The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-07-13
IN THE GEM STATE


tiary subscribed s31 to the state Red
Cross fund.
Fred Davis Of Middleton, while out
shooting frogs, had the misfortune TO
send bullet through one Of his fin
gers.
! Senator Bornh ~ ror ''hone-dry'' leg
lslation at this session Notwithstanding
the position taken by President Will
son, says Washington dispatch.
After SO had joined the church and
$1,000 had been rhised for local and
foreign work, the camp meeting IT the
Seyenth-day Adyentists closed it Boise.
After conbing Ada county To learn
If there We're any slackers among the
citizens, the police arrested j. p. Adj
ans, barber of Boise. who was later
released
Notwithstanding the high price Of
fered for hay harvest help, real
shortage Of sufficient men 10 take care
Of the crop is being experienced in the
Star section.
The state highway department last
week purchased portable gravel
plant to be used in surfacing II miles
Of the Yellowstone park highway north
Of Pocatello.
DIR. T.. o. Sisson, for four years head
of tile state educational department,
has retired from the service of the
state in favor OF DR.. Enocll A. Bryan
of Pullman, Wash.
xt..s,,a n,;,..r, Ia I,xy
| officers of the Caldwell Traction com
pany that its present line to Mcneil
station viii be extended to tap the
Snake River valley.
The highways through Bear Lake
| are in good shape. The grading was
nearly all completed last year and this
season many drags have been ut work
keeping them smooth.
The Idaho pioneers who came to
the state prior to 1890 held a reunion
aid We're entertained by Boise on July
4. from IL to p. m, in the west part
of the capitol grounGs.
| The town of Gooding already has
or another of the governments fight
| ing corps. but it IL still one of the
best recruiting centers in the state.
| Lloyd Haiden of Caldwell was cut
and bruised when the automobile in
which he was riding crashed into
horse. near Middleton. A young wom-
an riding on the horse was slightly in
jured.
The number Of entries for the
| Northwest Livestock show, to be held
at Lewiston. November to Is, inclu-
siye, is far greater this year than at
the same time in 1916, according to
latest reports.
Cutworms. poor seed, Wy weather.
the neighbors hens and other vermin
have made bad gaps in many gardens.
and seriously danipened the ardor OF
many would-be prize gardeners in
some sections of the state.
After having spent the day working
in the hay field, Erastus William
Eames, former widely known residen
of Caldwell, expires unexpectedly o
his homestead near Melba. He ha
retired seemingly in usual good healtl
In Twin Falls county one mile {
good roads has been completed as til
result of the efforts on the part q
farmers who pledged money and do
mated labor TO carry out the work
Money and labor have been pledged 70
two additional miles.
President Wilson and the United
States senate were asked to support
the food control bill, with the beer and
| .,-fra olo,.co rafainxd in a ta1asvra ~,
sent from Twin Falls by members of
the Methodist church. More than 900
members voted unanimously TO send
the message to Washington.
Finding that argument is not bring
ing forth fun weight, sixteen-ounee
| loaf of bread. Pure Food Commission
er ]. X. White has at last resorted to
| prosecutions of bakers. Nine of them
have been arrested in the city of Idaho
Falls, charged with selling short
weight bread that is not labeled.
An agreement to sell to the govern.
ment at eight cents Il pound one-sixth
of their output for July was made by
the seven largest lead producing mines
| of the Occur d'Alenes at a meeting at
Kellogg, called by Harry L. Day of
| the national council of defense This
will amount to about 1000 tons.
The supreme court of this state has
been called upon to determine whether
or not county superintendent of
schools in Idaho can be ouSted from Of
fee by being disqualified for not having
taught school or for failure to have
either teachers certificate. a certiti-
cate for eight years or life certificate.
Fear of violence on the part OF Ger
man sympathizers has resulted in the
Farmers Protective Irrigation assOcia-
ton petitioning the attorney general to
use his influence to have the governor
issue proclamation. serving notice on
all parties to keep away from head
gates and dams of irrigation projects.
Three small steam roads and two
electric lines We're granted permission
by the public utilities commission to
increase their freight rates ON Idaho