The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-16
IN THE GEM STATE

Winona.
The contract for the new $1,000
cannery plant at Lewiston has been
awarded.
The county assessor OF Boise issued
110 automobile licenses In one day
last week.
A single cattle deal at Buhl last
week involved 5000 head. 100000
changing hands.
Agitation for pavement OF long
stretches OF streets In Caldwell ~
now in full swing.
The creamery company at Payette
paid $4,000 70 farmers OF that sec
tion the past cal.
The people OF Moscow are combin-
ing In an enor TO secure a new union
depot at that place.
II is estimated that there VIII be
$4,000 acres In field peas in Latah
county the coming season.
An early morning tire at Filler de.
stroyed Two buildings and their con
tents. causing about 5000 damage.
Numerous calls for farm help have
reached The state farm markets. bu-
reau al the state house In the last few
days.
a cement brick factory with 5000
daily capacity viii be q new industry
az Caldwell, machinery having been
ordered.
Fifteen young ladies OF the Nampa
vicinity have already enrolled for the
Red Cross course In home nursing
and hygiene.
Among the bills that failed OF en-
.actment was Representative Smiths
measure TO create the Sawtooth na-
tional park In Idaho.
pocatelio Is 10 have an Industrial
and fashion show from April 2 to q,
according to the plans outlined ut a
meeting OF business men.
A Chicago concern is planning the
erection on an enormous warehouse at
Idaho Falls TO handle the entire po-
tato output OF the upper Snake river
valley.
Charity disbursements In Nampa
were remarkably small during the past
year. according TO the report made at
the annual meeting OF the Associated
Charities.
The senate failed 70 confrm the
nominations OF william s Davis and
John Henderson OF Idaho as pro
visional second ~lieutenants in the reg
nlar army.
Jack aruinnett. who Is charged with
horse stealing. is to be brought bach
to M'eiser for trial, he having been 10
Gated Ia California. after he ha'
jumped his bond.
Edward u. Sargent, fruit grove
and rancher OF the Fruitland section
was arrested last week on a charg
OF larceny involys-4I the sale OF NOR
gagged personal property.
Harry Gili. n iineman. fell from
power line pole at Pocatello and die
from the effects the same day. II
was a former resident OF Salt LAX
City and later Of American Falls.
Nominations for the municipt
campaign at Boise have closed wit
ave candidates In the running 10
n1ayor and four candidates for the tw
two places on the city council.
G. A. Williams, deputy assessor an
prominent citizen of the Bowmon
section, who suffered a broken leg n
Gently when his driving horse kicke
him. left the hospital last week.
A Meridian correspondent al
nounces that three electric dredge
are In fall operation %excayatlng drail
age bitches. a at Ten Mile. n 1
Five Mile ard the third in the M
Dermott locality.
The Idaho senate followed the lea
OF the house OF representatives an
voted to participate in the 1919 Col,
en- Wedding anniversary celebrate
TO be held In Ogden. The bin pr
siding for an appropriation of $1,000
The senate failed 20 confirm n
nominations Of the following ldat
postmasters: Marie Leeper. Elk ri
er; L. II. Merriam. Grace: J. v. Mas
Cottonwood; J. /, Allen, Roekiant
Clarence p, Sweeney. ST, Mar7ve, al
ID. Rolla Harris. Sugar.
Proceedings have been filed by Il
government In the United States cou
10 SdnNSi Lnb AtIttlCAlc VI tithhHnnA
Issued to Gust Fellis OF Pocatello Sc
TENDER 10. 1914, by the district cou
for Bannock county. II Is alleged I
decree making him a citizen W
f%raudulently obtained.
Boise advocates OF the new "bir
control movement now spreadi
throughout the United States, a
pointing TO a recent city case as
example OF what the movement hcT
TO prevent. Recently a Boise mott
who is but AZ years old, gave birth
her seventeenth child.
The failure OF congress to enact
sundry civil bill will delay the
preparation for the King Hill irri
ton project in Idaho, but as this me
ure is to be passed at special sessi
some time before July /, it is expec