The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-05

Although only a few farmers near
Caldwell have started harvesting po-
tatoes, shortage Of labor is already
being felt, and apparently there is no
relief In sight.
The Idaho State Health Department
Is campaigning to Danish cats from
the households Of this state on the
ground that they are disseminators of
disease and therefore dangerous to have
around where there are children.
The municipal camp grounds pro-
vided in POcatellO for the benefit of
the automobile travelling public are
proving popular there days of heavy
traffic through the city, and already
scores of tourists have registered from
q mide range Of country.
Considerable crop saving has been
made near Burley, it is estimated, by
the North Side Land and Water COM
pany In draining the jerome reservoir
and using the water impounded there
as supplementary to the last Of the
flow Of storage water.
Disabled Idaho service men will
have an opportunity for advancement
in their life vocations through the
work. Of the federal vocational board
with the arrival of H. r. Fulton. spec.
ial agent for the government, repre-.
senting the federal board for vocation.
al education.
After working for six years to have
a woman placed on the state board OF
education, the club women are jubi'
liant over the fact that Governor Davis
has appointed Mrs. J. G. H. Graveley
to that position. Mrs Graveley was
recommended by the delegates to the
Second District Federation of Clubs at
the meeting at HALEY in June.
A stockholders meeting of the Carey
Valley Reservoir company held recent
ly was addressed by w. G.. Swendsen,
state engineer and commissioner OF
reclamation, who stated that the Fish
creek dam now in course of cOnstruc-
ton presents the best natural reser-
vOir site he has ever seen. He re.
ported favorably regarding the type Of
structure being used, stating that it is
the most ideal known.
Discussion of water questions relat-
ing to the needs of farmers whose
crops do not mature until late in the
season and of a possible exchange OF
water is to be taken up at meeting
called by the county farm bureau ex.
ecutive board to be held at Twin Falls,
Reed Hansen, son Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank Hansen, formerly of American
Fork, Utah, was scalded to death at
Shelley, by the tipping Of a dyke at
the sugar factory here.
A state highway from Grace to
Preston, and another from POcatellO
to Arbon was designated last week
by w. J. Hall, commissioner of public
works, following conference between
himself, D. P. Olson, director of high
ways, and officials of Bannock county
Intentions are'to extend the Pocatello
Arbon road to Oneida county, and tc
make arrangements with the commits
sioners of that county for construction
of uniform part Of the Idaho-Centra
highway in that county.
State land which year ago brought
only $13.33 average per acre in Mad
ison county, when offered at public
auction by |. A. SmOOt, then state land
commissioner who later resigned when
the state land board cancelled the sale
on evidences of collision between the
buyers to keep down prices, were re-
sold under competitive conditions last
week by l. H. Nash, present land com
missioner, at an average price OF
$30.0SR per acre-an increase OF
$16.75h per acre.
Boys and girls of Canyon county
Junior farm bureau clubs, who have
been working hand all spring and sum-
mer, feeding and caring for their pigs
and calves, or possibly their tenth acre
gardens, and the girls their canning
clubs, received recognition Of theil
labors Wednesday, July 80, when the
farm bureau held an auto excursion
through the county to show interested
people the vast scope of the boys and
girls work.
Twelve thousand Idaho farmers, in
80 counties, actively co-operated in
campaign for the destruction of ground
SQUIRRELS, which resulted in a saving
of $2,5O0,00O in crops in the year end
ed June 80, according to the annual
report Of w. e. Crouch. in charge OF
rodent control work of the extension.
division of the University of Idaho, in
cooperation with the bureau OF blo'
logical survey of the federal depart
ment of agriculture.
The Gate City Athletic club has filed
articles of incorporation with the
county clerk. This club is~OrganiZed
for the purpose of promoting boxing
and wrestling matches in this city un'
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