The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-07-11
IDAHO AND IDAHOANS

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The Prune crop this year promises
to be the largest ever raised In Idaho
A year ago, condition of So per cen
Of normal was reported and the fina
carlot movement amounted to 1925,
cars. This year the condition is s:
per cent Of normal and carlot move
ment Of 1850 cars is considered con
servative. Ada County has 80 pei
cent Of the prune acreage and the
condition there Dc "a per cent of nor
NAL.
INteracy Is fast diminishing in Idaho
according TO statistics gathered by the
census bureau. In 1920 there were
1921 persons over ten years Of age in
the entire state who could not write,
914 Of these being native whites, the
remainder being foreign born. The Ill
iterats comprise only Is per cent of the
total population, whereas in 1910 the
illiterates were 20 per cent Of the to-
tai. VI.
The Idanha hotel, named for the
famous springs. Of that name located
at Soda Springs, burned Tuesday. The
building was landmark and was built
in 1887, by the Natural Mineral Water
Co. For a number of years the no.
tel was maintained by the Union Pa
cific as DINING station and was pop
ular as summer resort. The building
was large, three stories high and built
entirely of wood. At the time of the
fire it was used as an apartment house.
Quarantine against Idaho potatoes
on account of Eel worm" found in Sec
lions Of Canyon county will not be
necessary, was the decision Of the west
ern agricultural quarantine board in
session at Victoria, B. c. according to
a telegram Friday from w. H. Wicks.
Mr.. Wicks is state director of the bu-
reau of plant industry, and is repre-
senting Idaho at the meeting. -
Announcement of the appointment
Of Prof. Martin Fuller Angel, Phi. D.,
as dean Of the college of letters and
scence of the of the university, effec-
tive July 1, was made Friday by Presi-
dent A. H. Upham. Professor Angel
succeeds Dean Edward M. Hulme,
whose resignation to take a position
at Stanford university was announced
several months ago.
That Parma is live town and rap
idly increasing In population and
wealth is evidenced by the rapidly in
creasing business at the postoffice-
quarter by quarter Postmaster Casta.
ter's reports have shown splendid
gain and the Department at Washing
ton has notified him that his Kirk.
patrick is one of Parma's promclass
to a second class office to axe effect
July LIST.
A. S. Embree, I. W. w. leader was
sentenced to from one to ten years
in the state penitentiary. at Wallace,
Monday, after having been found
guilty of criminal syndicalism, under
the Idaho law Saturday. On the wit.
ness stand Embree declared he filled
the place Of William d. Haywood az
supreme officer of the l.. w. w. fol
two months in 1918.
Work will beg in on the new flour
mill at Bull, within the next week OF
10 days by an new company organized
last winter to replace the old mill
which burned down last February
The mill will be built large enough to
install machinery with capacity fol
200 barrels, though for the present the
machine capacity will be 100 barrels
Fry and company of Mampa whe
operate the largest poultry feeding ant
plant in Idaho, have closed
for repairs, and for the purpose of in.
new machinery and equipment
TIL company whose headquarters are
highly pleased with the business OF
heir Nampa plant and will reoper
September 1.
Commissioners of Ada county recefy
ID from the Fidelity and Deposit COM
,any of Maryland, Friday sight draft
# sol, 332 90, principal and interest tc
over the deposits tied up in the Over
and National bank, which recently
allied. This amount covers the en-.
ire deposit of the county in this in,
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Enlargement of the scope of the
armer owned sugar factory movement
Initiated year ago by the Interstate
sugar company, is seen in the compile
ion recently of plans for under writing
bond issue for 81 100000 to complete
he moving from Corcoran, CAL, Of
ugar, factory for erection at Preston
daho., rsi e
Wednesday June %, all day and eve
ing, have been set aside for the dedi-
alton Of the new Oswsley bridge south
+ Hagerman, spanning the Snake Riv-
r and connecting Gooding and Twin
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