The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-04-13
In THE GEM STATE

brass band being organized.
A number of farmers Of Fairyiev
and vicinity have been busy of late
y~accinating cattle for blackleg.
Fifteen young men OF MaIad enlisted
for service in the navy one day last
week, and started Immediately for the
recruiting station.
Shipping hay into the Salmon river
country is a heavy tax on the owner
Of cattle. hay ranging in price from
$50 to s35 per ton laid down.
A telegram SEN to President VIII.
son from Moscow pledged the Univer-
sity OF Idaho cadet battalion to ma
tional loyalty and an offer Of service.
The state land board has made ar
rangements to collect as rapidly as
possible 100000 in interest now out
standing on loans from permanent
school funds.
Blaine county had an assessed prop
erty valuation of $~9,779,387.01 before
IT was divided. The division of the
county will give Camas a property
valuation estimated at $4,000
The Oldest living man on the Sal
mon river says he has never seen a
winter like this. So unusual has been
the needs for fodder to sustain life
that ranchers have had to send out
for grain.
It has been learned that the woman
who jumped from the root of a build
ing In Salt Lake City, being instantly
killed, was Mrs. Anna C. Bardson of
Bull. She was undoubtedly temper
arily insane.
]. Fl. GIBSON, chairman of the Navy
league for Idaho, enlisted five re-
cruits Sunday, bringing the total for
the week up to nine, which is consid-
cred an excellent record for a city the
size of Caldwell.
One day last week about ~thirty4ive
men and thirty teams got busy at an
early hour, and throughout the day
graded and put into shape a portion
Of the highway leading through town
from Star to Caldwell.
April 8 was Patriotic day in Shelley.
The public buildings and business
blocks were all decorated with flags
and bunting and nearly every person
demonstrated their loyalty by wearing
the national colors or the flag.
There is little likelihood that the
state will sell its 10000 acres of land
in the Gem Irrigation district in Owy-
hee county to the district before late
in the summer, Secretary of State
Dougherty announced last week.
There are eleven new store build
ings and garages now under way at
Emmett and about fifteen residences.
In all there will be over 100 new res
licences to go up. 1t is estimated that
these operations will cost $3.50, 900.
Appeal has been made to the gov
ernor by representatives of the cream
cry interests to use the of
the state to relieve the serious condi-
ton that exists in the dairy and stock
induy ,ry of Idaho owing to the short
age of hay and feed.
The state now gets revenues from
licenses, fees, ETC., amounting to ap
proximately $4,000 a year. 1t costs
but about 81, 250,0 900 for the actual
running expenses of the state govern
ment, for salaries, expenses, ETC., in
the several executive departments.
The mystery attending the disap-
p~earance from Eagle last week of Mrs.
Lloyd Hunt. has not been cleared up.
Efforts put forth by the husband and
by the authorities at Boise to definite
ly locate the missing wife and mother
Of four little children have been re-
sultless.
The action of the last legislature in
creating the counties of Selway, Pay
cite, lutte, Camas and Valley gives
IDAHO five new political divisions
having a combined property valua-
tion of approximately $50, OQO,0 900, and
brings the number of counties in the
state up to forty-two.
Many inquiries are being made as
to the status of a homesteader who
enlists in any branch of the military
service and whether his claim might
be contested during his absence on
military duty. Those who enlist in
the army during war are immune from
contest during their absence.
In line with a movement that has
been started by women's clubs of Og-
den. James H. Riley, president of the
city board of education, has declared
that he will favor a bond issue OF $780,
600 to improve the school buildings of
the city.
According to the report of the Unit
ed States forest service, issued from
the office at Ogden, grazing on the
national forests will be provided this
year for 800, 900 more sheep and IL
600 cattle than were cared for
last year
Alvin Heaton. convicted of murder
when he was 16 years of age and SEN
fenced to serve the remainder of his
natural life behind the walls of the
Utah state prison, left the prison Sun