The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-06
IDAHO BUDGET

Aatitt lEtNAN utu NNliit NhHlHkt ~
fruit IN Lemhl county, but not suffi-
cient to shorten the crop materially.
cinnahar deposits Ia the yellow Pine
basin bid fair 10 hiring Idaho into the
llimelight as quicksilver producing
state.
Farm bureau membership ~ Idaho
has Increased 70 nhout 1900 already
Ia iaie. from The 10000 membership
~ last year
The governor, secretary ~ state
state auditor and state treasurer must
sign their names a00 times each 70 the
capitol Issue bonds
Parties who slgned up acreage 10
the canning factory 10 be erected az
BAIL the cou,ing season are receiving
seed preparatory 10 planting the crops
The CamRs county farm bureau has
secured 0T45 pounds Of No l alfalfa
seed FOR the farmers Of the county
This amount ~ seed viii SOW about
1000 acres
Andy a. Marshall. Pocatello
sportsman. has been selected by the
state fish hnd game commissioner as
deputy game warden for the county
IL isapnock
Work on thifty-three Caldwell blocks
Ia the paving ares. for which bonds
were voted BY an overwhelming MAJ
lority win begin az soon as prelimin-
ars steps can BE- taken.
The validity Of the state land boards
action III favorlng soldiers III the SER
Vice over civilians when executing
lenses on school lands win be tested
In The state supreme court,
In spite Of the frost damage done
ID southern Idaho orchards by the
cold nights early IN May, the fruit dis
triets Of this part Of the Gem state
VIII ship out large tonnage this year.
idnho's Victory Loan subscriptions
reported 70 date amount 80 Sill ,87S,D00,
making M oyersubscription Of her
Sli iSOOO0 quota nearly 100000. This
amount was purchased ny a4,T09 sub
scrlbers,
Thomas Wilson paid 500 an acre
for forty acres 81 sngebrush land with
out water right at the sale OF 5000
acres Of state lands ii thut county con-
Quoted az Twin Falls lass week Ten
dollars an acre was the lowest price
Tor which land was sold
An interesting development In nris-
son welfare work Is the fact that,
whereas III 1915 there were 327 In
mates Of the penltentinry, there are
now but 207. and Warden Cuddy at
tributes this decrease to idaho being
a prohibition state during late years
Bear Lake county soldiers win be
welcomed nome at the blk Fourth OF
1uly celebration 20 be staged at Mont
pelter committee 81 local business
men has the Invitations aud entertain
ment In charge aud Is planning on the
biggest homecoming 10 soldiers In
southern idaho
Mystery surrounds the accident
which befell a man giving his name as
Fred Brown. near The Andy Little
sheep camp on the Highland branch
Ok Highland valley road, The man was
injured hy an explosion Of powder or
dynamite and Is reported to be IN
quite serious condition
William Mayhem of Nampa took
large dose 81 stFyehnlne IN what Is be-
lievcd To have been on attempted sui
eide When physician was called,
Mayhem declared that he did not want
medical aid and considerable effort
was expended N administering first
aid He win recover
George Messer, negro being held
Ia the city Jail 1T rocatello, on the
charge Of being implicated IN the theft
~ suit Of clothes. escaped by dig
Eing ont bricks alongside the window
la the rear Of his cell. He used
case knife and window weight 20 dig
hole 10 inches square.
Deposits IN the four national banks
~ Boise have Increased SS.2iS,a2s1E
during the past year. according 10 fig
ureS complied from the reports ne
GENTLY made by the hanks to the comp
troller Of the currency This makes
well over St2,oo0Oo0 now on deposit
10 the hanks of Boise.
In determination 60 remove any
excuse for the breeding ~ poor strnins
of Jersey cattle Ia the Boise valley.
d AAAA NAAAHAIANAr " AA@t atNAHE NhiAfa atA-
sey Breeders association have made
arrangements whereby the owner Of
any "scrub" Jersey hun may receive
III its place Il purebred animal. without
expense 10 himself
John NJ Eaglesoa, state treasurer,
hhs filed an answer 10 the alternative
writ issued out of the state supreme
court on application ~ the attorney
Eenerul in an effort 60 test the legality
of the legislatures action IN authoriz-
ing the sale u treasury notes for the
reconstruction q the wings 10 the capitol
und for road building.
The court has Imposed fine ar
500 and costs upon Edwin ]. Dam
uiHn and others. charged by the Twin
Fals Canal company with contempt
~ court. The charge was based GA