The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-11
IN THE GEM STATE

ganized at Wendell.
Senator Borah voted against the
passage of the army draft bill and
Senator Brady voted for it.
The twenty-frst annual convention
of the Idaho State Sunday School as
ISOLATION meets in Pocatello, May 6.
In accordance with proclamation of |
Governor Alexander, May IL will be
observed as Preparedness day" in |
the public schools at Pocatello.
Members of the Boise Valley Graz
ing association have sent approximate
ly 700 head Of cattle to the forest |
ranges above Arrowrock this season.
The total number who have joined !
the army through the Pocatello re-
cruiting office during the month of
April is placed at an even hundred.
A petition to disincorporate the viii
lage of Star is being circulated. Re
turns incommensurate with the extra
village tax is the ground upon which
the petition is based.
There has been such a rush of en-
listing at the United States marine
corps recruiting station at Pocatello
recently that an extra man has been
detailed for recruiting service.
| May to 10 are the dates set for
| the annual meeting of the second dis
| trict Federation of clubs, to be held in
Boise, with the Columbian club and
the Good Citizenship clubs as host
esses.
| 1t is announced that twelve cars of
hay, four cars of seed wheat and two
cars of potatoes had been purchased
and are now en- route to Pocatello for
distribution among those most in need
of them.
Local unions of the carpenters and
hod carriers, building and common
laborers, were organized in Emmett
last week and will affiliate with their
international unions and the American
Federation of Labor.
Mrs. r. G. Owens, aged 60, died at
Malad May 2. Mrs. Owens was born
at Hamilton, Ohio, and came to Malad
in 1889 and taught in the Presbyterian
school there for several years, prior
to the opening of the public schools.
In response to proclamation issued
by the governor for patriotic gather
ings to encourage increased produc-
ton and to conserve the food supply,
meeting was held at Malad, with a
large attendance of farmers business
and professional men.
High school boys at Grangerville
put in practice an effective plan
to combat the high cost of living when
practically every one came to school
attired in overalls. Stiff collars have
been tabooed also and the students
wear soft shirts with the overalls.
Forest rangers of the Boise fores
are doing special work just now
Some time ago two rangers We're dc
tailed for guard duty at Arrowroc
dam and one at the diversion dan
Other important irrigation project
and bridges are being guarded by rams
ers also.
DR.. William Loder, who was taken
Pocatello from Lava, after an attemI
! to commit suicide with a razor, died /
a hospital. He had cut his throa
wrists and stabbed himself around tn
heart with some sharp surgical instru
| ment. Loder was the victim of tn
/ cocaine habit.
Frank d. Vansise veteran of Indian
wars of the northwest, died suddenl,
at Grangerville. He was 81 years o.
age. Vansise was one of the IL white
plainsmen who started to Cottonwood
on July 2, 1877, at the time of the Me-
: Perez Indian war, and who were at
tackled by band of las redskins.
A census taken in Idaho by the ad
jutant generals department show:
there are 1880 men subject to draft il
the unmarried class between the age:
of IS and 80 years. Idaho's quota un
der the draft bills in the original cal
for 100000 men will be one to ever.
twenty, or approximately 1850, exclu
siye of the members of the nationa
guard who are now in the federal ser
vice.
1t now seems probable that IdahI
win supply 100 of the $500 young mel
to be trained at the Preside in Sal
Francisco. Nearly 200 application
!. have been received, but it is not eS
pected that more than half that mum
/. Der will qualify.
II. A. Grant has been arrested il
/, Utah for forgery. 1t is charged tina
: Grant, as clerk Of the school boar
Of district No. IA at Cleveland, cashe
1 school warrants for approximate
q $500 and forged the names of othe
: members of the board
The annual state interscholasti
track meet will be held May u unde
the auspices of the Idaho Technics
: Institute at Pocatello. Fifteen school
= have filled out entry blanks, includin
! Pocatello High, Burley, Glenns Ferr.
: Blackfoot, Montpelier, Rupert, Twi
Falls, Hepburn, Idaho Falls, st. Al
. thony, Shelley, Shoshone and Amer
: can Falls.