The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-08-19
IN THE GEM STATE

Is club was organized last week
J. b. Smith was brought to Poca
telio from Dubois and Is being hel,
! there ON the charge OF attempting 4
pass q few worthless checks.
Fire which caused damages aggre
eating $4,000 broke out In Pocatel
: 10 gzrags and for some Tins threat
ened to consume several residences
adjoining.
Last week about 40 men. represent
Ing the towns OF Arco and Blackfoot
worked on The desert road between the
two towns and cleaned the thorough
fare OF rocks.
J. w. Stewart, q farmes living near
Paul, killed l7z jackrabbits In one
nIght BY scattering a buriap sack OF
alfalfa soaked la solution made from
one ounce or strychnine.
Lightning struck the farm home
VI l.. J. Durham at Arton. Mrs. Burln-
ham and bar daughter, who were in
the house, were rendered uncon-
seious. but were soon revived.
As a result Of . fistie battle be-
tween two Ice cream vendors at Poca-
tello ~ to which had the better quail
ity Of ice cream both were landed in
jail and drew = S26 fine each.
The exodus of sheep and livestock
from Idaho, which began recently, is
now in full swing and about 100 cars
Of sheep ere passing through Pocatel-
L. Al -.
kets.
e. u. walker. commissioner OF
finance and . member OF Gov. ID. ".
Davis cabinet. has resigned and leaves
the service Of the state TO accept the
presidency Of the FIRST National bank
OF briggs.
A representative of the Idaho.
and Montana district for the Simmons
Bed company. hAs been in Pocatsilo
looking over the prospects for erect
ing q lsres warehouse there for his
company.
When attempting to Jump off
train a. IL pufisd int hcCammon at
II rs In the morning Richmond Bacon.
is Year, Of age. Of CORTLAND. Ohio.
slipped under the oAr and his left foot
was severed.
The call for . municipal election at
Twin Pals for ne submission TO
voters Of . proposed issuance Of
municipal bonds. totsiing $4,000.
will be made soon, pursuant to the
decision Of tbs city council.
All Of the Apsriean Legion posts
In the state are cooperating In
movemsot to obtain SOME 10000 acres
In the Vicinity OF MinIdoka for filing :
By ex-sssvics men. This srea is known
az the MInldoxa project extension.
Floyd Js<knsn q Rigby Is a pris-
onsr At Twin Falh charged with 4
.hsft from . fellow worker employed =
by W. z. Iron, rancher. Of q gold
watch and . small sum Of money. He
. said 10 have confessed the theft.
Ths harvest Of the unusually biz
.rop Of fall wheat o. the dry farms of
aexburs bench began last week. One
srmsr has sold $1,000 bushels of his
,rop. g. .. b. RsxburE. at t8.2o a bush
4. indicating the quality Of the wheat
yrown there.
After more than fourteen years in
he service % chAsf clerk and first
ssistant 10 the superintendent ut the
'ort Hall Indian agency. William L.
'shill has rendered hb rssignatiop to
he commissions Of Indian Affairs,
Elective September Is.
Q. u. Allison. assistant field sErond
sist of Idaho, and N. A. Powell. coun-
; agent OF Franklin county. spent the
rsater part Of last week Inspecting
70 fields VI rrsaklin county IN order
|, aseertsla n any Of the grain would
. suitable for seeding purposes.
Former Governor Frank X. Cooling.
\ forrsful address before the state
ard Of equalization ~ Boise. told
ct body that the life Of the sheep
Vi wool industry In Idaho hangs
ION It's decision ss to the rate Of as
ssmsnt that will be put upon sheep
is year
The election machinery Of three
'iiticai organizations In Idaho has
en- put into working order with
imary elections In the forty-four
unties BY the Republican and DEM
rattle parties Aur,ist ?, and the
,ts convention Of the Nonpsrtisan
Igue the day following.
There Is no possibility OF a water
ortsse this year In the Minldoka
ojecs The present supply Is being
rsn FROM Jackson lake. which con
ns about go. 900 scrc-feet. ms com
red with $4,000 scrc-feet at the cor
'poadinx period last year. wsleott
70 also W'fuli. reporting ABOUT ioo,'
scrsfses
> L. Hsrrisk. Manager Of the Gold
inter- Mining Company. 10 conducting
,eareh for Jacob Delmsrck. one Of
two men caught n the second slide