The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-06
In THE Gem STATE

| pany ~ BOISE who entered the wnr as
soldiers and sailors, win find their
old Jobs awaiting them on their re-
turn
Az soon as he finds suitable resi-
dence, Governor Davis plans to move
his family TO Boise from American
Falls 20 live during HIS term as COVER
nor.
1 Robert McCallum was painfully IN
tured ~ Kuna when his hand was
drawn into clover buller which tore
the flesh from his fingers and palm
and bruised his arm.
The Hemenway & Mfoser company Of
Salt Lake viii enter The Idaho field at
once ia the distribution, wholesale and
RETAIL 81 cigars and tobaccos, accord
Ing % articles OF Incorporation, at po-
eateiIo.
Boise bnkers declare they viii sell
their bread at II cents loaf whole
sale or shut up their shops and 20 deer
hunting. There viii be more money hi
TINT than baking bread at ii loss, and
lots more fun.
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tion papers for the delivery of Barton
Smith to the governor of California.
Smith Is wanted IN California on
charge Of embezzlement. He was APP
pretended &C Twin Falls.
One Of the large building projects
which will probably be started during
the coming year win be fine new.
absolutely fireproof surgical hospital,
/ which Will form piirt Of the already
large plant Of ST LulSe's at Boise.
II Is sald that many Of the Idaho
boys viii be kept for year ut least
In the foreign field and that the work
done In The leaye areas VIII be even
more important now that the war Is
over, Ia keeping ZIP the morale Of the
men.
Unusually high prices are being paid
Tor hogs at Moscow. The proprletors
Of packing plant paid $3.50 for one
animal Poland China SOW that
weighed 6l0 pounds. The same firm
paid Si0S0 for 80 head Of young hogs
recently
Out Of many hundred millions spent
by the war department during the war
la the purchase OF army supplies only
500, $50 was expended In idaho. This
Is the Gem state's total share Of the
duartermaster purchases for the entire
war period
The Boise City council voted ununi-
mously 20 make formal protest 10 the
director general OF railroads at WASH
ington against the proposed change OF
time Of Noise from intermonutain 10
coast reckoning, Which Is to 80 INTO
effect january /, 1919,
Guy Graham. state horticultural In
spector, has returned from Il months
work IN the Deer Flat section, where
he inspected 30 cars of potatoes which
were shipped out from Huston and
Wilder, Eight hundred cars of early
potatoes We're shipped from Caldwell
Gem county has made record In
the United War drive. A total OF
$1,000 has been pledged which Is 65
per cent larger than the quota of $500.
OF this sum the Victory Boys and
Girls pledged S00l65, which Is 225 per
cent better than the $500 asked of
them
Trunks, grips and kegs that had
been conflscated by the sheriff as con- \
tainers Of booze emptled into the Boise
sewer some time ago. We're sold lust
week at public auction held at the
sheriffs office, The contraband con-
tnlners enriched the county treasury to
the extent of $33.i5
The winter term Of the Albion State
Normal opens Monday, December 3.
New classes win be formed in school
administration, professional history,
school hygiene, teachers music, teach
ers drawing, rural sociology, rural
economies, social problems, public
speaking and other subjects,
A clash between the master bakers
OF Idaho aud the state food adminls-
tration has occurred over the price Of
bread Some time ago Food Admins
traitor Hcknell fixed the wholesale and
retail price of bread ut and 10 cents,
respectively, for the 16-ounce loaf, and
some Of the bakers are baking,
one woman Is dead and two per-
sons are suffering greatly as result
OF fire at Orchard, when large
ranch house and several small build
ings owned BY I. Il. Wilson were de
stroyed by fire Mrs, John Berryhlll
was burned 10 death and Bert Gossett,
farm hand, and Mrs. T Il. Wilson
were injured.
Miles f. Reed, president Of the
Idaho reelMllcal institute az Pocatello.
and one Of Che leading educators Of
the state, died suddenly while hunting
near Aberdeen. Heart failure was the
cause If death.
otto schmidt. Fred Schmidt and Ace
Nelson, all convicted IN Bannock
county Of grand larceny ANA sentenced
10 from | 10 IA years III the peniten.
tiHry, have been pardoned by the state
paraons board. and will be released De-