The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-19
IN THE GEM STATE


eight cases of smallpox In that city.
The public utilities commission Of
this state is still anxious over the car
shortage situation. Box cars are badly
needed 10 move grain.
The campaign for Si50.000 to build
a dormiiory for the returned soldiers
and others AT Gooding college was
started by mass meeting ut Gooding
last week.
Six Idaho banks formed syndi.
cate last week and. undertaking four
groups OF New York and western cap
itaiists, purchased the whole of Ida.
hos $4,000 treasury note issue.
The city council at Twin Falls has
directed the city engineer To proceed
With the revision of tax assessment
rolls covering property In which pay.
ing i 10 be done during the coming
year.
As result of the sale of The prom
erty of the Christian Science church AT
Twin Falls, 10 the Mennonite Brothers
In Christ, plans for new Christian
Science church building are being
0iraNll
No celebration Of Armistlee day was
held In Pocatello. owing to action
taken by the rocateilo posi- Of the
legion. which favored continuation of
all business during the day. in prefer,
ence TO holding ii holiday
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A. Bryan is authority for the state.
ment that school teachers In Idaho,
who leave their positions regardless
OF the contracts they have signed, face
revocation Of their licenses.
In face Of an opinion handed down
by the attorney general last week, the
state game warden has ruled that his
department, enforcing state game laws,
viii prosecute ail unauthorized women
and children hunting game.
With the exception of one county,
Latah, every county in the state has
paid the state taxes, according 10 State
Auditor Gallet. On January OF next
year the new taxes will be due and the
S'"'> sNiNNtS fithipt iChittliiiltcs.
Upwards Of 40 Idaho dentists will
face possible revocation of their II.
eenses TO practice when dental ex.
aiming committee OF five members,
appointed by Robert y. Jones, state
commissioner of law enforcement, be.
gins Its sessions In Boise.
City. county. federal offices and
business houses We're closed ut Twin
Falls In observance OF Arnistfce day.
Streets and public buildings were ny.
ing the Stars and Stripes, and stream
Ing across the main thoroughfares
We're the national colors
A number OF accidents OF minor
character of late through fast and
careless driving of automobiles. has
caused the police department at Poca.
tello To inaugurate another vigorous
campaign for the arrest of all speed.
sters aud irresponsible drivers.
In order to conform 10 change I'm
the time back To the old schedule, the
business houses In Bull now open
their places Of business nj $50 In
stead of s o'clock as heretofore the
custom. Business will be suspended
promptly at . o'clock In the afternoon.
Colburn Gmnberson, "A ranchcr OF
Horseshoe Bend met death In pc.
culiar manner. He has garage which
is practically air tight when the door
is closed. He started his engine while
ri fsp ga lao h.,
fumes and was dead when found some
time later.
There Is coal shortage AT Poca-
tello, and IL is predicted thar soon II
will be necessary 10 adopt the cash
and carry system. as II will be neccs.
sary To parcel the allotment out In
such small quantities IN order 10 give
everyone a chance at II that the coal
can easily be put up in smuil bags.
To establish fixed policy in regard
to irrigation and reclamation work IN
general throughout the twelve arid
western states, is the chief aim OF
Governor Davis of Idaho. who llas In
vited officials and experts on the sub
a conference TO be held az Sal, Lake
City on November II and -
Hamer, the duck hunters paradise,
is frozen up and for an indefinite
period duck hunting In that popular
region will practically be n thing Of
the past. Hamer Is the fayorite duck
hunting grounds for Poeaieiio sports.
men and, although eighty.faur miles
from the city, large delegation has
visited Hamer every sunday.
Ray Hembree has been brought back
TO Blackfoot from Pratt. Kans.. charg.
ed with assault with intent To commit
murder. II il alleged that Hembree.
with others. broke jail at Blackfoot
four years ago. and IN general shoot
Ing which followed shot and severely
wounded Fernan Fackrell. member of