Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-08-15
IDAHO STATE NEWS

will be doubled this year.
n. II. Kehoe Of Omaha, an expert
grain sampler, has been appointed
official grain sampler in Pocatello for
the Utah-IdahO Grain exchange, and
will enter upon his duties aS once.
A loss of S4,00OO0O is estimated IN
the Idaho sugar beet crop, according
TO the weekly report of the bureau of
crop estimates, received by NJ. NJ. Jus
tin, field agent of the bureau.
Five hundred dollars an acre is u
good price for even the land of the |
Twin Falls tract, hut that Is the figure |
received by Elmer Anon of Filler, who |
sold his ranch to an Illinois man. The
purchase price was $4,000 spot cash.
With $4,000 as the county quota, the
local Elks have got behind the Saliva
ton Army drive set for the week OF
September 22-29, at Twin Falls, and
are laying plans for an 'over the top"
performance.
Building activity ut POcateno is
gaining momentum and indications
point TO "A fairly good year in this re-
spect. In abe wholesale district,
fairly good year in this respect. In
the wholesale district II number of
large wholesale houses are under con.
structiOn.
The Idaho Cooperative Beet Sugar
company, recently organized at Twin
Falls to build its first factory at Filler.
has placed an order for 800 bags of
beet seed for delivery about December
1, according to Oswald Wilson. one of
the promoters.
Mayor Whitaker's plan to establish
n municipal lumber yard In Pocatello
In order to reduce the price OF building
material so that the city's big building
program may be carried out did not
meet the unanimous approval Of the
council and lumber dealers of the city.
There Is little likelihood of an early
return to the 10-cent loaf of bread In
many parts of Idaho, even IL the price
of flour Is adjusted 80 as to make
this possible, according to james w.
Wilson, president Of the Idaho Master
Bakers association.
Sixty bushels to the acre Is the ,eSti-
mated yield of field of forty acres
of wheat raised by &. A. Penrod on
the ii. u. Davis place on the North
Side tract. between Eden and Hazel
ton. The seed was raised by local
farmer and Is of the Dicklow variety.
James II. Harvey, Twin Falls. who
served overseas az master electrician
of the Sixteenth Aero squadron, has
received through the war department
Il citation signed by General Pershing
for exceptionally meritorious and
conspicuous service" at the second avi-
alton instruction center at Tours,
France.
Erection of a 1O0-ton capacity feed
mill at cost OF $27,OOO is proposed
by the directors Of the Kimberly Mill.
ing company, 10 be operated in con.
nectiOn with the flOurmaking estab.
lishment Alfalfa would be used af
the basis of the manufactured fed
with the by-prOducts of the flour mill
furnishing the other elements Of the
balanced ration for livestock.
| NHtH Tue SlHlt OF tIuHllEH
ton meets this month In annual .ses
sion, State Auditor Gnllet will report
the real and personal property abstract
rolls submitted by the various county
assessors, which show an Increase OF
several millions Of dollars over the
assessed valuations reported a veal
ago.
Citation by Gen. John j. Pershin1
for exceptionally meritorlous and CON
spicuOus service" has been awarded
james II. Harvey. who served ID
France as master electrician In the
10Th air squadron. Harvey Is "A grad
uate of the Twin Falls high school and
was active up to the time the arms
tice was signed
The Twin Falls DehydratIng Com
Pany. established by local people. vii
begin Its initial operations next week
A special run on stringless beans
peaches and windfall apples Will con
stitute the first list Of produce to b,
manufactured.
The Idaho Technical institute vii
inaugurate vocational department q;
the opening of the school next month
dlhe department VIII be a dressmak
ing school conducted on a large scale
and Is to be under the supervision o.
Mrs. Harriet Adams OF Los Angeles
Mrs. Adams has INSTRUCTED in thii
class Of education Ter six years In /,
large California sChS4A
Bruce Lampson. county agent AND
member of the board Of directors d
the cooperative bureau OF POwel
county. has received teIegrum from
L. w. YSMharty, state director Of eK
tension work. stating Thai congress
planned reIief for farmers Injured b.
fbe drought and requested nat infor
nation lac gathered immediately tina
would give approximately The amour
81. nlopey Dkell&s 10 procure feed an'
;-esd and the pumber Of fafI,er. ab.
'Se,Gj geod '@teTAl I'd
Great Benefaetors.