The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-23
In THE GEM STATE

dearth of hotel. and rooming house
accommodations.
II was a highly enthusiastic assem-
blage of ahSri geo Ada county rar CHI
ers who organized the Ada County
Farm bureau at a meeting held at
Boise last week.
More than half the school pupils
of Pleasant View have been abs emit
the past few days because Of the
measles epidemic. Several Of the
victims are seriously i'll.
A boycott on potatoes, instituted by
prominent women of Nampa, prom
Uses to take on important proportions
in the movement designed to forcs a
lowering OF tuber prices.
When she fell on a strip of ice, Mrs.
w. w. Lewis of Caldwell suffered a
fracture Of the arm. Being Of an adj
vanced age. the injury is rather ieri-
u in its consequences.
The Caledonian, Rupert's $4,000
hotel, was formally opened to the
public last week, when over 300 peo-
pie attended the opening, which con
sisted of a dinner and dancing.
Farmers in the vicinity of Malad
are warning against squirrels, the
county commissioners having appro-
priated $500 with which to purchase
poison to carry on the campaign.
Another carload of elk will be ship
ped to Gibson Jack creek in the Po-
catello forest reserve. They will be
turned loose in the same locality as
the herd that was brought there last
spring.
The divorce bill will cease to make
Idaho the Mecca for those seeking to
ever the holy bonds of matrimony.
Pending suits are not affected, as
the law does not go into effect for six
months.
Governor Alexander has signed the
bill increasing from six months to n
year the length of residence required
before one may obtain a divorce in
this state. The law is not to become
effective Tor six months.
The class In sociology at the Black
foot high school is making an inter-
esting and instructive study into in
creases LII the cost of living. The in
vestigation covers the rise in prices
between January 1, 1914, and January
1, 1917.
A movement has been started to
bring Pocatello under the city man
ager plan of municipal government,
as provided by a bill introduced by
Senator B. A. Cummings and which
passed the recent session of the legis-
lature.
1t is announced that already more
than 200 members have Joined the
county farm bureau of Lincoln coun-
ty and THAI at least 100 more would
be secured before the permanent or
ganization would be perfected on
March 20.
Fire caused by the explosion of a
coaloil stove in the superintendent
office of toe Central school building
at Idaho Falls destroyed the type
writer. adding machine and all the
furniture of the room, causing a loss
Of about $1,000.
Governor Alexander may veto in toto
all Appropriation bills passed by the
fourteenth Idaho legislature and call
a session extraordinary. A definite de
cision will be reached when the CHIEF
executive has all the appropriation
bills before him.
To date County Assessor Russell
has issued 673 automobile licenses to
Canyon county owners of cars for
this year. In addition he has issued
thirteen dealers licenses, seven chauf-
feurs' licenses and a goodly number
of motorcycle permits.
Upon entering a plea of guilty tc
preparation of a check forgery al
Caldwell, Charles Pinson waived the
statutory time permitted before sen
tence may be passed, and was at once
given a term of Inc to fourteen year!
in the state ~penitenitary.
The twenty-sixth wholesale con
Germ to settle upon Po~catello as Il dis
tributing center for southern Idaho
is the Stacy Brothers & Merrill com
pany. This is an eastern concern do
ing an annual business of several mil
AAOA 0oAihA0 Ia 60AIo anu ObhCI plO
duce.
Senator Brady through the mex
congress will retain his committee as
signments of the last congress n u
addition becomes a member of tn,
committee on public lands and mine
and mining. Senator Borah retain
his old committee places, but gets n
new ones.
Under the county classification act
Bonner is placed in the first elias:
where the commissioners are paid 81
500 per annum; Latah, Kootenai, Cleal
water, Benewah, Idaho. Nez Perez an
Shoshone in the third class, salar
$500; Boundary, Lewis and Selway
the fourth class, salary $500.
In sending Speaker B. Harvey AL
red of the house to take a Referendum
vote in the territory comprised With