The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-30
In THE GEM STATE

tlreS are tmOWn, IheN expect 10
realize neat sum from the sale of
them.
f. Il. Mareoe, convicted In the Ban
mock county district court of unlawful
transportation of i~tc.sicating liquor
has filed an appeal in the state SUI
preme court.
One of the important measures
which the Idaho women will advocate
ut this coming session of the legisla-
ture is the proper conditions of labor
for women war workers.
School bonds of Bear Lake county
district No, u, amounting TO $4,000,
and of Idaho county district No. AZ.
amounting TO $1,000, were ordered pur-
chased last week by the state land
board.
The board OF the independent school
district of Boise has decided to include
a class in simple auto mechanics and
gas engines in the high school course
and to hold night as well as day
classes in this work.
The Canyon county draft board re-
ports that the reserve supply of men
is ample to cover the next call for reg
istrants, TO entraln August 26 TO 81.
Canyon county is required to furnish
"A draftees on this call.
Peter Barney sentenced from Madi-
son county for grand larceny has been
granted respite by Governor Alexan-
der on account of sickness, and per-
mitted to leave the penitentiary TO re-
turn to relatives in Madison county.
The unwilling of the service flag of
the L. -. s. Sunday school in Rupert
was the occasion of an Impressive cere.
mony. The big church building was
filed to capacity with the County
Council of Defense as invited guests.
Fire completely destroyed the Allen
Wright Furniture company warehouse
mt Boise at loss of approximately
$4,000. The warehouse and contents
were partly covered by Insurance
Grass burning around the building
started the fire.
A. w. Fuller principal of the Merid-
ian grade schools, has been notified
that his son, James Fuller, has been
severely wounded in action in France.
Mr.. Fuller has received letter from
his son which describes his injuries as
Il bullet wound through the right arm
and side.
An investigation of the availability
of water for $4,000 acres met in the
Salmon river tract, which was re-
Gently reduced from $4,000 acres will
he made by c. w. Whiffen, state land
commissioner, and f. A. Willie, state
engineer, at the request Of tire state
land board.
: The home of Walter Peterson at
Nnmpa was burglarized Sunday during
the absence of the family, who lost
J iewelry to the amount of $500 and II
small amount of money. The house
Y was thoroughly ransacked, every draw
er and chest being rifled and the con
r tents strewn about.
Z Rabbits have done an immense
amount of damage to the grain crops
: Of Minidoka county, Notwithstanding
! determined efforts on the part of thu
y people here to kill them. Rabbit drives
have been organized all over tn,
county and tens of thousands of III,
:, pests have been killed.
The food administration suggests
: that producers sell their wheat t,
dealers whenever the latter are paying
fair price. This administration con
siders Z cents to 8 cents per bushe
below government grade price as fail
Inhn ali ..fst,
J wheat by county elevators and buyers
: The Caldwell Traction company
! operating an electric line south o.
I Caldwell, faces heavy loss on grair
shipments this year unless the public
utilities commission cOmpels the Ore
gon Short Line to furnish grain doors
: and burlap for grain shipments orig
mating ON the traction company'i
! line. 1T is declared.
I general improvement in range con
ditions is noted. With few exceptions
! feed is ample in all sections, Will,
! in the eastern and central counties
, range grasses are exceptionally lux
/. uriant and all stock Is making fin'
gains
H. G.. Butler, who left Boise earl!
0 last spring to enter the Italian arm,
service as truck driver, has writer
q Boise friends from Roncaste Italy
r under date of June 20, stating he ii
0 in the thick Of the Italian drive on th'
/ Austrians.
3 Some time ago the small sheep own
ers of the Boise valley formed an or
: ganization called the Boise VALLEY
e Sheep Breeders association. The pur
{ pose was TO pool the wool Of the small
E growers and ship In carload lots and
D thereby secure as good prices as the
{ larger shippers. The plan has beer
l tried for two seasons and proved high
! ~ successful.
t Twenty carloads Of lambs were ship
1 ped to eastern markets from Cassit
county during the past week.
/ Considerable interest is being mani