The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
.IDAHU AND IDhHOANS

!. pounds after May 3. Milling companie
;. having sacks of flour on hand weighin
( 4S pounds may sell them after May :
when the 49-pound sack law goes int
effect, provided they are marked a
. weighing 4S pounds.
:. Pocatello citizens have taken al
active part in the "clean city, cam
paign, as initiated and directed by tn
Community council. Almost a constan
stream of trucks and wagons could b.
seen at all hours of the day haulin;
: out garbage from the alleys, during tn,
campaign.
The sixteenth session of the Idaho
legislature did not pass any bonus Law
for Idaho soldiers. This statement wa.
made by the attorney general in con
nection with the receipt of several let
tiers from former soldiers asking about
HE new bonus law passed by the legis
lature,
Boise has the lowest tax levy pei
dollar and per capita, the lowest ex-
pendlture per dollar and per capita
and the lowest bonded Indebtedness
per dollar and per capita of any frs,
or second class city in the state, it Is
claimed by some Of the Boise officials
"Mercena Mabel Hartog," registered
Holstein COW, owned by the Interlnoun-
tain institute at Weiser, is being ex-
plotted as the coming champion milk
producer of the world. This much
herllded COW is now producing more
than 100 pounds of milk daily.
The first formal step toward actual
completion of the great American Falls
damsite was taken last week, when the
state deartment Of reclamation re-
ceived an application for the permit
to divert 800 secOnd-feet and to store
100000 acre-feet of water.
Eggs to the number of 12O cases, or
5000 dozen, were the extent of one
days trading with Rupert merchants
on the part of local farmers. If laid
end to end they would extend 5000 feet
and at the price then paid represented
a money value of 1923.
Twin Falls is to have an ''all church"
ticket III the field at the coming NUM-
cipal election. This does not mean
that the nominees are members of any
particular church, but each is men,
Der in good standing of the church
which he will represent.
The request for an extension of the
emergency hay rate for the state of
Idaho has been denied by J. A. Reeves,
general freight agent for the Oregon
Short Line. Many organizations have
asked that the emergency rate on hay
be extended to May 80.
The wires for the new cluster street
lights are being laid on Broadway and
Main streets at Bull. The posts for
the lamps will be placed ten feet apart
and are made of ornamental iron,
twelve feet high, surmounted with 1000
candle power lamps.
Ira 0. Tweedy, superintendent Of the
Rupert schools, was chosen head for
the joint institute of the south central
section of Idaho at recent meeting of
county superintendent at Shoshone,
The institute will be held this next fall
at Burley
Idaho has bee inspection law but
the sixteenth session of the legislature
failed to appropriate money enough to
make it effective, is the information
which the department of immigration,
labor and statistics has given out.
Pocatello Rotarians are in favor of
Montana Rotary clubs remaining in
separate district from Idaho and Utah.
This took form by resolution being
passed indorsing similar resolution
Of the Anaconda Rotary club.
The Carlson Hardware company at
Pocatello was robbed Of about 5000
worth of automatic revolvers. The cash
register and the safe of the store were
untouched. Entrance was gained
through skylight.
United States Senator Frank r.
Gooding announced at Pocatello last
week that he will spend the time be-
fore the next session organizing the
state of Idaho in insisting for lower
freight rates.
The interior Of the Kootenai county
court house and Occur d'Alene city
hall, three story brick building, was
destroyed last week by fire, with
loss estimated at $4,000 to $4,000.
About so ranchers and stockmen
have formed Boundary County Stock
Growers association for the purpose
Of promoting the livestock industry.
Fire wiped out an entire business
block in Fairfield and caused dam
age estimated at $4,000. The origin
Of the blaze is not known.
Operations on the highways sur
rounding Lewiston have been resumed.
An elevator with capacity of nearly
$4,000 bushels is being built at Bull.
The county agriculturist for Bannock
county is busy organizing committees
to take care Of the distribution of the
$4,000 of moneys assigned to Ban
vooly cn,1Dty FOR tho old ne 1ro1,fh