The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-14
In THE GEM STATE

$3.50 aO66OA9 oAC bhSS III TINT
section, and that the work will be
rushed this winter.
| Twenty hunters took part IN rab-
bit drive on a ranch near Boise one
day last week, thousand Dummies be-
ing killed as a result.
Bingham county farmers are seeking
federal aid for the reclamation of
million acres of desert land between
Dubois and American Falls.
The report of the Payette county
Red Cross chapter shows that from
September |, 1917, to January 1, 1919,
1903 articles were turned out.
No new cases of influenza have been
reported at the state penitentiary for
the past two weeks, and the ban has
been lifted and visitors are now per-
/ mitted.
The food administration office at
4 Boise has been closed, and the office
| files sent back to Washington, the
work of the office having been con-
Guided.
In many sections of Idaho the past
month was the driest January since
1908, the shortage of snowfall carry
ing serious aspect for the farmers
| of the state.
Latah county farmers are advocat-
ing the building of a thirty-seyen-mile
macadam highway from Moscow to
connect with the Lewiston highway at
the top of Lewiston grade, via Genesee.
A pamphlet entitled Forest and
Shade Trees for Planting in Idaho" Is
being sent out by the University of
Idaho school of forestry to encourage
the planting of trees throughout the
state.
The Boise Trades and Labor council
has gone on record as being opposed
to the organization of a state constab-
ulary, declaring such measure would
be contrary to the best interests OF the
state.
Hong Sing and Charley Foug, who
are charged with a murderous assault
upon Wong Hong at Boise, will face
trial as soon as their victim has re-
covered sufficiently to appear against
them.
Six thousand acres of land tributary
to Caldwell are to be reclaimed, II
present plans are carried out, through
the erection of a huge siphon in Boise
river, the project to cost IN the nelgh'
borhood of $4,000.
n Two young girls of Eoise were so
alarmed by being followed by two men
II at night that they appealed to two
soldier boys, who took the men to po-
lice court, where they were required
TO put up "a cash bond.
The Red Cross canteen atSandpoint,
which has had a heavy burden IN en-
tertaining soldiers coming that way,
may receive state aid, the burden on
the citizens of that section of the state
having been exceptionally heavy,
An order for $4,000 worth of strych-
nine and saccharine was placed last
week with the federal government by
w. e. Crouch, who is in charge OF
the rodent control work in Idaho. This
poison is for use in nine counties.
One of the most important cases to
come before the court at Caldwell is
that of Sam Davenport, charged with
the murder of Henry Stricken. Daven-
port claims that Stricken was killed
by his own gun during fight they
had over a dice game.
Never has there been session OF
the legislature when the women nave
had more measures before the meal
hers than the present. A number OIL
measures which We're vetoed ana
failed Of passage at the last session
have been reintroduced this year.
meeting Of Pocatello sportsmen
recommended the repeal of the pres
ent conflicting game and fish laws, an
omen season for sage hens was favored
from August 16 to October 81, with
bag limit of six, and favored shorter
duck season. october to December 81.
The Idaho Cattle & Horse Growers
association will hold its annual con-
yention in Boise February 10 and 20.
II is expected that there will be not
less than 300 members present at the
session, which has headquarters at
Mackay, Niter, Dubois, Bliss, Meridian
and Payette.
Ira l.. Boston of Parma is challeng-
ING Idaho to produce better red clo-
yer seed record than he made this year
on his place, four miles south OF Par
ma. He says he harvested seed from
crop Of red clover that brought him
S4451 30 IN cash. He harvested 9Sl4
J rounds OF seed off his twenty acres.
Idaho Technical institute faculty
seem to favor the proposal by the
, board of education to consolidate the
, Albion normal with the Technical in
stitute, but is strongly opposed to any
: name which includes 'tSouth Idaho"
or any submersion of the technical ma
ture of the present school under q
. normal title.