The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-09-30
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The Rev. G. A. Herbert of Boise,
pastor Of Emmanuel Lutheran church,
has been appointed state chairman for
the world service campaign to be con
Quoted by the National Lutheran
council. according to announcement
made Monday
Joseph Beal, IA, only son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Fl. Beal of Wilder
died SUDDENLY few days ago, follow
ing the extraction of tooth. DR.. r.
j. McCabe and A. +. Boeck attended
the boy but were unable to save him.
1t is believed that the shock of extract
ing the tooth was too great for the
condition of the boys heart.
Receiver w. S. u. Hews has relin-
pushed his duties as Receiver of the
United States Land Office at HALEY
and Henry X. Lewis has been sworn
into the position. The transfer was
planned to take place September first,
but was delayed owing to an error in
Mr.. Lewis bond, caused by mistake
IN transmitting the name by wire.
Meridian Is shipping more prunes
just now than ever in its history. No
less than thousand men are employed,
In various capacities, in getting the
fruit out, and twenty cars day are
shipped over the Short Line from this
station. Up to September 20, 200 cars
have gone out and also six from Beatty,
two from Perkins and one each from
Noble and Soma
A. E. Wood, fruit shipper Of Payette
was instantly killed about 3 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, at the state high
way crossing one mile east of Crystal
Mr. Woods automobile, of which he
was the only occupant, was struck by
eastbound Greg n Snort Line train No
%. The automobile was almost COM
pletely destroyed.
The Carnation Milk Products COM
pany which owns one of the six 10000
pound cows in existence, recently pur
chased daughter of their COW owned
by r. 4. Davis near ,Weiser, paying
therefor the snug sum Of $1,000. The
COW was raised by George Leighton
near Meridian and was sold to the
20. Another daughter was owned by
onry Stiyer Of Nampa and was sold
at this sale.
contracted to the Western Seed Grow
ers Marketing company at a meeting
of the farmers of Emmett and rep
resentative of the seed company re.
Gently in the farm bureau office
There We're 16 farmers present and a
great deal Of interest was shown In
the pooling of seed. The seed contract
ed for is red clover and is to be deliv-
cred to the company in February.
Three new faculty appointments,
two in the college of engineering and
one in the department of home econ
omics are announced from the office OF
President A. H. Upham of the State
University. 2. L. Charles has been
named as instructor of civil engineer.
ing and assistant IL the road materials
laboratory. A. p. Lundberg has been
appointed associate professor of civil
engineering.
In spectacular fire Of unknown
origin early Sunday morning the SpO-
kane & Eastern freight depot at Occur
d'Alene was destroyed. The building
a large frame one, stood partly over
the lake, on the docks, and most OF
the old ore docks were DESTROYED. rs
we'll as two box cars. The passenger
depot, standing directly across the
tracks, was saved only after hard
fight with both railway and city ap-
paratus. The loss will amount to sew
eral thousand dollars, partially covered
by insurance.
The heavy paddock was shot from
the door of Il powder house just across
the river from Idaho Falls recent!
and $50 pounds of dynamite, 250o dy
Mantle caps and two coils of fuse were
stolen. The police have recovered
1900 caps and the fuse. 1t was dis
covered that the lock had been sho
from the door when two boys were
severely injured here recently by tn
explosion of dynamite caps with whici
they were playing, though they den.
having broken into the powder house
The police are making further searcl
for the caps.
After facing death for months OF
the bottletields of the world var ant
escaping unscathed, 1t remained ~
! f,on horse 70 re