The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-27
IN THE GEM STATE

Boise.
The Junior Red Cross workers of
Idaho are all trying TO complete or
CARNATIONS in order to have 100 I
per cent membership before the Christ /
mas roll-call of adults begins.
The campaign for members to the
Canyon county farm bureau which
was to have ended Saturday was ex-
tended for a week to enable commu-
mites to finish up their work.
Motorcycle registration dropped |
from 1852 in 1917 to only 707 this year.
The highest registration In the last
five years was in 1916, when 754 |
motorcycle owners paid licenses.
Mrs. II. Mulin of Barber, who has
four sons in the service, received
letter from the eldest, saying that all
had come through the war safely and.l
thar he "was glad that it was over"
Three men who broke jail at Bur
ley, oyerpowering the jailer and beat
| ing up one OF the prisoners who had
given evidence against them, were re-
captured after a short but exciting
| chase.
There was a heavy falling off in the
| apple crop in Idaho this season, the
crop being 10000 boxes this year,
compared with 2,71SOOG boxes in 1912,
or u per cent OF normal, against 81
per cent in 1917.
The United States civil service
] nnnn,IpnaS tbaF n
examination will be held to fill the
position of laborer with pay of 5000
per annum in the custodian service,
federal building, Boise.
The Western Retail Lumbermen's
association and Lumbermen's Mutual
society with more than 1900 members
| scattered over ten western states. will
hold their sixteenth annual conference
in Boise on February 20, 81 and %
Five years ago lin 1919 only 20S3
| automobiles were registered in the
state. Compared with the 1918 regis
tration of 81 ,2S1, this shows an in.
crease for the five years of more
than 1900 per cent in the registration.
Champions in the boys and girls
club work contests conducted during
the past year are to he entertained at
Twin Falls fer one week as a special
| reward for energetic service in help
ing 10 Increase Uncle Sans food sup
ply.
Members OF the next legislature are
strongly in favor of a memorial in
honor of the boys who represented
IDAHO in the great war, memorial
hat will provide special remembrance
Of the boys who gave their lives il
the conflict.
Gross revenue from auto licenses
this year amounted to S576,7S5.56, o
which % per cent, or S144, 1861, wa
apportioned to the state and the re
lnainder of T5 per cent was retaine
by the counties in which collection
were made.
Last year ~the revenue was Sab
00S.6S from 24,76S automobiles, $
that the increased registration thi
year of 1913 more machines than il
1917 added $163, TT6SS to funds fo
state and county roads over the reve
nue. for last year.
A school building ut Bull has bee
transformed into temporary hospita
for the accommodation of influenz
: patients. "A trained nurse has bee
; retained, and the people are deter
! mined to stamp out the disease befor
{ an epidemic occurs.
Boise Commercial club, followin
E the example of either such bodies i
cities throughout the United States,
issuing booklet describing the &C
vantages, attractions and opportun
ties which await the homeseeker i
Boise and Boise valley.
Boise has many churches, of a
: denominations, and two cathedrals.
: fact, there are twenty-eight religion
: organizations in the city. 1t is
strong club, lodge and fraternal cit!
While the public schools are all house
: in modern, well kept buildings.
Thirty-ffve out of the forty-on
county superintendent of the stat
are women and twenty-one out of tn
forty-one county treasurers- This yea
there will be four women county al
ditors, and the legislature viii Sc
two women members in the lowe
house.
Harry Gillum and Ray Rose, Bots
oys, who demonstrated early iii the
boxing careers that they had res
style and ability in the manly art {
self defense have boxed their way
into the hearts of the fans of Seattl
according to word received from til
northwest.
The crops raised by the Indians Q
Fort Hall lands were composed {
potatoes. sugar beets, alfalfa and grail
The total income from the land Ill
aer cultivation last season within til
reservation, of which there are 1875
acres, was estimated by the govern
ment at 100000. OF the total acreas
some 7712 acres We're leased to whit
farmers.
The Nampa police force has declare
war on Juvenile gun enthusiasts VII