The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-17
In THE GEM STATE

1 return from france are LlOse ~ wiz
are a number of Payette county boys
Practically a million dollars is avail
able for road work in the state OF
Idaho as the result Of the recent sale
Of bonds by the state.
During the past year II is estimated
that $4,000 was expended on new
homes in Nampa, all of which Is help
In the growth Of that town.
During the past year the sum Of
| $3SS,24S was paid out to the farmers
of Meridian and vicinity by the Me-
ridian Cooperative creamery
Lincoln county haygrowers have
| formed an organization having for its
purpose the securing of better mar
ket next season for the crop.
1t is charged that banks and rail-
roads of the state are taxed upon an
so per cent valuation, while farm lands
are taxed at but 80 per cent yalua-
| ton.
The town of Jerome is given credit
for having shipped out 2T2 carloads
Of freight during the month of No
yember, according to a report just
made public.
The Gooding county council of de-
Tense is giving serious consideration
to program outlined by member of
the council in the form of better gar
den movement.
Sherman s. Trowbrldge, recently re
ported as dead of wounds in France,
was well-known young man of Can
nett. His relatives had not heard from
him for more than three months.
The hog cholera has annually exact
ed a heavy toll from its ravages over
Bingham county. The past year has
seen 600 hogs treated with serum sue
cessfully, saving directly $4,000 to the
farmers.
A strict quarantine is still main
tanned at the Idaho penitentiary and
those who wish to visit the prison are
asked to wait until notice of the lift
ing of the quarantine is given through
the press.
Bennett L. Williams, who has been
executive secretary to President Err
nest FL. Llndley of the University of
idaho for the past two years, has been
named chief clerk in the office of
Robert o. Jones, secretary of state.
The production of the mines of Ida
no for the past year will show de-
crease over that of the previous year,
hn oh *
fact that miners were hard to get,
many having been drafted or enlisted
"Hatch early will be the keynote Of
a campaign soon to be launched by the
Canyon county farm bureau in the in
terests of poultry raisers of the county.
A series of meetings is now being ar
ranged to be held in various districts.
To further the plans of the memo
rial building at Gooding, the local car
penters union states that each of the
thirty-fve members will donate one
weeks work. This is but forerunner
of offers which win be made by other
individuals and organizations.
John Hanlon of Jordan Valley shot
GfAollANl AlLOlACg W. W. pWuSleE Oh
the courthouse steps leading to the
courtroom at Boise. Swagler was shot
three times, in the right wrist, abdo-
men and left leg All are flesh wounds
and are not considered serious.
The Twin Falls county farm bu-
reau's opening gun in war on Eng
lish sparrows was fired last week,
when, in response to the request of
several of its leaders, the county com
missioners authorized the expenditure
of county funds sufficient to purchase
800 ounces of strychnine for this pur-
pose.
Idaho state legislature, Boise city
council and Ada county commissioners
are petitioned by the Ada council of
defense TO provide immediate employ
ment for as many Ada county men
as possible who are being discharged
from the military service of the gov
eminent, by means of starting unusual
civic and public improvements.
One interesting feature of the West
ern Dairy show, to be held in Boise
February 10, IL and u, will be the
students judging contests, where the
students representing the state agrl-
cultural colleges of the eleven states
included in the western Dairy Anstruc-
tors association will be given an Oh
portunity to judge the samples sub
mitted to the show.
Alleging that service furnished has
been inadequate, residents of Council
filed with the public utilities commits.
sioin complaint against the Adams
County Light & Power company. The
complainants insist that light fur.
nished has been both poor and inter.
mittent. affirming that it has often
been impossible to read at night.
Taftesque to the last degree in tho
matters of bulk, curves and contours
Is Seth ID. Jones of Whitebird. an
Idaho county representative-elect, who
arrived in Boise Friday, SAYS The
Statesman. Mr., Jones is known in
northern Idaho as the Largest COW.