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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1924
Page
2
Officials announce an embargo affecting California fruit and vegetable shipments. The measure aims to regulate supply chains and protect market stability, with enforcement details to be issued by state authorities.
A Boise public utilities commission order opens all Idaho Power Company reports to public inspection, including filings for the new rate schedule effective March 1 and the 1923 annual report. The move follows a May 21 1924 petition by Southern Idaho Light and Power Users Association and subsequent agency authorizations.
Boise June 21 Martin Curran a 71 year old pioneer Idaho sheepman and mining man died at St Alphonsus hospital of heart disease He was active in Idaho sheep industry for 25 years and had worked in mining across California Nevada and Idaho Born in Roscommon Ireland he later moved to Hailey Hagerman valley Boise valley and Can-Ada racee before shifting to feeding stock His fraternal affiliations included Boise lodge 310 B P O Elks and the Knights of Columbus.
Idaho Falls June 2 AP A nine member committee of irrigation district No 36 agrees to offer a large block of water practically free to the North Side Twin Falls project 165000 acres saved from destruction by drought and junior rights. The area faces limited storage and would otherwise lose crops while dairy and corn needs drive pleas for aid. Local canal companies plan offers of water as the region seeks relief from rains and cool weather that slowed upstream supply with only travel costs for the committee remaining as expense.
Funeral services were held Friday at the Third Ward chapel for Roger O Clark five year old son of Mr and Mrs William O Clark. He died Tuesday evening after an operation and is survived by his parents two sisters Melham angel and Murial aged 14 years.
Mrs. J Pratt returns home after a week with her mother Mrs Jennie Porcet in Idaho Falls. Mrs A Forney and daughter Mrs Mary MecClerk of Tenino Wash arrive to spend the summer with Mrs Porney’s daughter Mrs KE Wilson. Mrs Mary Wheeler recovers at home. Ed Pidcock visits Pocatello friends. Dr W Gardner hosts a party for daughter Mrs H C Kerback of Rock Springs Wyo with many attendees listed.
The listing notes two parcels in Fairview Quigh 248 along North Main Street with parcel numbers 145 and 735. Details on size and buyers are not provided in the fragments.
Peter Erickson a 65 year old pioneer miner in central Idaho was found buried under rock and earth at his placer mine seven miles northeast of Elk City. He had been missing since November and a pot of meat on the stove and other signs indicated he was at work when the collapse occurred. No relatives are known and the coroner directed burial on the mining claim.
Montpelier residents report numerous visits and relocations with several families moving to Tooele Utah and Pocatello while others return from travels to Salt Lake City Pocatello and East Lake City. Local residents welcome new babies and note relatives visiting from Utah and California.
Malad June 21 residents note visitors from Pocatello and Salt Lake City. Mrs. Rosalie Shupe resigns Evana Co op post to join family in Sparks Nevada. Births reported for Hoskins Shumway and Stewart Herrie. Impressive funeral for Mrs. Charlotte Evans held at Stake tabernacle with local speakers and choir.
Boise hosts the Idaho State Medical Association annual meeting with 56 registrants. Dr. F. A Pittenger delivers the opening address. committees report and technical papers on veterans care diabetes infant feeding and lime in health are discussed. Evening films and a dinner dance complete the first day at the Boise Country Club.
Twenty five Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce members met at the Porter hotel forum to consider affiliating with an eastern Idaho commercial amalgamation. They concluded joining would not serve local interests, proposing instead regional divisions from Pocatello north to the upper valley and including Butte, Custer and Lemhi counties. Secretary Caldwell to notify interested parties. Watermaster Baldwin reported water conditions better than 1919 due to improved care and rotation, predicting a stronger crop with careful management.
Walter Ferguson of two miles from Eagle reports his lettuce crop on half acre netted about 200 dollars with no fertilizer used and water supplied by an artesian well. He plans a similar fall crop to reach roughly 500 dollars, totaling near 1000 dollars per acre across three seasons.
Union Pacific president Carl Gray and Oregon Short Line general manager H. V. Platt, along with other rail officials, plan a visit to Twin Falls by June 26. Agents say the exact date is uncertain. Twenty five car loads of equipment for a new Burlington project in Wyoming are due soon, with supplies and dynamite shipments arriving daily.
County school superintendent Mrs. Cora E. Darling returned from the Coeur d'Alene convention and visited kin in Locke Washington and Montana. Local figures W M Hines and George Beaton joined by others traveled to Pocatello for business. Mrs. K E Torrance suffered tonsillitis and an nasal abscess. O W Pollard reported crop prospects in Power County with limited hope for a full yield. Children day program at M E church postponed to June 29.
The Oxford column lists residents returning home from trips to Mt Lake City Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah plus visits to Fairview Idaho and Virginia and Idaho. Several couples travel by car to Lava Springs and Ogden for business and family visits. Airdale notes births and club demonstrations in Oxford with local families and friends mentioned.
Boise June 21 Idaho announced a modification to its quarantine allowing fresh fruit vegetables and greenhouse products from California areas free of infection effective June 25 Bees and bee supplies from California may enter with federal non contagious area permits. All shipments require fumigation and state notification. Animals hay and dairy products remain barred.
Bancroft region residents return from Fairview visit and report on relatives. Carson Bodily and Allen Bodily spent ten days visiting kin at Fairview before heading home Friday. Chas McDonald of Ashton visits with family. Miss Gladia Logue stays with Virginia Matson at her ranch home. Rodina Hickman returns home from Salt Lake after a visit with parents Mr and Mrs Mike Whitworth. Henrietta Hogan visits aunt Mrs Chris Call of Chesterfield. Reyport Bodily breaks arm after a fall from a tree while visiting relatives in Logan.
June 21 Idaho Falls Potato Growers association held a meeting at the office and warehouse with about 75 stockholders. The group commended the board for efficient management, reported 325 carloads handled, premiums of 10 to 15 cents above market, and sale of sacks at wholesale prices. The Gem of the Mountains brand sold well, cash on track brought top prices, and the organization started with no capital yet remains solvent. New directors elected include C. J. Carlson, Lem Cook, Geo. Cook, B. B. Brayton, Jesse H. Nielsen, A. E. Stanger, Pied Gustafson, Theo Mepen, A. N. Beasley, Orson W. Hudman, and Eli T. Simmons.
The Moose Lodge in Montpelier voted to suspend meetings for two months and set the next regular gathering for the first Tuesday in September. A members and families picnic is planned for July or August with Jesse Dunn chairing a committee including Ellis Straw Frank Sunderland Jr William Nye H M Nelson and H A Robin. The Cincinnati baseball club has been led by many famous managers including Comiskey Ewing Allen Kelly Hanlon Ganzel Griffith O Day Tinker Herzog Mathewson Moran.
A. Peterson, formerly manager of Hendricks-Ricerniture, has purchased its interests and will run the business. The store will relocate to the I. O. O. F. building and be known as the Peterson furniture company. Installation of a new plate glass front will begin immediately.
Gooding college a Methodist institution offers a $50 scholarship to the valedictorian of Pocatello high school for the fall term. If the valedictorian declines, the honor may go to another graduate with local principal and pastor approval. The college also offers half board and room to any worthy student, enabling attendance for those who cannot afford it. The offer targets several state high schools.
Alfred V. Nelson of Nampa and Miss Ethel May Avery of Lava Hot Springs wed in Pocatello on June 19. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Avery, will live in Nampa after a brief honeymoon in Idaho Falls. Alec Miller left for Nevada on business. Frank Porter and Leola Fife are noted locals with recent travels.
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