The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-07-21
IDAHO STATE news

Of Meridian.
A crew of workmen have been placed
upon the old shay road near Mackey
and are remodeling the old railway
right Of way into beautiful automo
bile highway.
| Stocks of wheat on farms July Isl
amounted to seven per cent of last
years crop, or 1,652,000 bushels. This
carry over is larger by far than any
previous year.
A cloud burst occurred in the Challis
vicinity last week and played havoc
with much hay and grain and for sew
eral miles put the ,fne state highway
out of commission.
There is keen demand for Idaho ap-
pies this year. Middle western and
eastern states have short crops. The
nations crop is only 115,173,OOO bush
els, less than half of last years crops.
The gravel work on the new high
way between Delco and Cotterel, which
Is near Burley is about completed and
travellers may now enjoy the scenery
without blowing through dust or mud.
The county agent for Oneida county
places the damage done in the county
by the recent frosts at between Is and
20 per cent. He states that the wheat
crop will be one of the largest in the
county.
WOrkmen excavating for water
mains in Blackfoot recently uncovered
human skeleton in the business dis
trict of the city. The skeleton had
been coffined and the burial evidently
took place several years ago.
Three men are in Wallace, Idaho,
hospitals as result of cuts and bruis-
es received in an accident Of an unex-
planned cause at the Morning mine Sat-
urday. The men We're working about
the 22OO-foot level when rocks came
tumbling down from above.
Guy Flenner, of Boise, has been
named managing director of the Idaho
Reclamation association to succeed the
late Major Fred Reed, at a recent
meeting held in Pocatello. Mr. Elem
ner Is well versed with the conditions
of the state and is an ardent booster
for Idaho.
State Agriculture Commissioner
Miles Cannon has made sur
vey Of the crop conditions over the
state and personal visit to the north
part of the state, and makes the state
ment that idaho will this season har-
vest and market probably the biggest
crop in the history of the state. u
The city of Blackfoot already boosts
Of having three miles of paving and at
a recent meeting of the city council it
was decided to pave ten more blocks.
In spite of the financial conditions of |
the country Blackfoot is going ahead |
with city Improvements and is fur
nishing employment for many of her
citizens.
A total of 1851, 1858 was received
recently at the office of the state
treasurer as cash receipts from the
sale of treasury notes issued by the
state. OF the sum $850,OOO was par
yalue of the notes, $11O5 premium and
;661.13 was accrued interest. The
money was sent from the Equitable
Trust company of New York, fiscal
lgents for the state.
The hay crop for Idaho continues
0 improve and there is now promised
1884, 600 tons compared with 2,985,O0O +
ons in 1920. Many sections reported
he first crop as the largest ever har-
ested and only little of it damaged
y rain. Due to large crops Of alfalfa,
imothy and clover in the northern
ounties, much less grain than usual
viii be cut for hay up there.
Settlers of the Black Canyon Irri-
alton District have not given up hope
f securing funds to start work on the
am at Black canyon this year, and
re setting an example of activity and
The Black canyon peo-
lie are not discouraged by the lack of
unds in the reclamation treasury, but
ave inaugurated lively campaign to
ecure loan along the lines followed
Y congressman Burton L. French.
The question of who will be
he next United States Marshal for
laho has been settled. Senator'S w.
!. Borah and Frank R. Gooding have
greed upon Frank Breshears of Cald-
i'll, present head Of the state consta-
ulary, former sheriff Of Canyon coun-
Z. His nomination will be sent to
lie senate by the president and will
3 confirmed by that body, but the
lange will probably not take place
ntil Leroy G. Jones, present marshall
,mpletes his term, unless the term Of
lie latter should be cut short follow
g an investigation of his conduct in
flee which, it is claimed, is now be
g made. Friends of Marshal Jones
ate that they are not worrying over
le result of the alleged investigation
id that if that official desires to
rive out his term, he will be able to