho Falls 1,
spend the laai few nights Ia darkness,
and but little hope OF relief Is seen.
The Goodlng school board has let
the contract for the construction Of
two rural school houses 10 the knight
Construction company. Their bid u
reported to have been S0634 Tor the
two buildings.
Truman Prestergard S-year-old son
Of O. NJ. Prestergard OF Idaho City.
was accidentally shot with p bullet
by his 10year-old brother. The bullet
entered over the left temple and
lodged in the skull Il il believed he
VIII recover.
A. l.. Merrill. Pocatello attorney.
has been appointed zone chairman Of
southern Idaho IN the Harvard fund
cnmpaign. nationwide movement
for the raising Of funds with which TO
Increase salaries Of the professors Of
Harvard university.
with a magnificent labor temple az
the goal union labor Of P0cateii0 lent /
every energy 10 promoting a success-
ful celebration Of Labor day. NJ the
Central Labor Council voted that the
net proceeds Of the celebration are
10 be devoted 10 the building fund.
Miss Anne NJ Campbell. Of Emmett.
has returned from overseas. Miss
Campbell Was one Of the few Idaho
girls 70 enlist for overseas service
with the army signal corps. She was
Ia France more than year a. tel
phone operator with the signal corps.
The southeastern Idaho district for
the coming Salvation Army drive. for
which Pocntelio Is the headquarters.
Is now completely organized. says ~
mer l.. Amidon. director 0f the dis
irict, after returning from M extend
"a trip through the five counties com
Drlsing the district
Canneries 81 Lewiston are begin
hing their work with tomatoes, and
are working double shifts 20 get the
vegetables Into the cans In a short
lime. Large acreages have been con
.racted for this year. the amount be
-. g. f.r~..,. than has t..an handlad