The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-01
IN THE GEM STATE


streets are being dragged and put into
good condition again after the hard
rainy season.
A new theatrical circuit, including
POcatellO, Twin Falls and Boise,
Is possibility if plans announced
by ]. Robb Brady of Pocatello mature.
The Atlas Development company.
which has the contract for the $1,000
600 Fish Creek dam, has large fore,
of men employed at Priest, just cas-;
of Picabo, putting in grades and side
tracks.
About 90 boys and girls of Ustick.
operating under the guidance of H. 7.
Niece, Ada county director of the jun
iOr farm bureau, organized calf, pig
poultry, lamb and rabbit clubs las
week.
Conforming to it's policies of better
ing the service and safety first, the
Oregon Short Line has purchased five
locomotives of the $500 class for use
in the passenger service between POca-
tello and Butte.
The Inland Empire Teachers asso-
citation will meet this year April 2, 3
and 4 at Spokane. Miss Ethel Red
field, state superintendent of public
instruction for Idaho, is president OF
the association.
Co,s+w,,+io, ~ c5n mn hr;doo ocroSs
the Snake river on the Idaho Pacific
highway between Cooding and Twin
Falls where the Owsley ferry is now
operating has been authorized by the
state highway commission.
The athletic committee Of the Lew
iston Commercial club has telegraphed
Tex Richard for conditions necessary
to formal proposals for bringing the
Wilard-Dempsey fight to. Lewiston, the
Idaho law allowing 20-rOund fights.
%Three bids running from $4,000 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 D. NJ. German of the Catholic
church of Idaho, has designated st.
Joseph's church in Pocatello as the
proca the dral of the Boise diocese,
which places the Rev. Father German
in charge as pastor Of st. Josephs
church at Pocatello.
A banquet was held at Soda Springs
on March g. with 125 present. E. ID.
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 Bann0ck,
with Soda Springs as the county seat
Announcement that the University
Of Idaho basket ball team will 60 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 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 a 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 $9OO,OOO 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
resen:ative citizens were present at the
time he attached his signature.
As safeguard against the possible
loss of their discharge papers which
they are forwarding to Washington
with their applications for the $6o
bonus made available to service men,
returned soldiers and sailors OF Twin
Falls county are filing their discharge
papers for record in the office Of the
county recorder.
The governor has vetoed senate
measure No. IS, by Porter, which
would remove teachers in, this state
from the protection of the provisions
of the workmen's compensation act.
The governor holds there is no reason
for making such an exception and that
teachers in the state are entitled to
protection as employees.
State Senators A. r. johnson Of Nez
Perez county and G. B. Faraday OF
ElmOre, are officially recorded as
sponsors Of measure recently enacted
by the legislature which legalizes 70.
round boxing bouts under the super.
vision of commission, but to Frank
w. Brown, a southeastern Idaho news
paperman, goes the credit for franz