Shoshone journal., 1924-02-01
Short News Notes
From, All Parts of
IDAHO

Moscow, = Announcement of Il
discovery by Lieutenant Alfred
Lyon, graduate of the University {
Idaho in the class of 1920, of tw
new light metal alloys which promis
: TO work wonders in airplane motc
construction, has just been receive
at the university.
Blackfoot,-Fort Hall Indian reser
vation delegates now en- route T.
Washington, District of Columbia
with Agency Superintendent William
Donner, include. from the Blackfoo
district Ralph w. Dixey, Shoshon,t
and T. Pakibro, Bannock Indians
Ross Fork district, Charlie Evening
Shoshone; Fort Hall district jacob
Browning, Shoshone, and Charlie
Pizoka, Bannock with an additional
delegate representing the Shoshones
in the Bannock creek district
Boise-The condition of sheep il
Idaho has improved very materially
according to the report of the state
sheep commissioner made to the gov
ernor. In 1920, 375,311 sheep were
infected with scabies and during the
year of 1923 there were only 16363.
Active inspection and enforced dip
ping have resulted in this bettered
condition. In 1921 there were 154,777
sheep infected and in 1922 74,045.
Boise,-In accordance with a deci-
sion made some time ago, Federal
Judge f. S. Dietrich has signed the
order calling for the sale by the re-
ceiyer of the Beetgrowers' Sugar COM
pany factory in Rigby, whose affairs
are heavily involved. The company
was a. defendant in a foreclosure ac-
ton brought by the Columbia Trust
company, holder of about $5OO,OOO
worth of bonds.
Moscow,-The first steps in the or
ganization of an Idaho state export
league were taken here
at one of the largest meetings of
farmers ever held in Moscow. Tile
was formed with Dean
0. j. Edings of the college Of agricul-
.ure at the University of Idaho as
of the organizing commit
ee George N. Lamphere, president
II the Chamber of Commerce, vice.
PRESIDENT, and George Sievers, 1fan-
ger of the Moscow Union Warehouse
ompany, secretary.
ocatello,-Prominen Idaho farm
rs, speakers of national prominence
nd experts from tile universities will
meet here to discuss Idaho farm prob
ems and their possible solution, says
ieorge A. Line, president of the Idaho ;
arm Bureau federation. ]
Rupert, = One hundred and fifty
armers were present at a meeting at
ne courthouse to make plans for
rganizing beetgrowers' association
| Minidoka county. A motion was :
lade to follow the $3.50 plan of the !.
ocatello organization with a mini :,
um OF So, and that the sugar COM =
any retain 2 cents per ton for fl .
ancing the organisation. Il
ocatello-The Short Line company ST
n now boast of having a modern m
ed fire fighting organization to in
lard its extensive interests in Poca- fo
llo. The company recently pur-
ased combination chemical and nr
sc car which was put into active %
rvice Thursday. The new two in
'ry fire station located just east nj,
the machine shop is now occupied oh
d the department is organized to Wi
ch an extent that it will be able to va
ndle any emergency. q
3oise-Arrest of three boys between ag
ages Of II and 1S, who are now in
'tody of the juvenile court. is be- of
'ed by police to have broken up thi
street gang here which was show fin
precocious aptitude for burglary. ant
2 trio confessed to officers that yo,
had broken into meat market
win Falls-At meeting of the Of
rs of the Twin Falls chamber of
lmerce with Joel L. Priest, general Mo
Mt OF the Oregon Short Line, steps wit
e taken to begin an organized ad- Gus
Using campaign for southern Idaho Jud
r the plan of intensive advertising opil
'arried on in southern California to
oise-Boise City councilmen Tues Sa'
voted withdrawal of the city's s -.
OF $4,000 for School park, own ars
~ the Independent school district
wing receipt II was said, of a 49, .
" from the school board OF the r-,
-iet 70 the effect that Il had no
rest In the proposal submitted By
city council. Pa
Vim Falls, - n. A, Thometz OF lfor,
rails was elected president OF Anna
Idaho state Seed show for the 'or
of l3@f-29, Il was Announced nias
lay by q, b Allison, state seed rein.
pisslonef Election Of officers n,esI
place op ile lasf day Of ihe seed Do.i