The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
IDAHO BUDGET

L. SCuiS lcSiueut VI TOCdltAiO, Siiot
himself on Sunday evening and died
shortly after.
A feature of the Memorial day pro-
gram at Salmon will be the showering
! of flowers on the waters of the Sal
mon river, in memory Of the sailor
dead of the navy.
Southeastern Idaho potato growers
have been assured refrigerator cars
for the removal of their hold0ver po-
tatOes, according to communication
from the public utilities commission.
Captain Everett NJ. Sweeney, former
mayor of Twin Falls, an attorney, has
been appointed by Governor Davis as
member of the public utilities com.
mission to succeed John w. Graham.
resigned.
1t took Nampa Methodists less than
four hours to Oversubscribe their quota
of $1,374 by 20 per cent in support
Of national Methodist centenary cam
paign to raise $1Oo,00O,OO0 for recon
struction work. 's"s. sy-
Because relatives and others were
convinced that he had taken his own
life, no inquest was convened in the
case of John'~C. Koch, 48, farm la
borer, who was found dead Sunday in
the bathroom Of his residence at Twin
Falls. %@Si
Governor Davis has decided to hold
state wide child welfare conference
in Boise at some time In the near fu-
ture. The heads of the various organ
izations are being consulted to ascer-
tain their wishes with regard to the
matter.
The governor has appointed Lieu,
tenant Colonel L. v. Patch of Payetts
as adjutant general of the state to
succeed Albert H. Wilson, who retires
to become pure food inspector under
the department of public welfare for
northern Idaho.
Although Edna Mitchell, who sui.
cided at Boise, did not belong to
Cooks and Walters Union No. 1872 Of
Boise, the members of this union, in
the interest of humanity, have made
up purse amounting to $125 for the
funeral expenses.
A monster sturgeon, weighing more
than 600 pounds, was caught in Snake
river last week. The fish was more
than IL feet in length, and its head
was larger than that of a cow. The
catch was made by Jess Hutchins and
Frank Smith Of King Hill.
: Although Idaho produces some corn,
it is more definitely barley producing
state. Most Of the corn fed in Idaho
must be shipped in. 1t will be Of in
terest to Idaho farmers, therefore, to
know that barley compares favorably
with corn as a feed for livestock.
D. M. Hopper, an Aberdeen ia.incr,
has written to the public utilities CON-
mission asking for an order which
would force the Idaho Power company
to build transmission line carrying
to be used for pumping pur-
poses by the farmers in his neigh5or-
hood.
This Snake river basin, it Is esti-
mated, has a possible irrigated area
Of 100000 acres, 20 per cent larger
than the irrigated area Of Egypt,
where 100000 people live. 1t has
&c, 100000 acres of range and pasture
land and 5000 square miles Of timber
and mineral land.
The two highest salaried men con-
nected with the state government and
institutions are DR.. E. A. Bryan, state
of education, and DR..
E. H. Lindley, president of the Uni
versity of Idaho. Each receives 5000
per annum, which is $1,000 more than
the governor receives.
The Twin Falls Highway district has
closed the deal for the purchase from
James johnson of 40 acres adjoining
Twins Falls on the south, to be devel-
,ped as quarry from which rock is
% be taken and crushed for the build
ng of more than 100 miles of paved
highway within the district.
M. o. Vaughan, dairyman of Mont
,elier, has left for Wisconsin points
% purchase herd Of thoroughbred
larry cattle for his dairy farm. He
,lso will purchase bulls for the newly
organized bull association Of Star val
ey and number Of thoroughbred Hol-
,teins for dairymen in Bear Lake
county and in Star valley.
Late reports indicate that while the 7
lamage caused by the killing frosts
# May and subsequent nights was
lot SO severe as at first supposed, the
osses in some orchards Is very heavy,
tut even in the sections where the
Iamage seemed the most severe some
ruit remains.
F. r. Cammack, field dairyman for
he extension department, has returned
rom an inspection and demonstration
rip through northern Idaho. Mr.. Cam
mack reported the dairying industry
lourishing in those sectors and said
armers were daily growing more en-
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