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«X -J*? A* AS* HE SHOSHONE JOURNAL }g£f A\ o THE 8H08HONE JOURNAL, Established 1882. 80UTHERN IDAHO DEMOCRAT, Established 1914. |0\ \ r • rw: 42 SHOSHONE, IDAHO FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1924 NUMBER 10 i' t)irectors Endorse This -Sfii Mas) tor the Coming Year im^bOOKS . LIKE 100,000 FEET, W Will be Held on Each Tract to Vote Whether Straight Run or R*t«M*n of Water Plan be Used alg, miles estnji on u Sos steer ; Oratory played the most important cw t -put in the meeting of the directors of the Big Wood Canal Company meeting at Shoshone Saturday morning. Dis o a regarding parlimentary rules everyone had so mot hing to say when the sub . dgk given 0 < CiOàp^ration between the Carey of Apnact wo8or tioers and the decreed river at ttf Tight« 6UM up for discussion and not Lincoln C, - - t0 t))? only atid It once but two or three Idaho, »time*. the ÿ The natter was brought up in a la « f c : eomn»unlcaHi*i from Attorney Bissell regarding tlbe decree suit which he Is He advo i MBW ^ cooperate except under if for decreed rights. It 1924. _ WHEE!'* n ï" 0 ***®!! 0 answering demurrer and . seeking to have the case tried at the earliest possible moment, cated letting the water run down the certain rigid conditions and under no circunuptuKes to store any water in the was brought out that no water had been stored in the Magic dam, except In the years 1917 and 1920 which is prior to the present management. Watermaster Chapman explained how users è came and they could water is handled between the differ ent interests so that all were protect ed as to their rights and made the em phatic statement no water had been stored in the Magic dam last year any other time except the two years mentioMS for decreed rights and none would b*. Th* bpard ordered -StfV for the decreed the water run lone as they saw fit and as each decree expired on water used to shot off the water. As hO'it »C use the water this year it was decided to call meetings on each tract and let the users decide whether to rotate the water or use a oontin uos head. . These meetings Will be called before time to turn on the wa ter and the ntethod endorsed used during the year. All water this year is based on the cultivated acreage last year as to its proportionate use this year. It waa advocated to urge early planting of crops maturing early sudn aa seed erdps, barley, wheat, etc. This with extra harrowing this year gives promise of the users having enougn water to make their crops. The Wa t ST me St ST «aid there was approximate this time and the outlook was there would he at least 100,000 acre feet for use ter crops about half the capacity at the* res e rvoir. Th»s amcunt of water mould mean an equivalent to an acra foot at the headg&te. Bute director waa urged to see that the ter mers on their tracts wnt and O. -assessment as mt u In k M possible and not wait until Secretary Baer tlw teat moment. »«•»tod ont it took from three to five days nib»* the money was paid in at bin ofdoo 9o get the clearances thtcugh and UM -Waiter on the land so if the ited until water was turned URUSteuld be from three to five day* tüte «Otting their water. It WBA decided to treat both super 'ntradgtelj alike so the pay of Super intaodaot Powell of the Richfield and Diet ritte frac ts was made the same as SupteteMMtdei.t Haby's «alary. AMptdtog to word received by the di**M44Nte pf (he Big Wood Canal Coni ptlf tlM duu of Gooding vs. the Idaho Irri te » ted B Company will be rgued ii tbe Mi***" < om t at Washington o April Hfe, Tbi„ i* the «ult to pn being pu y«ai mt *a ige uct 9* !»< L iter J'" j>i ■4M'!. i 4 UjkEU M 9VW bA ' *' i m REV. WITHROW RÊSIGNS Pastor of Baptist Church Asks to be Relieved Owing to His Continued Bad Health R"v. II. S. Withrow resigned as pas tor of the Baptist church Sunday, the Resignation to take effect tl*e last Sunday in March. Ill health of Mr. Withrow for the past year and a desire to recuperate by a long rest in the hills was given by Mr. Withrow as the reason he desired to be relieved of his work. The congregation are making money on their cream and has taken no action as yet. W! ♦ ♦ AT THE BAUGH THEATER ♦ ♦ "Blinky"—a fine name for a hero! He had been raised to be a "nice boy" by a doting mother in the east—and he was a nice boy! But his father was an old cavalry colonel known as "Raw Meat" so he had "Blinky" de tailed to the roaring, fighting 143* 1 Cavalry on the Mexican border. It wa s there that "Blinky" found him self—and earned a real nickname— the one that he preferred to any other name in the world. Would you have same one? Hoot's great, est picture—thrilling rides over cactus studded deserts and dangerous passes, with an entire cavalry troop thunder ing behind him, alternating with scenes picked the s of hilarious comedy and rugged ro mance. Comes to the Baugh Theater Saturday night only. Exactly the type of story that fits Hoot to a "T". In it you will see'Hoot do everything that you enjoy seeing him do—with a fe real breath-taking stunts thrown in by way of surprisé. "Forget Me Not" the attraction for Sunday features Gareth Hughes and is a real heart interesting picture that will cause you to shed a tear and then chase it away with a smile, j is a picture that lives long in the memory and the acting of Gareth Hughes is of an exceptional character. Icebound in the Artie for two years, Angus MeRae returns to find that lie has been reported dead and that bis wife has married his partner. Burn ing with vengeance the Scot seizes a baby girl and disappears. This is an incident in "Man's Size." a Fox picture, adapted from William McLeoa Rain's novel of the same name. The story is tensely dramatic, furnishing an excellent vehicle for William Rus sell. Playing opposite the star is A rr.a Bennett, whose sympathetic inter pretation of several roles in cent films marks her as an accomp lished actress. When "Man's Size' re picture enthusiasts of Shoshone will see photography of partloular mjrit and a pleasant evening's eatertaln ment. - New serial featuring wild animals, many of them in their native haunts starts Monday and Tuesday, an entertaining and Instructing pic ture entitled "The Jungle Goddess." An alliance of millions and a title, but a marriage Without love, la the It is : unhappy outlook confronting Jack Holt as a featured player in "The Marriage Maker", a new Paramount picture which will be shown Wednes day and Thursday. He gambles on the races and loses a large sum of money. About to commit suicide he is persuaded, by "the girl" to ac cept a loan from a money lender. He does so and pledges his family portraits as security. The paintings are destroyed by fire and the money lender demands payment. Lord Ston bury is about to end his life when -mething happens. Tills leads up to ! one of the most unusual climaxes s- en in any picture Agnes Ay re featured wi ever In photoplay :U / 0 |g 0 Our Pet Peeve rsr <* » rs. 4P" m i jl f W, 0 WQ. I: % '/ ■: / V/; « ■■h mi. tstwt i/p. SOuciTiMO/; f oftPtRS »' t o \ % COAL > /I A o ,m i Copyright, W N U. WATER SHY EVERYWHERE California Reports Show Water Supply is 80 per Cent Under Normal, Almost a Drouth. Water supply for irrigation be short in all parts of the States and when the farmers of Idaho think they will be short of water seems to United ar * prone to lamentations they should give] other places the once over and cheer with over a half supply hi sight and up. Down in California the Cheif Kngi ner of the city of Los Angeles, Mull holland. issues a statement saying the city will have to conserve water and will limit sales. He stated that the normal rainfall Is 9.09 Inches but far this year there has been but 1.79 inches. so The normal snowfall in the Sierra Nevadas, where Southern Cali fornia gets most of its water for irriga tion and other uses, is between eight and ten feet but this year there la but five inches. Travelers through Wyoming and Col orado, where many irrigation projects get their supply of water state that the ground is bare of snow and there amount anything, a condition in almost section of the country. On the Big Wood project there already in storage iq the. Magic dam some 57,000 tpre feet of water, which together with the run off that can be counted on at this time, means around 100,000 acre feet by the time farming operations open up. This la over h-ic the supply that It ia poealble to aec ire every and assures a grain crop and two cot tings of alfalfa at the least. IT COSTS $10.48 PER PUPIL Monthly Cost per Pupil per Avorags Attendance at High School During Yaar 1922-23. The average cost per pupil per month in the Shoshone High school for the year 1922-22 amounted to the sum of »10.48. In Lincoln county there are three common Independent schools housed in fourteen buildings, bools, ten giving Instructions to 497 boys and 46 0 of 947 a tota girls 1< take fort tea tu,* I - « men ami WvllU ti Put that BEN ROSS BOOSTS DIETRICH Mayor of Pocatello Interviewed by Pocatello Tribune Praises Dietrich and Farmers Mayor Ben Ross of Pocatello attend ed the meeting of the Lincoln county Pomona Grange at Dietrich last Sat urday and on his return home was in terrlewed by the Tribune which print. the following story: Mayor C. Ben Ross returned Sat urday evening from Dietrich, where he attended a meeting of the farm grange of that section and reports an attendance of one hundred and fifty. Despite expectation of a dry season the farmers are optimistic over the season's outlook, according to the mayor. Many farmers are becoming exceedingly prosperous in this section he said, one man clearing »3,200 his eggs alone the past year. Others loath to accept his resignation and butter and a creamery in the Gooding territory is an assured project. This will eventually work to the good of Pocatello in that a produce cold stor age plant is becoming increasingly necessary at this point and will be ex on ceedingly profitable to Pocatello an vicinity. gathering on the subject of diversified farming. T a ■ Mr. Ross addressed the METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Church night next Wednesday, whei there will be something that will intor it you. Orchestra rehearsal at 6 p. m. Church family dinner At 7:1». In vited guests are President Charles Wes le y Tenney M. A. and some stud ents from Qooding College. At i p. m. at the church there will be a morning at 11, I musical program and readings given by the visiting students. This is free and everybody in town should m-tko it their business to come and hear ! them and enjoy the evening. Church | school next Sunday | Mr. C. F. Bordep. superintendent 1 Morning worship at 11. The theine j for the sermon will be "Tbe Apostles' ! Creed." Young peoples meeting at 6: SO j Leon J ones will In the leader, ui Praise service ne for I he evening sere Even* g ïio ng m tic Ujnjtb, JM UYWI ot Ha I . . TOURIST TRAVEL IS HE AVY The National Forests of Idaho Have Visitors During Over 130,000 the Past Year. According to the Forest reserve bu reau over 130,000 people visited the forests of Idaho during the year 1923. Even the wlldest forest 111 tkU section ot the countr T In a remote part of Idah ° 487 hunters and «»Hermen wore tabulated by the rangers, In the forests 80uth 0t the Salmon river there were 23 ' 970 cam P ers - 25282 «Mermen and hunters and 80 829 throu * h tourl8t8 ' a total of 130.466 30,18 Who viewed the gU>ry and f rrand * ure of mount ains and forests during the past year ' r GLEE CLUB SUNDAY Singers From Pocatello Tech, to put on Fins Program Sunday After noon at the Theater The Pocatello Tech. Glee club will come to Shoshone Sunday afternoon with a fine concert of varied numbers Alice Borden ! There will also be with the organization several readers of note. The affair is given by the Parent Teachers association who promise the patrons of the concert a gool program and entertainment at a low price. solos, quartets duos, etc. A FULL HOUSE" FRIDAY / Student Body Play Will be Given at the Theater Fridey Night; Advance Sale Large The Student Body play, "A Full House" will be given at the theater Friday night to what promises to be a full house in reality as the advance sale is very good and the reserved seats going fast. The following is the cast of char I aciers: 1 Parks, an English servi nt Dick Serpa j Susie, from Sioux City, a maid ! ..... j Ottily Howell, a bride .. Eleanor A e/ son Miss Win necker, fron the aunt .. Y 01 tin Bad ley D« U INCREASE^ MS Assessed Valuation of Lincoln County Increased §80,157. SIX MILLION IS VALUATION Total Amount of Taxes to be Collected and Used This Cear Amount to $263,093.74, Few Delinquents. According to the Auditor Bowler report of County now nearing comple tion, on January X, 1924 there were outstanding Warrants of Lincoln amounting »122.98 but there cash in the fund to meet these war rants the sum of »2*788.94, which, means the county is on a cash basis. The total assessed valuation county is 16,507,162, divided as to classi fication in six classes, public utilities leading with »3,642,239 valuation. Estate and improvements county was ia of the Real come next with »2,399,699 closely followed by live stock, »268,589 and personal »220,664. This totals »6.531,167 out of which are exemptions Widows. soldiers, etc. amounting to »24,005 leaving the net valuation at »6,507,162. On this valuation with the levies as made the total amount of taxes - j be collected amount to » 263 , 093.74 di vided into state purposes, » 33 , 458.14 county purposes, »69Sf.868.54, villages, (both Richfield and Shoshone) » 15 , 187.56, Independent schools, »77,210 S'i, district schools »17^507.86 and High ways $49,S60.57. Careful study of this tabulation shows that the schools almost as much S=t as the county and state put tofjeth^r, more than county and villages combined and -li the most as much as the state, villages and highway combined- In addition amount of money for use by the ious subdivisions must be included t: a monies received from fees, of the dif ferent offices, autos, etc. Of the amount of money to be collected in from taxes during the half payment of the 1923 taxes, payable in December there received the sum of »115,977.81 from real and »12,931.24 from personal. »31 912.54 went delinquent at that time. to t. is I .* was LOCAL BOY WHITES PLAY Will bs Produced at tho University of Idaho After Winning All University Honors Announcement has been made that the play "Wandering Men", by Tai Jennings, university dramatic student, has been chosen for the Uni versity of Idaho all-university dra matic offering of the year marking new era for student 'dramatics, both here and in the northwest. The play bot was chose» by Professor John H. Cushman, director of dramatics, after considering a number of modern plays being run in the large cities at the present time. The author is a University of Idaho senior majoring in English, who has written several other shorter plays, and last year wrote the manuscript for "The Light on the Mountain", pa geant of Idaho history given during commencement w^ek by university students, which drew « crowd of ap proximately 7000 visitors to the city. Jennings was bom in Shoshone, lived, for mush of his boyhood in Nampa, and after the war was employed In the state purchasing office In Boise. 'Wandering Men" is a st.ry of the Canadian fur traders at about the end of the eighteenth century. The action of the play begins in the little village of St. Annes, while later the scene shifts to the great wilds of the Rocky ! Mountains. It is written in three acts. \ DIsriNGI l>ii i n XISITIHI it vf Second Bry Prs Mrs. E F» be Hare Thursdi