The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-05-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Jerome, was destroyed by fire la,
week.
At Occur d'Alene recently an ID
spection excursion Of silos was he'll
o with marked success
o The bond election al Malad for al
o issue OF S2JO.OOO was carried In fayO
: Of the bonds by a inrge majority.
/ The Lewistown normal summer SEES
. sion Of nine weeks begins June o will
. prospects Of an unusually big atten
? dance.
Lenhi county is surfacing the high
! way north 0f Salmon with gravel anC
II spending some 5000 between Sal
, mon and Carmen.
A meeting Il 10 be held In Boise May
- for the purpose Of forming an Ada
county council Of the National Boy
Scouts commission.
Construction OF two Snake river
bridges 20 connect Owyhee and Canyon
counties VIII begin az soon ~ prelim-
mary steps can be taken.
Determined efforts by the depart
ment OF law enforcement are TO be
made to compel every Idaho auto
owner TO adorn his car with 1919
license
II. u. Praefer has been named 10
succeed X. -. Robinson as engineer of
maintenanc Of way Of the Oregon
Short Line, with headquarters In Po-
catellO.
Alfalfa ~ growing very slowly. as
are all pasture and range grasses. due
10 The continued cool weather and the
depletion Of soil moisture Alfalfa was
badly frOsibltten IN BannOck county
Boise Commercial clubs barbecue,
and annual event which was postponed
last year because OF food adminlstra-
tion restrictions. viii be held Wednes-
day September "a at the state fair
Plans are under way at Sugar city.
for the weleome.home demonstration
In honor OF Private Thomas &. Nei- |
baur, who was awarded congress
sional medal for bravery In action In
the A. T.. +.
All danger OF local tong war In
the Chinese colony at Boise Is past for
the present. The trouble was settled
by arbitration. but II took delegate
from the Chinese Benevolent society
OF Portland 10 accomplish II.
In line with tie announced policy
OF having the Boise city police force
made up In the main. OF returned sol
diers, the mayor has notified four POI
Iicemen that they will be released and
It.lr f.a.lfl.ng trlN.f. -. a.III.ra
Progress on the construction of the I
bridge 10 span Snake itiv-
r. canyon north of Hansen. which the
contractors expect to complete by June
10. was held up last week when a
lumber OF the men went on strike.
child welfare In home. school. !,
hurch and state. Is the slogan OF the
National Congress OF Mothers and \
associations. the Idn-
% branch Of which held It's fourteenth =,
nnual meeting IA Boise last week.
An appropriation OF $4,000 has been
lade 70 rebuild the Mink Creek Crys.
Al highway from the Pocutello city
mits and extending fifteen miles v,
ruth 10 the postofflces OF Crystal and "
link Greek. Half the sum will be ex- W
ended this year and the remainder pi
eat season. m
The validity of millions of dollars M
treasury certificates or notes to W
Use the necessary funds to meet the
.penScs OF state government and 10 ca
TRY ON the program of state highway co
iproyements Is involved Ia litigation gr
-titutcd In the supreme court OF IN
aho ON May N. uii
pocatello's growth during the last
" years has been so phenomenal that ="
o school system Is inadequate 10 care :"
T the big school population. aud dur ~
{ the last two or three years port :,
lie buildings have been erected ON all
3 school grounds 10 care for over y,'
~ attendance. one school has four -.
these portable buildings na
adjournment OF the Idaho council or sol
fense will not deter work ON cois- uai
Ink data on the states war activi- arm
). according 20 the department Of fnl
y enforcement. This work Is being wit
ne In the offices OF the state con row
hulary and Il Is expected five or pie
months viii be necessary 10 com.
te the record.
'ince December 20 1918. pneumo- -,
has caused more than ~ per cent -
all the deaths reported In Idaho. ,
ording 20 an announcement made ia
the department OF public welfare s,r
) number OF deaths recorded In this ~,
Tod Is 1878 and of this total pax wa.
q attributed either directly or sec. aho
arily 90 some form of pneumonia. rye.
ne new administration at Idaho piec
Is has considerable work ahead for ON
coming summer. which will lnsInde rccb
completion OF another large unit to -
eity's hydroelcctric plant. which ton
add aT5 horsepower 10 the present perl
4 street paving to the amount Of whit
200. sewer extension to the snd
unt 81 $4,000. aud about five miles sive
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