White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-05-30
Idaho News

MOSCOW. Extensive improve
ment are being made in the equip
ment of the dairy department Of the
University of Idaho, this year. A
new Simpson butter cutter and molds
have been ordered. A 2,000-pound
cheese vat will be installed for the
laboratory work next fall. Plans are
also being made to install some new
equipment in the ice cream depart
ment.
CALDWELL. = Eight Thousand
school children took part in lantern
parade and pageant here recently, as
the closing event in connection with
the second annual iris show by the
Forward Club. The pageant was held
in Memorial Park, the parade follow
ed the pageant, the pupils forming at
the park, marching through the bust
ness section and disbanding at the
city hail.
MOSCOW. - Three hundred and
twenty-five boys and girls are expect
ed on the Idaho campus to take part
in the second annual boys and girls
club short courses at the University,
June 1922, representing 60 per cent
of the total junior club enrolment in
northern and 40 per cent in southern
Idaho. This course will give mem
bers an opportunity for week of
intensive practical training in the
fundamentals Of applied agriculture
and home economics.
MOSCOW-After producing 134,654
pounds of milk, Idaho Violet Posch
Ormsby, famous University of Idaho
cow is dead, after giving birth to a
bull calf, which Is alive and fine in
dividual, being her last contribution
to the line of high-producing Hol-
stein purebreds which she has been
giving to the herds Of Idaho dairymen.
She would have been IL years old in
September. Her highest production
in one year was 26,S12 pounds of milk
containing 1,007 pounds of butterfat,
which would have made 1859 pounds
of butter.
MOSCOW.-The commission formed
by the federal central executive COM
mittee to commemorate the memory
of Lenine, has forbidden the use of
The late premier's portrait on cigar
or cigarette labels, candy boxes, jew
elry or in other advertising form.
HORSESHOE BEND.-Mrs. Leotha
Jane Smidt, an early settler on the
Payette River, died here recently. She
crossed the plains in 1873 and settled
in Wyoming. In August Of that year
she was married to H. w. Smidt, who
survives her. They moved to Idaho
in 1876, settling in Jerusalem, where
they lived for five years. They then
took up homestead in the Enterprise
district, which they still own. Since
1905 they have lived at Horseshoe
Bend, where Mr. Smidt conducts a
store. The Smidts celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary August
81, 1923, their five living children all
being present. There are % living
grandchildren and six great-grandchflr
ldren.
"A W.-Forty-fve cents a day
was the average percapita cost of
feeding family of five, living under
normal conditions, according to a re-
port of three girls majoring in home
economics, who have finished their
first month in the departmental prac-
tice cottage. These girls, with Miss
Katherine Jensen, head of the eco
nomics department, and Miss Grace
Zudreele, assistant professor of art
and design, composed the family of
five which made this record. Under
a systematic division of work, the
girls took complete charge Of the cot
tage, serving in turn in the capacities
of hostess and cook, business manager
and laundress and maid. A program
Of meals and general housekeeping
was provided the intention of the de-
partment being to give practice In as
many aspects Of real home life as pos
sible. Careful buying of foods, eco
nomic cooking and preparation and
attention to scientific food values
were made out by the hostess week
in advance and were strictly adhered
to. None of this work was allowed
to interfere with the regular outside
activities Of the girls, who attended
classes as usual.
KOOTENAI.-The pupils of the
eighth grade of the Kootenai Schools
were presented with their diplomas
recently; the average grades Of the
graduates being 90. A musical pro-
gram was given and supper was
served, in which the graduates, School
Board and Faculty participated.