The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-03
In THE GEM STATE

1911 ~ Ifult and vegetable delydrat-
ing plant in the Boise valley are being
discussed by fruitnen at Nampa.
The !. w, w. situation in north
Idaho is wen in hand now, Adjutant
General 9. 5. Moody reports, but he
expects further trouble this spring
and summer.
Inc area planted to corn in Canyon
county last year was 1900 acres. This
year it will be POO acres, the greater
amount Of this corn being Of course,
Intended for silos.
school bonds In the sum of $35;000,
district No. 6, Bannock county, and in
The sum Of $149S734, district No 60,
Canyon county, were purchased last
week by the state land board.
The seed and labor survey of the
county just completed by the Canyon
county farm bureau shows that the
wheat crop area of the county this
year win be 5000 acres in excess of
that of last year.
Caldwell Orchardists report that the
early varieties of fruit have suffered
the most damage from frosts but that
many orchards escaped entirely and
later fruit, which was not yet in bios,
som, will be affected but little.
Wayne Danielson and Paul Hyatt,
who appropriated the auto of Stephen
smith at Boise for a joyride, were ar
rested in Nampa and turned over to
the Boise police. They were obliged
to pay 500 repairs on the auto and
$50 as court fees in the matter.
Julian Ceninga, Basque, was ar
rested near Parma and is being held
on liquor law violation charge. An
automobile found near Big Bend on
the Snake river, containing case of
whisky and bottle of brandy was
claimed by Ceninga.
II. G. Hanselman of Gooding has
complained to the public utilities com
mission because the Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph company wants
to charge him $50 for installing tele-
phone. The company claims that CON
siderable extra material would be
necessary.
Steel license plates carried on the
front end of automobiles in Idaho this
year are responsible for accidents to
motorists, according TO DR.. Edward T..
Biwer, secretary of the state board of
health. Some of the drivers have cut
their wrists on the plates while crank
ing their cars.
w. ii. Cullen pleaded guilty before
Judge Anderson at Boise to being
drunk. This being his third Offense,
he was fined 500 or 30 days in Jail.
Having no money, he was put to work
at Julia Davis park in the day time
and will spend his nights in Jail until
the fine is served.
Estimates on the number of hogs
on the farms of Canyon county shows
that there are 794 more brood sows in
the county now than there were last
year. there having been 1897 brood
Sows in the county then. There are
now 10,473 pigs in the county. There
were last year 1872.
The announcement comes from
Washington that State Game Warden
Leroy c. Jones has been nominated by
President Wilson as United States mar
shall for Idaho. 1t is likely the change
in the marshalship will be made May
/, when the present marshal, Thomas b.
Martin, will turn over the office.
A Nampa sportsman is advocating a
novel scheme for a state baseball
league. He would form local circuit
which would include the principle Ore
gon Short Line towns from Mountain
Home to WeiSer, including Boise and
Emmett. The initial expenses of the
organization could be raised by sub
scription and no salaries would be
paid players, gate receipts TO be used
for fares, balance to 90 to the Red
Cross.
a unique feature in POcatello will be
the classes in automobile instruction
for women which will be offered at the
Idaho Technical institute summer
school which opens June 3 for a six
weeks session. Other courses offered
include all branches of commerce and
stenography and kindred subjects.
As the outcome of an escapade, dur
ing which the homes of several Jap
anese We're entered and robbed and
their wives subjected to indignities,
Henry Kicks and Edward Levine were
sentenced to from five to fifteen years
and Dewey Arnold and Lavon Williams
to from one to fourteen years in the
state penitentiary.
Madison county. Idaho, will be
heralded throughout the United States
in the War Savings Stamp campaigns
as being the first county in any state
in the union to reach the 100 per cent
mark, by every school child enrolled
in the schools of the county being the
holder of Thrift Stamps or War Saw
ing Certificates.
If plans presented for the consider
alton of the Rotary club by Secretary
Krussman of the Y. NJ. c. A. are car