Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-03-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS.


The president has renoiDinatcd thes
Idaho postmasters: Walker A. Flscu'
IOtlach Thomas J Russell. Post FalIi
and william r. Roberts. bellevue.
The third annual dog race took plac
Ia Ashton recently The first prize o
$3.50 went 10 Mr.. Kent. Large crowd
from all pnrts OF the country attended
In 1918 Idaboans purchased Wa
Saving stamps 10 The amount of 50
s6i .86i73 In maturity values This {
per capita purchase OF $3.50 70
the state.
Casual company No. 026. composed
~ two Officers and III men from
Idaho. sailed from Brest last week OF
The transport riattsbnrg and are due
in New York March g.
Ninety-six returned soldiers, with
eleven proxies. held meeting al
Idaho Falls last week and perfected
an organization TO be called the Great
! War Veterans association"
The conference of knights of Column
bus members was held in Potatelio
March /, aud large delegations of
knights from all points in southern
and eastern Idaho were in attendance.
The 2-months-old bnby of Mr.. and
AIRS H. T.. Evans OF Malad. is recover
ing from poisoning. Mrs. Evans gave
the baby formaldchyde. mistnking it
for castor oil. The baby's chance of
| recovery Is good
| Donald Mclean. II former superln-
tendcnt of the Roswell schools aud
later county agent IN Twin Falls
county. has been nade manager of the
West End Irrigation project in the
Twin Falls district
Fire broke out in the Quinn business
block mt ST. Anthony. causing con
siderable damage. The origin is I'M
known. but the fire started In the base
nient Of the building, where the heat
ing plants are situated.
Il is expected at least "A dozen high
schools Of Idaho will enter the state
basketball tournament to be held at
the University of Idaho on Thursday
and Friday March 13 and II. Bon
ners Ferry was the first school to be
formally entered
Orchardists should begin now to
make arrangements for their supply of
arsenate OF lead for spraying, in order
10 insure sufficient supply after
danger of spring frosts has passed
says Il. f. stephens, president of the
state board OF horticulture.
Mrs. Kate p. Smith of Pocatello has
filed suit against the Oregon Short
Line for damages on account of the
death of her husband. Howard Smith,
who died as the result of injuries suf-
fered December "a 1917, while EN-
ployed as switch foreman in the local
yards. TO-
Freight rates on alfalfa meal from
Idaho points 10 eastern Terminals are
not 20 be charged IN a manner that
viii work injury to Idaho shippers. a
Short Line official declares. In the can
collation. OF through rates. and adopt |
ing local rates, shippers are actually |
getting lower rate, he states.
About 40 patrons OF the Boise Wiley
Traction company filed petition with |
the commission stating that the service
offered by the electric railroad be-
tween Boise and Duncan. station on
the Caldwell line, was insufficient to
theet the demands made upon the
road by school children and laborers
Criminal complaints were issued at
Twin Falls against four youths Under
The age Of rs years. because of their
alleged issuance of checks on banks
in which they had no funds. One Of
he four 14-year-old boy. is said to
have issued Worthless checks in the
sum of Si3s during The past thirty
days.
The county. of Blaine stands at the
head of all the coanties. In the state
IN the purchase of war savings stamps
n 1918. according TO a report Just is
,ued by the state secretary Blaine
.ounty exceeded. its quota. and the per
aplta sales were S29.l4. Other coun'
les with high per. capita sales are
'lInidoka. I.emhl and Oneide
sunday afternoon. March ?, inefnor.
al services were held at Pocatello in
of the twenty-five young men
4 Bannock county who gsNe mp their
ives for their country In the great |
ford war. The number represents all
he Young men who have been killed
u action. died OF wounds and sue
dubbed To disease in France and in
he camps In the United States.
The committee on reception for re
urned soldiers and sailors met ut
ocatello. sunday. and decided defin-
ely ON holding tine big welcome-home
nception on July and T. In order TO
lcinde as many men as possible. The
natter of holding individual recep-
ons was discussed but was not found
be feasible. inasmuch as the boys
re drifting home few at n time.
W I. Mccall state leader of boys
nd girls club work. is in Kansas City
attend nationel conference of'bays'
nd girls club leaders and state eN
nsion directors. =,