The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-05-17
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

BlackfOOt-Eire originating III INC
basement OF the Scriyner building al
Main and Pacific streets caused dam
age to $1,000 to the building and ci-
gar stock OF Alex Bumgarner.
Pocatello.-Idaho can boast OF hay'
ing a town which is entirely under
the control OF women. That distinc-
ton belongs TO Fairfield, due to the
fact that a ticket composed entirely
OF women was elected at the recent
election
Idaho Falls.-Idaho Falls city taxes
will be reduced about % per cent,
according to the budget adopted at
meeting of the city council. The levy
OF the entire city will be about 10
mills, which will include the bond and
sinking fund.
Pocatello.=The Idaho cherry crop
win be better than that OF last year,
according to all reports. The Lewis
ton crop will run TO more than 800
tons and the Emmett crop is esti-
mated at nearly 100 tons.
Boise.-F. F. Johnson was reelected
president OF the Idaho Power COM
pany at a special meeting OF the d.
iectors at the company's offices here.
Blackfoot. - Frank Just, an en-
ployee OF the Idaho Power company,
ives severely burned about the chest
by an electric arc. The wire near
which he stood carried 1000 volts.
Arco.-The campaign waged tossign
up enough cows to support cheese
factory in this community met with
success. More than 400 head have
been signed up.
Pocatello.-Merritt Richardson, Ben
Summers and Mrs. S. Il. Thompson
are held In the county Jail at Burley
charged with statutory offense.
Idaho Falls-Boys' week, conducted !
under auspices of the Idaho Falls Ro-
tary club, ended with an enthusiastic |
athletic meet at Highland park. APP
proximately 300 boys participated.
Nampa-Caught by a descending
cage weighing 1900 pounds, Fred
Sorenson, a miner at the Demming
mines, was killed instantly.
Caldwell.-Seven miles OF state
highway between Caldwell and Wilder
have just been completed by the
county road department The high
way was started last summer.
Rigby.-The cheese factory at Rig
by began active operations with 5000
pounds OF milk, which will be largely
increased at once.
Burley-A. V. Mounce OF Bull, was
instantly killed in an automobile acct
dent sixteen miles west of here.
Idaho Falls.-Harry w. Lambourne
Of Salt Lake and Miss Alta Guthrie
Of st. Anthony were seriously iniur-
ed when an auto in which they were
riding overturned - miles north of
here.
Idaho Falls.-The receiving hospit-
Il of the Blackfoot asylum, after be-
ng unoccupied for nearly year, was
opened on May l.
Wallace. - Nine mining concerns
He'd statements with the county as
lessor here. showing net profits of
1851 ,624.46 for mines OF the Occur
rAlene district during 1922.
Blackfoot-Work has begun on a
1000 cottage on the stock ranch OF
like Barclay at his home ranch a,
he north limits OF Blackfoot.
Pocatello.--W. G. Jones, former
aston OF the Baptist church, upon
etition of friends, has been pre-
allied upon to organize a new church
, Pocatello.
Montpelisr-Dr. George F. Ashley
'as sworn into office as mayor of
lontpelier. DIR. Ashley was elected In
tfice on April "a by an almost
mani nous vote In his favor.
Rupert.-The Minidoka project now
ontains 100000 laying hens. and II Is
stimated that nearly a quarter mil
on haoy chicks win be raised this
bring and summer.
Montpelier. Bear Lake county
irmers win try out sugar beet grow.
x this season and nearly 800 acres
the best land in the valley has been
gned up for beet growing.
Blackfoot-The county commission
the contract for miles Of gravel =
road to Glenn and Shafer. con. r