The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-07
IN THE GEM STATE

more tnan lU,UUV meR~ were TUT
nished un' :. the draft from Idaho dur
ing 1918.
Sixteen cases of whisky was poured
into the river at Boise last week, the
liquor having been taken from boot
leggers at different times.
Eastern buyers who have bought
Idaho potatoes are pleased with them
and are writing now for the 1919 crop
and offering to contract for it.
In 1918 war efforts Of the state,
coupled with t.ose of 1917, brought
the number of men from Idaho who
donned Uncle Sans uniform to more
than $4,000. -.
Fifteen golden stars shine on the
Bonneville county service flag, indicat.
ing fifteen brave sons Of that county
who have given their lives in defense
of their country.
Records Of the Ada county exemp.
ton board show that probably only one
or two slackers of the Septmber II
registration will be noted when the
books are finally closed.
Last week a quarantine was put on
at Moscow by which all churches, pic.
ture shows, lodge meetings and every
other gathering was forbidden in an
effort to rid the town Of flu cases.
Major Herbert c. Fooks, infantry,
U. s. A., for three years commandant
Of the University Of Idaho, died in
France from wounds received in &C.
ton, according to information received
at Boise last week.
The quota of 100000 set for Idaho
in the Red Cross war fund drive,
which began May 20, 1917, and lasted
for week, was oversubscribed by
approximately $4,000, the final sum
being more than $4,000.
Fred Root, who was tried at Weiser,
was convicted and sentenced to a. term
of go days in the county Jail and to pay
fine of $500. Mr.. Root was arrest
ed last fall on a charge Of bootlegging.
The case has been appealed.
1t will take $1,000 more to run the
office of secretary of state during the
coming biennium than it did during
the biennium ending last month, W.
T. Dougherty, outgoing secretary of
state, estimates in his biennial report.
Lester Harris of Greenleaf was pain
fully injured while working on the In.
terstate highway near Greenleaf. A
crew of men, including Mr.. Harris, was
excavating bank of sand, and 1t sud
denly caved in. All of the men except
Harris ran in time to avoid being hurt.
A tax levy which will provide $780,
600 annually for road construction and
maintenance, revolving fund of
$4,000 designed to make unnecessary
delayed warrant payments to labor
ers will be recommended to the legis-
lature by the state highway commits
sion. .
A committee of SO women of the
state has been appointed by the Ma
tional Woman's Suffrage association,
for the purpose of seeing that the COM
ing legislature ratifies the federal
suffrage amendment If it passes the
United States senate this session OF
congress.
Dependency over Ill health led
Joseph Taylor, a sheepman near Buhl,
to end his life. Stepping before a
large mirror in a sleeping room of his
residence and placing the muzzle of
a revolver in his mouth, Taylor pulled
the trigger and died almost in
stantly.
After having allowed it's contract to
lie dormant for Is months or more
without pressing action, the Thousand
Springs Irrigation company, whose
project is in Custer county, has OBJ
tanned an extension until January l.,
1920, on the time when the conditions
of contract must be acted upon.
Material increases were allowed the
Adams County Light & Power COM
pany in it's various classes Of rates by
the public utilities commission. Ac'
cording to testimony before the COM
mission, the increases will permit the
company to earn only revenue suffi'
cient to cover operating expenses, and
will allow no return on investment.
"A resolution introduced by Commits
sioner Bryan of the state board OF
education at the meeting of the execu'
tive committee of the State Teachers
association at Boise was carried, au-
thorizing a reorganization Of the as
ISOLATION on the basis of its being an
organization of the associated teach
ers of Idaho, rather than an annual
conference Of a few of them.
Removal of restrictions on lead pro-
ducers, as announced December q,
and permitting them to quote prices
individually, may mean that operators
in the Occur d'Alene district will be
compelled to shut down because OF
approach of the price of lead to a
figure below the cost Of production.
It has been decided to carry the case
~ tho poico Commercial club versus