Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-05-26
Pithy News Notes
From, All Parts of
IDAHO

\ IDAHO
Boise.-Boises 100 per cent girl
was chosen mere at a May-day fet
given by the high school students. Sh
Is Miss Helen Turner, senior higl
~ school student, and was selecte'
through vote of twenty-five girls re
Gently chosen as typical representa-
lives of the 100 per cent" type de
scribed in answers to questionaires dis
h .ributed among faculty and students
# Of the school.
e Nez Perce.-Leslie Roth, former as.
: sistant cashier of the Kamiah State
: bank, had paid fine of $500, imposed
| in court here when he pleaded guilty
to technical violation of the state
banking laws. Roth withdrew a form
er plea of not guilty. The states at
lorrav recommended leniency when 1t
was learned that Roth committed the
offense when he was 10 years of age.
Malad.-Agltation for an old age
pension bill in the next state legisla-
ture is being arranged for by the var
lous aeries of Eagles of the state,
and committees have been appointed
n most Idaho towns to start the
Capitalization Of public sentiment in
fayor of such legislation.
| Moscow.-Formation of a permanent
organization of north Idaho pioneers
was practically assured as a result
Of action taken at the closing sessions
Of the pioneer reunion held at the I'm
lversity of Idaho.
Twin Falls.-Sections of East Twin |
Falls were struck by hail and rain |
storm which observers declare the
most destructive in years.
Idaho Falls.-As a result Of cow,
pig and hen campaign carried on in
Bonneville county by the merchants of
Idaho Falls cooperating with the farm
bureau, to increase interest in iive.st-
fed farming, over 10000 baby chicks
have been shipped into Idaho Fails this
spring. The largest single shipment
Of LOO came from California.
Preston.-Two per cent of the win.
Ter wheat acreage in Utah was aban.
Toned on May 1, the remainder to be
harvested being placed at 145 900 acres
according to a compilation OF the bu-
eau of crops estimates.
Boise.-Emil Grandjean OF the for
sst office, who has been at the Ar
'owrock-Troutdale road camp reports
hat the construction has reached Twin
Springs and the road will be COM I
)leted soon.
Boise.-The total capital stock and
surplus of the 10 banks in the state
designated as state repositories is
more than $11 ,000O00, according to
statement by B. Z. Hyatt, director of
he state bureau OF public accounts.
Boise.-Since the creation of the $
tate department Of agricultural early I
n 1919 up to and including the month !
t April, 1922, the department his .
eceived bounty claims for ~, 1872 pred
tory animals killed and the amount =.
# these claims is $107, 572. 80. The
verage cost of the state for each I
nimal killed is $2.T4 /
Pocstello-Informat from travel (
RS from the west shows that few n
ars have passed over the transcon- +
mental highway over the Blue noun |
aims in Oregon, between La Grande
nd Pendleton The road, however, 7
in bad condition, with many mud
oles.
Boise.--Agitation for an old age pen i1
lon bill in the next state legislature o
) being organized by the Fraternal Or d
err of agles, and the Boise aerie has 6
ppointed a committee to start the D
INSTALLATION of public sentiment in IL
his section of the state. n
Boise.-Forests of the west and Of :"
iaho particularly, are facing a menace ~
h-ch in some features is more grave a
IAN that of the dreaded forest fires,
'cording to District Forester e. C. ~
nephard. who recently returned from he
trip OF inspection In the Payette n
rest and lands owned by the Boise d.
ayeite Lumber company, near Cas- q;
'ue' Idaho. The menace he spoke Of re-
the boring beetle which hes become "
ore and more noticeable in tile last -
sar. The insect. once II has attacKed
tree girdles the trunk under the bars so
ID finally kills the tree. ns
boiseVfhe weed control work has de
'il materially increased the oualif, "a