The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-11-28

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The October frosts did little dam
age to the potato crop of the state, and
fully 95 per cent Of the crop is in
storage or has been disposed of.
Idaho's first monthly health report
went to the United States public
health service, last week, carrying the
startling total Of 375 smallpox cases
during the month.
Jack Damon, a bridge worker, was
held up at the point of a gun by
eootpad within a block of the center
of Twin Falls and robbed of gold
watch and $40 in cash.
Idaho Falls, Blackfoot and Shelley
districts are accredited with approx
mately 5000 carloads of potatoes this
season, or about 40 per cent of the
total crop Of the state.
Gus johnson, aged %, suicided at
his home at Lund, using shotgun,
after complaining to his parents of Sc
we're pains in his head that prevented
him from going to sleep.
e. L. Brosshart, Of Caldwell, while
preparing to go on hunting trip,
accidentally shot himself through the
foot, it being found necessary later
to amputate the injured member.
Damage to the extent of $500 to
hotel building and the injury of
patron was the result of an automobile
getting out of control of it's driver at
Caldwell and crashing into the build
ing.
The states apple production for 1919,
according to recent report, will be
about 1900 carloads, an increase of
200 cars over the September estimate.
and 700 cars more than the crop for
1918.
Numerous liquor cases which have
been pending since June, when the
last of the whisky runners from Wy
oming were arrested, are to come up
at the present session of court at
Pocatello.
Frank Hale Touret, who has been
designated bishop of the Episcopal
missionary field of Idaho, is to take
up his duties Immediately upon being
relieved of the work he has been con-
Quoting in western Colorado.
Bert Douglas, 80, and w. S. Kinney,
IS, negro residents of Pocatello and
Idaho Falls, respectively, We're killed
in an auto accident two miles north
| of Pocatello when the machine ran
into a ditch and turned over.
Don De Shirla, formerly on the Po-
catello police force, has been acquitted
Of the charge of numbering Charles S.
Atkins, on the night of October 8 in a
raid on still said to have been OBJ
Grated by Atkins south of the city.
Any attempt of radicals to stage q
demonstration suggesting revolution il
Bonneville county will be met prompt
~ and firmly, according to Sheriff
Jack Norton, who declares that tai
Is being kept on all suspected radi
Gals.
| Estimates for the various appl,
growing districts of the state are n
follows: Boise valley, 500 carloads
Couer d'Alene district, $50 carloads
Payette and Snake river valleys. 26O
carloads; Lewiston district, $50 cal
loads.
a movement is on at Pocatello Locl
ing to the erection of a memoria
building in honor of the soldiers an
sailors of the city and to make q
the building public enterprise, incluG
ing large convention hall and att
letic hall.
The manager of the Big Sprino
ranch, near Bull, has lust returne
from the east, where he purchase
fifty head of registered shorthor
cows and heifers, that are of fl
,, rugged type of cattle, having bee
raised in the open.
: Out of the $4,000, 3SS.S7 post Al
+ funds allotted to Idaho, S3.319. 413s
) has been absorbed by projects filed .
3 the various highways throughout II
j state. Forest aid funds totallir
SSS2,9Io have also been allotted
: various state highways.
: The news has been made public
:. the formation of the Idaho yetertna,
= Medical association. Articles of i
|, corporation setting forth the fact RI
e the association seeks no pecuniary mr.
n tit and looks only toward the deyalo
ment of the veterinary profession
d the state, have been filed with Il
e Idaho secretary of state.
: Guilty of involuntary manslaue
! ter was the verdict of the i,l,.v
the district court at Blackfoot - =
k case OF William D. Grover Jr.. W
was charged with murder in the A,
degree for the killing of Joseph Kon,
i returned soldier, July Z.
II Lee Stewart, aged 4, was accident
II ly shot and killed by playmate
II the Stewart homo ~ rr,,,,. =, 80 y