The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-04
IDAHO AND |DAHOANS


paying taxes for the year. The com
pany claims that it is being oyertaxed
with a % per cent payment of the
taxes by this company until the court
settles the matter.
According to J. yining Taylor. sec
rotary Of the National Hay .associa-
Goa. who is in Idaho at this time at
The invitation of the agricultural de-
panment of the state To inspect hav
conditions and to make recommends
lions. plugging system of inspection
Is 10 be carried out at the two 'ermi-
nal points. Pocatello and Wefser.
Representatives of the governor are
investigating circumstances surround.
ing the case of Melvin Petit. whose
sentence To serve term in the state
prison upon conviction of statutory
offense WIS lately sustained by the
supreme court. Protests against a re-
prieve granted by the governor occa-
stoned the special investigation.
survey OF the broom corn crop re-
manning unmarketed at Bull is being
made by the chamber of commerce
with il view of providing a market for
the product. Broom corn has been
raised by several farmers experiment.
ally there for several years and a
portion of it manufactured into
brooms.
The city of Montpelier took import
ant steps looking to more substantial
and permanent civic improvements at
the meeting Of the city council last
week, when the old wooden structures
on Main and Tenth streets were con
demncd and The owners given thirty
days in which to remove them.
Mrs. c. Anderson was seriously
burned at her home in Pocatello when
il lighted match set fire To the bed.
Mrs. Anderson had lighted the match
10 observe the time. when 1t fell into
the clothing. She was badly burned
about the hands and face.
The county assessors, at their meet
Ing at Boise last week provided for the
introduction of several measures in
Lhe legislature which, if passed, will
have a substantial effect on the stat
utes relative to taxes and tax collec-
tons.
ii. Il. McCollum was shot and killed
at Twin Falls by Ed l.. SIagle, when,
at the outset of u poker game, Slagle
ordered the players to throw up their
hands. Upon their taking his demand
as joke, Slagle is then said to have
shot.
Organization of the Southern Idaho
Bean Growers association and adop-
ton of the marketing plans of the
Wheat Growers association in diSpos-
ing of product, was effected at a meet
ing of about 80 growers at Twin Falls.
Fire of mysterious origin in the
boiler room of the Bull flour and feed
! mill caused Il loss of probably more
than. 100000. With the exception of
portion of the warehouse and the of
ficc. the entire building is in ruins.
A railroad has been constructed to
the phosphate beds eight miles from
Soda Springs and soon II is expected
shipment of the crude phosphate rock
will begin. The rock is to be crushed
and sold TO farmers for fertilizer.
Senator Goodng has called on the
secretary of agriculture and chief for
ester and urged that stockmen using
the national forest range be not re-
,quired to pay the 1921 grazing fee UNI
It'll August L.
The demand for hay ia the Rupert
section is increasing. The price is
from $40 to 5000. on board cars.
There is small demand for potatoes
at from - cents To 60 cents per hun
rared pounds.
The Oregon Short Line has an
nounced the purchase of fifty acres
north of the state highway north of
Puca tello for the immediate erection
of IA S275,000 Understanding plant by
the railroad.
The Bannock county commissioners
are authority for the statement that
ont of the total of S6SJ.0Oo taxes due
for the first half of the year approSi-
nately S630.0o0 has been collected.
The city of Bull is made defendant
in suit brought by Lester Allen. pro
prietor of a local pool hall, who was
recently refused license 10 continue
in the pool hall business.
The preliminary estimate of the
highway engineers for highway work
in Bannock county for the coming
year is given at $s23,ooo. including
state and federal aid.
Luther Kirk has been held for trial
nj Rupert. on the charge of murder.
Kirk is charged with firing the shots
which caused the death of ]. l.. Mer-
ritl. The shooting took place oc-
tnher rs.
II is announced that McCammon and
franklin high schools have been
authorized 81 open courses III auto
mechanics and will receive federal aid.
The sale of Red Cross seals In
Minid0ka county amounted 10 $sS'
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