The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-07-17
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO


work on Nampa's new depot reaches
Nampa when a building permit for
depot 10 be constructed at a cost
$4,000 was taken out at the cit.
engineer by the contractors
Soda Springs,-.Sales OF auto licen
SEES in Caribou county for the frs
half Of 1924 were far in excess o.
those OF last year. The total sales
OF the last six months Of this yeal
amount TO more than the full years
sales in 1923. The figures as given
by County Assessor T w. Horsley are
Received from the sale OF auto licen-
SEES the first six months OF 1924,
S7O62.5O total sales for the year
1923. $565S.40.
Boise, - Optimism regarding the
prospects for a good market for
agricultural products this fall and o
dissemination to talk politics, at least
at present were expressed by Senator
William Il. Borah on his arrival from
Washington for the summer.
Boise, Farmers in Idaho have
planted the same acreage TO potatoes
this year as last, or $1,000 acres, ac-
cording to the report for July issued
Thursday by julius III. Jacobsen Unit
ed States crop statistician for the
state. Their early intentions were
to reduce IL per cent but the Califor-
mia situation apparently influenced
the growers OF early potatoes to in
crease their early acreage intentions
declared Mr.. Jacobsen.
Pocatello,-The Justice Park asso-
citation, which is sponsoring a contest
for a more suitable name for Scab
mountain one Of the large peaks in
the Mink creek divide, at the foot OF
which lies the new Pocatello summer
colony, has appointed a committee to
judge the entries and select the win-
ner.
Twin Falls,-Teasibility of a rim
to-rim bridge across Snake river can
yon a short distance above Blue |
Lakes which would be an almost in
asset to both north and south
sides. was discussed at meeting OF
he directors of the Twin Fall Cham
)er of Commerce rooms.
Pocatello, = According to informa-
ion received from Senator Borah
md Addison T. Smith by Theodore
Turner, United States commissioner,
md other factors, there will be no
particular interruption in the status
4 the local offices of the department
4 justice which were scheduled for
emoval to Salt Lake several weeSs
go. Protests on the part of local
itizens were emphasized by show
ng of business transacted by the
peal office, 1t being claimed that the
ulk of federal actions originated in
his immediate section necessitating
etention Of the office here.
Emmett,-Sixty dollars a ton, with
n allowance OF 10 cents crate for
acking was the price paid by U. f.
Dwell & Co., of Boise for the crop
( apricots OF the Emmett Apricot
ssociation. The crop is estimated at
lree carloads.
Idaho Falls, Judge Ralph Adair
a decision in the case
rought by Mrs. Estella Mulliner,
,unty treasurer; Charles Criddle.
ieriff. and Jess T. Nielsen, county
.hool superintendent, in which they
ppealed to the court to set aside the
cent order of the county commits
oners making a drastic salary cut,
which he ordered that the salaries
} put hack to their former basis.
Shoshone. - All possible speed to-
ard getting the construction work
the proposed big Wood river by
SIS, which viii cost approximately
6. 1000. under way by an early date ,
to be exercised by the Big Wood ,
ver Canal company. The length CT
Q bypass Is eleven and one-half )
lies and IL Is estimated that it will ,
We annually $4,000 acre-feet or :
tier at cost OF but $2.S4 per acre r
Of. The bypass Is to be built \
rallel to the Big Wood river through L
rmations which viii permit of very -
tie waste. r
Twin Falls.-Grading equipment to hi
used In the construction OF the
'gerson-w Wells railroad which will -
-nish Twin Falls with a direct out Z.
to the Pacific coast markets. O.
ntinues to pass through Twin Falls
md for RogerSon. where it is being =,
zen to the grading camps along the 81
v.
Ashton. - The opening OF Yellow en-
ne park for the summer season is ~
pplying a market at good prices
much OF the produce Of the upper e -
AXE River valley This Is particu- Dc
y true Of vegetables. butter. eggs sa'
poultry products.