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Show TT f : Short News Notes I From All Parts of IDAHO Twin Fails, Idaho Falls High school football team was awarded the Idaho state inter-scholastic football foot-ball ch,-impionshii for 1023, by decision deci-sion of the stat..- IntiT-scholastlc athletic ath-letic board of control, made public here by M. C. Mitchell, superintendent superinten-dent of Twin Falls schools who served serv-ed last year as president of the board and is now its secretary. Caldwell, Courts of Canyon oun. ty will be called on to decide the validity of thc election in Nampa September 2.", last in which voters of the city authorized the issuance of .f2O,0U0 in bonds for park purposes and expressed a preference for the Indian creek site. Boise, Authorization for sale of $7."0,O00 worth of general fund treasury treas-ury notes has been asked from the board of examiners by D. F. Banks, StateVtreasury. The money is needed need-ed to replenish the general fund of the state in anticipation of 1924 taxes. tax-es. This procedure was authorized by the legislature in making its levy of $1,575,000 on all taxable property of the state. Under this authorization authoriza-tion the state treasurer could ell treasury notes up to 90 per cent of this amount. Meridian, Idaho prune growers must either reduce their shipments or .broaden their markets if the prune industry is to succeed, according to a bulletin mailed Wednesday to all members of the association from Boise headquarters. Boise, L. A. York was 'elected president of the chamber of cc"5r-merce cc"5r-merce for 1924 following the report, of the nominating committee at a meeting of the board of directors in the chamber rooms. He took office immediately. Emmett, Two safes and a vault in the Gem county courthouse, destroyed des-troyed by fire were opened and records re-cords and contents found to be practically prac-tically uninjured, save for water damage. Most of the records of the county, save those in the offices not protected by safe or vault are thus undamaged, some having been removed re-moved before the 'building was destroyed. des-troyed. Pocatello, Citizens of Arbon valley are contemplating the establishment of a cheese factory, provided sufficient suffi-cient cows can be signed. The real estate men of this city and the county coun-ty farm bureau are back of the venture. ven-ture. Pocatello The Fraternal Order of Eagles lias purchased the Joe Reuss building at the corner of Main and Lander streets and plans to remodel the upper floor of the building some time during the coming summer, converting con-verting it into a lodgeroom. Lewiston, Deposits of a substance that has termed Idaho meerschaum, have been opened at points on the upper up-per Clearwater river and Potlatch creek and samples brought to Lewis-ton Lewis-ton have been turned into pipes, cigar nnd cigaret holders by Patrick Gibbons. Gib-bons. Mr. Gibbons holds the view that the Idaho meerschaum has the same chemical composition as the European meerschaum. Pocatello The Pocatello Chamber of Commerce will make a special effort ef-fort to remove the high rate of illiteracy illiter-acy which exists in the city. It may organize a night school for men and women of foreign birth. Gooding, William Justice, resident of Gooding county, for 47 years, was the victim of a fatal runaway accident here. While feeding his cattle the team he was driving became frightened frighten-ed and started to run, throwing Mr. Justice off the wagon. He struck on nis head, crushing his skull and breaking his neck, causing instant death. New Meadows, Meadows valley is to be given another chance to organize organ-ize its four districts into a rural high school district, pursuant to action of county commissioners, who granted the petition, calling for an election for this purpose. Similar action was taken tak-en last fall, the election carrying overwhelmingly in three districts, and no votes being cast in the fourth district dis-trict owing to an epidemic of smallpox, small-pox, which lapse defeated the whole venture. Boise The condition of sheep it Idaho has improved very materially, according to the report of the statu sheep commissioner made to the governor. gov-ernor. In 10i:0, 37."i,311 sheep were infected with scabies and during the year of 1023 there were only 1G.3G3. Active inspection and enforced dipping dip-ping have resulted in this bettered condition. In 10'Jl there were 3."4,777 sheep infected and in 1022 74,045. Gooding, Lack of city water made It necessary to close the schools last week while repairs in the pumping pump-ing plant were made. r.oiso Holders of Bale certificates for the purchase of slate land were given (10 days in which to make the first l!t-l payment by an action of the state board of land commissioners. commis-sioners. The notices will be sent out immediately, and holders will be given giv-en CO days from that date, according to provisions of the state law. |