The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-24
IN THE GEM STATE


] mammoth flour mill at Shelley are
nearing completion, although labor Is
| scarce.
The Girl Scouts Of Weiser have a
knitting class and are working for the
Red Cross. Twice week they take
military drill.
A large storage building is being
erected at Buhl. The building will
be 130x300 feet and viii hold 10 cars
of fruit. The basement will be used
TO store potatoes.
Idaho has one millionaire soldier.
James Mcdonald Of HALEY, reputed
to be several times millionaire, has
just returned from the training camp
for officers at San Francisco.
/ Decoyed by his own letter Of in
quiry, George Ash, now In Los Ange-
les, Cal, will be returned to Idaho to
face charge of felony. He is alleged
to have disposed of chattels under a
mortgage.
Governor Alexander will call the
state officials into a "war conference"
Mt an early date 1t is announced. They
will be asked to discuss plans for the
defense of the state in the absence Of
the militia.
A barn on the ranch of Mrs. John
Frantz, near Roswell, burned last
week, together with some household
goods which were stored there and
stack of hay. The origin of the fire
is not known.
Hugh j. Sproat, president of the
Idaho Woolgrowers' association, is in
Washington for the purpose of at
tending a meeting of western sheep
men called by Herbert G. Hoover, ma
tlonal food director
John MARITIME, Daniel Terez, and
Toni Olebis have been arrested by
Bannock county authorities. They are
charged with attempting to rob Pete
Jouglard, a wealthy Soda Springs
sheepman, of $4,000.
Manufactured ice is the latest in
dustry to be developed in Idaho Falls. |
Last week the machinery was set in I
motion and about Is tons daily of ice |
manufactured from filtered water is |
the record of the plant.
Water users of the Nampa and Me-
ridian irrigation district must, before
September 1, file with the secretary
application for the amount of govern
ment water they find necessary to sup
plement rights they now have.
The Nevada Power company, a sub
sidiary of the Idaho Power company, |
organized for the purpose of furnish |
ing power to the mines at Jarbidge, |
New, filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state last week.
Charles Sandusky, switchman of
Glenns Ferry, is charged with inflict-
ing at least a dozen knife wounds on
his wife, who is not expected to re-
cover. Sandusky escaped from Jail, at
tackled his wife and then disappeared.
Eighty-six Idaho men have quail
fled for entrance into the second Of
ficers' reserve training camp, to take
training which will fit them for serv-
ice as officers of the second draft of
100000. Nine alternates have quail
fled.
of Filler barely escaped death when
he fell from the loaded wagan his
father was driving home from Twin
Falls. The little boy fell under rear
wheel, which passed across his leg,
breaking it near the hip.
Il. NJ. Eustaee, Caldwell, chief clerk
of the lower house ut the last session
Of the legislature, has taken over the
work that was being performed for
the state board of equalization by Il.
NJ. Madden before he was named pri-
vate secretary TO the governor.
Books will be received by the state
travelling library at Boise for distribu-
ton among the men with the colors in
the different camps in both Europe
and the United States, Mrs. Marie
Schneider, state librarian, has an
nounced. Magazines are wanted, too.
DR.. Edward II. Maxey, secretary of
the State Medical association for the
last twenty years, and known among
the profession as one of the leading
| eye, ear, nose and throat specialists
| II Idaho, has been commissioned a
captain in the medical officers re-
serve corps.
Former residents of Virginia who
have adopted Idaho as their place of
residence held their third annual
picnic at the Bailey grove, north of
Meridian, one day last week. Ninety
eight members of the Idaho-Virginia
| association some from points as dis
tant as Bowmont. Caldwell and Boise,
were participants.
"The United States is capable of
winning the war and there can be NO
surrender of the principles for which
it is fighting until Germany has been
conquered and brought to the realiza
ton that liberty, humanity and civili
cation are paramount" This is tht
opinion of Governor Alexander, eN
pressing himself on the peace propos
al of Pope Benedict.