The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-04
IN THE GEM STATE

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The Idaho public utilities commits.
sion is preparing to file vigorous pro-
test against the proposed blanket nd
vance In freight rates.
DR.. George Collister has grubbesl out
most of the well-known ColIister fruit
orchards and is preparing to replace
them with corn and grain fields.
Idaho banks were prompt 70 sub
scribe for war loan certificates, the.
banks in every section OF the state
asking for liberal subscriptions.
The Oregon Short Line Is now being
guarded from the Wyoming state line
to the Oregon state line, and from the
Utah state line to the Montana state
line by Idaho roops.
The sheriff of Gilmore county and
the sheriff of Owyhee county viii be
asked by the governor to place guards
over the states property on the King
Hill irrigation project.
In the city election at st. Anthony.
Francis M. Smell, president of the First
National bank, defeated james Smith,
who was renominated, for mayor by
majority of 227 votes.
1t will be possible to irrigate 2S5,OO0
acres of land on the two government
irrigation projects in Idaho this year;
last year the total irrigated and Gull
tivated area was but $4,000 acres.
The state banks of Idaho are in q
better condition at this season of the
year than ever before, according TO
reports fled with the state bank COM
missioner following his call to the
banking institutions in March.
The early closing of the schools of
the state, to permit the children to
assist in planting and harvesting
crops, is recommended by the governor
In a letter written to DIR. e. o. Sisson,
state commissioner of education.
The police department of Boise has
discovered new line of intoxicants.
Two alleged culprits were arrested
last week. From one they took a
Bottle of East India bitters and from
the other two bottles of hair tonic.
The citizens ticket, pledged to Sc
cure a pure water system for Twin
Falls, at approximately one-half the
cost of the plan drawn by L. @. Kelsey,
was elected by an overwhelming ma
tority over an active though scattered
opposition.
In order to afford more ready relief
to farmers of Idaho who need funds
for the purchase of seeds and ma
chinery for the planting of spring
crops, the state land board has decided
to deposit additional funds in various
state banks.
Miss u. Fay Fowler, state superin-
tendent of girls clubs, and w. II. Call.
superintendent of boys clubs, are now
at work in Bannock county, organic.
ing the boys and girls In clubs for the
purpose of carrying ON gardening work
this summer.
Merchants of Star are running an
automobile service TO and from the
Boise river bridge to meet customers
from the south during the time the
bridge is out OF commission because
of the recent collapse of one of the
long spans.
Adolph Naef, So years old, well-to-do
rancher and stockman of Teton City,
four miles south of St. Anthony, com
mitted suicide at his home April "a.
He went to the stable Immediately
after breakfast and sent bullet from
4 ESPECIAL rifle through his head,
dying within an hour.
Plans and specifications for num-
Der of schoolhOuses that can be built
in rural districts at Il cost ranging
from $500 to $4,000, are contained in
the April number of the Idaho Bulle-
tin of Education, pamphlet issued
quarterly under the direction of the
state board of education.
In one of the most holly contested
village elections ever held in Soda
Springs the citizens progressive ticket
was elected, with Il. ID. Whitman, L. II.
Horsley, Paul Upton, ]. e. Lau and
G. A. Lallatin as members of the town
board. Upton received the largest
number of votes on the ticket.
A hundred and fifty people of Ten
Mile assembled one night last week,
In honor of Leslie Annett, who has oh
tanned commission in the engineering
corps, and Francis Fountain of the
service department of the militia.
Field glasses and flowers were given
to each of the honored guests.
The high school students of Bull,
believing that the children of America
should take larger part in the relief
of the Belgian children, have called or
all social activities for the remainder
of the year in order that the money
spent for such activities could go TO
the Belgian Children's Relief fund.
The southern Idaho members of the
state council of national defense met
Mt Pocatello last week and passed reso-
buttons that people of this state should
pledge themselves anew TO the prin-
ciples of freedom, that all should CO.
operate to the limit of their powers in
whatever duty assigned and that it