The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-04
In THE GEM STATE

The sales at the Red Cross Salvage
shop AT Boise for the first two weeks
Of its history amounted TO S1S95.3S.
Judge McCracken Of Carmen tapped
bee-tree near his ranch one day last
week and got about six gallons Of
honey.
Carl w. Dasch, Weiser hoy, has
been awarded the distinguished serv-
Ice cross for gaLIantry In action in
France.
Idahos wheat crop this year will be
l7,940,000 bushels, as compared with
13S39,000 bushels last year, an in
crease Of approximately 26 per cent
Fifteen thousand dollars was sub
scribed to the fourth Liberty loan by
statehouse employees at "A special meet.
Ing ut the house Of representatives one
day last week.
Idahome has been notified that a
more regular service, possibly three
times a week. will be PUT on by the
Short Line. also that a depot agent
Will be sent there.
Plans for teaching Bosses foreign
born citizens to speak and read the
English language, as requested by the
labor department of the government,
are well under way
An estimate of Idaho lands in blocks
of 5000 acres or more, suitable for
settlement by returning soldiers, will
be prepared, at the request of Frank
lin X Lane, secretary Of the inter
ior.
The Twin Falls North Side Canal
company, operating ON the Twin Falls
North Side Land & Water company
project, is planning TO turn over the
project to the settlers before Deem
| Der l.
So far as the capital issues COM
mittee of the district Is concerned,
Boise will not be permitted to erect a
modern and sanitary school building
after the war.
| Deductions made from semi-officiN
| figures In the recent primaries, com
piled in the office of the secretary
of state for the state board of can
vassers show that $3.50 voters took
part In the election.
The Idaho Child's Welfare commit
tee of the woman's committee, Council
of National Defense, feels that the
present high price of milk is going TO
have serious effect on the health of
the children of the state.
Horace Mann, county organizer for
the Non-Partisan league in Gooding
county, was locked up in the county
Jail at Gooding on September %, by
order of the county council of defense
for disloyalty to the government.
Vernon Barker of Star was badly
injured when horse he was riding
became unmanageable, and ran into
an interurban car near Star. Mr..
Barker received bad cut on his fore
head and had his ear nearly torn off.
Miss Mabel Abercrombie, who was
stenographer for Mayor Hays for ten
years and left Boise last June to en-
| ter government work in Washington,
d. G.. will sail for France the last of
this month in the capacity of stenog-
rapher.
Final figures on the draft registra'
tion of September u completed by
the adiutant generals office show
5S,235 men enrolled for war duty, OF
| 4743 more than the estimate of 50,
492 prepared by the provost marsha
general.
A fire In the business district Of
Gooding did damage to the amount o
$4,000. The fire broke out IN tht
coil room of the Arcade building, ant
tenants Of the building, including tn,
First National bank, suffered losse
aggregating $4,000
WILDER Strout, of Salmon, wounde,
In the Murine drive, has been invalide'
TO hospital at Newport News, wher
he win probably remain for some time
He has I'm ugly laceration in the thigl
caused by sharpnel, and has also bee
shot through the arm.
Paul Karl Herman Hempel was al
rested last week and held in Los Al
geles by Special Agent G. l.. Kee
| HANCl hANNhtAiS itililt III -Aitt NthiAhs ~
April "A hast, leaving $50 mont
job and good home ON the farm {
Edward Hurt near Nampa, where Ii
mad been placed when released frol
the Ada county Jail.
To help finance the Oakley auSiliar
of the Red Cross and incidentally I
help out Mr. Hoover, the people, {
Oakley planted Il acres of wheat
the spring of 1913, The grain ha
been threShed. the threshing Gre
having donated their time and laho
and approximately 400 bushels ,
grain have been turned in at the Gal
ley mills.
o. o. Haga, director Of commercit
economy. announced last week thu
there IL an abundance Of refrigerat,
ears in southwestern Idaho, Shtppe
are urged to take advantage of Il
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