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Idaho News BOISE.-Boise's per capita fire loss during 1924, judging by estimate of what the final report will show, will be 500 to 600 per cent greater than in 1923. The loss last year was from $8 to $10 per capita as compared with less than $1 the preceding years. LEWISTON.-Mrs. E. Greeman of this city has a Rhode Island Red hen that hatched 11 baby chicks on New Year's Day. The hen hatched all the eggs but one, notwithstanding the fact that the eggs were under her during the recent zero weather. The chicks are all living and doing nicely. COEUR D'ALENE. - A statement by the geological survey shows that the Coeur d'Alene district in Idaho was the second largest lead producer in the United States in 1924, its total lead output for the year being estimated at 128,000 tons. Missouri alone produced more lead than Idaho, with Utah third. MOSCOW.-More than 50 Camp Fire Girls of Moscow plan* to attend summer camp at Sweyolakan on Lake Coeur d'Alene next summer, according to information brought back to Spokane by Miss Annette Francisco. executive secretary. Miss Francisco spoke at a mothers' and daughters banquet held in Eagles Hall recently. She was awarded the rank of torchbearer to 10 girls, the same ones who were given the firemakers' rank two years ago. "Camp Fire is growing fast in Moscow," said Miss Francisco "Five groups with a membership of more than 100 are now operating. The Rotary Club of Moscow is sponsoring the movement." LEWISTON-The increase in cream production in the Central Idaho region and the consequent increase in dairying, may be realized from the recent report of the Mutual Creamery Company of Lewiston, which shows an increase the past year of 63½ per cent. What it means to the farmor and dairymen may be understood when it is learned that the local creamery produced 500,000 pounds of butter, using 400,000 pounds of butterfat, which at the average price of 37 cents totaled $150,000 paid to farmers for cream. Beside this the creamery in its production of 25,000 gallons of ice cream used 20,000 pounds of but terfat, giving the producers in this district $7,500 more. The butter, if all shipped out of Lewiston, would amount to 26 cars or better than two a month. Over half of the butter manufactured in Dewiston is used locally and in the immediate territory, the rest being sold through the branch plants at Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle. POCATELLO.-The First National Bank of Rigby failed to open its doors recently, according to word received here, and the institution is in the hands of the state bank examiner. Recent heavy withdrawals was declared in a statement to depositors to have been the reason for closing. The bank claimed deposits of around $500,000. BOISE.-Clinton H. Hartson, collector of customs at Seattle, Wash., and former resident of Spokane, has been appointed by Governor C. C. Moore to the Third judicial district bench at Boise. He succeeds Raymond L. Givens, resigned to go on the state supreme bench.
