The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-31
In THE GEM STATE

cHaFtef was obtained several months
ago, has opened for business.
A class Of 81, consisting Of 80 young
women and y young men. was gradu-
ated from the Twin Falls high school
a play put on by local talent at
PocatellO last week was a success
financially, one performance netting
800 for the Red Cross.
The prune and apple orchards in
the vicinity Of Coilisteg were damaged
but little by the late freezes and the
crop promises 10 be large.
Organization of w0men's depart
ment Of the Canyon county FARM bu-
reau was authorized last week at a
meeting Of the executive committee.
Two thousand dollars in interest
money on the first 100000 worth of
Liberty Loan bonds purchased by the
state land board reached the state land
department last week
Crop conditionssi In Idaho as whole
we're never better than this spring.
Harvey Alfred. chairman Of the com
mfttee on food supplies. conservation
and transportation. announces.
mo excuse whatever exists for the
feeding Of wheat to hogs and chick
ems. and this feeding must immedi-
ately be stopped, according 10 an
edict issued by Il. +. Bicknell, food adj
ministrat0r.
The Rt Rev Daniel ". German, the
new bishop of Idaho for the Catholic
church, delivered his first sermon in
his new diocese ut Boise Sunday
morning. his words being addressed
specially to the Knights Of Columbus.
Requisition papers for the return Of
! George E. Kelly from Spokane to
| PIummer. were issued last week. Kelly
is alleged To have resisted arrest at
Plummer whef the town marshal
sought to take him III custody for a
4 misdemeanOr.
! With several counties vet to hear
| from since the drive. Mrs. Theresa NJ.
Graham If Occur d'AleHe, chairman fol
I Idaho Of the wmnen's committee. Third
Liberty Loan. writes that the women q
/ the state haze sold 1916 bonds, total
ling sl,l5G0Cv
There is an increase Of about .
per cent in acreage planted to wheat
in 1918 over that Of 1917 and the con
/ ditton Ut the whcat's growth on May
| 10 as compared with the condition
on tile same date one year ago, is az
least - per cent better.
The Ellison White Chautauqua sys
/ ten has announced that the dates Of
the Gooding Chaumuqua Will be from
June II TO ~ Goodiug is one Of the
best Chautauqua towns in tine west
and last season ranked second in the
state in point OF attendance.
! The acreage tracts south and west
of Gooding have been formed into a
water district by the state engineer.
1t is planned 10 rotate the use Of
water in this district in order to give
each owner sufficient water with
which to irrigate az each time.
Idaho's branch OF the United States
public service reserve has not expend,
ed a cent OF federal funds and neither
/ has it spent any of the states money,
according to O. G. F. Markhus, dfrec-
tor. MIR. Markhus draws a salary Of
81 year. No other salaries are paid,
John smith, popularity known as
Buffalo Smith. died at Star last
week from the effects of a paralytic
| stroke. which he suffered several days
| previous. He was a pioneer of the
| Boise valley. and saw il grow frem
| sagebrush to its present productivity
Three young men, Blaine AcGee, OF
New Plymouth; Lester Suckney, Of
| Robinette. Oregon. and Jake Tullis, OF
| New Plymouth, were arrested at Pay
cite last week and charged with
stealing stock. Young Tullis is onl!
| 16 years of age and had been working
for MCGEE. He admitted the guilt Of
| all.
At an informal conference called by
the Boise members of the Woman
PARTY, at Boise, resolutions were
paSsed calling on President Wilson IT
end this intolerable delay" and TO ust
his great power as leader of his party
to secure the passage of the nationa
! suffrage amendment through the sen
ate.
On June 8 and 4 the Idaho Bank
ers' association will hold its fourteenth
annual convention in Pocatello. Elab
crate palms are being made by th'
committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the entertainment OF th'
visitors, who win include many promi
nent bankers from surrounding states
Mrs. Sarah J. Wheeler died at Idah'
Falls, May IL, ut the age of SO, Mrs
Wheeler was born In Caledonia county
Vermont, December G. 1921, and wen
TO Illinois in 1858, where her hushan,
died in 1874. She moved TO Evanston
Wyo.. where her son was located il
1915. and had lived in Idaho about L
pears,
Bids for the construction of sevei
miles OF road on the North and Soutl