The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-23
In THE GEM STATE

week.
Forty-seven thousand quarts of veg
etables have been canned at the Ha-
german community cannery at cost
of Q cents a quart.
Sugar factories at Twin Falls, Bur-
ley and Paul are operating at full
blast. All expect To-day runs and
win make 10000 tons of beets into
sugar.
Victor Herbert, former Boise boy
who has been cripple for years, was
run over by an automobile at Los An
| geles last week and had both legs
broken.
The work of soliciting funds for the
army Y. NJ. c. A. work is being pushed
forward with much enthusiasm and
decided success in all parts Of south
eastern Idaho.
It is said that trees in apple or
chards in the Twin Falls district are
breaking down with fruit that will
never be picked because it was ruined
by the freeze.
For the purpose of raising 500 with
which to buy Thanksgiving turkeys for
the boys of G company, 10th Engi-
neers, the Caldwell company, dance
was given at Caldwell last week.
Eight young men from Blackfoot en-
listed one day last week at the Poca-
tello army recruiting office and left
for Fort Douglas, where they will
enter the quartermasters' corps.
The car shortage situation at the
Boise-Payette company's Barber and
Emmetts plants is so serious that it
will be necessary to close the mills I'M
less some relief should be had soon.
1t has cost the federal government
1922 for each man registered and
sent to the new national army from
IdahO according to r. S. Madden, pri-
waite secretary to Governor Alexander,
The potato loss in Idaho this sea-
son will total 100000 bushels, ac-
cording to e. r. Bennett, state horti-
culturist with the agricultural extern
sion department of the state univer-
sity.
Believing that banquets are rather
out of place during this season of war
|
ems Christian association of Boise has
decided to dispense with it's annual
banquet.
News has been received of the death
at Indianapolis, November 3, of Mrs,
J. G. Straughn, the first president of
the Boise Columbian club woman
prominent in many fields in the city's
early history.
Officials of the Amalgamated Suga,
company met with the people o
Franklin county last week, and afte
discussion the proposed erection of ;
sugar factory in Franklin county il
1918 was deferred.
The Women's Liberty Loan commit
tee of Shoshone county raised by in
dividual subscriptions in the last BIZ
drive $59, 200, Kellogg securing th'
largest amount $26950 while Wallace
was second with S21,T
Five hundred cars of apples il
southern Idaho have been rendered
unfit for use in the green state be
cause of the severe cold weather, Guy
Graham, state horticultural inspector
announced last week.
The boys in the Second Idaho arr
in need of sleeveless sweaters ant
Give drab knit helmets, according Il
wire that the governor has received
: from Clarence Van Deusen, state au
ditor, who is now in the east.
% For the first time in several years
there is prospect that co-eds will &c
70 places on the College of Idaho debat,
= team, which will take part in tn,
% southern Idaho conference debat
p scheduled to take place after the holi
days.
A forty-acre ranch a mile and hal
east of Wilder which c. A. Anderson
v bought last spring for $500, or $1S7.5
per acre, was bought recently by J. Il
Mitchell for 0400, or $500 per acre
IL which is an increase of $1,000 for tn
y place.
Governor Alexander win appoin
George L. Erb a prominent bushes
man of Lewiston, a member of tn
It public utilities commission and Sens
tor George Fisher of Bannock count
IN a member of the wOrkmen's comper
II sation commission.
- 1t is with the aim of substitution G
poultry eggs and rabbits for red mea
that members of the Idaho State Pou
try and Pet Stock association are plaI
Is ming the ninth an4uul poultry and Pc
fe stock show to be held in Boise, Janl
airy to II, inclusive, next.
~ Improvements to cost approximate
DO S35, 900 have been begun by the Orego
Short Line Railroad company in il
yards and station equipment 1
K Nampa Extensions are to be made
the passing tracks to increase switcl
= ing facilities it is understood.
y Three L. w. w. members were rount
in ed up by irate citizens of Jerome an
ly placed in jail The men had been di
ar trlbuting l. W. w. literature. The
ID actions aroused the people deeply an