The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-09-30
In THE GEM STATE

The history OF the section.
Farmers Of the Raft river country
met AT the Malta church last week
and organized farm bureau.
Idaho's crop production wlll be the
largest In the history OF the state. ae-
cording 10 present indications.
Between 500 and 1000 Idaho hunters
will invade the Sawtooth moutains OF
the state in search OF deer and noun
tain goats.
A jury at Pocatello returned YER
diet OF mot guilty" In the case Of
Goldie Davis. charged with the muir
der OF George Buchanan.
William ). King. who was arrested
for operating an Illicit sim al Burley,
pleaded guilty and was given sen
tence of three months In jail and a
fine of $500.
Taxes collected In Twin Falls coun-
~ for state aud county purposes this
year will be rs cents less per 500 than
last year under 1920 le'ies. announced
by county commissioners.
Ennis Messervy was seriously IN
jured at Idaho Falls while driving a
team. which ran away with him. One
of the horses kicked him in the face.
and the wagon ran over him.
Twin Fails district sugar crop this
year viii average twelve tons per
acre. yielding total of 5000 tons
from 1900 acres In crop, according &c
an estimate made last week.
II Is predicted that six million three
hundred and thirty thousand bushels
of potatoes will be produced in Idaho
This year. Five million four hundred
thousand We're produced in. 1919
Fire starting from an overheated
electric iron broke out In IA millinery
store at Pocatello and before IL could
be gotten under control had destroyed
approximately 10000 worth of goods
The Twin Falls city council has au
thorized an assessment of SO eacl
against water consumers for approx
mately 20oO water meters In process OF
installation on the municipal water
system.
Undeterred by his capture after es
Gaping from the Ada county Jail on
June 10, Harry Mundy made another
Intellectual attempt 10 regain his lib
erty last week. but was recaptured
within fifteen minutes.
Chris Jensen OF the office OF the
dairy division OF the United States de
partment of agriculture at Salt Lake /
City, has just completed tour OF |
Oneida county. Instructing the farm +,
ers in methods OF producing better
cream.
From present appearances, Idaho |
hay Is a drug on the market. the stock 1
men refusing 20 pay the price asked l
for by the farmers and the farmers IN /
return refusing 10 take the low price I
which the sheepmen feel Is the best
they can afford.
Plans are being drawn up by the en-
gineers OF the Oregon Short Line iof
the construction OF new depot al
Shoshone. terminal of the Haley \
branch. II is also reported that the
railroad viii install some 5000 feet OF A
additional trackage at that city
Idaho. under the final allotment of
federal road funds announced by the
secretary OF agriculture. viii receive
81 .2260J0 from the federal treasury
for use In the next two years. provld
cd the state puts up an amount at
least equal to the federal allotment
Arthur g. Shields Of Eden. 40 yenr,
of age. who served with the 146h field
the result of a fracture Of the skull
when a horse broke through
a corral near where he stood. one OF
The poles In the fence striking him on
The head.
Lee c. Zones Of Corvallis. Ore. was
shot and killed by r. A. Young.
81 Grandyiew. Ida. ~ the
climax Of a quarrel over wages. Fones
who had been working In the Young
lpiaries. was killed as he sat az the
wheel OF a light motor truck entering
he Young premises
Certification to the county auditors
4 the lists Of Republican. Democratic
nd independent nominees for con
-ress and state offices. and Of the pro
'osed constitutional amendments % be-
laced upon the ballot al the coming
eneral election has been made by Sec
etary Of State Jones
The attorney general Of Idaho has
ust rendered an opinion 70 the effect
hat the usual tax exemptions do not
pply 10 liability for local Improve
lent assessments. on account ~ the
reat amount Of work Of this nature
D Idaho. this decision win affect
iany cities and towns IN this state.
Increased tax leries have been al
'wed by the Idaho department 81 ed
cation 70 forty independent school d..
-icts throughout the state. In every
use the chief reasons given for the
lr.rqa Ecd cost Of maintenance were in