Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-06-22
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

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Boise.-Joel Brown Of Emmett has
been named as director of the bureau
Of weights and measures by Mark
Means, commissioner Of the depart.
ment OF agriculture.
Rupert.-The Amalgamated Sugar
company plans to erect a number of
buildings near the railroad track to
house the Mexican beet field laborers,
now In this territory in large nEm-
bers. One large building and twelve
small houses will be built.
Rupert-O. w. Kessinger, weed In
spector, plans to start campaign
against the Canadian thistle. This
weed should be cut every week, he
says, as they do much harm to all
crops.
Boise.-George Frank Nelson,
rancher living three miles southeast
of Kuna, was struck by a bolt Of
lightning and instantly killed, while
out inspecting his lettuce patch, about
200 yards from his home.
Lewiston-North Idaho will attempt
TO retain the services Of E. A. Bryan.
commissioner of education of the
state, by raising funds by private
subscription to pay his salary after
June 80, 1t is announced.
housekeeping to an invitation
extended by the Boise Chamber of
Commerce to route its Better Dairy
ing" special through this city, the
Wisconsin Holstein Freisian associa-
ton announced the four cars which
will compose the train will arrive in
Boise July 8.
Boise--Idaho is being deprived of
approximately So, 500 for highways
and the counties of $4,000 for the
same purpose, because of the fact
that there are between 5000 and 1000
automobiles in the state for which no
1923 licenses have been issued, ac-
cording to William ]. Hall, commits
sione~ of public works.
Pocatello.-Work involving the ex-
penditure Of approximately 100000
has started in the west end OF the
Pocatello yards. Terminal facilities
will be greatly enlarged.
Idaho Falls.-The largest trout
landed this season was caught by L.
A. Hartert of Idaho Falls. The fish
is salmon trout and tips the scales
at 10 pounds.
Hailey-The state has approved the
construction work on the Carey valley
Reservoir company's irrigation pro
ject in Blaine county, according to
George A Carter, assistant commits
sioner of reclamation.
Caldwell-A. S. and Francis l. Mar.
tin who failed in an effort to bring
about the ousting of c. A Williams,
porbate judge of Canyon count, were
made defendants in a damage lit for /
$500 filed by Judge Williams.
acknowledgements ID lrketiDg |
Of potatoes was the subject discussed /
at a meeting of the Bannocs county /
Farm bureau held at the chamber Of
commerce hall.
Emmett-A cloudburst aid hail
storm last week ruined approximate
~ sixty acres of melon patch es, dam
aged the canyon canal and laid low
considerable acreage OF barley.
Pocatello.-One OF the Lar gest and
most complete moonshine ssills ever
in Power county fell into
he hands Of Sheriff J. Hanson, when
he officers were on a little tour Of
on Michaud creek.
Boise.-The depot at Idahon'e, will
re closed by the public utilities COM
mission OF the state IL the railroad
'roves its contention that the lack of
BUSINESS at that station does not JUST.
J keeping an agent there.
misunderstanding TO word re-
eived here the Union Pacific rail.
Dad company has purchased sixty
cres Of land in the Homedale dis
riot for the purpose of taking out
ravel to be used on the roadbeds of
ne system.
Malad.-The nine-hole course at the
ldian Springs Golf club is now CON-
leted and is being used every day
v the local membership
BlackfoOt, IdahO-Articles were i'll
by the Idaho Grimm Growers
'srehouse corporation. The corpora
on will clean, process and treat
rimm alfalfa seed.
American faiis.-The general rains