The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-10-10
In THE GEM STATE


The Clark county highway district
is preparing to build 20 miles Of hard
surfaced road north and south Of Du-
bois.
William Bailey Of Caldwell received
broken shoulder, several broken
ribs, and was cut about the head when
his team ran away
Unfayorable weather conditions did I
not initiate against the success Of the
opening day of the annual Twin Falls
county fair, held at Filler.
A land drawing under the Carey act |
will be held at Bull, Tuesday, October |
IA, at which time approximately 5000 |
acres will be offered for sale.
Fruit growers in the Payette valley |
have appealed to the public utilities
commission for 1000 refrigerator cars
in which to market Jonathan apples.
detection in the ranks of the strik-
ing miners at Gem was reported last
week, where it is said meeting was
held and the miners voted to return to
work
Farmers are badly in need of more
rain for fall blowing, according to the
weekly weather and crop report issued
by the weather bureau of the depart
ment Of agriculture.
Exchanging shots with an officer
and then resisting arrest has brought
grief TO Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Phelis, of
Pocatello, who We're bound over to the
district court under bonds Of $500
each.
The longest concrete multiple arched
dam in the world is being construct
ed on Fish Creek in Blaine county,
Idaho, by the Atlas Development com
pany, under contract with the Carey
Valley Reservoir company.
Fired by this years success, the
State Fair of Idaho corporation, Idaho
State Fair association. meeting in an
nual session at the fair grounds, set
aside large sums Of money for an ex-
tensiye building program for 1920 and
1921.
AS a result of the confessions of
three boys to burglarizing the BenOit
bottling works at Twin Falls, one of
the lads will be sent to the reform
school, while the other two will be
given an opportunity to make good a
pledge of reformation,
i Walter Stanley. colored, who played
the part of "nigger baby at the fair
at Rupert, one night made the rounds
of the concession owners at the fair
a.
while they slept, taking 5000. He was
captured and give an ideterminate SEN
tence in the penitentiary.
With reduction of 33 Is per. cent
in freight rates on livestock out of the
state for feeding purposes, livestock
men of Idaho are given an opportuni-
ty TO make considerable saving in
case necessity arises later for the
transfer of livestock TO southwestern
feeding grounds for the winter.
The first convention of the Idaho
state aerie of Eagles. an organization
perfected last week in Boise, will be
held in PocatelIo on the first Monday
in June, 1920 Delegates representing
twenty-five lodges in the state attended
the meeting held in Boise at which the
state organization was effected.
An increase of 40 per cent in en-
rollment is the record attained by the
Idaho Technical institute at the begin
ming of the third week of school, and
the attendance is still increasing.
School officials state that the mems
dormitory is already filed TO capacity,
and many more students are expected
to enroll later.
Peter Barney, mill man, has been
returned to Boise to finish his prison
term of fourteen years, Barney was
out on parole, and, after being locked
up in the St Anthony Jail some time
for n minor offense, sawed his way
out and started up country with a Dor
rowed gun in search of man living
west of briggs.
For the first time in the history al
the present state pardon board. @. y
Allen, former state treasurer, serving
term in the penitentiary for EN-
embezzlement, has failed TO apply for ;
parole or pardon. The board was il
session last week with ABOUT thltIS aP
plications before it. Allen has repeat
eddy met Encouragement when he ap
piled.
During the week of celebration a
the state fair at Boise, 10000 peopl
paid admission to the fair grounds
while upwards of 10000 others, form
ing the small army Of exhibitors anr
their families, entertainers and thei
associates. officials, fair ground EN-
ployees. concessions men, etc, swelle,
the total attendance to about 5000
people.
Announcement was made at Namp
last week of a proposed electric rail
road, to he constructed between
Nampa and Riverside, on the Snak