White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-07-04
Idaho News

BOISE-The Idaho Provision and
Packing Company recently received
the contract from the State Bureau of
Supplies for supplying the Idaho State
Penitentiary for six months period be.
ginning July l. The contract calls
for 10000 pounds Of meat Kings
market at Nampa was awarded the
contract to furnish the following
items: 5000 pounds of bacon, 2,100
pounds of dry salt, 600 pounds of
regular hams and two barrels of lard
compound.
LEWISTON. = The State Highway
Department recently awarded to
Owen Brothers, Rearden, Washing
ton, the contract for building two
miles of the North and South high
way, near Viola, for $4,000.
DEARY. -Excavation for the high
school building is in progress. The
building will be one story with full
basement George Woodward, Mos
COW, began drilling a well for the
school recently. This will enable con.
tractors to have water handy for the
concrete work.
BOISE.-Twin fawns, the first born
in captivity in Boise parks, have been
added to the menagerie in Julia Da-
Wis park, is reported by Prosper. Ave
Inns, park commission. Both are do
ing we'll and show every sign Of liv-
ing to grow up to good old age.
There we're four adult deer in the
park enclosure, and the additions
brings the total up to six
NAMPA.-Word has been received
at Gloversville N. Y, of the death by
poison of Alfred E. Blunck, we'll
known publisher. He was founder of
the Johnstown Daily Republican, of
which he was the owner and editor
until it's consolidation about 20 years
ago with the Gloversville Leader. La
ter he was for a time owner and edi-
tor of a daily paper in Salt Lake City,
Utah, and was formerly publisher of
the American Fancier, a poultry jour
nal.
BOISE.-The medical profession Of
Idaho, through it's committee, named
by the state department of law en-
forcement, has refused to recommend
revocation Of the license of DR.. HI.
Goodfriend, convicted of violation of
federal liquor laws. The committee
decided to continue the case until
next October, when at a regular meet
ing the accused may be represented
or have an opportunity to be heard in
his defense.
| ATHOL.-Edwin Stromgren, 20, an
electrical engineer of Ajo, Ariz., was
killed, and Alvin Johnson, %, of Spo-
kane, su/ered broken back when a
car driven by Stromgren and carrying
Johnson and two young women as
passengers went over 50-foot bank
on the highway about two miles north
of Athol, Ida, recently. The young
women were flung clear of the cal
and were not hurt. 1t was reported
that the car had been forced off the
road by another machine. Johnson
. was brought to hospital in Spokane
: Hopes are held out for his recovery
BOISE.-Martin Curran, II, pioneer
: Idaho sheepman and mining man
died here recently from heart disease
Mr.. Curran had been i'll for months
but it was thought that he would re
cover until six days before he died
Mr.. Curran had been active In the
growth of the sheep industry in Ida
no for the last Is years. He came te
Boise from Occur d'Alene a quarter OF
a century ago. For several years he
was superintendent of the Hunter
Mine near Wallace Mrs. Curran and
four children, three boys and one girl,
survive him.