The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-12-16
IDAHO NEWS REVIEW

The value of forest products and
tlmberlands of Idaho farms in 1919
was $2329.244 1t is shown 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 its convention.
X. +. 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
for seven years, Edward Verberg has
written his wife and family at Rupert,
Ida. that he is alive, well and wealthy
In Australia and desires they come to
him.
More than 1900 cars OF pershable
produce, consisting of fruits and vege-
tables, have been forwarded from
Nampa since July l. These shipments
originated in the territory between
Welser and Kuna.
The number of acres of Idaho land
the value of these lands with their
orchards is estimated at $l3,212, 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 |
community Welfare Club of Bull. |
Anyone having Photographic records,
player piano rolls or sheet music which |
they were 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 80 to 40 men and the COM |
pletlon of a hard surface road to Wal |
tiers Ferry out Twelfth avenue and 70 !
Pickle Butte and the Lakeview dis |
tricts.
Greater cooperation, between town |
and town between country and town. |
between section and section-that is a |
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 at
recent meeting of the Idaho State |
Teachers association showed out of |
1920 teachers 800 were new to the pro- |
fession, while 1895 were new to their
present positions OF the total num-
Der 45a were new to the state. There |
was shortage Mt the present time of |
one-half of l per cent, according to |
the report.
A certificate showing the names of |
power users for irrigation purposes
and the amount of power useSr an
nually by those consumers, was fur |
nished to the public utilities commits
sion by the Idaho Power company.
The information is in compliance with
the provisions of law granting utili-
ties in the state rebate on taxes and |
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 from
George Myers, a Middleton fruit grow |
err, who has been unable to recover on |
some of his fruit and has asked the |
commissioner to help him get his mon
ey.
Camps for the workmeu and equip- |
meut tn be used in the construction of |
the new bridge across the Clearwater
river at Myrtle are being established |
and will be completed in about a week. |
The North Idaho Chamber of Com.
merce opened the first session of its
sixth annual meeting with 80 delegates.
representative OF nearly every town In |
northern Idaho The Co-oneration of |