The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
In THE GEM STATE

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James H. Marshall, sent up. from
Occur d'Alene for embezzlement, paid
his own fare to Boise to enter the pen
He was not accompanied by |
an officer.
A book drive in which reading mat |
ter win be gathered up for the soldiers
is to be launched March is in Idaho, !
under the direction of Mrs. Marie
Schneider, state librarian.
The action taken by the Soda Springs |
Grazing association when it crowded
nonresident woolgrowers off of the
range and made room for Idaho men
was approved last week by the state
land board.
Appeal has been denied Z. Naccarato
and Joe Bossio, who are serving SEN
tence in the federal prison at McNeil's
Island. They We're convicted at Occur
d'Alene last fall for the robbing of a
stage near Priest river.
Residents of Ammon on March s cell
ebrated the arrival of the Oregon Short
Line railroad. The celebration was
held at p. m. and officials of the Ore
gon Short Line were present at
luncheon given by the residents.
The northern Idaho district board in
session at Standpoint last week held
that all registrants married since May
IS are subject for class l classified
tion. All cases coming up in the north
ern counties were thus disposed of.
A service flag unveiled at Mountain
Home last week contains 143 blue
stars and one gold star, this last in
honor of the young soldier of that
community who paid the last full
measure of devotion" for his country.
Dairy experts who had never before
been heard west of the Mississippi had
been secured for the meeting of the
Idaho State Dairymen's association,
held in Boise last week. Three hun
bred representatives from over the
state We're present.
Up TO the present time there have
been but few responses to the offer
of the bankers and others of the Snake
and tributary valleys to raise and dis
tribute fund Of 100000 for the pur-
chase of seed for farmers Of dry land
in southern Idaho.
With only the shoes and a few bits
of cloth clinging to a dismembered
skeleton found in the river at Boise
| to guide her, Mrs. G. 6. Shoemaker be-
lieves she has identified the body OF
her 6-year-old son Elmer, who was
drowned January 30, 1915.
Walter H. Peck, chairman of the
| Democratic county central committee
of Bannock county, has been appoint
! ed postmaster at PocatellO, to take eff
feet April 1. The present incumbent,
2. @. O'Malley, resigned January /,
and will return to his law interest and
business.
Henry NJ. White, Washington state
commissioner of immigration, con
| ferred with Idaho state officials last
| week relative to the placing of I'M
skilled labor on farms Mr.. White has
headquarters at Seattle. Ten thou
sand idle men are seeking work there,
he declares.
Fred Miller, who said he came to
Occur d'Alene from Spokane and was
/ member of the International Bible
Students association, was ordered by
the county council Of defense to turn
over to the sheriff within twenty-four
hours all books and literature of the
association in his possession. 1t is
said he was circulating books of an
unpatriOtic nature.
Six prisoners from Bannock and
Bingham counties We're received at the
state prison last week. The Bannock
county prisoners We're: c. Welvy, en-
bezzlement, one to fourteen years; Will
liam Love, burglary, two and half
to fifteen years; Charles f. Smith, EN-
bezzlement, two to fourteen years.
From Bingham county: Robert Logs
ton, Alfred Caskell and Harry z. Thorn
as, all for forgery, one to fourteen
years each.
The car shortage is daily growing
more acute in Idaho. The public utili.
ties commission has joined with the
state food administration in urging
that sufficient cars be sent into the
state to move the hay and potatoes
now held by the farmers.
Formal action will be taken Monday
hIarCh H. by the Canyon county com
mtSsioners on the proposed plan o.
joining with Owyhee and Ada coun
ties in the construction of five bridges
on the Snake river with the aid OF !
state appropriation of $4,000.
The first annual church officers ana
conference workers convention of the
Idaho conference of Seventh Day Ad
ventistS convened at Boise last week
Delegates from all the churches in tht
state were present.
William Morehead was arrested at
Caldwell on charge of passing 4
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