The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-05-02
In THE GEM STATE


cording to lumber dealers.
The auditor Of Lincoln county an
nounces that the assessed valuation for
Jerome for 1918 is S541,742.
Spirit Lake has organized a com
mittee to obtain the newly authorized
north Idaho state tuberculosis sani-
/ tarium.
The returns of the municipal cleo
ton In Pocatello show landslide for
the Democrats, all of whom won by
big majorities.
Otis Wright was run down by an
auto at Pocatello and narrowly es-
| capped death. His head was cut and
left groin badly injured
In the city election at Idaho Falls,
W. A. Bradbury defeated Ralph A.
Louis for mayor by nearly 300. Brad
bury carried every ward in the citys
Louis is tho incumbent
Clint Jones, SO years of age, pleaded
guilty to having manufartu Illicit
whiskey at his ranch on Hornet creek,
nine miles above Council, at his pre-
hAhAiiiols hGailllS at IoblSt
Forest roads to cost Approximately
| S1,670,000 will be built in Idaho dur
ing the next two years by the federal
| government in cooperation with the
state, and with counties and highway
districts.
Two road meetings were held in
Payette during the past week. The
sentiment for bonding the county to
| build roads is strong and it is probable
that an election will be called for the
purpose.
Death came most unexpectedly to
Robert C. Watson of Ustick, who drop
ped dead in doctors office at Boise.
Mr.. Watson, who was IA years of age,
| had suffered from heart trouble for
some time.
Frank E. Spofford, assistant U. s.
supervisor of surveys, has been desig-
mated by the government to have
charge of the survey work to be done
this season in Washington and Oregon
in addition to his work in Idaho.
Employees of the state win be given
a special installment privilege of buy
ing their Victory Liberty loan bonds
in 10 payments. the state to buy the
bonds outright from endowment funds
as heretofore and resell them to the
employees.
At regular meeting of the city
council at Idaho Falls, for the purpose
| of fixing the, salaries of the various
/ city officials, nearly all salaries We're
increased. The couneilmen, however,
viii receive $25 per month, the same
as heretofore.
Idaho's prune crop is in danger of
complete humiliation unless prompt
| action is taken to rid the trees and
blossoms of the red spiders infesting
them. This is the announcement auth
orized by Miles Cannon, commissioner
of agriculture.
The state encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, with its allied
organizations, is to meet at Twin Falls
for three days, beginning June g. and
the Idaho grand chapter of the Order
| of the Eastern Star is to convene there
during the second week in June.
Since he assumed office March 81
taking over the duties of the state
land board in investment of state en-
dowment funds, c. A. Elmer, commits
sioner of public investments has
loaned out $1T4,TO0 to farmers and to
school districts, his records showed on
April IS.
The Idaho Reclamation association.
whose headquarters are in Pocatello
| IS making great strides in the work of
! organizing commercial clubs of the
/ state into an efficient unit for the pur-
pose of inducing congress to develop
the agricultural. resources of the state
by irrigation.
"A bond for every Canyon county
soldier is the slogan Of the Canvon
county World War Veterans When
the Canyon county organization was
perfected at Caldwell, March 80, tho Sc
! present went ON record as being
strongly in favor of boosting the COM
ing Victory loan.
The federal government will spend
1 Slbp,U0O On the construction OF Tor
est highways in the state Of Idaho
during the next two years. This road
bailding program by the government
Vas announced last week. when Off
Gals of the forest service met with
William ]. Hall, state commissioner Of
/ public works,
Resolutions adopted By the new
state bureau Of mines at its initial
meeting announces that "it will be the
policy of this board to cause to he
made such geological and Topographic
cal Investigations as viii stimulate the
development of all districts showing
indications of containing metallic and
non-metallic mineral DEPOSITS of econ
omic value"
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