The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-17
In THE Gem STATE


of Idaho during the month Of May and
1888 deaths.
The Central Baptist association Of
Idaho held a three days meeting In
Rupert last week.
General Pershing has awarded the
distinguished service cross to Ernest
Werneck of Mackay.
Work on the cooperative cheese
factory at Rupert will be started with
In the next thirty days.
A number of new school houses are
being built in Bingham county, and
more are to be constructed this sum-
mer. lt
Lieutenant Governor Moore presided
over the regular cabinet meeting last
week, in the absence Of the governor
from the state.
More than 100 firemen and their
families attended the annual State
Firemen's association convention at
Boise last week.
Two hundred dollars in prizes have
been offered for the best decorated
automobiles in the auto parade to be
held at Boise on July 4. ii,
Prizes aggregating $3.50 will be
awarded to boys and girls vocational
club members exhibiting at the county
fair at Filler, September 80 to Oct
tober 3.
1t is predicted that crops in north.
srn Idaho will be stupendous this
year, the wheat crop especially being
the biggest in the history Of that Sec
ton of the state.
Attempting to light the kitchen fire
with mixture of gasoline and coal
oil in flve-gallon can, Mrs. Leonard
Larson was burned to death at her
home near Bellevue.
An Italian arrested at Rupert
charged with having liquor in his
possession, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to thirty days in Jail and to
pay fine of 5000 and costs.
H. A. Kinyon lost team valued at
$3.50 when his barn near Castleford
was burned. The fire originated from
smouldering debris of sheep corral
that had been burned the evening be-
fore.
Race horse owners in Bear Lake
county and in Star Valley, Wyo., are
getting their horses into condition for
the races to be held in Montpelier dur
ing the Homecoming celebration on
July and 5.
1t is declared that bootleggers are
in regular parade
through the Tin Cup country in Wyom-
ing, coming into Idaho at various out
of-the-way places and .disposing Of
their stocks of liquors.
Former Governor James n. Hawley
has been chosen by the Idaho Recla-
nation association to represent this
state at Washington. in the matter Of
the proposed $500,0OO,000 reclamation
bill now before congress.
The Indian Valley Telephone COM
pany of Council, has asked the public
utilities commission to restrain the
Keithley & Daishmut Telephone COM
pany from entering Midvale and the
Dixie country in Adams county.
A hungry thief who stole show
case from the window Of Boise
butcher shop which he thought con-
tained several slabs of bacon, is prob
ably kicking himself just now, as the
said bacon" was simply camouflage.
Buried in a deserted cabin, more
han $50 bottles of Old Crow whisky
was discovered by officers about ten
niles north of Boise in the Dry Creek
district. Merle Bowman was arrested,
charged with being the owner of the
)ooze.
Governor Davis appeared before the
senate interstate commerce committee,
IN June 10, to voice Idaho's support
If the Poindexter bill, which intends
.igidly to enforce the long and short |
haul clause of the interstate COM
nerce act.
Ad Santel Of San Francisco threw
Konstantine Romonoff Of Omaha in
;wo straight falls at Boise, winning the
irst in hour, minute and 81 seconds
With flying cradle, and the second
all in 10 minutes and "a seconds with
| toe hold.
Ross Fairchild, Of Burley, was acct.
lently shot and killed by a chum, Roy
sweet, at a hotel in Pocatello. Before
he died, Fairehild exonerated his
riend, declaring the shooting was
,urely accidental, and Sweet was not
AIKEN into custody.
Government bonds are being ex-
hanged for worthless speculative
tocks and investments In Idaho, &C.