The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-28
In THE GEM STATE

put in at Wendell.
Camas and Nez Perce prairies will
turn out 2,D00OO bushels IF wheat this
year.
Lynn Turner, aged IA. Of Boise sus-
tanned a critical fracture of the skull
when a pony threw him off and kicked
him on the head.
About half dozen head belong. =
ing to different herds Of cattle on
Crooked River have died the past week
from larkspur poisoning.
The total Of the subscriptions in
Gem county for the Red Cross war
fund was SGO49.2G, Of which s5654T6
has been paid in casi The quota
was $1,000.
Nampa business men and farmers
met last week and decided that unem-
plOyed men need not stop off uC
Nampa, as hereafter they will either
work or get out Of town.
Excessive hot weather has melted
| the SHOWS ia the mountains Of the
upper Snake 50 rapidly that the recia-
nation service has had to turn water
| out Of Jackson lake reservoir to pre-
vent the dam from going out.
| W. F. Gerholz. assistant state field
| dairyman, has returned from a week
| of inspection Of the dairies- Of the
| Boise valley. He reports an increas-
| ing interest and activity in the dairy
industry of the Boise valley and sur.
rounding territory.
Notices have been posted in Burley
and Albion announcing the intention Of
sundry citizens TO circulate a petition
for the removal Of the county seat Of
Cassia county from Albion to Burnley.
The petition will be circulated as soOu
as the legal time for notice expires.
Lieutenant John w. Rhoads Of Pay
cite, killed in action in France, would
have been % years of age July ,. He
and two brothers were in the service.
He joined the Second Idaho, and, by
hard study and close application, won
promotion to the rank of lieutenant.
Frank r. Gooding, federal food adj
ministrator, appeared before the
public utilities commission last week
and vigorously protested against the
freight rate increase, declaring that it
would take from the pockets OF coal
consumers alone in Idaho a total OF
Sj.5OO,OOO.
The county commissioners Of Bing-
ham county have placed an order for
200 additional ounces of poison for
rodents, having already used $50
ounces of strychnine. They expect TO
provide poison for distribution just as
. long as the county agent and farm
bureau will use it.
The Lincoln County Farm associa.
: ton held an enthusiastic meeting
: last week TO devise means of handling
: the harvest of the county. CO-opera-
e ton Of farmers was derided on as the
e nose practical method available The
e grain yield Of the county is estimated
L at twice that of last year.
L Zeuo !. Case. who claims to he the
secretary of what is known as the III
> ternational Detective Association Of
: America. with offices in Salt Lake.
: was arrested at Pocatello On the
! charge Of carrying on collection
agency business in this state without
) first obtaining the necessary bond and
license.
John Reynolds, miner employed at
! the North Star mine at HALEY, was
severely injured by a cavein last
! week. He was working alone when Il
!, | large block of rock and dirt broke
! loose from the wall of the tunnel, pin
: ming him to the floor. Both legs
, were broken and ne is badly bruised
! about the body.
g Lewiston swept off the honOrs in
j the Idaho State Sportsmen's AsSocia-
ton shoot, which closed at Boise
i June IS. Lewiston not only was
] unanimously selected as the place for
$ holding the 1919 shoot, but Guy ChieS-
= man of that city also carried off the
> Interstate Trapshooting associations
amateur state championship with a
; score Of 90 out Of 100.
Boise will have a modified Fourth
: % July, according TO the decision OF
] those gathered at the MONDAY lunch
{ con of the Boise Commercial club
i 10 discuss plans for the national day.
In view OF the fact that such an elab-
crate demonstration was put on Flag
Day. ir was not deemed eXpedieut 10
hold another big demonstration 50
soon following.
: Idaho pine timber has been found
: altogether suitable for use in airplane
! construction. and hereafter large
; shipments will be made from the Bar
, her and Emmett mills of the Boise Pay
! cite Lumber company This timber,
Z which must be specially selected, cut
: to special specifications, and carefully
: dried, will be used in the construction
! Of the wings of the airplaneS-a use To
which heretofore only spruce has been
E put.
' One of the largest stock ranch deals
ever pulled off in Owyhee county has
just been completed with the sale Of
4 the Jim Neal ranch of 1900 acres, ami
/ 500 head of cattle, for practically