Show intermountain news briefly told for busy readers HOG PRICES UP INDIANS SUING U S SCHOOL COSTS LOW IDAHO GETS LOGAN UTA UT A state band contest with 2000 to musicians will be held here in the aprin sprin spring SA SALT LAKE CITY UT ot of the eleven western states utah I 1 has the largest percentage of increase in the value of farm pro ducts marketed during the ten months of 1935 compared with the same period of 1934 it is seen in a dispatch from the department of agriculture records at washington D C the increase in the state was 33 per cent bringing the total value of farm products marketed this year to as compared with a ten month ji value of last year the report states POCATELLO IDA W P havenor havener of this city president of 0 the eastern idaho holstein breed ers association has called a meeting in conjunction with the state dairy mens convention at idaho falls january 9 the organization will plan its spring and summer activities BOISE IDA idaho winter wheat growers report that aced ings of this crop are about 5 per cent larger than last year or about acres richard C ross federal agricultural statistician has announced these increased plantings are indicated in spite of unfavorably dry conditions which existed over the winter wheat areas particularly in northern idaho prior to seeding time in many northern idaho sections growers were unable to plant all their intended acreage and in eastern counties where seeding was more nearly completed germination was delayed and condition of the crop is below average BOISE IDA the idaho public utilities commission has au theorized zed payment of rebates totaling approximately by four power companies which fur furnish electrical energy for irrigation and drainage in the state the rebates are for kilowatt taxes paid by the users arid and they are rebates by the companies on authorization of the commission BOISE JDA IDA representative ive D worth dark clark pocatello idaho democrat announces that comptroller general mccarl has ao an proved an allocation of for works relief funds for noxious weed control in idaho dark clark spid said would be provided for materials for labor and for superintending super intending the work in addition to the federal funds the state of idaho is to provide dark clark said the work will consist mainly in control co n of morning glory canadian thistle white top and other noxious weeds in bannock bingham bonneville teton madison jefferson fremont ada canyon gem payette washington latah gooding lincoln jerome minidoka Mini doka cassia and twin falls counties BURLEY idaho IDA ho hog prices for the past season averaged net to growers of the cassia county swine pool or more than double the returns of the previous year BOISE IDA thirteen idalio idaho girls have organized the first idaho girls aviation duo here and are receiving ground school instruction preliminary to taking actual flying they hope to affiliate with the ninety miners national flying organization OGDEN UT ogden livestock liv estock show officials announce that competition in the carload and individual fat lamb divisions of the exposition to be held jan 10 to 17 is expected to narrow down to the university of idaho and the utah state agricultural college for the past five years the tha university of idaho has exhibited a grand champion carload in the tha fat lamb class for each year entries in the fat steer division and the two lamb divisions were re from prof C W Hick hickman mall of the university of idaho the animals were grown by the department part ment of animal husbandry of the school the utah state agricultural entries in these divisions were received several days davs ago aeo SALT LAKE CITY UT school costs in the school year 1933 34 were substantially below the national average it is shown in a report from the US department of interior received by the tha state school office the per student cost in utah uta h during that year was compared with a national average of 67 te highest of any state was in new york and the lowest v s 2260 in arkansas costs in some soma of neighboring states were as follows california arizona colorado 73 idaho montana nevada Ne vacia new mexico 57 08 wyoming the average e salary of teachers visors and principals in utah that year was 1070 compared with a national average of the highest was 2361 in new york and the lowest was in arkansas IDAHO FALLS IDA idaho balls and north idaho idaho falls boy scout districts will hold a court of honor january 12 LAPWAI IDA ibanez nez perce tribesmen ones once claimants to the lands of idaho oregon and washington are stirring to new action in their suit against uncle sam the indians have been pressing their suit for eishe years most of the amount is asked for a one eighth share of gold the nez perces say was mined illegally from their reservation lands by the white |