Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-12-21
Pfhy News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Boise.-Aifred f. Caviness was
found guilty of the murder of his wife
and a sentence of life Imprisonment
was recommended by the jury here
The jury deliberated AZ minutes. Mrs.
Caviness died after she had been
beaten as she lay in bed the night
OF August 81.
Boise.-Idaho prune growers at the
agricultural conference held in the
state house Endorsed the licensing OF
dealers in the state to prevent unfair
practices and voted to ask the con-
gressional delegation to reestablish the
licensing of all wholesale dealers in
farm food products.
Twin Falls.--A campaign OF educ
cation will be conducted by land own
ers under the Twin Falls irrigation
system in behalf of the formation of
the proposed American Falls irriga.
tion district which is to be submitted
to vote at an election throughout the
Snake rive valley in Idaho next month.
Nampa.-Miss Florence yoris, re.
Gently of Portland, Ore, began work
here as public health nurse in the
Nampa schools.
Boise.-Notificatio was received
by the state bureau OF public ac-
counts of the payment by the cities
of Pocatello Bancroft and Lava Hot
Springs, ali in Bannock county, OF
more than 100000 worth of bonded
indebtedness. All the bonds were
issued for the Improvement of sewers
and streets.
Caldwell. II With lettuce packing
ended for the season in this city and
Nampa, many workers who handled
the Canyon county crop are turning
their attention to California. Sever
al have left the two cities for the
Imperial valley, where they will work
in fields and packing houses.
Boise. - Seventy-two forest fires
We're reported in the Idaho national
forest the past season, says LYLE +.
Watts of the national forestry ser
vice. who has his headquarters al
Mccall, Ida. Mr.. Watts has been here
attending meetings of the committee
appointed by Governor ID. w. Davis
to frame forestry bill to be presented
to the legislature this winter.
Moscow.-First prizes taken by Ida.
no seeds in competition with all North
America at the International Grain
and Hay show in Chicago demon.
strates again that the state of Idaho
is a leader in its possibilities for the
small seed industry. Some of Idaho's
awards were won in classes in which
there were 1000 entries. Thirty.one
awards, four of which were firsts.
four seconds, and four thirds were
taken by seed exhibits sent from Ida
no to the show.
Twin Falls.-Bounty on the first
wolf pelt brought in this season was
claimed at the sheriff's office by Jack
Modrell professional trapper and hun
ter. The animal was shot by Mr..
Modrell at the head of Goose creek
and It's pelt measured nearly five and
one-half feet in length. The bounty
amount to 500
Nezperle.-E Olney, the 16-year-old
boy who confessed to burning the Kit
trell srhoolhohse near Craigmont and
with supposed partner robbed the
w. ]. billiard home, a fortnight ago.
has been sent to the state industrial
school at st. Anthony.
Idaho Falls.-Tdaho is said to hold
the worlds record for the largest
brook trout ever caught, an eight-pound
speciman, 20 inches long, was caught
by Eich Peterson of Rexburg.
Occur d'Alene.-Chemica analysis
OF the clay sent to the University of
Washington for testing has been
made, and A. w. Johnson of this city
says 1t is most favorable for pottery
purposes.
Parma.-The shipping Of livestock
has started with seven cars OF hogs
and one Of cattle. Besides this there
was shipped from this station eight
cars OF head lettuce, "a cars of apples
and one of potatoes. This, with two
cars Of lettuce now being loaded,
makes total OF 100 cars shipped from
Parma this season
Observation-Disclosures requesting that
the Union Pacific and Oregon Short
Line railway companies put into eff
feet mergency freight rates on grain,
fruit, hay and coal, and asking the
Interstate commerce commission to re-
duce the excessive freight rates on
commodities nroducad ar5 rhfr,,a