The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-08-18
In THE GEM STATE

The health OF the Idaho men on,
the border continues excellent, al.
though the weather is hot and 1t rains
good deal.
II is said that the site of the new,
sugar factory for the Paul-Rupert dis.
trict will be one and one-half miles
east of Paul.
Nearly thirty carloads of horses,
have gone forward to eastern centers.
as the result Of the big August sale,
conducted in Caldwell.
A ten-year contract has been signed
between the city council and the Ida.
ho Power company for installation OF
new street lighting system for Twin
Falls
The HALEY Commercial club has
passed resolution which asks the
federal mining bureau to establish one
of the proposed mineral stations at
Moscow.
w. A. Case, member Of the gov.
eminent valuation party at work on
the Oregon Short Line, suffered a
crushed foot in attempting to get of
moving train at Belvidere.
At we'll attended meeting of those
interested in municipal ownership,
held at Pocatello. the organization OF
what is known as the Zccatello Mu
nicipal league was completed
The fruit situation with regard to
neaches and other kindred fruits is
favorable to great many growers,
especially those of south Vineland,
most of whom report full crops.
George F. Fitzsimmons, railroad
man, was arrested at Salt Lake on a
charge of bringing stolen goods into
the state. He is alleged to have
bought stolen suit case in Pocatello
In the Arrowrock reservoir there
was planted last week 100000 trout
by the state fish and game depart
ment, and $4,000 were left at Noun,
tain Home for planting in the south
fork of the Boise river.
Barbecue day is to be September
26, the executive board of the Gem
State fair announces. followed by
governors day. Thursday will be
Boise day, Friday Boise valley and
children's day, and Saturday, farmers
day.
For the Democrats we shall have
supply of real mules, and for Re
publicans an elephant" declares
circular now going the rounds which
is put out to boost the big War Bon.
net round up to be held at Idaho
Falls, September 4 to 8.
The county government at st. An
thony was shocked when the county
agricultural agent returned to the
commissioners $120 out of an appro
priation of 5000 made by the board to
suppress the cricket nuisance. The
agent declared he got rid of the pests
Roy B. Robinson, the Pocatello cab
aret singer, whose recent romantic
marriage to Miss Emily Howell
daughter of Judge Howells of the
Twin Falls district, caused much com
ment in Utah and Idaho, is under ar
rest in Pocatello on charge of big
amy
During the month from August II
to September II, there will be approx
imately 300 carloads of lambs shipped
from the Wood river district. These
cars have capacity of 290 lambs
each, so that there will be shipped
from this district alone, $1,000 head
of lambs.
Should Sam C. Scism of the Deer
Flat section receive as profitable re
turn from a possible second crop OF
white clover seed as he may now pro
cure from the first seed crop, just
threshed he will have drawn approx
mately $3.50 an acre from the fertile
soil of his ranch.
A certificate of disability has been
prepared by Adjutant General C. S,
Moody under the direction of the gov
ernor and will be presented to all
men who volunteered for service with
the Second Idaho infantry regiment
and were refused because of their in
ability to pass the physical examina
ton.
If the house of representatives
should pass the vocational educational
Dill which passed the senate recent
~ the state of Idaho would receive
an allotment of $4,000 for the current
, year, to be ased with like amount
raised by the state for the pay o.
teachers of agriculture, and of trade
, and industrial subjects.
! Judge Robert N. Dunn of the dis
: trict court for northern Idaho holds
that section 70 of the insurance law
OF the. state of Idaho is unconstitu
tlonal, which in brief means that un
S authorized fire insurance companies
e operating in this state do not have t,
e pay tax of 10 per cent of the pre-
: NUNS paid on policies.
while rounding curve about 10
e yards from the summit between Cen
0 'erVilie and Idaho City an auto party
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