Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-03-09

eminent. In 1895 Wagner filed ON E
homestead near Post Falls, Ida. The
'and office was in doubt as to the flllne
Zee and requested that Wagner pay
sum considerable In excess of usual
requirements. He was told that the
government would reimburse him.
should 1t be found that he had paid
TOO much. Recently he wus notified
to file HIS claim for $500, and ne
. now has the check.
Boise.-Idahe has 42,1O6 farms. with
s6.124 head of breeding hogs, accord.
!: ing TO the United States census of
le2O, which means that II only has
IL hogs per farm. According 10 the
census there were 1O8,50O pigs and
T'4o6 feeding hogs, which brings the
average up to 81 heads per farm for
all kinds of hogs for the entire state !.
only 7299 head of the total are pure
pred animals, all breeds included.
Inc state fair board Of Idaho have
been endeavoring to correct this stu
alton by inducing exhibitions of swine
az the state fair. each year which slim
aiats interest In the American mort
rage litter.
Nampa.-Reports continue to come
n of isolated cases Of cattle scab In a
lew herds near Nampa. Farmers should
% on the lookout for It's appearance
N their own herds, as 1t is easily
spread from one animal to another or
from one herd to another by contact
with affected animals, or infected Ger
ais. When mango becomes wide
spread, 1t is serious disease and
.auses considerable financial loss. due
70 the loss OF weight by NANCY cattle
Boise.-A number Of Idaho sheep
men have received from 81 to SO a
lead for their sheep, and one man
with 1000 sheep Melted IS a head. in
ne last few days "Thls Is more than
'hey used to get all told for the sheep"
prominent commission man saws.
and ought to make the sheep men
eel pretty good"
Nampa.-One hundred tnirty-seven
'arious sized bottles containing seeds
ire on display in the Nampa Chamber
IF Commerce rooms. They are ar
anged on step table, Included in
ne lot are five different varieties of
wheat and three of barley.
Boise. - Sixty-nine signers, repre-
'enting 997.13 acres Of land, filed a
petition in district court for the Or
sanization of Ada county drainage dis
rlct No. 3, proposed to include approx
nately 1000 acres acres located in 10
iections of land described as GLOW, wet
lat and DOGGY, highly cultivated land
With an excess of alkali." The petit
ion was accompanied by bond of
$500
Idaho Falls.-The cold pack" sys
.em Of canning fruits and vegetables
which has become prominent part
the educational system OF Idaho
through the means of the agricultural
extension work of the farm bureau. is
Il
Der Of recent deaths, caused by eating
)f vegetables home canned by the cold
PACK system. The cold pack" method
" preserving fruits and vegetables is
lnSaTe and none should be consumed
without boiling at least As minutes.
according to Geo. W. Hooper, head of
The medical research department 0f the
University of California.
Nampa.-A Swiss Toggenberg milch
goat is the latest addition to the LLOYD
Simons family at their residence ON
18th avenue, Nanny beng an important
factor in the daily menu OF Master Max
Mayfield Simons.
Boise.-Boises polo tournament and
morse show for the spring is an assured
TACT. This was determined az a din
ner meeting Of the Boise Polo club
held recently, when 20 members were
present. The date set is May %.
Pocatelio-A special train passed
through Pocatello from Sugar City, car
fying 400 Mexicans 325 of them being
adults. They are being deported to
Mexico. All of them had been in the
employ of sugar company, arrange
ments have been perfected to that end,
some time since. immigration officials,
however, have termed the understand
Ing violation OF federal rulings and
the natives must return to Mexico.
idaho
Acknowledging through a heavy
snowstorm, which late in the afternoon |
turned TO a blizzard. while the mer-
curry sank to the zero mark, Tud Kent. |
American champion, successfully de-