The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-07-28
IDAHO STATE NEWS

men In the state has been given d sen
tenee OF 80 days In Jail and fne Of
500 FOR having liquor ia his possession.
Fifteen carloads OF picric acid a
mounting 10 500 tons. will De rsquisi-
Toned from the government b. Idaho
farmers for land clearing. according
10 an estimate made By h. j. Iddings,
dean OF the agricultural college OF the
university.
The Will Of James +. Callahan. plo-
neer Of the Occur d'Alene district OF
Idaho and wealthy mining operator OF
Wallace was filed for probate ar Wal
lace last Saturday with requests OF
$4,000. 10 the Salvation Army and
$4,000 TO the Knights of Columbus.
Fifty Caldwell business men organ
lied a local Kiwsnis club last~Th9ys-
day evening when half a dozen repre-
sentatiyes OF the Boise club aided In
making d success OF the initial ban
quet which was given in nicely decora-
ted rooms adjacent ia the Idaho cafe.
The Idaho on 1 Gas Co. of Pay
cite is rushing work on It's drilling
equipment Just south OF the cannery,
where. "a tons OF drilling machinery
and two carloads OF lumber have been
unloaded and Is now being lined up
and put into place by head driller Ste
vens.
Brigle Eggers. the 8-year-old son OF
James Eggers, Bohemian rancher.
was drowned Saturday afternoon in
the Snake river ar the Ross Alfred
ranch, six miles frVm Bull. Headed
by J. c. Hutchinson. Bull fire chief.
4 party OF men found the body wedg
ed in between two rocks.
Wheat harvest Is on Ia the Lewis 1
tonIClarkston country. and binders are l
busy on the hills south Of Lewiston /.
and on Charleston heights. The yield 1
is said 10 be greater than for five J,
years. A bumper crop is reported on
the NeE Perez and Camas prairles
which are several weeks later
Damages OF roo were caused by a
gasoline IRE In che o. K. barber shop
at Shoshone last Friday. A gallon
can Of gasoline. by some unknown
means, became ignitsd and the entire
front OF the shop became q mass OF
flame. Prompt action by the fire de-
partment saved adjoining stores.
Since Monday the water In Magic
reservoir near Richfeld has ceased ~
run over the spillway. The abnormal
ly cool weather OF last week is believed
TO have retarded the melting OF the
snow In the mountains. but the warm
weather Of this week may cause the
water TO run over the splllwsy again
Governor d. w. Davis will present
the two flags. purchased by contirbU
tons from the various commercial
clubs of the state. to the commander ,
OF the bettlsship idaho" at the re-
view Of the Pacific feet at Seattle
July 4. Several scenic views of Idaho
vii also be given to the ship NJ this
time.
Abel Alexander. an Indian was .
found guilty Of hunting bear without
a license. and fined SIS and costs, af.
ter his arrest at Boomers Ferry Fri
day, according to . report received In J
Boise at the Office OF the state game
warden. Onto NJ. Jones. The Indian
lad two bear hides, which were con- ),
iscated by the state. =
Mayor Ralph Lewis Of Idaho FaVs !,
; splitting up the work Of the several :
fly departments. % far as II can be :
Irranged. 10 order that as many men
70 possible can be employed. Some
men are given work for several days
hep other men are put IN to take their =.
'lsces, end 20 on. 20 as to relive the =
situation. =
Senators Borsh and Gooding OF Ida ~
o have Jointly recommended the sp- o.
ointment OF Colonel Elias Marsters u
Z Meridian a. federal prohibition dir d
ctor for Idaho. Colonel Marsters was =
ne choice Of Senator Borah under the ~
Ian by which the senators are dis %
-ibutins patronage and Senator Good "
~ Joined In the Endorsement. The u
rice pays 5000.
Damages TO the amount OF xl2o.5oo
10 asked ia 40 action at Idaho Falls q
the United States district court by ia
,e SNAKE River Irrigation dstrict a. 'S
inst the Utah Power q Light com ~
my. Action has been transferred h'
ON the Ninth judicial district cour7 "
r Bonneville county to the feeders DC
,urt, upon diversity OF citizenship OF ~
ainun and defendant
Larry J. Phssan. county road super sc
sor Of Emmsr, has at isss completed 10
e new road over ne foothills east Of
wn and It 10 now ready for traffic.
1e new road leaves the valley In the 20
4 eobcrhood Of Trosen Dos ranch. sh
encs ovs the lo~ saddle by EASY ~
sdes Of not ever &ght per cent n vi
" place. Tue Bex road sbortens las
e distance from nmmets TO Montour 10
about tive niiss. and tolas the cid tn