The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-11-25
IN THE GEM STATE


month.
Idaho grains are practically up 10
their normal weight per measured
bushel. Last year they were short. be
cause of prolonged drought.
Boy Scouts were conscripted at
Meridian TO aid In the distribution OF
posters advertising the fourth annual
roll call drive OF the Red Cross.
Jesse Mathews, Minldoka county
farmer, has just harvested yield Of
loT bushels Of barley 10 the acre on
I. tract Of four and one-half acres.
More than 100 delegates are expect
ed 10 attend the colder boys confer
ence Of the Y. NJ. {. A. for southern
Idaho al Twin Falls. November 26 10
IS.
In an action filed al Boise. Fred A.
Monske asks judgment in the sum OF
$1,000 from Henry klee. who had him
arrested on a charge OF disturbing the
peace.
Kid Davis of Salt fake knocked out
, Charley lAyatta in the fifth round OF
scheduled twelve-round bout AT po-
catello. They are both feather
weights.
Fourteen men were arrested In po-
lice raid at Pocatello. Gambling was
the charge against them and consider
able gambling parapherpalia was taken
in the raid
One field Of ten acres in CANYON
county yielded 039.5 bushels per acre
OF marketable protatoes. These We're
sold for seed and averaged close 10
$1,000 per acre.
The Officers of the Caribou National
forest. located at Montpelier, have
just finished the tabulation of the re-
ceipts for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1920, showing total receipts OF
S4O,44JT3.
J. L. Wiedenman. accused Of shoot
ing and causing the death of his son-in-
law. Irving +. Kelsey. waived pre-
liminary examination AT Twin Falls
and was bound over 10 the district
court for trial.
The chamber OF commerce, kiwanis
club and the Rotary club OF Pocatelio
are indOrsing the Fall River irrigation
proposal. which is 10 be resubmitted
IN congress by Representative Add
son T. Smith.
First place was won by the Uni
versity of Idaho College of Agriculture
team I'm the student stock judging con
tests held ON the opening day of the
Pacific International livestock exposl-
tion nj Portland.
Land sales of 600 acres In Caribou
county and 200 acres in Bingham
county have been completed, and l. \.
Nash. state land commissioner. has
sent i'm a check for Sll 1857 for the
first payment on the lands.
Quinter Harris, OF Nampa. was ac-
cidentally shot by his brother, a
charge from a 20gauge shotgun tear
ing ragged hole in his shoulder. some
OF the shot striking him in the face.
1t is not believed his Injuries VIII prove
fatal.
Apparently frightened at her at
tempt 10 commit suicide ar Nampa
hotel. Mrs. Stella Kinney, about 30
years old. telephoned the office ana
notified The clerk that she had taken
carbolic acid and was dying. A physi-
cian was summoned and administered
an antidote.
David SAINT Of Mud Flat was at
tucked bv a rabid coyote. but WIS able
10 get To his house without heing Bit
ten. one Of the valuable dogs Of Mr.
SAINT was bitten and was afferward
shot. The coyote was killed and the
head was seat TO the state bacteriolo-
gist at Boise.
Tom BOhrInan Of Jordan valley had
a narrow escape from death when
large truck he was driving turned
over ON the top Of Poison Greek hill.
The truck turned over three times be-
fore Bohrman was thrown out. He
sustained dislocated shoulder and
several broken ribs.
F.. II. Meredith. secretary Of the de
partment Of agriculture. will be- nm
able TO visit the state seed show which
opens In Nampa January 10. according
TO wire received fros1 him by i4s0
seed association. The association had
hoped to have the secretary deliver
an address az the show.
A recent reports hows that 1s.2is
Idaho citizens paid Individual income
taxes for their earnings IN 1918. The
incomes taxed amounting TO sAsso4.-
aeG. Whine the tax paid Was si.4sri5ls
The preceding year i64l4 Idaho IN
comes. aggregating S46.t65.si4. were
taxed total Of $500
Eugene Gasser. chief u police 81
Lewiston. narrowly escaped death
when the police car which h. Wa
driving crashed into = blk automobile
driven by speeding Indian. On
bridge Both cars were practically de-
.ft.h.F Tho Indian wa< fined $40