Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-01-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| The basement of the school build
ing at Wendell has been fitted up as a
hospital for the care of influenza pa
tents. The Red Cross is in charge.
During 1918 3,O21 automobile licenses
We're issued in Ada county and $780,
1878 was taken in to be divided. one
fourth to the state and three-fourths
to Ada county.
Jay Gibson has been appointed bank
commissioner by Governor Davis, to
succeed G. X. Hit. The position pays
$4,000 per year, one Of the best in the
gift OF the governor.
The Gooding county labor bureau
was organized last week. The organ
ization proposes to assist returned
soldiers, sailors and other war workers
in securing employment.
Idaho woolgrowers have decided TO
hold their wool, and make no con-
tracts for the 1919 crop. This action
is taken by the Idaho Woolgrowers'
association at the Boise session.
w. NJ Coats, of Vancouver, B. c.,
who judged the Idaho State Poultry
and Pet Stock association show at
Boise, said that the Boise show ranks
with the best poultry shows in the
west.
The new issue of War Savings
Stamps mature one year later than the
1918 issue, or on January 1, 1924.
Their sale price in January is $412,
and they increase one cent a month as
did the 1918 issue.
The offices of register and commits
sioner of the land department were de-
clared vacant last week by the new
state land board. The positions were
held by NJ C. Stott and Commissioner
Whiffen, respectively.
The Pullman company has filed suit
against % counties of Idaho at
Caldwell, protesting against the
assessing of the Pullman cars of the
company at 100000 and of the tourist
cars of the company at $150000.
Representative Addison Smith has
introduced a bill donating TO the cities
of Boise, Twin Falls, Pocatello, Idaho
Falls, Blackfoot, st. Anthony, Mont
pelier, HALEY, Bull and Burnley cap
tured German cannon or other guns.
Hereafter when influenza develops
in. a Boise family no one, not even
the breadwinner, will be permitted to
leave the house. This drastic action
in regard to quarantine of influenza
has been taken by the city board Of
health.
The woolgrowers convention held at
Boise last week went on record as be-
ing opposed to government paternal-
ISM and recommendation is made by
resolution that the railroads be re-
turned to private ownership as soon
as possible.
The State Federation held its annual
convention at Boise the past week, the |
commencing on the 18th. Gov
ernor D. w. Davis made a brief adj
dress for the opening session. More
than 80 delegates from all sections |
of Idaho were present.
The Beet Growers Sugar company |
of Rigby has named the 1919 price of |
sugar beets TO the growers at $40 min
imum per ton, with choice beets rang
ing up to $1O.50. Growers of beets
will be entitled to buy pulp at 80 per
cent of the market price.
According to an Instructor at the
new Gem State Academy, 20 families
have been attracted to Caldwell al
ready, so that their children could at
tend the academy. The new academy,
which is owned by the Seventh Day
A n.,f,
Southern Idaho is going to be one
If the greatest poultry producing coun-
-ries in the United States according to
Prem Moore, University of Idaho poul-
ny expert who has been visiting south
I'm Idaho for some time in the inter
ISIS of poultry raising extension work.
During the year 1918 the Caldwell
ire department answered a total of 20
harms, the damage being small in each
e~-, attributed to the fire prevention
Methods the department followed dur
ng the year and the limited number
# fires which occurred shows the re-
ults obtained.
A German iron cross has been re-
eived from Joe Murphy, a former
tampa boy, by E. II. Dewey of Nampa.
he cross was taken in Argonne forest
nd is made from iron taken from a
annon captured from Napoleon III
y Bismarcks army early in the Fran
o-Prussian war.
G. L. Mccormick of Roswell was at :
lcked and knocked down by a boar. .
fter inficting three rather deep flesh
-ounds in Mr.. McCormick's right leg,
le animal left him. Mr.. Mccormick I
as alone on the ranch at the time, !
ut managed to reach the house and {
,lephOne for help. l
Harry L. Summers and family, re- O
,ntly of Bozeman, Mont, have arrived c
Salmon to make their home. A h
,ecial train brought in five carloads of 4
ock, farm equipment and household
,ods for the newcomers. The stock p
cluded standardized Shorthorn cat II