The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-15
Short News Notes
From All Parts OF
IDAHO

Lewiston.-D. L. RosengrantS' up
per Snake river stockman, cnafseu
with the murder Of Dick Lyle on
March 81, was found not guilty Dy 9
Jury in district court here
Caldwell-Thirteen Canyon county
clubs were represented at meeIi,ie
of the executive committee Oh 'no
Burbank federation here. The Aua
county Burbank federation VIII Dc
guests at a picnic to be held at Our
tbs park June 20.
Boise Idaho's state treasury
earned more than $4,000 IN interest
on funds deposited in April, accord
ing to the monthly report OF D. F.
Banks. state treasurer. The report
shows that total Of $92I6.4Z was
earned in the month.
Boise.-President Coolidge, on rec
ommendation Of Secretary WORK, mas
set aside the "Craters of the Moon
a lava wonderland near Arco, ldano'
as a national monument. The area
covers 80 square miles and was gwen
its name because Of the similarity Oh
its surface with that Of the moon as
seen through a telescope.
]. P. Gray, owner of large COM
mercial orchards near Nampa ana
Kuna, has just completed survey OF
fruit crop conditions in the north
western states. He estimates that the
northwest will ship about a fifty per
cent crop this year, unless unforeseen
conditions arise to further reduce
production.
Boise.-The third annual May fete
of the Boise high school will be given
at Julia Davis park on May 30. Fifty
girls of the high school have been
elected as maids of honor, and out
of these girls May queen will De
chosen, her name to be kept secret
until the day of the fete at which
time she will be crowned by Governor
c. C. Moore.
Boise-Gov. C. C. Moore has accep-
ted an invitation to attend the COM
mencement exercises at the state uni
versity at Moscow, June 2. He also
will take part in the dedication ex-
ercises at Lapwai, near Lewiston, OF
the giant boulder erected to the men,
Dry of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Spaulding,
the first white settlers in that Sec
ton.
Pocatello.-A public meeting Of the
qualified voters of the city has been
called by the city council for May 2s,
at which meeting the council will ask
for the authorization of an additional
levy to raise sufficient money for
general revenue purposes for the en-
suing fiscal year. 1t has been de-
termined by the council that it will
require more than 10-mill levy for
This purpose.
Malad.-E Electricity is spreading to
the farms of Idaho. 1t is believed
that between is and 20 per cent Of
Idaho farms are supplied with cleo
trio lights or electric power, or both,
and the demand is showing a steady
increase. Lines are being extended
into new territory and new patrons
are being added to lines already built.
Boise Commissioner Mark A.
Means of the state department of
agriculture admitted that pressure is
being brought to bear for the modi-
fication of the Idaho quarantine
against California hoof and mouth
disease to admit fruits and vege-
tables from the southern state. A
message from Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wallace at Washington has been
received, in which the statement Is
made that there is no danger of In
lection being carried by products of
the soil originating in areas which
are free from the disease.
Mackay.-Work has been started
on both ends Of the cutoff from Lost
River to East Fork of the Salmon
river, by way OF Peck's canyon. Il
is estimated that the Improvements
needed to put this road in good con-
dition will cost $4,000. 1t is plann-
ed to have the road completed by
the latter part Of July. The road
lessons the distance from Mackay to
the Livingston mines Ia miles.
Pocatello.-Pocatello lodge of Elks
burned the mortgage on the lodge
building with fitting ceremonies last
week. this being one Of the incidents
Of the three days Jubilee and
MirthQuake." The lodges indebted
ness has been discharged in less than
eight years and has been done on a
monthly payment plan.
Pocatella-Tbe special municipal
bond election held here last week re-
-of,s,t tha r,at.aSSaf-v tWO-thirdS ma