The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-11
In THE GEM STATE

-. y. machinery was Killed at lWlh
Falls when the car in which he, with
another man, was driving left the road,
five miles north of Jarbidge, New. The
other man was not injured.
The grain crops in the Spring Creek
section have been exceptionally fine
this season, but the potato crop did
not do very well owing to light frosts
and the ground being too wet.
1t is reported that a Hill City far
mer has raised twenty-five pounds Of
cabbage seed on stalks from which he
| last year cut the heads, permitting the
| plant to remain in the ground.
| The September crop report estimates
| Idaho's grain production in 1913 as fol-
lows: Wheat, 17,940,000 bushels;
corn. $4,000 bushels; oats, 10,336,O00
| bushels barley. 5,418,0O0 bushels.
The potato crop of Idaho this year
Is estimated at 4,334, 900 bushels, over
a million and a half less than last year.
Hay win be 100000 tons, decrease
from last year of about 100000 tons.
Women of Idaho are gradually go
ing to be given the positions in non
essential industries, to relieve the men
engaged therein, so that they can take
up the work in more essential war in
dustries.
The Roberts unit of the American
Red Cross has perfected arrangements
to serve dinner and hold sale on
November 8, election day, for the pur-
pose of adding to the funds for the
Red Cross.
In the future no building operations
! may proceed in Idaho over and above
J an expenditure of $780, unless a per-
. nit is secured from the state council
of defense through its duly authorized
county representatives.
Mrs. A. vystrciI, living near Rob
l erts, recently brought to town box
l of the finest kind of Strawberries
> laised in her garden in September.
e showing that Idaho can do just as we'll
: as California in the fruir liile.
: Boise is to get the Liberty special,
: which is being sent throughout the
= country for the purpose of arousing in
3 terest in the fourth Liberty loan cam
), paign, and it is probable that the sDe-
u cial will be in Boise October Il.
. To encourage athletic sport within
each institution and among neighbor-
: ing institutions where distances are
"a short is the policy of the war depart
10 ment, as announced by President e. H,
=. T.indley of the University of Idaho.
" ]. A. Lott, while moving alfalfa neal
u Euna, tripped and fell, throwing HI.
-or right arm in front of the sickle, cut
~ ting a wide cash aboat six inches belo7
&C. the shoulder joint. But for the pTomI
'as arrival Of aid BE would have bled
death.
= The Camp Fire girls. fourteen
- number. of HALEY, enjoyed an outin
- recently, forming Il camping party, VI
- der the chaperonage Of their leade
- and it is said that the supply of fis
- in the river near which they wcr
- camped was considerably diminished
n. The four-year-old son of Mr. an
m Mrs. Henry Hutchinson was killed
IA Ashton. when he was run down by a
automobile, as he was following hi
father across the street. There wa
. no blame attached to the driver, tn
accident evidently being unavoidable
II No more roadwork which will re
II duire shipping of materials can b
II done by Idaho counties, highway dis
tricts or municipalities hereafte
without permission from the Unite
States highways council, the stat
highway department has been advised
H Completing arrangements that vii
soon furnish a new irrigation system
for Carey valley, one of the richest il
farm and stock raising in Idaho tn
Carey Valley Reservoir Co. last wee
closed contract with the Atlas De
velopment co. of Salt Lake for tn
. building of the big Fish Greek reseI
voir.
Payment of S1OT, 177.43 was receive
III by the state last week as its % pc
cent share from the federal govern
red ment of revenues received during tn
fiscal year ended June 80, 1918, fror
national forests in Idaho. This is S14
707.13 more than the states revenu
ing last year.
tly The chief of police at Pocatello hil
re- reorganized the chain gang. So man
IS men of late have been serving OF
as their fines for drunkenness that tn
TED chief decided to reorganize the chat
hat gang to discourage this way of payin
az fines. Six men are spending the
ma time working on the streets.
20 Livestock exhibits at the Idah
s state fair was unusually fine. Their
- were unparalleled exhibits of purebre
"a cattle, horses and swine. The shee
exhibit was not so large or as fine {
I e the other livestock exhibits. The ca
- tie. swine and horse showing was Il
ing arrest s'oeA eAiiiot'
al. state fair.
IL The citizens of Moscow, eo-opera
: a ing with the war community servi'
al committee. will look after the creatu
low comforts of the soldiers in trainir
sill there The National Y. NJ. c. \. W
see establish a branch service station