Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1924-03-07
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

, Idaho Falls.-The Rigby sugar ia
!, tory was sold to the Utah-Idah
$ Sugar company Saturday at sal
/. conducted by A. V. Scott, receiver TO
, the Beet Growers Sugar compan,
owners Of the factory. The sale wa
. consummated during bidding betwee
W. H. Watts, general manager, an
R. w. Young, attorney for the Utah
Idaho Sugar company. The biddin,
opened at $65O,000, the bid of YOUNG
and was followed by bid of S700,00l
by Watts. It was then raised t.
100000 by Young.
Pocatello.-H. w. Vanderwood Of
Blackfoot has been named successor
to Eldon Shock as Burser of the
Idaho institute, according to an an
nouncement by President c. R. Fra
zier.
Boise.-Idaho will not permit baby
chicks to be shipped into the state
from California it has been amour
ced at the state department of agri-
culture. This decision was wired to
DR.. C. D. Carpenter at Petaluma,
California, who made inquiry few
days ago to find out whether the
state would accept such shipments in
view of the foot and mouth disease
epidemic that has broken out in Cal
fornia
Boise.-Rejecting all rates charged
by the Idaho Power company for all
classes of electrical service, including
the rates now in existance and de-
claring them to be unjust, unreason-
able and discriminatory, the public
utilities commission issued an order
in which a schedule of rates is sub
stituted for all others in effect in |
the entire territory served by the
The new rates with one
Or two exceptions went into effect
Saturday. The company's schedule
filed January 10, was rejected.
Boise,-Track laying gangs started
work Friday on the Perkins end or
he Orchard-Boise main line, accord
ng to L. W. Althoff, resident engin-
er. The work from Perkins to the
canal will be used, Mr..
Atthoff said, as the railroad is under
ontract to complete the bridges
cross the Ridenbaugh and New York
anals before May 1, and the rails
re needed in order that the bridge
EEL may be brought to the ground. !
Boise,-Boise city probably will [
ose the fiscal year, May 1, with a c
irplus of $4,000 over the budget a
the quarterly report of Mrs. S
ngela Hopper, city clerk, indicates. f
here is balance in the budget es-
mate of $64,748.2S, while monthly
;penditures have averaged approx
ately $4,000 so far this year. The "
port is for the quarter ending Jan fe
ny 81. .,
Boise,-The big Black canyon dam re
ing thrown across the Payette NJ
yer In western Idaho just above bl
e town of Emmett to form a re- 10
rvolr IN which to impound water us
the use of lands in the Emmett VI
LEY will be completed in April of pa
S year. ed
Boise,-Attorneys for R. E. Dam o a.
r, Rupert lawyer and politician, o..
lylcted In the federal court of send ~,
obscene letters through the Oh
IL, has filed motion for a new f.,
al. ioi
ira
,olse, - Assistant United States lax
orney ]. H. McEvers has resigned
take effect March 10, it was an
need by United States Attorney 7
u. Davis. Mr.. Evers leaves the M,
eral prosecutors office to sue
John 0. Moran as Oregon =, .
TT Line attorney, and his head hos
rters will be in Pocatello. 49,
oise,-The Frank Steunenberg tor
norial monument will be erected spr
he triangle park Immediately in mu
It OF the state capitol, according Ma
decision of the memorial as will
alton and the commissioners at a
ting in Governor Moore's office.
lpert, = John West, trapping bee
Invest Of Rupert, caught eight the
ties In two weeks, for which he gre;
wed bounty of $3.50 each and neal
the pelts for 1915 each, making pub
tai of $50. The skins were in the
condition. no.,
SDurg-The Thornton cheese fac has
was opened officially last weal last
big dance and program at
nton Many Rexburg people al.
%. The people OF Thornton Dl
out IN mass. IL was q very he e
'Ss'ui event fees
se'--sawing operations started s9ie
ay nc the Barber mill or the W. y
'fayette Lumber company after 'l'nn
'ss since Christmas. one hun. party
ana ffy mon vent ~ work an meml