Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-03-20
IN THE GEM STATE

streets are being dragged and put i3to
good condition again after the hard
rainy season.
a new theatrical circuit, including
Pocatello, Twin Falls and Boise,
Is possibility if plans announced
by j. Robb Brady of Pocatello mature.
The Atlas Development company
which has the contract for the 81 ,0OO,-
600 Fish Creek dam. has Il large force
of men employed at Priest, Just east
of Picabo, putting in grades and side
tracks.
About 30 boys and girls of Ustick,
operating under the guidance of II. II
Niece. Ada county director of the jun
iOr farm bureau, organized calf, pig,
poultry, lamb and rabbit clubs last
week.
Conforming TO its policies Of better
ing the service and safety first, the
Oregon Short Line has purchased five
locomotives of the 300 class for use
in the passenger service between Poca-
telo and Butte.
The Inland Empire Teachers asso-
citation will meet this year April 2, 3
and AT Spokane. Miss Ethel Red
field, state superintendent of public
instruction for Idaho, is president of
the association.
Construction of $50 0O1 bridge across
the Snake river on the Idaho Pacific
highway between Gooding and Twin
Falls where the Owsley ferry is now
operating has been authorized by the
state highway commission.
The athletic committee Of the Lew
lston Commercial club has telegraphed
Tex Richard for conditions necessary
TO formal proposals for bringing the
Willard Dempsey fight 10 Lewiston. the
Idaho law allowing 20-round fights.
Three bids running from SIT 200 to
10000 were rejected by the state
board of highway commissioners for
contemplated surfacing of seven mile
portion of the Lapwai Valley highway
district between Lapwai and Jacques
spur.
Bishop ID. NJ German of the Catholic
church of Idaho, has designated St
Joseph's church in Pocatelo as the
procathedral of the Boise diocese.
which places the Rev. Father German
In charge as pastor Of st. Joseph's
churchsat Pocatello.
banquet was held at Soda Spring.
on March 9. with 125 present. T.. d.
Whitman was the guest of honor. Mr..
Whitman was the author of the Carl
bou county bill. creating new county
out of the eastern portion of Bannock.
with Soda Springs as the county seat.
Announcement that the University
OF Idaho basket ball team will go to
Los Angeles TO participate in the ma
tional basketball championship play is
made. Idaho has been defeated but
once during the present season. by the
University of Oregon, and that by one
point
One of the first undertakings of the
World War Veterans association of
Bannock county was accomplished last
week in compliance with a resolution
passed at a recent meeting that all
tattered and torn flags in Pocatello be
either replaced with new ones or TAX
en- down.
But three of the measures backed
by Idaho club women at the last leg
islature were approved-the bill pro
viding for bureau Of child hygiene
the bill giving counties permission to
employ trained visiting nurses and the
measure providing for the two tuber
culosis sanitariums.
Governor Davis has signed the bill
authorizing the sale of 100000 In
state bonds to raise the necessary
funds to build the two wings to the
capitol at Boise. Members of the Ada
county legislative delegation and rep
resentative citizens were present at the
time he attached his signature.
AS a safeguard against the possible
loss of their discharge papers which
: they are forwarding to Washington
with their applications for the So
bonus made available to service men
returned soldiers and sailors of TwiI
Falls county are filing their discharge
papers for record in the office of tn
county recorder.
The governor has vetoed senate
measure No. 81. by Porter, which
would remove teachers In this stat
from the protection OF the provision
of the workmens compensation act
The governor holds there is no reason
for making such an exception and tina
teachers in the state are entitled T.
protection as employees.
State Senators A. r. Johnson of Ne
Perez county and c. b. Faraday o
Gilmore, are officially recorded a
sponsors of a measure recently enacte
by the legislature which legalizes II
round boxing bouts under the super
vision of a commission, but to Fran
w. Brown, a southeastern Idaho news
paperman, goes the credit for fran
ing the original bill.
Boise will have a twilight baseball
league. according TO present plans
Games will he played twice wee
and on holidays.