The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-11-21
In THE GEM STATE

The public utilities commission OF
this state is still anxious over the car
shortage situation. Box cars are badly
needed to move grain.
The campaign for $15oOO0 to build
dormitory for the returned soldiers
and others at Gooding college was
started by a mass meeting at Gooding
last week.
Six Idaho banks formed syndi-
cate last week and. undertaking four
groups of New York and western cap
italists, purchased the whole of Ida
hos S650,000 treasury note issue.
| The city council at Twin Falls has
directed the city engineer to proceed
| with the revision of tax assessment
rolls covering property in which paw
ing is to be done during the coming
year.
AS a result of the sale of the prop
erty of the Christian Science church at
Twin Falls, to the Mennonite Brothers
in Christ, plans for a new Christian
Science church building are being
lrawn.
No celebration of Armistice day was
held In Pocatello, owing to action
: taken by the Pocatello post OF the
: legion, which favored continuation OF
all business during the day, in prefer
enee to holding holiday
!, State Commissioner of Education Il.
A. Bryan is authority for the state
ment that school teachers in Idaho,
: who leave their positions regardless
q of the contracts they have signed, face
!, revocation of their licenses.
: In face of an opinion handed down
, by the attorney general last week, the
s state game warden has ruled that his
department enforcing state game laws,
L will prosecute all unauthorized women
!, and children hunting game.
u With the exception of one county,
e Latah, every county in the state has
V paid the state taxes. according TO State
lie Auditor Gallet. On January / of next
year the new taxes will be due and the
st state expects prompt remittances.
rs Upwards of 40 Idaho dentists will
1e face possible revocation of their IL
d censes to practice when a dental ex-
a. aiming committee of five members
IN appointed by Robert o. Jones, state
commissioner of law enforcement, be
IL gins its sessions in Boise.
Ia, City, county, federal offices and
ng business houses We're closed at Twin
he Falls in observance of Armistice day.
ms Streets and public buildings were fly
ms ing the Stars and Stripes, and stream
in ing across the main thoroughfares
were the national colors.
la, A number of accidents of minor
asst character of late through fast and
.ol- careless driving of automobiles, has
cir caused the police department at Poca-
in tello to inaugurate another vigorous
lrs campaign for the arrest of all speed
ma sters and irresponsible drivers.
In order to conform to a change in
sed the time back to the old schedule, the
red business houses in Bull now oper
rop their places of business at Z 80 in
7er- stead of s O'Clock as heretofore thu
nth custom. Business will be suspended
i promptly at o'clock in the afternoon
the Colburn Glmberson, rancher
Horseshoe Bend met death in pt
iur- culiar manner. He has garage whic
snts is practically air tight when the doc
mt, is closed. He started his engine Will
end in the garage, was overcome by tn
,O56 fumes and was dead when found som
reg time later.
pay There is a coal shortage at Poe
tello. and it is predicted that soon
lake will be necessary to adopt the "cas
lnds and carry system, as it will be nece
fhA oil
'ton, such small quantities in order to gi'
has everyone chance at it that the co
ates can easily be put up in small bags.
neht To establish fixed policy in rega
to irrigation and reclamation work
; re- general throughout the twelve ar
leau western states, is the chief aim
puma Governor Davis of Idaho, who has
her vited officials and experts on the su
rhe iect in each of these states to attel
KING a conference to be held at Salt La
luliS City on November 81 and y.
= Hamer, the duck hunters paradii
aseu is frozen up, and for an indefin1
"eeA period duck hunting in that popul
'aua' region win practically be thing
as the past. Hamer is the favOrite du
e NJ hunting grounds for Pocatelio spor
ooy men and, although eighty-four mi
was from the city, large delegation /
III 10 visited Hamer every Sunday.
ITO Ray Hembree has been brought bs
Ida 10 biieALoot iiotl - - -,
f cat eo WIN assault VIII -" 80 80.
,hihtt with others, broke jail at Blackf
Mn four years ago, and in a general she
,tana ing which followed, shot and sever
go, wounded Fernan Fackrell, member
the posse.
md to Fifteen state employees We're