The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-09-21
In THE GEM STATE

per cent over the 1910 ltfy VIII w
made in the 1917 school levy for Ada
county.
Orchardists of the Apple valley dis
trict have formed an Incorporated
company to handle their interests, the
papers being filed at Caldwell last
week.
Something like ten reputable wit
Desses were to be found In Nampa one
day last week who claimed to have
seen lighted aeroplane pass over the
section the evening previous.
The Southern Idaho fair, which viii
be held at Filler, September 17-21, will
have fifteen departments, and will
take In everything from swine to speed
cars and loop-the-loop flyers.
Or. r.. e. Laubaugh, former state
bacteriologist, has left Boise for Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind, where he
will enter the medical service Of the
regular army with the rank of lieu
tenant.
State Mine Inspector r. N. Bell has
just returned from an extended trip
In the Mackay region. He reports
that section to be enjoying the most
prosperous period Of mining activity
In its history.
The first session of the state SUI
preme court to be held In Pocatello,
which convened August ~, was con-
Guided September 10. During the
term of two weeks a total of thirty
! four cases was heard.
That fall seeding may need to be
curtailed and pastures may suffer
| from lack OF Irrigation water on the
Boise project was brought out at the
| September meeting at Caldwell of the
water users directors.
The state highway commission has
decided to proceed with the work of
constructing what is known as the
north and south state highway, for
which large appropriation was made
by the last state legislature.
| When the 5-year-old son of John De
Graw of Payson fell into a well, the
| father attempted to slide down rope,
the rope broke, and both came near
drowning. Neighbors rushed to their
assistance and both were rescued
The Boise Y. NJ G. A., through its
advisory and employment department,
| is helping to solve the problem OF help
i for the employer and work for the
worker, having secured positions for
| thirty-two men and boys in August.
State Auditor Van Deusen expects
to visit Utah, Montana, Oregon, Wash
Ington and possibly other northwest
ern states this month for the purpose
Of learning what kind of bookkeeping
systems they use in their land depart
ments.
Owing to the lateness Of all ths
southern Idaho crops the growers are
in hopes the frosts will keep off unit
about September %. Light frost
, have been experienced in the hills bu
as yet nothing in this vicinity has beel
injured.
The highest price ever paid II
! America for an imported ram was pai'
by J. "A. Detwiler of Twin Falls at tn
: Salt Lake ram sale, when he bought I
Hampshire ram from the Walnut Hill
farm, Kentucky, spring importation
for $1,000
six tons of coal cost resident o
. the Nampa vicinity nearly 500. Thi
cost figure is not due to any advance
made by the Nampa dealers. The loft,
price resulted from an alleged attemp
to gather free fuel from cars of tn
! Ogden Short Line.
: That valise full of I. w. W. litter
ature" may prove as disastrous bur
den to bear as one filled with bomb
Is shown in sedition case at Twi
Falls, for William III. Mitchell, Gus
todian Of the grip is under arrest 0
a charge of criminal syndlcalism. ii
: las entered plea of not guilty.
The Boise chapter Of the Nations
Red Cross will Join with the Nurses
Y association of the city in equipping
voom where all classes In Red eros
4 nursing, etc, can be held. Every col
h venience will be installed so that p'
10 pills may be given minute and valuab
r training under authorized instructor
y For many years since the couRtI
= was settled the overflow of Willo
y creek and Sand creek, few mil'
= east of Idaho Falls, during the hie
= water in the spring has caused dar
III age TO the farmers Of that section
III from $4,000 to 100000 annually. No
drainage district is to remedy Il
ii evil
II Recent developments in the affai
III Of Heber G. Sharp, confessed defaulte
VI who pleaded guilty before FEEDER
Judge Dietrich at Boise to the charl
of miSappropriating funds of Il
Commercial National bank of st. A
10 thony, also connect him with the mi
r. appropriation of $41,744 from the s
u Anthony school fund, of which he w
" treasurer for the past five years.
- Twin Falls county's share of Il
y predatory animal tax, S1,559.4S, as lie
!, led last week by the state auditor
office. is the second highest in d