The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-24
In THE GEM STATE

KNOWN TO nave tuberculosis,
Every day squads of from two to a
half-dozen mechanics are leaving Boise
for Seattle for government work.
A special election to vote bonds for
$4,000 school building for east Boise
will be called within the next two
weeks.
| The farmers of Hornet creek have |
been conducting a successful campaign |
against ground squirrels. Free poison |
is furnished by the government.
| Plans for a new rural school for the |
town of Huston, on the Caldwell trac-
| ton line, call for a four-room modern |
brick with full cement basement and |
office and library.
Clear lists, or title, for Al, 400 acres
of state school lands in eastern Idaho
| were. received at the statehouse last
1 week from Washington. 1t is the Sec
ond clear hist to arrive within month.
Roseberry has one of the best ex-
hibits in the manual training depart
ment of it's rural high school in the
state, according to Miss Ethel r.
Redfield, state superintendent of
public instruction.
Only one sack, or As pounds, of
flour is allowed to the household in
town, and ranchers are permitted to
have on hand only enough flour to
last 30 days, or enough wheat to last
them through until the next harvest
Last weeks frosty nights have cut
the prospective prune yield in Ada
county just about in half, in the opin-
ion of f. v. Martin of Boise, who has
been inspecting prune orchards. The
lower orchards on the lower grounds
We're hard hit, me says.
The fire season has opened earlier
than usual this year Several fires
were reported to have started on May
/. One on Cottonwood creek above
Arrowrock has burned about five acres.
May fire southeast of Idaho City
destroyed considerable young growth.
Brakeman r. L. Lykens of the Ore
gon Short Line was arrested at Poca-
tello on the charge of stealing from
an interstate shipment of sheep. Ly-
zens, it is alleged, tried to steal lamb
from a shipment of sheep made by IL.
f. Newman from Miner to Salmon
City.
Protests have commenced to reach
the governor from over the state be-
cause of his proclamation drawing the
covers over pool tables, He said many
; owners of amusement parlors did not
: understand that they could continue
to sell cigars and soft drinks during
the day.
The Payette school pupils and teach
: ing staff have purchased Liberty bonds,
War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps. to the value of $1S,79S. They
have contributed to the Red Cross, Z
M. G. A. and other war activities the
: sum of $1,478.77, making total for
all war work of $20,2770S.
David Westerdale, convict work
ing as a trusty on the Lemp ranch
near Nampa, which is being farmed by
the state with convict labor, escaped
after the theft of q $50 check from
:, a letter addressed to another con
Wet was discovered and suspicion had
been directed toward him.
: instruction in military training, in
Guiding drills and probably the organ
! ization of cadet companies will be Civ.
en- a place in the curriculum OF the
!, schools at Twin Falls next year The
4 board of trustees has just announced
the appropriation of $500 as the sal
Il airy for the athletic director.
Applications for permission to tilt
on homestead lands in the Heating pro
/ iect, Carey act segregation in eastern
Idaho, were granted four entrymen by
3 the state land board last week aftel
L they had declared themselves familiar
3 with conditions on the tract. The
board demanded affidavits from tbs
L settlers.
n The Albert prize has been awardet
IT to Miss Myrtle Mason of Boise, Idaho
y says the Portland Oregonian. The priz'
If is s25 and is given by Mrs. Joseph II
% Albert. of Salem, to the student in tn
university who, in the last year, ha
% made the greatest Improvement II
,e character, scholastic standing ant
lie leadership.
s. The Idaho Food Products cOmpan.
st shipped a carload of potato flour t.
r Chicago last week. This would b.
70 equal to. more than seven carloads o
le potatoes. This is the first shipmen
:. of this kind that has ever been shippet
r. from a factory of this kind, as this /
q the only factory In the United States.
n Dick Donovan, head of the labor de
A. partnent in the state farm market
bureau. Is looking for farm help again
a. He wants some married people to TAX
\ jobs ON ranches where the wives cal
help with the house work and the mel
y can do general farm work.
10 Manufacturers in Idaho using suga
except to make essential food product
CO were put on strict rations commend
4 ing May 10.
n Labor will be provided farmer