The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-03-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS

ton board has set apart the neat little
endowment Of $4,000 for the College
of Idaho.
Spring farming has begun in earnest
At Castle Creek. A shortage of water
is feared. so all are blowing, Ieveling
and getting ready their lands for early
seeding.
-Four rabbit drives held near Dietrich
recently Melted 5000 The most sue
people and resulted in the killing of
1890 In about two hours.
The report comes from the Henry
Lake country, In the eastern part of
the state, that AT some places the snow
is banked ten feet deep, and is about
three feet deep ON the level.
After being for seventeen weeks
'cooped up" by the quarantine regula-
tions imposed because of the epidemic
of .fiu." the state school for the deaf
and dumb AT Gooding once more is en-
joying having the lid of.
According to the number of petitions
being flied with the city council for
paving extensions. Pocatello will prob
ably lead the other cities Of the state
in point OF mileage OF street paving
during the present year
The nine-room residence occupied by
Charlie Rodgers, near Castleford, with
all its contents, was destroyed by fire.
No one was AT home when the fire or
iginated. but ii is supposed To have
started from an overheated stove.
+. II. Hasbrouck, examiner for the
United States employment office at
Boise. Is especially DESTROYS of having
| farmers report to him all vacancies
which will be open when the spring
weather makes blowing and other farm
| work possible.
Henry Ballard. who left Caldwell for
Camp Lewis last July, was stabbed In
| n brawl on train between Baker and
Huntington, Ore, by Wilbur Jones Of
| Weiser Both men were returning from
Camp Lewis His injuries are not re-
| garded as serious.
| Red Cross workers Of Salmon last
week forwarded to division headquar'
| tiers at Seattle burry-up allotment
| Of approximately 600 garments Intend
ed for Belgian refugee infants. The
| allotment was finished In little mona
| than two weeks.
Organization Of new regiment Oi
Idaho national guard will be begun by
Governor Davis and Adjutant General
| Wilson as soon as pending congress
sional legislation affecting details OF
organization is disposed Of, the gov
ernor has announced.
Fl. 7. Poynter, prominent Pocatellt
business man, was convicted OF belni
persistent violator of the prohibition
law and was sentenced to serve from
one to two years in the state prison
He served notice of intention to appea
to the supreme court.
Only five states show n higher pei
capita sale of war savings and thrift
stamps for December than Idaho
where total sales amounted to 1884, 03l
or SI52 per capita from the beginning
of the month to close. Last year Ida
hos sales reached $4,347 $50. or 500
per capita.
1t has been decided TO change tn
name of the Commercial club at Ru
pert to the Rupert Chamber of Com
merce, secure site for club house
purchase billiard and pool tables AM
equip an up-to-date reading and ioung
: ing room with all the comforts OF
modern club.
AS soon AS II Is definitely decides
how many men will be sent 10 tn
Boise barracks to be mustered out an
when they are to arrive. the knight
of Columbus announce they will In
mediately arrange for one of their hut
such as has been established In th
cantonments.
Coal from the Teton Valley mines
being tested out by the Oregon Shor
Line In its locomotives. Tests so ia
made demonstrate the coal TO be firs'
; class fuel and that II runs high In hea
units. Officials of the road declar
that the coal Is an unusually goo
steam producer.
The meeting of the Idaho Cattle
, Horse Growers association was hel
, | In Boise last week. Close 10 $50 dele
, gates have attended the convention a
, one time, but this year war condition
, and the influenza situation In som
parts of the state prevented a record
breaking attendance.
d Margaret Fields, colored, drew an u
: determinate sentence of from one
, fourteen years in the state prison whe
5 convicted at pocatello Of grand In
ceny. Mrs. Fields stole purse b.
3 longing, to nm eastern woman SON
: weeks ago on board a train. The purs
/ contained about S125 In currenc,
ticket, etc.
To answer propaganda speeches d.
iivered through the west by forms
. President Taft in support Of the leagu
: of nations. Senator Borah Of Idaho wi
leave Washington about March 10
; follow Taft+s trail and wherever III