Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-12-07
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

- announced SATURDAY dl inc N'"Si
e session of the annual convention hel
IN Pocatello.
Q Pocatello,-A new theatre and stor
building to cost in the neighborhoo
i. of 100000 will be erected in Poca
tello next spring, according to an
: nouncement made by F. Il. Logue
!, local real estate dealer. The site 0
: the building is in the heart of tn
west side business district and fou
lots have been secured on Soutl
Main.
Albion,-When the county commits
sioners canvassed the vote from Oak
ley, Idaho. on whether they should
create an irrigation district or not
1t was found that the corporation was
defeated by a vote of 302 to IA.
Rupert, Idaho, - Accidental death
was the finding of the coroner's jury
called to investigate the death OF
Carl Teton. whose mangled body was
found on the railroad track mile
east of Minidoka several days ago.
1t is believed that four trains passed
over it. Teton is said to have been
a Cherokee Indian.
Weiser,-John Ross. operating 20
acre farm near Weiser, is satisfied
there is nothing the matter with
Idaho. 7. Mr.. Ross, a few days ago,
called ON Harry Wulff, hardware deal
err Weiser, to inquire as to where he
could lend $1,000
Occur d'Alene,-Supervision of jit-
neys and motor buses by the public
utilities commission was asked Tues
day in a letter from ]. H. Eby, of
north Idaho. Mr. Eby said he had
occasion to travel much between
points in the "Coeur d'Alenes" and
told the commission the fares were
not only excessive but the service
was poor.
Pocatello,-North Pocatello, a sub
urb of Pocatello, Tuesday filed
protest with the public utilities COM
mission against the schedule of rates
for water asked by the Pocatello |
Realty and Investment company. This |
S the second protest that has been |
lied to the rate schedule, the first |
oming from the village of Fairview
lso served by the company.
Idaho Falls ,-William II. Richard |
on, 56, head mechanic and travelling |
ngineer for the Utah-Idaho Sugar
was killed almost instantly
londay when the car which lie was
irving skidded in the slippery pave
lent when he attempted to pass an
Their car and overturned, pinning him
eneath the wreckage. The accident
ccurred four miles south of Idaho
alls.
Boise,-Idaho's state tax is lower
is year than it has been for the past
We years, according to a comparative
atement issued Tuesday by E. G.
allet, state auditor
Twin Falls,-Sarah Bracket was
Farded a verdict for $59,SS1.25 by a |
ry in district court here, this sum t
the valuation of land d
med by her and sought by the Idaho O
I'm Development company in site v
a reservoir. This verdict exceeds q
almost $1,000 the valuation placed
the property by jury in district n
lrt here three years ago when the d
'viously been set for hearing at a
t was first tried v
5oise,-The Adams Light and Pow.
company, through its acting presi-
1t A. IL. Featherstone, Tuesday fill
an application with the public utili-
commission asking a 90-cent cor W
lance OF its case with the Salubria q,
ley Milling company. The case had I,
User December 3, by the commits t-
ne Jonnson-Thompson a.
ril in Wendall shipped 1902 a.
mas or certified Grimm alfalfa '"
TO Salt Lake a short time ago n.'
seed having been harvested from NC -,
'-acre field. The growers claim uu
rd yield in Idaho for this year OF ~
bushels. twenty-five acres ",a
shed lib sacks, weighing 1921 OF
IDS per sack. That is a total of wi
81 bushels from the % acres.
aIlaee, - Twenty-seyen non-diy-
= paying companies in the Os. Al
district OF the Occur d'Alenes OF
spend S256,7o0 during the ealen. car
year 1923, according 10 data com the
by hafenal Macbeth, secretary be
. Idaho Mining association The two
made public itemizing the ma. acc
of Inc expenditures Is figured on nis
~ of actual expenditures I'D 10 mui
'sf 81 and an estimate Tor Nov ed
Ana December plo-
ifgloD Plsns CIV ~ r..