The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-10-21
IN THE GEM STATE

The Woman's club OF Parma has
given the Parma public library furnish
ings which amounted 10 $S2o.
Emmett irrigation district Is enjoy
ing al least double any crops and any
prosperity that il has ever known be
fore II is claimed.
IL has been learned that the total
receipts OF the recent state fair were
So, 43S.73 as compared with S-3.l29.-
Ga. taken In last year.
Ernest Erickson. woodsman. was
killed by a rolling log near Wallace
The accident happened AT the Junction
OF Cedar Creek with the North Fork.
An nter-denomlnational convention
of Sunday school workers Of the upper
Snake River valley viii convene In
Idaho Falls for one-day session DC
tober n.
A campaign TO raise $4,000 In
southern Idaho 10 finance the consiruc-
ton OF the proposed salvation Army
rescue home in Boise. has been
launched.
Two small boys. about 10 years old.
have confessed to robbery of store
in Blackfoot. They took 81 or s. In
cash and Sll5 worth Of ammunition
and guns.
The American Legion is bringing a
lyceum course 10 Jerome this winter
and early spring. consisting OF six
numbers OF varied entertainment and
instruction.
Barley averaged % bushels per acre
on 10000 acres In Idaho this year
totallng a 100000 bushel crop. Last
year the average yield per acre was
only 2s bushels.
One hundred and fifty Kiwnnians
and ladies were present when Herbert
Van Dam, Jr. district governor Of Salt
Lake. presented the international char
ter TO the Pocatello club.
Standard time is legal time in the
state OF Idaho. according 10 an opin-
lon handed down by Dean Driscoll,
assistant attorney general, in response
to an inquiry from Twin Falls.
Idaho's apple crop improved some
what from last month. The total crop
Is estimated AT 3.63l.000 bushels. Last
years crop was 4.350.O00 bushels.
Quality and color generally excellent.
A meeting OF the district convention
Of the Royal Neighbors was held AZ
Blackfoot hast week Sixty delegates
were In attendance. representing Poca-
tello. Idaho Falls. Shelley, Arco, Me
nan and Roberts.
J. L. Green was seriously injured
when he was attacked by bull AZ his
farm near Eagle. The bull, which
belonged 10 a neighbor, was In Mr..
Green's pasture when he went to drive
m his cows. and attacked him.
The oats crop of Idaho totals s.
100000 bushels. II vas harvested from
100000 acres with an average yield
Of 40 bushels per acre. Last years
crop totaled 100000 bushels. the ay-
erage yield per acre being 30 bushels
A committee has been appointed TO
make tests IN different parts Of the
city Of Burley 10 find out the exact
level OF the ground water After this
Is done a plan for drainage viii be
worked out, according TO the city coun-
ell.
Four men we're seriously ininred In
an auto accident near Paul. The men
we're driving south from Paul at a
high rate OF speed. when they discov-
cred stray horse In the road. In
trying 70 avoid hitting the horse they
missed the bridge across the drain
ditch
Three lucky hunters from Twin
Falls the other day shot a deer from
their automobile in a road near the
Leon Greek mine. and shortly after
ward got two more on a sidehill inst
above Yankee Fork. says a HALEY
correspondent.
A federal engineer is expected at
HALEY soon 10 make surveys and esti-
mates on the Trail creek road II T.
proposed 10 change the route Of this
highway on the Wood river side in or
der TO eliminate the heavy grade IN
several places.
Sales Of Lewiston orchards tracts
totaling one hundred fifty thousand
dollars were made last week. More
than 40 per cent OF the tracts, placed
on the market By bond holders Of the
former Lewiston Orchards company.
passed into the hands Of individual
owners.
Governor Davis has assured the
people Of the Big Lost river project
that the state Of Idaho. through the
department Of reclamation. VIII be
gin a survey 81 the proposed plan 70
divert part Of the waters of the upper
salmon river FOR irrigation purposes
IN central Idaho.
The State bank AT Plummer vas
robbed ~ 5000 IN currency and two