The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-03-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS

mistic over the outlook
The president has renominated these
Idaho postmasters: Walker A. Fiseus.
Potlach; Thomas J. Russell, Posi- Falls,
and William T. Roberts, Bellevue.
The third annual dog race took place
In Ashton recently. The first prize of
$50 went to Mr. Kent Large crowds
from all parts of the country attended
In 1918 Idahoans purchased War
Saving stamps TO the amount of So
Sol ,66i.I3 in maturity values This Is
a per capita purchase of $3.50 for
the state.
Casual company No. 926. composed
OF Two Officers and 147 men from
Ilaho. sailed from Brest last week on
lac transport Plattsburg and are due
/ u New York March q.
Ninety-six returned soldiers, with
Idaho Falls last week and perfected
an organization to be called the Great
War Veterans association
The conference of Knights Of Column
bus members was held I'm Potatello
March 1. and large delegations of
knights from all points in southern
and eastern Idaho We're in attendance.
The 2-Inonths-old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. u. i. Evans Of Malad. is recover
ing FROM poisoning. Mrs. Evans gave
the baby formaldehyde, installing 1t
for castor oil. The baby's chance of
recovery is good.
Donald Mclean. former superin-
tendent of the Roswell s.1..aols, and
later county agent I'M Twin Falls
county, has been made manager Of the
West End Irrigation project in the
Twin Falls district.
Fire broke out in the Quinn business
block at st. Anthony, causing con-
siderable damage. The origin is I'M
known, but the fire started in the base
ment Of the building. where the heat
ing plants are situated.
1t is expected at least dozen high
schools of Idaho will enter the state
basketball tournament to be held at
the University OF Idaho on Thursday
nerS Ferry was the first>schOOl to be
formally entered.
Orchardists should begin now to
| make arrangements for their supply OF
arsenate of lead for spraying, in order
to insure sufficient supply after
danger of spring frosts has passed
says +. +. Stephens. president of the
state board of horticulture.
Mrs. Kate +. Smith of Pocatello has
filed suit against the Oregon Short
death of her husband, Howard Smith
who died as the result of injuries suf-
fered December "a, 1917. while en-
ployed as switch foreman i'm the local
| yards.
Freight rates on alfalfa meal from
| Idaho points TO eastern terminals are
| not to be charged in manner tina,
will work injury to Idaho shippers. a
Short Line official declares. In the can
collation. of through rates and adopt
ing local rates. shippers are actually
getting lower rate, he states.
About 40 patrons of the Boise Valley
| Traction company filed IL petition with
| the commission stating that the service
| offered by the electric railroad be
| tween Boise and Duncan, station on
the Caldwell line. was insufficient tn
| meet the demands made upon the
| road by school children and laborers.
Criminal complaints were issued al
Twin Falls against four youths under
| the age of IS years, because of theil
| alleged issuance of checks on banks
| in which they had no funds. One OF
| the four, a 14-year-old boy, is said t6
have issued worthless checks I'm the
sum of Sl3S during the past thirty
days.
The county of Blaine stands at the
| head of all the counties i'm the state
on the purchase of war savings stamps
| in 1918, according to a report just is
sued by the state secretary. Blaine
county exceeded its quota. and the pei
| capita sales were S29.44. Other coun
ties with high per capita sales are
Minidoka. Lemhi and Oneida.
Sunday afternoon. March ,. memoir
| ial services were held at Pocatello In
memory of the twenty-five young men
of Bannock county who gave up their
| lives for their country in the great
world war. The number represents all
the young men who have been killed
| in action. died of wounds and sue
cumbed To disease in France and In
the camps i'm the United States.
The committee on reception for re-
turned soldiers and sailors met at
pocatelln. Sunday. aud decided defin-
| itely on holding the big welcome home
reception on July 3 and 4, in order Ia
include rs many men as possible. The
matter of holding individual reeen-
! tinns was discussed. hut was not found
- he feasible. inasmucn a. the boys
are drifting home n few at time.
W. I. Mccall state leader of boys
and girls club work, is in Kansas City
10 attend national conference of boys
and girls club leaders and state ex-
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