The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08
In THE GEM STATE.


toll will, be furnished by the Utah
Consolidated Stone company within
sixty days, according to contract.
There is a demand near Pocatello
for harvest hands. Potatoes are
ready to be gathered and grain soon
will be.
With the inception of the work Of
paving nine blocks Of the city streets,
for which $4,000 bonds were voted
recently, Preston is waking to the
needs of the community for further
improvements.
With this years harvesting of po-
tatoes at Caldwell already started and
with the main part Of the crop about
ready to be. put on the market, from
reports the yield will be bumper one
that will bring an attractive price.
Reports of crop failures In the Twin
Falls district were declared by w. F.
Alworth, president of the state and
county farm bureau to be without
foundation when he returned Thurs
day from a trip OF inpsection with
w. F. Breckon who confirms his
statement. ~
The Ryan hotel at Nampa was re-
Gently dismantled Of Its entire furnish
ings and. fixtures and the Red Cross.
and Salvation Array are the ,benefici-
aries of approximately $4,000 worth
Of furniture, a gift from James F.
Callahan, millionaire mining operator
of the Occur d'Alenes.
A new record In the. sale price Of
bonds of Idaho counties was set
at Idaho Falls when Bonneville county
sold $75O,OOO worth Of bonds to Ferris
and Hardgroye of Spokane at per
cent interest and premium of $10.-
200. The issue consists of $25O,OOO for
a new court house and $500, for
road improvement.
Amos Wright and three children
have filed suit against the city Of
Twin Falls for $4,000 damages on
account of the death Of Mrs. Wright.
The complaint. charges insufficient
protection on the part of the city.
Mrs. Wright, it is alleged, was stand
ing on roped-off street when an au-
tomobile knocked her against stand
ing automobile and she was killed. 4
Water on the Idaho Irrigation sys-
TEN tracts at Gooding has been shut
off for time. 1t is announced by the
company that they will have two runs
in August which will practically save
everything on this entire segregation.
Hay is selling at SIS to $40 per ton
and it is thought that the returns from
this years crop will equal those of
last year.
w. r. Priebe, first vice president of
the Idaho Retail jewelers. association,
has announced that a convention will
be held some time in September, fol-
lowing the national conclave the last
week in August in Chicago. Mr..
Priebe made this announcement after
telephone conversation with J. F..
Laughlin of Boise, president of the
association.
Post No. 10, American legion, has
been organized at Rupert by State
Organizer LaVerne r. Collier. Mr..
Collier. reports the work progressing
rapidly, and that in the past few days
posts were organized at Burley and
Hazleton. 1t is figured that every
city, town and hamlet in the state of
Idaho will have a post of American
legion, when the state adjutant has
completed his work.
Idaho postmasters, recently confirm,
3D. according to advices from Wash
ington, are: Mccall, Helga NJ. Cook
Harrison, John E. Wood; Weiser, ROs!
D. Boutwell,; Salmon, Oliver f. Vose
Burley, Robert B. Haskell; Cambridge,
Elsie Harrell; Ashton, Richard L.
Baker; HALEY, Austin A. Lambert
Bellvue, William T. Roberts; Council,
William f. Winkler; Mountain Home,
Alva A. White; Post Falls, Thomas
J. Russell; Potlatch, Walter A. Fis-
Gus; Hagerman, Samuel II. Gwin
Hope, james Campbell; Kuna, Frank
lin B. Fiss; Lava Hot Springs, Grant
A. Bristol,
POcatello's modern m0tOr-driven
street flusher has reached the city and
soon will be put into use to replace the
present hOrse-drawn equipment. The
flusher was ordered month ago by
the city. The car in which the motor
was shipped had been broken into
along the way and robbed of many
parts, such as spark plugs, lights and
other things that were detachable.
Reports from the grain section at
Promontory and vicinity are to the
effect that the yield this season is
very satisfactory, taking into consider
alton the dry season. The harvesting
is now on and the yield is being esti-
mated from 20 to 40 bushels per acre
Warning against the hazard which
lies in doubtful drinking water is
sounded for the benefit Of campers
and vacation seekers generally in a
statement which has just been issued