The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-07-26
In THE GEM STATE

last year.
d. Storey and James BedelI of
Blacks creek, have 30 acres of rye
which the jack rabbits have appro-
priated and are rapidly destroying.
The first nominations of candidates
for the primaries September 8 were
filed at the office of the secretary of
state on July 10, three state officials
signifying that they will seek re-elec-
ton.
An auto truck service will soon be
Installed between Shoup and the old
railroad at Salmon, eliminating the old
trails and pack trains and giving the
mining population chance to get
cheaper supplies.
w. H. Cassidy, formerly of Grange
vile has been appointed a member of
the industrial accident board by Cover
nor Alexander, succeeding FL. III.
Barnes, who died July 6 of typhoid
fever at Spokane.
Threshing prices recommended for
this season by the threshing commit
tee, appointed by the Ada county Coun-
ell of Defense were as follows: Wheat
and barley, cents oats, cents, and
rye, 81 cents per bushel.
Charles G. Eckert, 81, a resident or
Boise for eleven years, was accidental
ly killed near Tillamook, ORE, while
at work in the timber for the govern
ment. He enlisted in the spruce pro-
duetlon branch Of the service.
r. F. Bicknell, food administrator
for Idaho is being urged to rescind his
order, issued early last week, requiring
merchants of Idaho to close early. and
restaurants, drug stores and soda foun-
tains to close at 8 O'Clock in the even
| ing.
A destructive hail storm struck a
section of the country from Farnum
up through Squirrel Friday, which af-
fected many acres Of grain. The losses
were from slight damage to total
loss Most of the farmers had hail
insurance.
Gertrude Burlington, wife of Marian
]. Burlington, was instantly killed near
Greenleaf, when she was accidental
shot by her brother, Sterling Bowman
Bowman, who is 90 years old, was
loading a 3S-calibre revolver when the
gun was accidentally discharged.
Until the Blaine County Investment
company, completes the Dry Creek res
ervoir in Butte county, from which |
will supply storage water to its prof
- : ,,,ilI 49, Z, t+oY,,pt +r, ft1rni CHI wa
ter to any other lands than those sur
ii piled during 1918, which amounted
/ 1890 acres.
i In memory of John Mclean, WI
) died in battle, June 6. beautiful an
. patriotic service was held at Bots
July 10. Although John Mclean wa
! only II years old, he was one of th
first to enter the service, enlist1n
April 26, 1917. He was sent to Franc
February of this year.
OF forty-two men of the class of 191
who reported to the Boise local boar
for physical examination on June II
thirty-six were found qualified for SCI
vice, three were added to the list {
!, men who may be called for Unite
, of special service and two were RI
! jected as unfit for military servic,
e Two thousand men are called to Ell
train under the draft from Idaho
Y Camp Fremont, Cal, during the fiv
g day period beginning August >. Til
0 will exhaust the states class l of til
r first registration, and will necessitat
G the calling into service of a large nun
e Der of the young men who registere
last month.
Hugh F'ackrell, a marine killed
) action in France, is the son Of Ferdi
and Fackrell, residing six miles we
n of Blackfoot in the Riverside distriC
The young man had farm in the AL
ridge district, which is remotely situa
ed in the Wolverine canyon, invent
[ five miles east of BlackfoOt on Il
- Blackfoot river.
q 1t has been found that Lemhi count
o. in four separate farm products,
% 1918, will produce 100000 in ma
e keted commodities. There will
h $4,000 pounds of wool (25 carloads
h valued at $4,000; $4,000 lambs, v;
S ued this fall at $4,000; $500 head
lie beef cattle, valued at $6S0,000, Al
IS 10000 pounds of butter, valued
100000
,e After carefully checking up the Sc
n eral attractions and concessions
charge of various branches of t
n county Red Cross, at the big Fourth
July celebration held at Twin Fal
I the committee finds that the sum
81, 1889 was realized by the coun
| Red Cross chapter.
Byron Hunter, farm management
vestigator for the states of Idaho, o.
gon, Washington and northern Ca
fornia, is conducting an Investigate
81 of Idaho dry land wheat farms In
b alton to the establishment of whC
81 prices by the federal food administl
"a ton grain corporation.
EarnnarS cattle and ShppDmpn ma