The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-07-22
IN THE GEM STATE

Telephone communication has been
established between Mountain Home
and Castle Greek.
Little Pearl Hnyard. Of Lone Star,
is recovering from severe burns which
she received by failing into pail Of
scalding water
Through the efforts OF the HALEY
Commercial club. the long looked lor
Improvement of the Trail Greek sum
init is now assured.
While gathering kindling 10 start a
fire In his kitchen range John r.
Webb. "a. pioneer carpenter con-
tractor OF Twin Falls. fell over dead.
Eastern buyers are already anxious
Ia book orders for Idaho potatoes. and
indications point 10 n much greater
demand for Idaho tubers this year than
last
John Martinez was arrested at po-
cateHo. charged with deserving his
wife. II Is alleged that Martinez re-
fused 10 work aud wiz not provide for
his family.
hrthti Twin aiiN wiz i'H'uh'S
Pacific coast time and adopt time of
the mountain zone Is TO De determined
at meeting next week OF the chamber
of commerce
The car of James Mcdonald was
stopped and held up by four masked
men near HALEY and It's occupants
stripped OF all valuables, amounting
TO several thousands Of dollars.
The four-year-old daughter Of Mr.,
and Mrs. Alfred rindell, of Rupert. Is
suffering from broken arm. The
child fell from hay wagon when the
team became frightened aud ran away.
Elmer Laursen, aged Is, OF Grover
Station. Is In Boise hospital par
alyzed from the shoulders down, the
result of striking some obstruction
when he dIved into the waters OF the
Ridenhaugh canal.
The appropriations committee OF the
house of representatives Inspected the
government projects OF Idaho last
week. This is the second congress
sional committee which has visited
Idaho in the last month.
Failure OF congress to appropriate
larger sums for maintenance of all the
activities OF the department of agri-
culture was scored by Secretary OF
Agriculture +. +. Meredith, who spoke
AT Twin Fails ON June II.
A series of house robberies has been |
reported IN Montpelier during the past 1
two or three days. and Ia some cases
Il appears like the work OF amateurs, !
while In others shrewd work has been |
accomplished by the thieves
The reclamation service will open /
bids at Boise August ~ for building /
sixteen miles of main canal on the
Boise project. The work involves ex-
cavation Of l.229.0o0 yards Of mate
rial, and will be done near Caldwell.
Governor Davis has appointed J. T.
Young and Theodore Turner. both Of
POcatelIo. ns Delegates from Idaho 10
attend the Great l.akes-St. Lawrence
Tidewater congress. which is to be
held In Detroit, Mich. July %. "a and
-.
Governor Davis. speaking at lunch
con OF the Rotary club nj Salt Lake,
said the national government must aid
extensively Ia increasing the food pro.
duction of the United States II the
nation Is TO maintain her economic
status.
officials Of the Idaho Irrigation com
pany are preparing 10 have their force
n engineers 20 over the old survey
made By the government many years
ago with the idea of bringing the
waters OF Snake river to the Gooding
district.
Everett Hall. ranch hand near
Buhl. has been placed under $500
pond. for an alleged assault made
ipon Russell Bell. another ranch hand.
With knife. Ia which The latter re-
.elved number Of serious cuts. none
Il which will prove fatal.
Pocatello post of the American
eglon has been designated By the
tate commander to receive the na-
fonal commander Of the American
.eglon. Franklin d'Olier. who H. max
ny q trip through the west and viii
rrive nj Pocatello. July y. N
That practically NIL the seed wheat
uised IN Canyon county II prodaced
q the Parms -e~'tion and that II II
ome Of the beet seed grown IN Idaho,
: ne statement 81 &. X Allison of
loise. assistant field agronOIDist Of the
extension service.
Mr.. Henry q. schwartz 81 Milo
ownship. Twin Fails county. was
rowned IN a canal near her home.
Irs SCHWARTZ, who has been ~ Tor
evern weeks. walked froiu the house
% the canal bank, and was sitting
here when she fell into the water.
The Twin Falls board OF county
,.,.,,,,f.. .f,.u.r. f,Iaus holding of the