The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-14
In THE GEM STATE

elRht acres OF apple trees puileu UP |
and viii plant potatoes on the land.
The sale of spring onions donated |
by Mrs. Bottoms TO the Wendell Red
Cross has Melted $3.50 for the chap
ter.
The State bank at Blackfoot has
been admitted TO the federal reserve
system by the secretary of the treas
ury.
The University of Idaho has been
asked 70 increase its capacity to take
soldiers for special training and to ar
range to care for as many men as
possible during the entire year.
Fire destroyed horse, barn and
small granary on the ranch of w. w.
Russell, near Nampa. The fire was
started when lighted lantern, car
ried by Mr.. Russell, was kicked from
his hand into a Manager.
A car driven by b. II. Hyde of Ore
ana was completely demolished when
an accident occurred to the brake on
| the Snake river hill near Givens Hot
| Springs. One Of the occupants of the
| car sustained a broken arm.
Women may enlist at the Boise navy
| recruiting station for stenographic
duty. Applications will be sent on to
Salt Lake, where they viii be finally
accepted and the girls enlisted from
| Boise will be informed as to their sta
| tIon.
Bumper wheat crops are being
| grown on the Twin Falls north side
/ tract Many acres of alfalfa have been
plowed up and planted to wheat this
year The fields, most of them, are in
| excellent condition and are beautiful
sight
According to State Game Warden
Thorpe, millions of trout have recently
been destroyed in the Lost river as a
result of the early disappearance in
the subterranean channels between
Moore and Arco of the waters usually
flowing in that stream.
Capt Herman III. Taylor, company
b, Third Idaho, of Standpoint, is in
Boise in response to telegram from
the governor asking him to conduct an
investigation of the classification of
certain registrants by the local and
district exemption boards.
Boise City will furnish 40 men un.
der the provost marshal generals
draft call of June 1, requiring the en-
trainment Of 1000 men from Idaho Cor
Camp Lewis American Lake, Wash,
during the five-day period beginning
June "a Ada county, outside of Boise,
will send %.
State Red Cross headquarters is
| ,,f
several counties before closing ae-
counts. The reports show that about
half the counties have doubled their
! quotas, that all went over them, and
that the cash subscriptions are ex-
ceedingly large.
Five citizens of Canyon county were
taken before the Canyon county Coun-
, Gil of Defense one day last week, and
for three hours and half an investi-
cation was carried on concerning the
charges that they were slackers on
war subscriptions and that they had
made disloyal statements.
5 The Ashton-St. Anthony dam which
has been in the course of construction
for FIVE years, was officially opened
for work last week. A large crowC
/ Of stockholders and invited guests
] were present to see the start. The
cost Of the dam, power house and ma
chlnery to date is 100000.
/ Necessity of having wbmen on tn,
] primary tickets of all parties this fall
3 was the subject of an animated dis
! cussion at the meeting of the Council
of Women Voters held at Boise las
week. and it was decided TO appoint ,
committee which should confer Will
:, the other women's clubs interested, rel
) alive to this matter.
# A Boise soldier boy who has bee
:. confined in hospital in France
! writes: "Should any one ever remarl
/. that our boys are not being well take
, care of in the hospitals, just tell ther
q they are liars and put them down a
pro German. l could not have bee
treated better in the hospital had
been paying 5000 week for care.
= Claude Graves of Gooding, en- rout
n to the Maiad river on a fishing tri
!, Saturday, left his car at the top Q
!, West Makad hill with the engine run
= ming while he walked down the grad
1 to ascertain IL anyone might be comm
a up. The jar of the engine evidenti
i threw in the clutch. and the machiu
went over the precipice, being tho
oughly demolished
saving Of $4,000 to the permi
le nent school fund of the state has bee
10 effected through the renewal of stat
ID farm loan mortgages which We're on
5. lawed when the farm loan recor,
a. were transferred from the treasurer
IN office to the state land departures
May IL of last year.
The prune crop viii show Il
heaviest loss of all fruits this yea
rk The state horticulturalist estimat
of this seasons production of 100 ca
H. loads only one-fifteenrh the norm
n crop. This large shortage win u