The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-19
IDAHO BUDGET

Revival Of the so-called Dubois re-
rlamation project in eastern Idaho is
proposed by Representative Smith, Re
publican, of Idaho, who introduced
Z bill directing the reclamation service
TO report on the feasibility of irTigat-
ing the area, in whole or in part, and
appropriating 100000 for preliminary
surveys.
Final papers have been signed for
the transfer of Highland park to the
city of Idaho Falls. This gives the
city a fine recreation park within a
short distance of the business section.
Facilities are at hand for making
swimming pool, and a baseball dia-
mond will be laid out at once.
While the Twin Falls section is
threatened with great, decrease in
available water, portions of the upper
Snake River valley are actually
threatened with complete shutoff of
irrigation water, due to the situation,
because the lower projects have pri-
ority rights.
Representative Smith of Idaho has
brought to the attention of the federal
trade commission and the house of rep
rsentatives, the matter of the eXorbi-
tant price of gasoline in Rocky noun
tain states, which is nearly twice as
much as the price charged in eastern
states.
That the water situation in Idaho is
acute is the substance of a report made
oy the commissioner of reclamation of
this state, w. G. Swendson, upon his
return to the state capital after an in
spection trip through southeastern
Idaho and the upper Snake river
region.
After successfully eluding the Of
ficers of three counties and score of
cities and villages for more than two
months, Charles Galloway was taken
into custody by the Bannock county
officials at Pocatello on the charge of
UCluS q NuIShCy IuuuCl.
Of the 1900 carloads of fruit to be
shipped out of Idaho this season, it is
estimated that $3.50 cars will be neces-
sary to handle the apple crop alone,
while 500 cars will be devoted to
prunes, and peaches will make up an
additional 800 carloads.
The state board of education has
decided to make use of the lesson
taught by the war savings campaign
Of last year, and introduce thrift into
the schools of Idaho as an independent
study, carrying the idea through all
the grades
With officers in pursuit, a touring
car laden with fourteen cases of liquor
collided with calf few miles from
Lava Hot Springs and wrecked the
car, allowing the sheriff and his dep
uty to confiscate the contraband
liquor.
The Canyon county commissioners
have granted the petition for forma-
ton of the new school district, to be
known as South Side Boulevard school,
formed from parts of Happy Valley,
Greenhurst, and Sunny Ridge districts.
Criminal complaints were filed in !
the probate court at Caldwell by DR.. |
Ernest e. Laubaugh of the state health |
department against Mayor H. II.
Keim of Nampa and Ira Beam, charged
with violating health regulations.
According to report, no water has
passed over the Miner dam in the
past sixty days, and campaign for
conservative use of water in the Twin
Falls tract is now being undertaken
by the reclamation department.
The annual outing of the shop en-
ployes Of the Oregon Short Line in
POcatello, is scheduled for Sunday,
July 10, Two special trains will carry
the employees of the shops and their
families to Big Springs.
B, L. Gillett and A. w. Piper, Of
Pocatello, have been elected delegates
to the national convention of mainten.
ance Of way employees Of American
to be held in Detroit, Mich,
September 8.
Ashby Turner, of Collister, while
in the mines in Owyhee
county, was caught under car of
ore which fell on him, badly injuring
one foot.
The adjutant general announces
that the state has been authorized to
muster the various newly organized
militia companies into the service.
Almost every business house in
Idaho Falls was closed July 4 and 5,
thus giving their employees a three
lays holiday. for the weekend.
approximately 1900 freight cars will
,e required Of the railroad to handle
his falls Idaho fruit crop in the
Weiser to Pocatello district.
Fruitland will ship more apples than
my other point in Idaho this year, it
,eing estimated that it will take 700
.ars to handle the output.