American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| Contract for construction or Thea
tire ut Ruper to cost $I7 600 has been
let.
st. Alphonsus hospital mt Boise, the
| largest hospital In the state of Idaho,
celebrated its twenty-hfth anniversary
last week.
Idaho state automobile tag No. 1 has
been issued to &. o. Cornwall of Ru.
pert. Mr.. Cornwall made application
some months ago.
Idnho's sugar output for 1919 is es.
| tlmated by the department of agricul-
ture at 25,S67 short tons, as against
446S2 tons in 1918.
| Establishment at Twin Falls of a
Salvation army headquarters is pro-
posed In an undertaking indorsed by
the local lodge of Elks.
Remodellng of the Boise barracks
into a government hospital for some
300 or 400 patients who will be sent
there by the government is now under
way.
No more "cheek to cheek" or "shlm-
my" dancing will be allowed in
| Rupert. The city council has pre-
| pared AN ordinance covering the
matter.
-Four alleged |. w. w. members were
arrested Mt Boise when the state con-
stabulary and Boise police force raided
two lodging houses that have been I'M
der suspicion for some time.
| n n nrIy
capitol construction, fell from the sec
ond story of the east wing and suf-
fered II severe fracture of the skull,
but 1t Is believed he will recover.
The Pocatello post of the American
Legion has adopted the slogan, MEM
bershlp of 800" A drive for members
will soon be lnaugurated with view
OF obtaining membership of 500.
The board of education of the
Methodist Episcopal church has ap-
portloned $500 to Gooding college this
year, $1,000 for the new dormitory and
5000 to help out on current ex-
penses.
Failure to pay their 1910 licenses has
brought about the forfeiture of the
charters of $50 corporations In the
state of Idaho, according to an an
nouncement made by Secretary Of
State Jones.
Judge j. q. Crowley, pioneer citizen
OF southeastern Idaho, died at his
home in Idaho Falls from pneumonia
He was former probate judge and was
serving as police judge at the time
of his death.
Retail lumbcrmen from ten western
states will assemble at Boise next
month for the sixteenth annual con.
ference Of the Western Retail Lumber
mems association. The date is fixed
as February 10 to 81.
One of the most Important pieces Of
work recently completed by the Com
mercial club of Pocatello was the
raising by subscription of $1,000 for
the purchase Of additional land for the
Idaho Technical institute farm.
Roy Roberts of Lora Is dead from
blood poisoning rs a result of an ac-
cident shooting. While attempting to
|
gun, the weapon was discharged and
the contents entered the boys thigh.
Business men of Nampa have an
nounced that the time is ripe for the
cities OF the Boise, Emmett and Pay
cite valleys to make plans for base
ball league for the coming season. 1t
Is hoped to have at least n dozen
towns represented in the league.
Idaho tax assessors In session at Boise
asked Governor Davis to urge the state
legislature to create n tax commission
and To amend the state constitution
so that the new board may take over
the duties of the state board of equali-
zatlon. now headed by the governor. ,
Two little girls. aged 3 and 8, daugh.
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ralney, of
Twin Falls, were burned TO death
while playing In tent In the rear of
the Rainey home, used for storing 10.
tatoes and heated by stove. The
manner in which the fire started is un-
known.
The Rupert cheese factory, which
began operations about "A month ago
Is now receiving an average Of more
than 1000 pounds of milk daily. Five
tons Of cheese are now stored in the
factory ready for shipment, while sew.
eral thousand pounds have been sold
locally.
Governor Davis has been given full
authority by the state land board to
enter Into contract with the federal
department of agriculture whereby
$4,000 acres OF state school lands
scattered throughout national forest
areas may be exchanged for compact
bodies of forest and grazing lands.
Idaho educators win immediately in
augurate a campaign TO ascertain the
number of boys and girls In the state
between the ages of u and 20 who
are not attending school, and after
a complete survey has been completed
n campaign Will be outlined TO Induce
these boys and girls to re.enter school
and seek higher education.