The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-26
In THE GEM STATE

are being conducted in Gooding county.
Fire resulting from an overheated
stove completely destroyed the home
Of Vito Lime at Pocatello.
Boundary county has organized
farm bureau, being the thirty-nintb
county in the state to perfect an or
sanization.
Lewis county poultry club members
nave organized an egg production club
for the winter, and plan an egg-lay-
ing contest.
Salmon was without mail and pas
senger service for five days OF the
past week, due to blizzard that
blocked traffic.
Plans are being formulateA for the
organization of a contrasting associa-
ton among the farmers OF Bonner
county next year.
Arrangements are being made in
Bonner county for the cooperative
purchasing of carload of powder and
half car of INT for blowing stumps.
Robbers broke plate glass window
in a jewery store at Pocatello and
procured iewelry which was on dis
play to the value of approximately
5000.
| In three days work in Meridian,
402 school children were examined by
county nurses, who sent 154 notes to
parents suggesting that children be
taken to the family physician.
Pilligro Pippi, an Italian who had
been in Jail at Pocatello for several
days after his arrival from Butte, was
put in car containing 20 other sun
desirables" all on their way to New
York.
Overtures for return to settlers of
the huge Idaho Irrigation companys
project are certain to follow report
which S. T. Baer, deputy state recla-
nation commissioner, will make to
state officials.
The curtailment of train service on
account of inadequate coal supply on
the Oregon Short Line branch to Twin
Falls has been ended. There have
been but two trains a day on the
branch recently.
Commissioner White of the state de-
partment of public welfare and public
health has pledged the support of his
department to the state department
of agriculture in its fight to eradicate
tuberculosis in cattle.
In connection with plans for new
municipal park and playground, to-
gether with camping grounds for tour
lists, the city council at Twin Falls has
taken up the subject of providing an
airplane landing field.
Idaho's population and the extent Of
her business enterprises have alike in
creased one-third during 1919, declares
Robert o. Jones, secretary of state,
basing his observations upon figures
Just compiled in his office.
Major Horton Fl. Miller, for a num-
Der of years superintendent of the
Fort Hall agency of the United States.
Indian service, has rendered his resigr
nation to the department Of Indian af
fairs, to take effect on January 1.
Twin Falls lodge, B. P. o. E., has
authorized inauguration of the work
on one of the most pretentious lodge
homes in the intermountain region.
SlOEtGS are plAIuCh III
ate construction at cost of 100000.
f. G. Sinclair, arrested in Boise on
, complaint of the Bull Seed company
on a charge of grand larceny, was SEN
fenced to from one to fourteen years
| in the state penitentiary. Sinclair was
, convicted of steeling 1923 worth of
/ grain.
Doctor and Mrs. Laubaugh and son
! James narrowly escaped serious ac-
} cident at Collister when the kitchen
r range exploded. No other damage
r was done other than the range blow
ing to pieces and breaking windows in
! the kitchen.
Wilder telephone difficulties were
solved last week when the state public
] utilities commission issued it's final
order for a separate switchboard in
9 that city and definitely mapped out
the territory to be Included in the
new exchange.
Idaho's quota to be subscribed by
r the American Legion and all loyal citi;
d zens of the state to help Centralia
s convict the l. w. w. in the big murder
o trial there soon, will be fixed at about
). $1,000 according to State Adjt. La
t Verne Collier
y w. f. Crouch, state leader of rodent
L control work, is now on a trip through
the southern and southeastern coun
ties of the state, meeting the county
project committees on rodent control
in the respective counties, to plan the
: work for the coming year.
v Robert o. Jones' state law enforce
ment commissioner, has received 1
, message from the federal immigration
department assuring him that the gov
eminent will cooperate with the stats
in deportation proceedings agains
alien members of the l. w. w.
!. More than three times as many new
IL a,.oofnJ In It,t.