The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-07-19
In THE GEM STATE


latest official communications from
France.
Nampa now has police woman,
Mrs. NJ X. Sharer having been chosen
last week, the council having decided
a woman was needed in a police role.
Fourteen feet of main line track on
the Oregon Short Line railroad was
washed CUT as the result of q break In
the Phyllis canal one mile vest OF
Nampa.
In southern and southeastern Idaho
crop conditions are fine being above
the average Of former years. In the
eastern dry farming sections the crops
are good
Mrs Ray l.. Corbus Of Boise, Is dead,
her son. Franklin, aged II years, was
seriously hurt, and two others injured
as the result Of an auto accident near
Mountain Home.
ii IS estimated that between 10000
and 10000 people attended the hide
oendence day celebration at Twin Falls.
and $4,000 was added to the Twin
Falls county Red Cross chapter funds
Charles j. Sinsel the Boise fruit
man who was injured severely ia the
wreck of the Chester Gewley auto ON
the Alder creek grade near Garden
valley, is reported to be improving
gradually
1t is understood that the state In
surance manager is investigating some
of the employers of labor in the Good
ing section who have not as yet taken
out any insurance under the employers
liability act. and will see that the law
strictly complied with.
Dean f. j. Iddings. head Of the agrl-
cultural college at Moscow and the ex-
pertinent station and extension work
10 this state, has just returned from
a trip covering almost month. dur
ing which he visited all of the expect
ment stations in the state.
Marriage and divorce figures com
piled by County Recorder stephen
Utter for Ada county during the years
1916 and 1917 Indicate that divorces
secured in proportion to the total
number of marriages increased SO
per cent in 1917 over 1916.
begin work on spur to the Holt Seed
company's warehouse, at Caldwell. for
the better handling of this years seed
and grain crop, The building of this
spur will facilitate the handling of
grain and save a great deal of time.
Lieutenant Harry F. Holtz, who was
prominently mentioned in press dis
4.I,S Fl.
GOODNESS in saving his own life and
that of his mechanic, following an
accident to his airplane, is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. #. Holtz of Burnley
Jesse r. Richards, president OF the
Bannocls county farm bureau Of lhaho.
states that government threshing anu
harvesting experts will soon he in Utah
and Idaho. 1t is stated that these men
are being sent out by the government
TO eliminate unnecessary waste In the
harvesting of grain.
During the six months period end
ed July 1, the educational endowment
funds of the state earned $}l5,9S2.IS
in interest or approximately $50
each for the 131, $40 persons of school
age, according to the reports of the
state treasurer and the state superin-
tendent of public instruction.
request that priority be given
Idaho wheat shipments so that farm
ers may get their money for the grain
| early in the year without having to
wait until they can get it to the linz
] tied number of licensed warehouses in
the state, as required by the govern
ment before purchase has been made
by the state council of defense.
Mrs Nora Muckendorf, J. G. Butcher
| and Carl Berg were arrested at Po-
catello, charged with operating moon
shining establishment. A quantity OF
paraphernalia was confiscated. II Is
stated that the parties filtered wood
alcohol mixed it with other substi-
tutes, colored it and placed it In bot
Ties for wholesale OF retail purposes.
Draft boards over the state have he
gun thorough cleanup of their juriS-
dictions in compliance with the provost
marshal generals ''work or fight
order, if they have followed instruc-
tions sent out by the adjutant gen
erals office, which defined the classes
TO whom the order applies.
With delegates from many counties
in the state, the Nonpartsan league
on the first day of its state convention
in Boise ON July g. Endorsed candl-
dates for most of the general offices
to be filled in the state in the fall
adopted platforms and listened to
speeches by several local leaders.
r G. A. r. members of Idaho and all
4 others who desire to attend the annual
) encampment at Portland, Ore. August
e 1924 will be interested in knowing
1 that railroad rate of cent mile
e going and coming has been provided
4 tickets to be good for 60 days.
Thomas Il. Jenkins of PocatellO ha'
been appointed by Governor AleXan
der as a member of the state phar