Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-04
IN THE PANHANDLE OF The STATE


Moscow-A coyote hunt is being
slammed by the hunting club OF East
Moscow. ]. Il. Lyoh. with his pack OF
hounds, VIII take part and rifles are to
BE- barred but shotguns can be used
Mr.. Lyon led several hunts last fall ana
says he used a 16-gauge shotgun. His
share Of the bounty and pelts amounted
to more than 800. There are a num-
Der of coyotes in the mountains north
and east Of MOSCOW.
Deary-Many farmers are burning
over their slashings and preparing 10
open up new landa for the plow, now
that the brush fires are no longer dan
gerous. In this way the upper Pctlatch
section. which until q few years ago
was covered with dense forests, Is being
transformed into a prosperous farming
and dairying section. The Deary Co.
operative creamery will be kept run
ming all Of this winter,
Wallace-1n honor of one of Sho-
shone countys heroes, Herschel ". Ed
wards post No. 54 of the American
Legion was organized. The state
charter was received and the report of
the constitution committee accepted. A
vigorous campaign for new members
was launched and further steps taken
to hasten the securing Of funds for the
erection Of q memorial building for the
veterans OF Shoshone county who gave
their lives in the service.
Lewiston-At the annual meeting of
Lewiston chapter of the Red Cross the
following executive board was named:
K. M Ehrhart, F. w. Straw, May T.
Hayden, o. NJ. Elliott, Frank Morris,
Mrs. e. c. Smith, Mrs r. 8. Erb, ID. j.
w. Sommerville, F. w. Simmonds. Mrs.
e. c. Smith. Mrs. E. L. White, William
thompson, Mrs. j. B. Morris.
Lewiston-A wholesale candy factory
Ia to be established here by Charles
Kennel. The building is now under
construction and Mr.. Kennel has or
dered the machinery and equipment.
Troy-Lester Ferguson, the 19-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fersu-
son. was instantly killed by falling
tree near Helmer, were he has been
working in a logging camp for the Pot
latch Lumber company.
Rathdrum-The village trustees of
Rathdrufn have contracted to sell $15,-
600 water works bonds of prospective
issue to Keller Brothers of Portland,
Ore. The bonds are to run 10 to 90
years and bear per cent interest. An
oiuiLdHcc 10 UtliiS prepared calling Tor
an election in the near future to vote
on the proposition. The Portland firm
agrees to pay par. The purpose Of the
Issue is to improve the water system.
Sandpoint-The Humbird Lumber
company this week inaugurates the
contract or piece work system in it's
lumber camps as means Of overcom-
ing it's strike difficulties. Under this
SVStano will t., n
gangs of three or four to their work
and will be paid by the thousand feet
for the timber handled, whether 1t be
for cutting, skidding or hauling Ac-
cording to the schedule Industrious ex-
perienced workmen will earn consider
ably better wages than they have done
under the flat scale paid of late while
those workmen whose only aim has
been to get the most possible pay for
the least possible labor will have to
ginger up or go to another camp where
the old wage system exists.
Lewiston-Women and girls of high
school age from all over Neg Perce
county are to have the privilege of talk
Ing a home nursing course under the
instruction of specially trained Red
cross nurse employed by the Lewiston
Red Cross chapter.
Moscow-Carl Barton has bought
$50 acres of the o. w. Beardsley land
adjoining his farm on the north and
lying two miles north of Moscow. The
price paid was $3.50 an acre or s24,-
ooo for the quarter section. The land
Is fenced and all in cultivation, but
otherwise unimproved.
Wallace-Milton ]. Flohr has been
elected president of the First National
bank to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Henry White. The office of
one vice-president is abandoned. IT,
w. Winner, cashier. was elected a
member OF the board of directors.
James F. Mccarthy is vice-president.
Mr. Flohr has been connected with the
bank Tor 20 years and has filled vir-
tualiy every position in the institution.
Moscow-A campaign for reoraan-
1zation and increased membership OF
the farm bureau of aLtah county has
been opened and active work is to be-
gin at once. It had been planned to
nave the campaign start on October 1,
but farmers were too busy for this and
1t was postponed, but will begin in
earnest about November 1.
Lewiston-The framework for the
first floor of the new administration
building for the normal school is being
placed and concrete Is being poured for
the floor OF the auditorium portion OF
the building. A large crew of carpen-
ters and concrete men IL at work. |
Contractor Collins Is optimistic that
no further delays will occur.
Wallace--A mass meeting was held
here Wednesday night to discuss the
daylight saving system About 40 res-
idents were present and voted in ia
vor of adopting mountain time This
would mean that instead of turning
the clock back next Sunday one hour
Wallace time would not be changed
also change the departure and arrival
and Wallace would have the same
time as 10 used In Missoula. 1t would
also change the departure and arrival
Of All .. w. r. A. & N. trains one
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