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

Last year many teachers In the rural
districts received from 500 to $125
month and in some instances as much
as $50.
Nerain Singh, of Burley. a Hindu,
and Caroline Gutierrez, Of FL Paso,
Tex, a Mexican, We're married at Twin
Falls last week.
L. II. Rice, aged q, was arrested
at Caldwell, charged with forging a
SIS check. using his grandfat theirs
name, +. G. Gilbert.
/ Idaho has scored another victory III"
the fight to prevent an increase in
freight rates on potatoes shipped from
this state into the southern markets.
The Twin Falls Service Mems asso-
citation, recognized at a meeting Of
eighty returned soldiers, sailors and
marines at smoker, will apply for a
charter as the Twin Falls post Of the
American legion.
The problem Of providing accomo-
dations for large number of visitors
expected at Twin Falls on the occasion
of the Elks' roundup and patriotic
celebration, July 8, 4 and 5, has been
taken up by the local Elks
In just an hour and half the COM
mittee Of three put in charge Of col
lecting Ada county's donation Of 5000
for the Idaho Reclamation association
went out among the business men of
the city and collected the amount,
needed.
Four sandstone monolithic columns,
16 feet long and two feet three inches
In diameter, the largest single pieces
of stone ever guarded at the Boise
Stone company's. quarries, are to be
used in the construction of the Idaho
Falls Presbyterian church.
PocatellO citizens voted three to one
in favor of $102, 900 worth Of bonds for
city improvements, $4,000 for paving
$4,000 for crossings and $4,000 for
bridges across Portneuf river. They
of $18O,0O0 school bonds.
Sugar. beets are now coming up in
Jerome county and are in good condi-
ton In the Twin Falls district, but in
the Idaho Falls and Pocatello districts
the sell haass-been too cold and dry to
start the seed, and in the former seed
beets are at a standstill.
The Modern WOodmen of America,
at meeting held at Boise, voted unani-
mously in favor of increasing the dues
paid by members in order to build up
their organization which suffered
greatly by the war and even more so
by the ravages of the Influenza.
The last session of the legislature
appropriated $4,000 for d bridge al
Grandvew, so in order to make this
sum available the bridge must be built
at this point. Owyhee county has
$4,000 for a road and bridge and asks
that Ada county put up like sum.
Fire-fighting apparatus of the Ore
gOn Short Line in POcatello was in
spected by many high officials of the
road, besides prominent business men
from other cities, one day last week.
A thorough test was made of both the
Pyrene and the J. NJ fire extinguishers.
Denial by Minidoka county commits
sioners of responsibility for payment
Of any part of prOportionate share
in the cost of the suspension bridge,
built at an expense of $4,000, to span
Snake river canyon north of Hansen,
is likely to involve Minidoka county in
litigation.
Veterans of three wars will take
part in the Memorial day exercises to
be held in Pocatello, Friday, May 80.
G. A. r. veterans, Spanish war veter-
ans and world war veterans are CO.
operating in the program to be given
on Memorial day. and the Pocatello
municipal band will furnish music for
the occasion.
BY ruling that soldiers memorials
erected over the state under the terms
of the soldiers memorial act passed
by the last legislature must be uniform
in style, form and character, Attorney
General Black destroyed all hopes of
those who had planned for procedure
which would permit each county to
erect it's own individual style of me-
mortal.
The wheat growers of Power county
are organizing the Power County Grain
Growers association, which will have
for it's purpose to secure for Ameri-
can Falls federal grain grading lab
oratory and scales, and to protect the
members by having their grain weighed
and graded in Power county at the
time they sell it, rather than at the
coast terminal points.
The two highest salaried men con-
nected with the state government and
institutions are DR.. E. A. Bryan, state
commissioner Of education, and DR..
E. H. Lindley, president of the Uni
versity of Idaho. Each receives $4,000
per annum, which is $1,000 more than
the governor receives.
M. 0. Vaughan, dairyman Of Mont
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