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Show Intermountain News Briefly told for Busy Readers IDAHO DRY LAW. WHEAT COST TRICE. CTAH BAND CONTEST. METAL OUTFI T FALLS. SALES TAX KILLS 0LE0. BOISE, IDA. Idaho's metal production pro-duction declined in value from $12,-93S.G21 $12,-93S.G21 in 1931 to RS.333.077 in 1932, or approximately 30 per cent a report re-port from the state mine inspector inspect-or reveals. The gold output more than doubled, climbing from $393,-SS2 $393,-SS2 in 1931 to $945,399 in 1932. The production of lead and copper was the smallest in 30 years, with silver and zinc production below the 20-year 20-year average. MALAD, IDA. With the present schedules of values the Oneida county farmers are reported to be-expending be-expending forty cents to grow one bushel of wheat on their dry farm lands. This figure Is given by an investigation in-vestigation of the local schools. - SALT LAKE CITY, CT Hearing Hear-ing in the case of the Utah Citizen's Rate association against Ctah carriers car-riers in its appeal for lower rates on coal from Carbon county to I'tah points has been postponed until the eleventh day of April. BOISE, IDA. In spite of what Congress decides about wine and beer, they will probably still be prohibited pro-hibited in Idaho. The state law prohibits pro-hibits the "manufacture, disposal and transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes." LOGAN', CT. Machinery has begun be-gun revolving for the holding in Logan Lo-gan on April 20, 21 and 22 of the Ctah state band contest. The affair af-fair is being sponsored by the Logsn chamber of commerce nnd the Utah State Agricultural college. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. An ingot in-got of Utah silver, the gift from the Utah society. Sons of the American Amer-ican Revolution, occupies a position of prominence and utility upon the desk of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, according to news received receiv-ed from Washington by the secretary secre-tary of the Utah society. The ingot, fashioned for use as a paperweight, was presented in behalf of the Utah group by Secretary of War George II. Dern. TROVO, UT. Utah lake contains a water reserve 10,0o0 acre feet less than that of last year, according to the report of the City Engineer. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The condition of I'tah winter ranges and livestock generally dropped several points during the last month, compared com-pared with the same perii-d a year ago, it is shown by federal reports. The decline is said to be due to unusually un-usually cold weather. riiOVO, UT. A county fair with all costly frills eliminated, may be staged this fall, despite the action of the county commissioners in eliminating the entire county f::ir appropriation. Action lod.ing towards to-wards a county fair in which the ' products of the region may be displayed dis-played was taken at a mV. itig of 73 interested peop in this city. 0(5DE, UT.-C. II. Ilatton. International In-ternational president of Lions clubs, will W the chief speaker at the Utah-Idaho Lions club convention to be hold in Ogdrn, June 19 and 20. piH'ATFI.LO. IPA. The railway to Yellow-tone Park has been pvn-ed pvn-ed by a rotary plow in preparation for summer travel. TWIN' PALLS. IDA. Colors of nine high schoo's will f'y wnile their ban Is play at the mu-ic festival at Twin Falls. April 21. Those exacted exact-ed to participate include: Twin Falls. Buhl. Gooding. Eden. Hurley, Jerome, llailey, Hansen and Shoshone. Sho-shone. CALDWELL. IDA. Of the lnO" city lots owned hy Canyon county In Caldwell. Xanipa and Parma and offeretl by the board of commissioners commission-ers free of cost to unomp'oyod people Who may desire to cultivate them as gardens, only 11 have been applied for. SALT LAKE CITY. UT Six Stakes of the L. D. S. church will Issue sVrip to the amount of many thousands of dollars to stimulate business. ONTARIO. OKI". 21 men have enrolled in the unrmploi e 1 plan to conduct a co-op-'rat ive farm to supply sup-ply vegetables during the coming summer and winter. SALT LAKE CITY. UT. Conditions Condi-tions in Utah are excellent for the production of barley, and Utah fanners should be able to increase produrfon iy ,iioii.onit bit-bids a year. This Is the opinion of Frank Andrews, federal a-;r ioiili urn 1 statistician statis-tician for Utah, who, as cried the Utah grain is Ian:, ly a feed barley. Utah barley production last year was .71i'.. nod bushels, compared with l.siio.iiiHt during the previous year. COUNCIL. IDA. Cold hoarding by a flock of turkeys here has led to n mininlure gold rush. A turkey taken to Lois,, from here was discovered dis-covered to have .T2..'.0 worth of gold In bis crop. Two other tnikcvs from the same place, the Wisdom ranch on Sipiaw Creek, polled f.VlH niblilonal. while a fourth. found dead on the p'a, e. delivered up n lil tie more coarse gold. Siu. e the discovery several days ago, crews of nun have been going over the Wisdom ranch In search of tho turkey strike. |