The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-01-04
In THE GEM STATE

More than $50 worth Of thrift
stamps have been sold to the pupils
Of the Eagle school.
Miss Ada B. Erwin Of the South Da-
fota State college has been named
demonstration agent In home econom-
les for the Boise valley.
Farm bureaus have been organized
In nine Idaho counties since the con-
ference of leaders Of county agricui-
tural agents in the west at Salt Lake.
Paul Karl Herman Hempel was
placed in the county Jail at Boise by
the federal department Of justice,
charged as being as alien enemy. He
was arrested at Nampa.
Andrew Waters, colOred boy who
has been held at Boise 70 answer
charge Of being a Stacker, was released
last week upon concluslyely showing
that he was under the draft age.
A sack Of wheat donated to thu
Caldwell Red Cross chapter was sold
on the streets forty-eight times, the
purchasers returning it each time to
the chapter. A total Of sj46J0 was
realized from the sales.
T. E. AIunhall. who was appointed
federal disbursing officer for Idaho
last spring under the civil service
rules, has resigned, and win be sue
ceeded by Captain Frank A. Mccall,
Z. s. r., OF Occur d'Alene.
Unusually high records for attend
ance were made by the Caldwell pub
lie schools during the month Of No
yember, according TO figures COMPLEX
last week. A percentage Of SO was
maintained by the high school.
A contract for the building Of the
large bridge across the Ciark's Fork
river, in Bonner county, viii be
awarded January 10, when the high
way commission meets. The bridge
will contain five spans, each 200 feet
long.
For a consideration of $1,000 a POca-
teIIo Greek was to deliver his pretty
15-year-Old daughter in marriage to an
other Greek. according to the story
told the police officials by the girl,
who objected to becoming the Greek 5
wife.
The Seventh Day Adventists can
collect $500 from the Hartford Fire
Insurance company for the loss of the
church school building at Star in No
yember, 1911, the state supreme court
held in an opinion handed down last
week.
Attempts to bring about industrial
unrest through agitation on the part
of L w. W. who appear as public
speakers. viii not be tolerated by the
State Council of Defense, and will be
blocked by executive authority, it i:
| announced.
/ Edward l. Wells, who has been il
/ charge of the Boise weatner Bureal
for the last thirteen years. received
word last week that he would be trans
/ ferred to the Portland office OF tbs
weather bureau. to take charge there
January /.
Idaho sheriffs are going to help wiz
the war by gathering up conJrabanC
| liquor for the federal government
Liquor seized by the peace officer
/ will be distilled under the direction o.
the war department for the alcoho
contained in it.
Q. V. Allen, former state treasurer
was legally sentenced TO a term ii
prison and now has no recourse
through the law by which he can gair
his liberty, it is held by the attorne!
/ generals office in a brief filed witt
| the state supreme court.
The loss to the administration build
ing at the Lewiston State normal viii
total So, 0O5.S6. according TO figure!
complied by adjusters representing I'll,
insurance companies carrying policies
on the building. The loss was orig
inally estimated at $4,000.
i 4 menu composed, from soup t,
nuts, of horticultural products, is be
ing arranged for the banquet TO b,
given by the State Horticultural so
ciety on the opening evening of il
two-day annual session, which will b,
held at Nampa beginning January -.
The names of the members of ST,
new county organizations recent,
formed by the State Council of De
Tense were made public last week. :
total of thirty-one counties have beef
organized, leaving ten counties yet Il
be invaded by the state organization
Two hundred and ffy-four Canyon
county boys aud girls, four of then
state champions and seven count.
champions, were awarded pins to sig
Nifty the meritoriOus completion Of tn
prescribed school club work, at the an
nual Achievement Day exercises a
Caldwell
| O. p. Headershet. secretary Of tn,
Idaho State fair, who has just re
turned from the twenty-seventh an
nual convention of the American ASso
citation of Fairs and Expositions, an
nouaees that the state fair of Idah,
stands at the head of the list for in
creased receipts, increased ATTENDANCE
and increase in concession sales.
Valuations On hopS and sheen vii