The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-02
In THE GEM STATE

Carnegie library building.
An S0-acre farm four miles east Of
Bull was sold last week for $3.50 an
acre.
The Oregon Short Line has appro-
priated 81, 735 for new fencing in
the state Of Idaho.
A cali for the remaining IS per
cent of the drafted men yet to be sent
to Camp Lewis by the Idaho counties
will come November 2.
Idaho state officials, department
heads and employees in the several
departments of the state government
In one day subscribed $4,000 for Lib
erty bonds.
Many of the Idaho soldiers at Camp
Greene, Charlotte, ~ O., already are
learning to use gas masks and to ride
mules as is indicated by letters re-
ceived in idaho.
Women and school children of
Ashton have donned overalls during
the present busy times and are giving
material aid in the threshing, and beet
and potato digging.
Elmer and Joe Spencer of Five Mile
had the misfortune to have about 40
tons Of hay and straw stack de-
stroyed by fire last week. The origin
Of the fire is unknown.
When their home at Nampa was de-
stroyed by fire, John and Jack Good
man, both over 20 years of age, were
so badly burned that they have since
succumbed to their injuries.
The old baseball park at Pocatello
is to be transformed into a residence
section, according to a well-known
contractor, who bought the property
recently, paying $4,000 cash.
To the fact that he was able to
jump from his car before the crash
came, Guy Hargrave, whose automO-
bile was struck by Short Line train,
ut Nampa, probably owes his life.
The nine-months-old chiTa Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hathaway, living near Ros-
well, was painfully burned when an
other child accidentally tipped the
baby's high chair against the stove.
Idaho last week began an educa-
tional campaign for the conservation
of food-.the first western state to en-
ter the nationwide move inaugurated
by Herbert Hoover, national admins
traitor.
AS a sequel to the fatal shooting of
/ Walter Freeman in Caldwell about a
month ago, Frank Brim, the 15-year.
old youth charged with the act, will
face trial in district court for man
slaughter.
The Bunker Hill smelter now ha
its second furance at Kellogg in OF
Grafton and will have third furnaS
4 ready for use within another mont
q This will bring capacity of plant up
q 600 tons daily.
1t is believed that when the truste
Il of the state lodge, l. 0. o. F., get I
gether and consider the matter it wi
be their decision to start constructio
of the big Odd Fellows home at CALI
well in the near future.
Not content with having more mile
of paved streets than other cities, POP
ulation considered, Twin Falls ha
stepped farther into the lead by let
ting a contract for the pavement o.
all alleys in the business district.
Guy Graham, state horticultural in
spector, is exhibiting an apple grown
on his farm near Fruitland, which
weighs one and one-quarter pounds
The apple is d Rome Beauty. 1t is
perfectly formed and of excellent
color.
Southern Idaho is threatened with
enormous loss through freezing of ap.
pies and potatoes because of inability
to secure freight cars for their trans,
portation, according to kilograms sent
to the food administration in Wash
ington.
Idaho fruit growers have been adj
vised that fruit can be loaded in box
cars that have been provided with
false floors and siding and a stove OF
condition thar some person rides in
side the car thus loaded to guart
against fires.
An Idaho company has received al
order for large consignment O.
dried chops" Chops are merely APP
pies cut in hiatt and dried, peel and all
The order came from a big jam fac
. tory that has large order for furnish
ing apple jam for the army.
@ company boys set an example TO
the home folks when it came to sub
scribing for bonds. The boys bough
bonds amounting to $500. Practical
/, ly every man in the company sub
scribed The men will pay for Their
! out of their regular monthly pay.
The alfalfa crop of the Minidok
government irrigation project amount
t to 10000 tons and represents almos
one-half of the total value of all CROP
| produced. Potatoes are the second Gro
! in value and this crop will bring owe
l $1,00O,00O, which is more than twic
, that of year ago.
9 The crops on the Minidoka govern
: ment irrigation project during til
5 present year will bring $5,00000
q | which ic mora fhan doI,hIa fhot of