The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
In THE GEM STATE

eacn member OF FAMILY at knna
we're subscribers to bonds.
Thlrty-nine people in the town Of
Banner north Of Idaho City, at the
Banner mine subscribed 1855 to the
Red Cross.
group Of prisoners will be put to
work on the highway in Canyon coun-
ty leading to Walters ferry on the
Snake river.
Boise is to have fruit and vege-
table dehytirating plant Of Is to 100
tons capacity that it is planned 10 be-
gin construction work on by May -.
The Boise Ad club, which has com
plete charge Of publicity work for War
Savings Stamps is planning to make
Memorial day special day for War
Savings societies.
Lincoln, one Of the smaller school
buildings of Boise, has just taken stock
| of its Liberty Loan, War Savings
Stamps and Thrift Stamps among the
pupils, and they total $5,s1440.
| High school commencement will be
held at Payette, May 10. President
Ernest Fl. Lindley Of the University of
Idaho will give the commencement adj
dress. There viii be about 30 grsdu-
ates.
Liberty Bond subscriptions 20 the
amount Of S3,TO0 were obtained by 20
members of the Nampa Boy Scouts
organization, who combed the streets
in campaign directed by tI:eir scout
master.
Fruitgrowers should not apply ar
senate of lead and other poisonous
| sprays to fruit trees while they are in
full bloom, says Guy Graham. state
horticultural inspector, in a statement
issued last week
Because of his activities in the dis
trfbution of printed matter that was
recently suppressed as being dislOyal
to the United States government.
Prentice G. GIayestein Of Twin Falls
was ordered detained for trial.
Manlus Bennett, a boy about 10
years Of age, received a severe wound
in the right foot, at a sheep camp near
Caldwell when a dog knocked a rifle
from the support against which the
boy had leaned it, and the firearm was
discharged.
Alleging that instead Of Marcus
wheat The Farmers Society Of Equity
Of Canyon county delivered wheat Of
inferier quality when they purchased
a quantity Of seed. the Payette First
National bank has filed suit FOL
81 1850 alleged damages.
Dick Donovan, head Of the labol
department in the state farm market:
bureau. wants 10 men for ranch WORT
at Grandview. He is anxious 10 find
experienced irrigators, general farm
hands and sheep herders for work in
other sections of the state.
Senator Borah had head-On COLI
sion in the senate lobby with Buck
Bryant. correspondent Of the Butte Mi
ngr. While neither party was seri-
ousfy injured. both were put OUT Of
commission for the balance Of the
cay. The collision was entirely an
accident.
| Spirit Lake, numbering town in
haotenai county, has gone over the
top in the Liberty loan drive in a man
ner in keeping with the spirit of a
! patriotic people. The town was asked
to subscribe $1,000 Over $4,000 has
been raised and subscriptions ara still
canning in.
Better sanitary conditions in the
| lumber and mining camps of the state
VIII be insisted upon by the state
board Of health in the future The
state health department has just is
sued a pamphlet containing rules
/ which must be observed in camps by
campers generally.
| Coal contracts for the soldiers
\ HorHc were renewed last week by the
| Soldiers Home board. with the same
| dealers who held the 1918 contracts.
Agreed prices Of $3.50 for lump and
| Sa.05 for nut. in accordance with the
/ government prices We're the figures ser
for the 1919 supply.
After being Obliged TO keep the fact
| OF their being union men a secret for
| many years in order to obtain employ
ment through the Western Union Tele-
graph company, the commercial tele-
graphers OF Boise, eleven in number,
have openly affiliated with the Com
mercial Teleraphers' union.
The trapping of gophers and sQuir-
rels has proved profitable TO two OF
the WeiSer high school boys, Roy
and Leissa Lint. who have put in their
spare time catching the rodents. They
receive s cents apiece from the owner
Of the ranch and the bounty Of TWO
cents. They have caught $40 squirrels
in the past five weeks.
With legacy Of S42.4T939 almost
within her grasp, the property of her
murdered son, R. C. Goodwin Of Boise.
Mrs. Laurinda Goodwin OF Butler,
Tenn, may have TO relinquish the en-
tire sum, including $4,000 which she
has already received, TO Benner Cert
rude Lewis, who claims that she Is