The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
In THE GEM STATE

degree than the earlier reports indi-
Gated.
A second carload of tested seed DO
tatoes has been purchased by the state
farm markets bureau in the Twin
Falls district for distribution In Ada
county.
The largest flag in Idaho was I'M
furled from a specially erected flag
pole at Pocatello on May s, and now
floats over the car shops of the Oregon
Short Line
goodly sum was turned over to
! the organized Red Cross Society at
Caldwell last week as the result of a
five-day street fair and carnival held
in that city.
School childen being enlisted in the
IdS%o inceased production service are
to be assigned to the different indus
tries of the state in which they are
best fitted to serve.
The Gooding schools were closed
a week ahead of the regular date. This
action was taken in order to release
boys for farm work, also the teams
used on the school wagons were badly
needed.
The oranges of Ada county are OPP
posed to bonding plan for meeting
the expenses of the war. This was
made clear at the quarterly meeting
of delegates from all the grunges over
the county.
Idaho is to have a noiseless Fourth
of July this summer. The stamp OF
disapproval has been placed on the
tirecracker, the Roman candle, the
sky rocket, the torpedo, the toy pistol
and other fireworks.
Idaho Greeks are urged by President
r. Venizelos, of the provisional gov
eminent of Salonica, to support Ameri-
can democratic ideals as symbolized
by the Star Spangled Banner, and to
aid America In the present war
Work on the Idaho & Pacific high
way through Bannock and Power coun-
ties will soon be in progress, the con-
tract for building twenty miles of this
highway having been awarded by the
state highway commission last week.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
railroad is being extended into the
great white pine belt tributary to the
Clearwater river and the extension
marks the opening of the last large
stand of white pine in the United
States.
Partially following the lead of Boise
BARRIERS, razor wielders of Nampa
| have announced that in future it will
! cost the patron % cents per treatment
to have facial adornments planned off
: and the chin properly groomed for
the day.
n Members of the International Car
n penters' union are voting on the ques-
d ton of paying the $500 death benefit
\ 20 members who are killed while serv-
= ing in the army or navy. The Boise
y focal has gone on record as favoring
u the payment.
o Boise banks, as revealed by the fig
8 ures they present in response to the
call of the comptroller of the currency
for a statement of their condition as
: of May l, show that they are gaining
in every department, but are keeping
less cash on hand.
There is much agitation at Rupert
t regarding the guarding of Minidoka
S dam. 1t has been estimated that to
: guard the works properly will entail an
expenditure of $500 a month. This
expense must be borne by the irriga-
; ton district and the county.
Joseph Corbridge aged g. met death
$ by drowning in the Rice Reservoir
s several miles northwest of Pocatello.
8 The child, with two boy companions,
s had gone to the hills to pick wild flow
a ! nd HI
d bankment which edges the reservoir.
Il he slipped and fell in.
:. ]. ?. Davis, United States surveyor,
!. who has just returned from a two
weeks trip through the Shoshone, Po-
> catello and Idaho Falls districts, re-
i ports that many ranchers in that sec
ton are losing hundreds of head OF
=, cattle through inclement weather. One
man, he says, lost 5000 sheep in a
!, single blizzard.
IL In order that the work of organiza-
Is ton in Idaho might be carried on
q smoothly and without trouble, the
ST Idaho council of defense has divided
in the state into ten districts, composed
N Of one or more counties, over which
~ the various members of the council
will have jurisdiction and be held re-
r. sponsible.
s. The Idaho council of defense de-
v clared for the organization of home
rs guards at it's concluding session at
ee Boise. All communities are urged ia
he organize home guards companies which
at may be called into service for the pro-
al lection of home and property and see
Or to it that peace is kept during the
present national crisis.
RS james Pennington of Blaczfoot,
b. whose 14-year-old daughter was COM
rs mitted to the Idaho Industrial Training
school at st. Anthony about one year
1, ago, abducted the girl from the insti-