The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-12
IDAHO BUDGET


a receiver, has been restored to the,
corporation.
The Canyon county farm bureau
is the first in the state to be granted
the services of an assistant. The bu-
reau's membership is now 700.
The town schools at Council rel
opened last week after being closed
for ten days on account of quarantine
for smallpox. No new cases have .e-
veloped
DIR. Enoch A. Bryan, state commits
sioner of education, has gone to Spo-
kane to attend the meeting to be held
there by the Inland Empire Teachers
association.
Roland Hodgins, Moscow druggist,
has been named a member of the
state highway commission by Cover
nor Alexander to succeed f. A. Van
Sicklin of Weiser.
Prospects for an immense fruit crop
this season are unusually bright, said
Guy Graham, state horticultural in
| spectOr, upon his return from a trip
through the Payette valley.
| Edward L. Jameson of Claytonia
was taken into custody last week on
orders of the department of justice at
Boise, and is being held on charge
of being deserter from the army.
| James G. Wilson and r. +. Jardine
| have complained to the public utilities
| commission of the service given them
L ut I n14yiCN hfy f1fF
| Telephone & Telegraph company.
| Senator Borah and Senator Nugent
voted against Senator News amend
ment to the draft bill which proposed
to provide for compulsory military
training Of youths over 10 and under
registration age.
The vaccination of all school chill
dren at Nampa to prevent a threat
! ened outbreak of smallpox was or
dered by the city council as the re-
suit of the finding of several eases
| scattered about town.
J. Ed Smith, pioneer citizen and
attorney of Idaho Falls, practicing
there for over thirty years, died at the
asylum at Blackfoot last week, where
he was placed several weeks ago. He
lost his mind over the war.
A campaign to control the squirrel
pest in the Council valley is being
. waged. Poison has been promised by
the government for use on government
lands W. Il. Crouch, q government
expert, is advising the farmers.
A donation of p25O was voted by the
Nampa Chambe rof Commerce, to be
used for the benefit of school children
who will put in war gardens this sea-
son under the direction of Miss Ivy
Wilson, Canyon county club leader.
School bonds offered by district No.
3, Butte county, in the sum of $4,000;
district No. 80, Bonneville county, in
the sum of $4,000, and District No. 35,
Jefferson county, in the sum of S13,-
900, has been purchased by the state
land board.
Two prominent women of Shoshone
decided to jointly contribute $50 to
the Red Cross. Later they concluded
to invest the money in Easter lilies and
sell them, the money to be turned over
to the relief society. The $50 worth
OF lilies brought 1898.
Apricots and peaches We're injured
by the recent freeze, in the opinion of
Iuy Graham, state horticultural in
;pector. He thinks the apples may
AVE been nipped also, but is not GER
ain yet just how much injury was
done to fruit in southwestern Idaho.
The women of Canyon county eff
fected a most enthusiastic organiza-
ion of rural and city women ut
Nampa last week, when the delegates
were the guests of the members of the
Century club. The organization was
effected at this time as war emer-
sency.
Washington county's quota and
Adams countys quota, the first of the
second contingent, were entertained
md banqueted by the members of the
Weiser Commercial club. After the
banquet they were taken in a body to
see the operetta given by the high
] school.
In regard to agricultural activities,
| says man VINO has Just returned
from northern Idaho, there is more
blowing and seeding under way now
in the great grain belts of that sec
: ton than was done in May last year.
: 1t looks like bumper year for crops
: up there.
The Blaine county commissioners
have appealed to the state supreme
court from Judgment given w. E,
t Mathaei, prosecuting attorney for
e Blaine county, when he brought an
4 action to test the validity of the law
s fixing the commissioners pay as
$ amended by the last legislature.
S. Edward scott. a teacher EN-.
= pIoyed at the Besslin school, was
roughly handled by crowd on the
e streets at Shoshone and made to kiss
$ the flag. Later he was placed in Jail