The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-10-14
IN THE GEM STATE

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state department OF public Invest
ments, amounted to S7Si. T2625.
Prune shipping has been completed
from the orchards in the vicinity Of
Caldwell. Evaporatlng Of prunes Is
In progress.
More than 100 carloads OF apples
packed at the Apple Valley packing
house at Parma this year will be ex-
ported TO England.
The new 100000 structure for the
First National bank at Rigby is near
ing completion When finished II will
eclipse anything in this line north Of
Pocatello.
Regional and county Sunday schools
will hold a convention in Boise Oeto-
Der 20 and 80. This meeting is one
of several 10 be held in the towns OF
southern Idaho.
The Pocatello high school and the
Idaho Technical institute will be in
creased as to the vocational and home
economics work being Offered within
the next few weeks.
Federal officials. in cooperation
with the Boise police department.
seized opium valued AT approximately
$500 and "A quantity OF yen-sheee In
raid on a Chinese store at Boise.
Beet digging for the Beetgrowers'
Sugar company at Rigby is In full
blast and deliveries are being made To
the twenty five beet loading stations
the company has established this year.
The special election held recently In
Jerome county for a $4,000 bond
issue TO complete road work failed by
lack of two-thlrds majority. The
vote stood Bal for the bond issue and
80 against il.
The intermountain district OF the
Lutheran church closed an interesting
conference at Boise on October 5, and
will meet in Idaho Falls for the 1927
conference. AT that time a pastoral
retreat will be held.
Ashton's tourist pask was used by
more than 1900 tourists during the
park season just closed. according To
figures compiled by the Ashton Com
inercial club, under whose auspices
the camp was managed this year.
Jean. the 14-months-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Keane Of Pocatello,
was severely scalded when teaket-
tie of hot water fell off the stove
upon her. Physicians say that the
child has good chances for recovery.
The first state golf tournament In
last week. Arthur Kahl. a member OF
the Boise Golf club, won the state
championship cup. Colin Oford. also
of the Boise Golf club, was runner up.
Twin Fails clearing house reports
total clearings for September. So S67.- I
914.03. an increase az 81. i03 S62.I
over the aggregate for August and
the largest IN the history OF the assO- (
citation. which was organized last
May.
Matthew Phelps Fifleld. 80 years OF
age, one OF the few men to whom the
discovery Of gold In California was
conflded before II became generally /
known, and one of the Oldest men I'm
Power county, died at Rockland. Octo-
Der 4.
AT a public meeting at Grace the
second troop OF cavalry for Bannock
county was given a good start. Sew
eral young men signed up. and Il is
thought that the required number OF
fifty-five will soon be obtained In that
vicinity.
George 4. Denman. state supervisor
OF agricultural education. has ex-
pressed himself as being greatly
pleased with the results Of the first
annual livestock judging contest. for
the high schools Of southern Idaho,
held at the state fair.
Several grocery stores in Caldwell
are displaying in their windows prod
ucts that are grown on farms sur
rounding the city. One store has the
front window decorated with Idaho
succofash squash, cantaloupe. pickles
and watermelons, with trimming
around the outer edge OF grapes.
II. - Aolt VI " Hi-ift ha0 HN'h
awarded a contract for drilling the
bedrock tests for the American Falls
reservoir dam. and viii begin work
expecting to finish by
the first OF January. These tests will
extend for several hundred feet on
either side OF the proposed site.
The ST. Anthony Commercial club
has Issued a call for convention 10
be made up Of representative business
clubs and organizations from Poea-
tello 20 Ashton. TO be held at 81 An
ihOny for two days. October Goth and
21st. 10 form a cooperative association
for the purpose Of promoting TIE
Of that section Of the state
Prem Moore Of the extension de
partment Of the state university hs'
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