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Show IDAHO STATE NEWS Moscow Is suffering from it .shortage of hiislnesH buildings. Two Meridian elevators this season paid out to farmers approximately SlliO.OOO for grain. Combined deposits of approximately $0,000,000 are shown by reports of Urn two Wallace banking Institutions. In u week's work In Madison cotfn-ly, cotfn-ly, 1115 cuttle wero tested for tuberculosis tuber-culosis and no reactors were found. Klghty Mockiiieu In the Throe Creek vicinity In Twin Falls county took up ii collection of $1000 for rabbit poisoning poison-ing work. The grasshopper killing campaign last summer In Lewis county saved crops worth ?:2",027, above expoiiM' of !j!12,(HH) for campaign. Idaho mid Utah are to he allotted regiments In tlio regular army, according accord-ing to Information received by the llolse recruiting station. Twin Falls may he one of the Idaho towns In which national guard units of cavalry, heavy artillery, machine gun or Infantry ure to be organized. The appointment Is announced of Miss Florence Murray of (irnngvlllc as the first woman chief deputy iiher-Iff iiher-Iff to be named III the statu of Idaho. The state game warden will complete com-plete his plans for shipment of 200 Wyoming elk Into Idaho at n conference confer-ence to be held with eastern Idaho deputies. Six i-ahhlt . drives In the Dietrich and I hi mill communities in Lincoln county, with un average attendance of 1)0 persons, resulted In the killing of 8100 rabbits. A mild form of lutluenzn has appeared ap-peared nt Lewlstou nnd the authorities authori-ties nro taking precuut'ons to keep thii disease checked. No serious cusm ure reported. The Malm Co-operative Sugar company com-pany Is rapidly maturing plans for the erection of two million dollar factories, ue lion? Filer mid the other In tho lansen district. Hoys' and girls' pig clubs will receive re-ceive Increased attention from the Canyon county farm bureau this sea-sou, sea-sou, nnd work will he confined strictly strict-ly to pure-hted pigs and hogs. Mrs. Kiln Mulr has brought suit against tlie city of Poontollo for damages dam-ages of $20,000.1111 account of nn In- Jury received wlieji she fell on an Icy sidewalk several months ago. More than 20,000 acres were treated with poisoned halt In Klmorc county last year, for the killing of ground squirrels. Savings of crops totaled 10,071.80, and the cost of bait was $751.10. A man giving the name of II. It. Chase, The Dollus, Ore., was arrested and seven suitcases filled with whisky were seized by revenue officers on u westbound Oregon Short Line train at Caldwell. The 28S0 boys nnd girls who completed com-pleted their farm club work In 1010 reported a production amounting to $lKi,IH)2.:U. The cost of production was $.'18,087,70, leaving them u net profit of $57,001.01. The first Instance of death In Twin Falls from drinking "Corners' cock-lulls," cock-lulls," was recorded January 211. Tho victim Is J. 11. (Iruhhs, 05, on elderly man, who Is Mild to hiive died from a concoction of extracts nnd "dope." Two members of the state constabulary constabu-lary In conjunction with the county sheriff's oftlce, made several raids In Hurley one day last week. Several homes were entered where, large quantities of home made beer was found. A growing Interest In sheet) Is reported re-ported by the Kootenla county farm bureau. One farmer lias Just obtained !15 head to use as u foundation flock. They ore to lie usetl to help In land clearing, as well ns for prollt In other wnys. lteports of the I'omomi granges were given tit the grange's twelfth annual convention ut Holse, showing prosperity, pros-perity, strength and records of patriotic patri-otic activities (narked the Inst year's history for the subordinate bodies throughout the state. It Is not permissible under Idaho laws for garages to sell denatured alcohol, al-cohol, eeu for the purpose of keeping automobile radiators from freezing. The state attorney general gives this opinion in answer to queries from the department of law enforcement. In accordance with law, the Mountain Moun-tain States Telephone & Telegraph iimpauy bus filed with the Idaho public pub-lic utilities commission nn inventory of its physical properly in Idaho. The ooiiiplele inventory consists of 110 volumes, vol-umes, ranging from 50 to :ioo pages each. The stale department of public works has announced that wUh Hie lotting of Hie contract for forty eight miles of road In Klumrc county (.revision (.revi-sion will he made for the completion of a line of lUXl mlb'S of good raids between New Plymouth and AmerUtin Falls. The Oregon and Idaho public serr-iee serr-iee commissions will hold a Joint conference con-ference ut llolse February 10 to hear applications of tin. Idaho 1'ower company com-pany for Increased rates. The corporation corpo-ration operates in both Onvm am' Idaho and applications lor Inon-nsca In rate have been tllqd In both states. The Hoise city council has gone on record as favoring the appointment of James II. Hawley, former governor of the -state, ns secretary jf the Interior In-terior to succeed Franklin K. Lane, who lias announced his Intention of 'UilgnUig. |
