The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-05-28
STATE NEWS

the Rock Greek syphon, nine miles
southwest Of Twin Falls, while on q
fishing trip.
Through the farm bureau. jefferson !
county farmers have purchased about
200 tons OF hay In the last month, al a |
saving OF from SO TO SIS per ton.
Guy whsIey Of Pocatello and Frank |
Lane OF Montpelier. two OF the lads
who escaped from the ST Anthony re-
form school. were captured in Poca-
teiio.
Squirrel and gopher determination
will be one Of the strong features of
the Bear Lake county farm bureaus
activity during the coming summer
and fall
The Oregon Short Line Railroad
company has purchased the Wilder
branch OF the Sebree Electric com
Caldwell
Eugene T. Trone. "a years of age.
died al IA Pocatello hospital Of uremic
poisoning He was connected with the
Coast United shows, giving carnival
at Pocatello.
The Gooding county farm bureau has
announced that that section of the
state is short OF farm help and that
harvest hands will be badly needed
about the first of June.
Poultry study in Bannock county
has revealed that one farmer has a
flock of 80 hens that are plentifully
infected with tuberculosis, conveyed TO
the yard by the sparrows.
Phosphate, Idaho. will be the name
of the new townsite which will be
built seven miles from Soda Springs
at the end of the proposed railroad
spur OUT of Soda Springs.
Losses from disease and exposure
of live stock the past year exceeded
those OF 1919 and 1918. but were some
what lower than the heavy losses Of
the winter of 1915 and 1917.
The outlook May LIST was for a T.
24S, 900 bushel winter wheat crop In
Idaho This Is little more than a
million bushels in excess of last year
crop. the final estimate of which was
Bank statements of the four national
banks of Boise, made AT the request
of the national comptroller. show as OF
May decrease in deposits since
February % Of about one half million
dollars.
Mrs Alpha Holt of the state extern
4 ,i, -,
giving illustrated lectures on the anti
fly campaign being conducted in con
nection with the general cleanup
work.
Eight small road graders have beer
ordered by the Bsnnock county board
of commissioners. These will be pu
To work on the state and county high
ways in Bannock county as soon al
they arrive.
A four-county dairy and silo excur
sion through Cache valley. In southern
Idaho and northern Utah, Is planned
by the farm bureaus of Bear Lake
Bannock. Oneida and Franklin coun
ties, June "a. - and 26
Idaho lost 10 per cent of the S31 90
acres of winter wheat sown last fall
There are left 1900 acres for har
vest with a growing condition Of g
per cent of normal forecasttng q pro
duction of 7.24s,Oo0 bushels.
Two 13-year-old boys of Pocatell
are charged with having purloined
number Of old tires and auto radia
tors from secondhand store and
; few hours later returned 10 the sam
store and attempted to sell them.
Three pound samples OF six varlstie
of pure strain corn have been ordere
from South Dakota for demonstrate
planting under variety OF condition
In Boundary county. Sunflowers vi
be planted quite extensively for silag'
Thomas Frederisill. employed |
hauling sand. had q narrow escap
l from death near Pocatello. when b
0 was caught and completely covere
! by a sand cavern at the pits. He
In the hospital In a serious conditloi
Automobile licenses issued in Min
doka county this season amount
llo6. q considerable increase over la
years total Seventy per cent Of II
license fees Is retained by the count
for road work In the various nishws
districts
In the distribution Of captured &c
: man war weapons Idaho has been q
= lotted two each OF the T5mlllimeie
los m.llimeter and $50 millimeter gun
=" one 2I0-mlllime,sr gun. two T5-mil
meter trench mortars. one lTo-mil
meter mortar and one 24S-mililmet
mortar. together with $40 capture
!. rifles and fifty machine guns.
' In defaul, OF 5000 bail Mary svors
and her son Theodore are In jail
- Nampa. awaiting hearing on q
= charge OF larceny. Officers vi
:, searched the Svorak home foui
a new silks and other tress goods vslu'
>. AZ more than $500. while wearing .
y parel estimated TO be worth $1,000