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Show COAL. TAjaiNE THREATENS , TOWNS'OF SOUTH IDAHO. (Special to The Telegram.) BOISE, Ida., Nov. J. The entire southwestern portion of the State is in the throes of a coal famine which threatens threat-ens to become serious unless the supply on hand Is replenished soon. In Boise there has so far. been enough to supply the demand, but this coal Is about gone and there is little hope of relieving the situation soon. It Is said that In a number of towns conditions are much worse and that a number of public institutions have been forced to close down because of Inability to beat them. Local dealers have refused to deliver more than 600 pounds to any one person. |