The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-01-28
idaho STATE NEWS

he body of Corporal John Albert
anderson, who died July -. 1918. in
france OF wounds received i'm action.
arrived at Blackfoot last week.
All high school dances must be in
formal. and extravagances of every
KIND must be curtaile,l. according 10
q decision made by the Pocatello
school board
FOR the purpose of graduating sheep
scab from southern Idaho flocks. The
United States bureau of animal in
dustry has established a headquarters
station in Shoshone.
The alfalfa mill at Rupert is 10 be-
GIN operations at once. The plant will
run on three elght-hour shifts, EN-
ploylng about twenty men in addition
10 five or six haulers
The hammock county farm bureau is
asking for budget appropriation of
nearly $1,000 TO carry on the work, IN
addition to $1,000 for buying strych-
nine for rodent destruction.
meeting will be held ut Ruper
January - for the purpose of dis
"esentatlves from the Idaho Wheat
Growers association will be present
The state land board has ordered
the Idaho irrigation project, which in
ciudes all the irrigated lands of Lin.
coin county, to be turned over 10 the
settlers for operation and mainten-
;lnce.
Organized labor in the state OF Idaho
as represented by the Idaho State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor fayors the return OF
the direct primary law and so de
clared at the closing meeting at Boise
of the federation.
From the northern part of the state
comes the news of the seizure of the
largest still discovered in Idaho since
prohibition went into effect The still
was located near Sunset on the top OK
high mountain
Martin Nj. Yeager, machinist and
author of books on sociological and
economic subjects who has been a
resident of Twin Falls since 1910. has
been arrested charged with having de-
frauded Salt Lake bank.
John II. Merrill who was shbt by
Luther Kirk on October IS, died last
week at Rupert. Kirk had been out
on bail. but surrendered himself to
the sheriff after Merrill's death The
shooting was the result of a quarrel
Bear Lake county farmers who have
been holding their wheat in anticipa-
ton of better markets will lose thou
sands of bushels through spoilage, il
is reported in Montpelier by an au-
thority on the situation over the dis
trict
Senator Nugent of Idaho closed his
career as Il senator with the adjourn
ment of the senate on January IA His
= passing from the senate was uneyent.
ful. He failed to avail himself of the
privilege of making swan song ad-
dress
The plant of the American Falls
Cooperative Creamery association was
opened to~the public last week Cream
will be furnished from about 500 cows
belonging To 200 farmers whose
ranches are near American Falls and
Aberdeen
Census returns of 1920, received dur
ing the week from the census bureau
ut Washington. regarding farm acre
age and values, show an Increase in
EBear Lake county farm lands of 19.3
per cent in the ten-year period from
1910 to 1920.
The exceptionally moist weather
which the arid section of Idaho has
so far experienced this winter has as
kured great supply of water for ir-
rigation purposes this year. All lakes
and streams are swollen beyond pre-
vous records.
Oscar Avery. biological assistant OF
Boise. is spending the week in Mini
doka county assisting in the work of
eradicating squirrels and rabbits
Rabbit drives are being held in parts
OF the county every week and are
meeting with success.
Lee j. Oviatt, charged with polyga.
my. WAS found guilty at Pecatello
He was arrested a month ago in Los
Angeles on complaint sworn to by
A. j. Hogue, father of Amy Hogue
Oviatt Oviatt was already the lawful
husband of Amy Kicks Oviatt when his
second marriage took place in July.
Lewis Williams. collector Of internal
revenue. announces that under instruc
tions received by him from the com
missioner of internal revenue NJ Wash
ington merchants within the Idaho dis
trict are allowed the privilege of has
: ing their inventory upon which the,
compile their income tax upon either
costs or market.
Construction of an extension 10 the
Oregon Short Line railroad system
from Homedale to the newly c,h
structed Pickle Butte bridge has beer
abandoned. according 10 letter re
ceiyed by the public utilities commits
sion Of this state. that the landowner
anal the railroad committee could no