The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-09-02
In THE GEM STATE

The Iowa society held ~ annua
picsic Last week az Payeiie. Abou
bvD were In attendance.
Estimates point % a hay crop viii
. value of approximately $4,000 u
lhf Lev lsi0n clarksf0u valley.
Representatives 81 the department
OF agriculture are making a study 81
potatoes ia the Rupert section.
Idaho Is 20 have miiilon-doiiai
fair az Boise this year. according "a
the announcement u the secretary and
manager Of the fair association.
ffom ~ 10 ~ automobile parties
are camping mighty Al the public
camping grounds just south Of HALEY,
and the tourist season - al ~ height.
The stale convention u the Chris
flan Eadeayor societies WIS held In
Rupert. last week, the opening session
occurring on August ~ and lasting
three days
Pocntello's American Legion base
ball team claims the amateur cham
pionship Of the entire west with a
record Of 80 games Won of "A played
this season.
SIX months In the county jail was
The sentence imposed BY a Nampa
Judge upon Benjamln Bianton. 90
years old. GA charge Of failure to
support his wife.
With the wheat harvest practically
complete Ia the Lewiston valley. wheat
In considerable volume has been com
Ing into Lewiston. The market has
been holding AZ around sz.l5.
Andrew Dcpre has been arrested IN
sho-hone county on a charge OF Grim
lnal syndIcalisn. the state department
Of law enforcement has been advised.
Il II said Depre - confessed T.
W. w.
six big steam ihreshIag machines
are Al work Ia fields adjacent TO Idaho
fali- beginning The task 81 threshlng /
the product Of 10000 acres OF seed
peas, with a total shipping crop Of 100
carloads.
Tho apple crop 10 the state this year
seems 10 be a normal one. with storms .
Ia the north Of the state and water
shortage Ia some districts preventing
the crop from being as large as was
al first expected.
Theodore Nye. Homedale banker.
charged with having recently taken
the life % Frank Trotter editor OF
the fIoincdaie Empire Press. was dis
charged Ia silver city following a pre-
llminary hearing.
George ~ Chambers. OF Salt Lake,
was drowned at rinoehe Springs at
Itexburg Mr. Chambers attempted 90
bring q large los from deep TO shallow
water Ia the pool. lie became ex.
and drowned.
The marketing OF Unmarked fruit
: presenting difficult problem 10
lrowers Ia the west portion OF the
lewiston district. whore hail inflicted
considerable damage on the fruit
'rop. especially apples.
An electric iIiVgIsated clock has
'een erected In front OF one OF the
anks al Rupert. The clock IL artistic
h appearance and Is completed with
on SCI Of Westminster chimes which
ing every quarter OF the hour.
q n Walker has resigned his po-
ltlon as state commissioner OF n.
ance. 20 become prssiacnt OF the
'lrst National baak % briggs The
esi xnatioa u Mr. Walker 10 the sec
M since the cabinet wns formed.
William sutton. = fisherman, was
Rot fatally. near Chatcoist By Cap.
pa Ell laird commander Of a tug.
bat 90 the ~. Joe river following a
ruxxls during which sutton. accord.
x 10 stories % the captain ana crew
the boat. attempted - hoard the
'S&ei
A partial survey % automobiles Ia
aho hy tho recenlfy organized Idaho
locomotive Trades association leads
the belief that therv src now $500
lios and trucks registered IN the
ate aud that less than pr ccot ~
ese ears are used Cor purify pleasure
Irpose.
Parma apples are wor1ofrse and %
od quality this year. and 4 Is ex-
ctcd that they wlll eoas uesr a. r
lnx the best on the market. Many
rharsls erv practically FRYE FROM
,rnis aud others have a low pee.
ataxe % loss. the average being
oat : pr eeat
me members % the Melissa aud
,xan famllies. pioneers Il the Salt
ke. Cache. Ceatlis ard Crays Lake
lleys. gathered 10 lava tfot Spriaxs
4 soda Sprloxs last week sn1 o.
we'd the eighth annual family ~
ioa Rightly nius members u shs two
miles wsrc rrcsent AZ the gatberlnx
Mrs.. llelen slater 50 Years q axe.
a to he a resident % rrcy. " T.
= picked ~ at tnkout. whsre she
= fuand campsd IN The lava r0cks
ar tosn In q destitute condition
: saif she Was walking frufn nen.