Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1924-02-15
Short News Notes
From, All Parts of
IDAHO

pint of pasteurized milk twice day
1t recess to underweight children In
the BlackfoOt schools under the
direction of Miss Edith Chaffee, r.
n, was instituted late in January and
at the end of two weeks reweighing
of the children showed amazing re-
suits.
Boise, Tommy Atkins, the evil
lage blacksmith" has received per-
eonal letter from President Calvin
Coolidge thanking him for the hand
some silver-mounted ink Hand and
pen rest that the Boise blacksmith
sent to him few weeks ago. The
gift was presented to the president
by Congressman Addison T. Smith of
Idaho.
Boise,-Ada county must repay to
taxpayers the sum Of $7,341.51, in
terest and penalties on delinquent
taxes for the years 1920. 1921 and
1922 because of the decision OF the
legislature abolishing the penalty and
cutting the interest on delinquent
taxes for those years from II to Z
per cent.
Rupert, = Two farmers lost six
valuable horses whose deaths were
due to an alcoholic element found in
potatoes that had been frozen or
were sprouting, according to the
statement of a local veterinarian. 1t
Is said that no remedy is known that
will counteract this form of poison.
st. Anthony,-The First National
bank of st. Anthony, has closed its
doors, following what officers char
acterized as ''thirty-day run on
deposits as a result Of false reports
Of the stability Of the institution"
Approximately $4,000 was with
drawn from the bank in the duration
Of the run, according to V. d. Smell,
cashier. The bank was capitalized
at $4,000 with surplus Of $4,000.
Deposits at the last call Of the comp
troller of currency were 100000.
The bank was depository for Teton
county funds to the extent Of $4,000.
Paris,-Bear Lake county is ex-
periencing one of the mildest winters
In many years. The state highway
from the Utah state line near Fish
Haven to Montpelier is being kept
open and made possible for automo-
biles Car owners are getting three
months more service from their
machines than they did last winter.
Boise,-The supreme court Of Ida
no has handed down an opinion on
the relief tax law passed by the fast
legislature which clarifies it in part.
The court of last resort in Idaho
denies the application for rehear-
ing In the case of Washington coun-
ty versus Charles M. Paradis, county
treasurer and tax collector, which
constitute a test of chapters 40 and
161 of the session laws of 1923, known
as the tax relief.
Paris,-Beautiful Bear lake, one OF
the most popular summer resorts IN
the intermountain country, is COM
pletely frozen over with a ten-inch |
thickness of ice. Skating both day |
and night, is the chief sport Of the |
young people residing near the lake.
Boise,-The commercial tourist |
park has arrived in Boise. Fred M.
Johns of this city has sold to the La
Grande Investment company of Port
land between seven and eight acres
OF land lying adjacent to the APP
preach that Boise is preparing to
build to the new main line passen-
ger depot, south of this city. The
land is part of q forty-acre tract,
owned by the Johns estate through
which the boulevard approach passes.
Twin Falls,-In an attempt to es-
cape from the county Jail on the
fourth floor of the courthouse build
ing here, Henry Moore, II, held on
charge of autombile theft to which
he has confessed fell it is believed,
between thirty and forty feet to the
ground when the rope he had made
out of strips of his blanket broke
soon after he began to descend
I. Rigby,-Lease of the manufacturing
plant of the Beet Growers Sugar
company at Rigby, in the Idaho Falls
district, was confirmed Wednesday
By Judge f. S. Dietrich OF the United
States district court when the bid Of
SIZE, 900 made by the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company of Salt Lake was ac-
cepted The lease will be in force
for the 1924 beet season. The manu- {
Ehcturing plant is now under order !
Of sale by the court. Z
Jerome, - At the last meeting OF {
the board of county commissioners
III bids for rental OF court house
premises for the ensuing term were
rejected and a resolution was passed ,
calling for an election at the earliest
possible date 10 determine whether
bonds TO the amount OF S25 900 viii