The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-03-25
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| the Short Line for the Improvement of
| The station ut Twin Falls.
Rupert carpenters voluntarily re-
| dnced wages from $50 10 $3.50 per
day In recent meeting Of their union.
The total assessed valuation of
Lciilni county for the year 1920 is
S5,3Sl ,o-S 10, which is net drcrea Sc
Of S5lG.976 under 1919
Grangevile has decided to make a
strong bid for tourist travel and il
start VIII be made by arranging Il com.
Portable camp for motor tourists
Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the SU,O0D sawnlll " the Timber
Products corporation nj Nampa The
loss is about half covered by insur-
anrc
II Is announced thar the plant of the
Pioneer Sugar company 1T Whitney
Will he rushed TO completion The
plant will have a capacity of 800 tons
per day.
Permanent organization of Twin
Falls council boy scouts was effect
ed last week. The council has thirty
one members and has launched n mem.
ber>hlp drive.
Shortage of hay In the Smiths
Prairie country il causi ny some of the
cattlemen in that section to move
their herds 10 the south and middle
forks Of the Boise river.
More than Il quarter Of million
dollars IL tine total revenue of the
office of the secretary Of state in fees
ana corporation license taxes taken In
during the 10000 biennium
The proposition Of G0,o00 bushei
elevator ut Paul is progressing favor
ably. 1t IS estimated that there will
be raised 10000 bushels Of wheat in
chat vicinity during the year
According to reports from the state
forestry department, there is still
considerable snow in the central Idaho
mountains and plenty of water for rrl-
CATION use during the coming season
is asaired.
Balances In state funds total more
than four hundred thousand dollars
less at the close of February than at
the close OF January, 1t il shown In
the monthly report issued by the state
treasurer.
The opening of the cheese factory
about April | was assured when
number of Bull dairymen met last
week to consider the idea and to for
mnlate plans for running the factory
on cooperative basis.
William Deutsch. aged ), was play
ing along the banks of the Portneuf
river ut Pocatello, and started to walk
across the river on II pipe line which
crossed the stream. when he slipped
and fell in, being drowned
A. u. Pollock, former vice president
of the Bank of Hansen, who. since
February 20. has been sought by
authorities on Il charge of forgery pre-
ferred by Lawrence Hansen, president |
of the bank has returned to Twin !
Falls and surrendered to county
authorities
Automobile dealers in the state of
Idaho are not allowed to use their |
dealers license on service ears, pleas
ure cars or on cars owned by their |
wives, Is the Information which Rob |
ert .. Jones. commissioner of law en- |
forcement, is sending to every dealer
in The state of Idaho.
The department of bactprioIocv, |
Al 4 81
ton. announces that 1t prepares cul-
lures for the incubation of all lesumi-
nous crops. only fresh cultures. pre-
pared by thoroughly trained men in the
department., are sent to the farmer.
says this announcement.
Twin Falls and Gooding county
are seeking Mr.. and Mrs,
Murl Bowman and Mrs. Bowman's
ls-year.old son, on the charge of at
lacking Jesse Calhoun and a man
named Ladd on Clear Lakes grade on
Snake river, north of Bull, the attack
being incident To an attempted rob.
berry.
carload of Bingham county alfalfa
seed was sold and shipped last week
~ the farm bureau, consigned 10 the
Michigan state farm bureau. Lansing.
The shipment consisted of $4,000
pounds of the Grimm variety nj 80
cents pound aud 10000 pounds of
common 1T IL cents, The total was
81 StN
Judge Babcock, nj Twin Falls. or.
iered the trustees of Twin Falls In
dependent school district 10 appear in
district court there March u, 10 show
'au>e why a writ Of mandamus should
AZ issue compelling them 10 publish
'eratt> Of receipts and expenditures
II he district for the years ended July
/, 1919 and 1870
George T. Todd has resigned rs
scout executive of the Boy Scout or
in rocatello. to return Ia
he ministry During Mr.. Tadds FIR.
zen months OF active work there the
number III scouts has Increased from
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