The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-16
IDAHO NEtMssS REVIEW

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The value of forest products and
tinberlal Is OF no farms in 1919
was 80 80 { il !> shewn by the re-
port of the federal census bureau just
made public.
A convention unique in the history
Of the county was held at Boise at the
First Baptist church, when the Japan
csc Sunday School union of southern
Idaho held it's convention.
| r. e. Evans, of Gooding reports
that he had splendid crop of apples
on his farm near Boise this year. On
four acres he produced 1000 boxes of
apples, an average of 500 boxes to the
acre.
After having been mourned as dead
written his wife and family at Rupert,
Ida. mat he is alive, well and wealthy
in Australia and desires they come to
him.
More than 1900 cars OF perishable
produce, consisting of fruits and vege-
tables, have been forwarded from
Nampa since July l. These shipments
originated in the territory between
Weiser and kuna.
The number Of acres of idaho land
devoted to fruit raising is 31,SiS and
the value of these lands with their
orchards is estimated at $13,21 700. it
Is shown by figures compiled by the
state bureau of plant industry
The fight that for months has been
in progress in southern Idaho, with the
towns Of HALEY and Paul as the prin-
cipal contestants, appears to favor the
latter with the likelihood that the Unit
ed States land office at HALEY will be
moved to Paul
A musical shower was staged by the
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Anyone having Photographic records,
player piano rolls or sheet music which
they We're willing to donate to be used
In some Of the state institutions were
asked to present them at the Chamber
Of Commerce rooms.
The letting of two contracts for Gin
dering approximately seven miles OF
road by the Nampa highway district
will mean the immediate employment
of some 30 to 40 men and the COM
pletiOn of hard surface road to Wal
tiers Ferry out Twelfth avenue and o
Pickle Butte and the Lakeview dis
tricts
. Greater cooperation between town
, and town between country and town
] between section and secton-that is Il
i great need of the state of Idaho. ac-
cording to DR.. A. II. Upham, president
of the University of Idaho and the
university bringing together young
people from all corners of the common
wealth, is doing more to create a
spirit of state pride than anything else
could do.
A report on the teacher shortage al
a recent meeting of the Idaho State
Teachers association showed out OF
Il 1920 teachers 800 were new to the pro.
fession, while 1895 were new to theil
: present positions OF the total nun
y Der 452 were new to the state. There
q was a shortage at the present time OF
d One-half of 1 per cent, according t.
the report.
A certificate showing the names o
power users for irrigation purpose,
and the amount Of power USED an
r nually by those consumers, was fur
= nished to the public utilities commits
sion by the Idaho Power company
The information Is in compliance will
the provisions of a law granting utili
ties in the state rebate on taxes ant
providing that the amount of the re
bate be apportioned among the various
irrigation power users.
Charges that eastern fruit commits
sion men are holding cash belonging
to Idaho growers to ease financial con
( ditions there, were made by Miles Can
non state commissioner of agriculture
in connection with an appeal iron
George Myers, Middleton fruit grow
err, who has been unable to recover OF
some of his fruit and has asked tn
commissioner TO help him get his NOR
ey.