The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-06-24
In THE GEM STATE

Wool pools are In operation 4
Lewis and Idaho counties under aus
Diees Of the county farm bureau.
Poison for ground squirrels was dis
tributed on COCO acres ia Bonnie
county In eight days Of work done ii
five communities.
IdahO's wool clip is 20 per cent be
low that OF normal years and 70 pei
cent below that OF last year, accordin,
10 John Rldenbaugh. an Idaho sheep
man.
Antoine Defuntss and Toyio Niskais
two young lads reported as being
runaways from their homes In Rock
land. Cal. were picked up at Poea
tello.
Twin Falls post, American Legion,
has decided 10 assume charge Of a
Fourth Of July celebration there. The
Chamber OF Commerce previously had
voted against a celebration.
+. q. Nishinora. the japanese who
was found shot through the heart on
his brothers. grave In the cemetery at
POcatello, committed suicide, accord
ing to the findings Of the coroner's
jury.
Louis Pentecost was arrested at
McCammon charged with entering
pool hall there and stealing S16 In
cash. The officers making the cap
ture state that Pentecost admits his
guilt.
The work OF the Idaho Reclamation
association Is beginning to attract
favorable notice outside the state, and
business interests In Utah are giving
the association both moral and flnan-
cial support.
The Gooding college will entertain
the Epworth league Institutes OF
Boise and Pocatello. July 10 to 26,
and the visitors will be guests OF the
Chamber OF Commerce at a noon
luncheon. July 20.
William Jennings Bryan will speak
In Twin Falls on July 14th, II has
been announced by the local chnutau-
qla committee. Mr.. Bryan will APP
pear there as delayed number Of the |
course.
G. +. Casper was arrested at Poca- |
Iello and IL being held OH the charge |
of forgery. The complaint is filed by
Frank Beicher. and charges the pris-
)ner with forging a check for $40 on
he National bank at Firth.
The Pocatello Chamber OF Com
nerce has indorsed the movement OF
he Idaho Reclamation association to
'aise the necessary funds to carry on
he fight for reclamation under the
leadership of Major Fred Reed.
Boy Scouts from avery section of
IDAHO are interested In the Boy Scouts
raining camp which will be conducted
his summer Mt Paystte lake, In the
entral part Of the state. The camp
; open 10 the scouts Of the entire
tate.
The historic site OF the old Fort
Iall trading station founded In the
arllest days of the west by Ezra
ieeker. has been definitely fixed after
conducted by Il. G.. FL
oft. director of the Oregon Historical
oclety.
William Jennings Bryan will speak
4 Pocatello on his return from the
an Francisco convention ON the even
TX OF July IT. His address will be
pom national topics. He comes under
ne auspices OF the Ellison-White chau-
,uqua.
Idaho Democrats at the Lewiston
invention selected twenty.four dele
ates TO the national convention At
nm Francisco. each with one-third OF
vote. Under the resolutions adopted
: the convention the delegation will
,te as unit
Fremont county farm bureau mem
RS opened their campaign against
tickets by distributing over 500
funds Of poisoned bran at Grassy
ldge. After one cricket has been
He'd by poison. he is eaten BY another
ticket. and the poison does Its A
DIRK second time. Il
Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank bowman and H
r. and Mrs. Frank Burnham and
cir six children narrowly escaped
rious injury or death while en- route
om Ashton TO Salt Lake when Mr,
,wman's car run off the state high
AZ near McCammon. the passengers
escaping with slight bruises. 4
Reelection OF National Committee
an Robert IL. Elder and passage OF
resolution instructing the Idaho dele
ton TO stand for a national plat
rm plank pledginE the party against
peal or weakening Of prohibition
VS. were effected at the closing SEES
m Of the Democratic state eonvsn-
N at Lewiston.
Farm bureau investigation OF thu
ling Of alfalfa In Oneida county re
alCd that destruction was due to cur