The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-03-07
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of 100000 for the purpose of erecting
wooden mill.
Lovers of athletics may have an OPP
portunity to see a 10-mile marathon
race between representatives from
Boise and several of the surrounding
towns.
W. T. Mccall, state leader of boys
and girls club work, is in Kansas City
to attend a national conference of boys
and girls club leaders and state ex-
tension directors.
representative of the sugar beef
company has been in Bull making con-
tracts with beet growers for this years
crop. The sugar beet company offers
$40 per ton tins year, whereas they
only paid 81 last year.
James G. Smith, age 43, attempted |
to commit suicide at Nampa. He fired
two shots from a, revolver which en- |
tered the right side Of his head and
came out at the top of his skull. He
has since died from his injuries.
Receipts of the state land depart
ment during the last biennium were
81, 787, 095.7S, or $217, 573.S1 more than
for the precending biennium, according
to a comparison of figures in the four
| teenth biennial report, just issued
A young woman who gave her name
as Mrs. Mary Eva Beck, 10 years of
age, attempted to kill herself in an
Idaho Falls rooming house by swal-
lowing a quantity of poison. A physi-
clan was called, and by the use of the
stomach pump relieved her.
In a resolution identical in it's pur-
port to that passed by the Idaho wool
growers the Idaho Cattle and Horse
growers association protests against
the government administration of rail-
roads and recommends that these be
returned to private ownership as soon
as possible
If present plans do not miscarry,
Pocatello will expend upward of three
quarters of a million dollars for street
improvements before next fall. Streets
, designated for paving to date viii cost
: approximately 100000, including the
, city's portion of the expense, accord
!. ing to the city engineer.
Among infant Idaho industries must
now be listed the production of maple
syrup and sugar. l. A. Rohrer, OF
Boise, has tapped six young maple
: trees in his yard, and his three chill
dren are greatly interested in collect
ing the sap, which Mrs. Rohrer Is boil
ing down for them into maple syrup.
Dean f, g. Miller of the University
Il of Idaho was selected by the STATE
board to assist State Cruiser FL. A
IN Berg in determining and marking thu
er trees on a body of state land in thu
vicinity of the Payette lakes whicl
y might be removed without detractini
from the scenic value of the property
N Cecil Carmichael, the youthful bandi
MS arrested in company with Paul Glor
beck by the Bonneville county sheriff
~ when the two attempted to escap
"a. from the officer en- route to the jai
nv as been sentenced to term of fror
We to fifteen years in the state priE
n. N, having pleaded guilty to burglar
ng charge.
~ The members of the school board al
not satisfied with the results of ii
see school bond election held at ldah
ay, Falls, when the proposition to issr
for $4,000 in bonds for construction
y. additions to the high school was q
III feated, and have called a meeting
nd discuss the matter and to show Il
iv. necessity for the bonds.
DIR. E. L. Moshage, state bacteriol
ms gist, reports that the blood stains
it'll the clothing of BILLY" Hang whi'
were sent to that office to be exal
ined. gave positive test showing h
man blood. Hang was one of L
Cinnamon arrested recently for br
IN tai assault upon Wong Hong.
claims the blood stains We're frc
ore chickens blood.
AS soon as it is definitely decid
how many men will be sent to
Boise barracks to be mustered out
age when they are to arrive, the knigl
nd of Columbus announce they will
and mediately arrange for one of their HI
keo such as has been established in
cantonments.
AT Coal from the Teton Valley mines
pie being tested out by the Oregon Sh
any Line in its locomotives. Tests so
Nou made demonstrate the coal to be III
~ class fuel and that it runs high in h
=, units. Officials of the road decl
that the coal is an unusually g
ono steam producer.
nod The meeting of the Idaho Cattle
ond Horse Growers association was
soft in Boise last week. Close TO $50 d.
ugh gates have attended the convention
4 at one time, but this year war conditi
dis and the influenza situation in SC
ton parts of the state prevented a reec
fully breaking attendance.
!. Red Cross workers of Salmon
week forwarded to division headq'
the tors If Seattle a burry-up allotm
arm of approximately 600 garments int