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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1924
Page
3
Lem Low an 80 year old man awaiting federal grand jury action on narcotic charges in Elmore county was found dead by hanging in the Mountain Home jail bathroom Saturday afternoon. He had been arrested two months earlier with Lem Wong, a laundry partner, on opium selling charges.
Boise dispatch reports Jack A. Empie indicted by a federal grand jury on national vehicle theft acts charges and in custody in Portland. Joseph Keller of the Pacific Coast Automobile Underwriters association farms out to verify further theft links with Empie, planning checks in Weiser for additional stolen autos.
Beginning tonight at seven pm we introduce taxi meters to the Pocatello riding public. The company replaces hit and miss methods with meter-based fares, promising average rates slightly lower than the old flat rate and automatic decreases as volume grows. The meter charges include 10 cents for each third mile and 25 cents for each extra passenger per trip.
Federal approval from the Ogden office clears the Pocatello Fort Hall link of the Yellowstone highway. Bids to be opened in Pocatello around July 3 as paving extends eleven miles with a 382 foot curve near a county poor farm and new crossings over the Oregon Short Line tracks. Local officials expect completion by fall and note little remaining right of way issues.
Utah and Idaho towns join in a large celebration for Yellowstone Park opening with the Yellowstone Special train from Salt Lake City on June 18. The 800 mile route will reach West Yellowstone, gate to the park, as Pocatello and other Idaho towns observe the event at night.
Boise June 17 AP Agriculture in the northwest faces a crisis, said J B Heckathorn of Moscow Idaho president of the Idaho Bankers association at its twentieth annual convention. He urged proper legislation for temporary relief and a long term move to a sound financial basis through efficient management and diversification. Seventy nine bankers attended the opening session.
Dr. Elwood Mead commissioner of the U S bureau of reclamation plans an inspection visit to Boise on July 16 or 17 as part of a tour of the Boise Payette project, announced by project manager J B Bond.
Delegates from Ida ho and nearby states attended the district meeting of the Ladies Society to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Registration opened with Mrs Brena Ward of Sparks Nevada joining the executives. A banquet at Bannock and a W O W hall entertainment followed by a dance welcomed members and families.
W Schuppel assistant manager of Oregon Life Insurance, Portland, arrived in Pocatello from Denver via Chicago and Mississippi valley cities. He praised Idaho crops and cool weather while noting poor growth in the mid west, especially Illinois corn one inch high. He said Idaho’s people and business outlook inspire confidence, despite hard times in Denver.
Brakeman M Prather is in serious condition at a Salt Lake hospital after being stabbed Monday near Roy Utah on a Short Line freight train. A Mexican trespasser is the suspected assailant. Two other Mexican riders in the car are being held as witnesses by Utah officers.
An advertisement from Dorchester Iowa touts Foley Pills as a stimulant for inactive kidneys. It claims improved kidney function, relief from liver issues, and easier daily tasks after using the product.
A series of local society gatherings is announced for Wednesday including G I A meeting at Woodman hall, Home Mission Society at 846 Booth Johnson with Mrs Bruce Goranson hosting, Presbyterian Ladies Aid at Mrs B C White’s Seventh Avenue home, Gate City Commandery No 4 E T at the Masonic temple, Ivy Kensington final summer meeting at Mrs W G Niles 815 North Seventh, a social dance at the Highway Inn with the Melody Five, an ice cream social at St Josephs Pro Cathedral lawn, Portneuf Lodge No 18 A F and A M special communication for second degree, and Bowing Circle Lutheran at 2:30 at Mrs Bergstrom 209 South Sixth.
The Aloha apartments at 420 South Sixth are completed and ready for occupancy. The pressed brick building houses eight up to date units with oak floors and built in features. Laundry is in the basement. Built by contractor Herb Poynter.
Owen Burns aged eleven of 204 North Johnson was taken into custody Monday after police charged breaking into a residence at 231 North Johnson and stealing $3. He was turned over to juvenile court authorities.
Mrs W R McEnerney and daughter Jean of East Ely Nevada are visiting Mrs Ursula Clark at 1229 East Bonneville. The note mentions the visitors and their home state as the trip’s context.
The Sorensen and Wrensted families and George Christensen thank friends for kindness and floral offerings during their bereavement. The note appears in a regional paper alongside a Hastings Tribune item about a Missouri soldier who married four wives and valued early training for fighting.
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