The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-28
IN THE GEM STATE

not nlene imposes q sun nus ~"
applles the Jill sentence to MOST OF
the convictions.
Arrangements are complete anu =
six club League for Sunday ana loll-
div baseball will be formed from
Boise, Barber, Wilder, Caldwell Niil-
nett and Nampa.
AZ tile Pocatello postoffice on Mnrch
s. a civil service examination VIII, oe
held for rural carriers ut PocnteIlo ana
McCammon. Wives OF soldiers IN the
service are eligible to take the exam
nation.
Wilder conducted three-days boost
er campaign through Wilder and yicin-
lty last week, ending with an all-day
speaking and general jubilee. Dinner
ana supper were served free ana 4
good.sized crowd was present.
The members Of the Burley fire de-
partment staged the first bail OF the
season at the opera house Friday eve
ming of last week. The revenue de-
rived will be used for the benefit OF
any of the members who might become
hi or otherwise need financial aid.
Accepting an honorary position on
board comprising chief executives OF
virtually every state in the union,
Governor Davis in a message 10 the
president of the National Association
Of City Editors pledges his admin
istratlon to definite campaign against
Bolshevism and anarchy.
The old court house at Albion is
to be sold at auction. In the late
SOS the most famous murder trial
of this state was held in this building,
when the cattlemen and sncepmen
were at war with each. other and Jack
Davis stood trial on two different occa-
sion for his life.
| Hearings on maintenance budgets
for the 1919 season Of the Twin Falls
Salmon River project and of the Twin
Falls Oakley project were held by the
state land board last week. Many
objections were entered to the estimate
of the Salmon River company, and the
board took the matter under advise
ment.
The highway board has awarded
contract to Carroll & Salmon, con-
tractors, for the completion of about
four miles of the state highway leading
toward Albion. When this stretch of
road is completed it will connect Al
bion with Delco and will be one of
| the best roads in this section of the
county.
Twenty-six counties in Idaho are or
ganized to combat the rodent pest dur
ing this year, according to w. e.
Crouch, federal director of rodent con
troll in Idaho, and if the farmers In
each county will enter into his work
determined to stamp out these pests
and stick to their intention, the pests
can be eliminated in three years time,
he says.
The Burley business men have made
possible the production of films reatur-
ing Burley and the Minidoka project,
assisted by the reclamation service.
Among the pictures now being shown
are included Jackson lake, Teton
peaks, farming activities on the Mini
doka tract, the government dam near
Minidoka on the Snake river, Albion
State Normal, Shoshone falls, street
scene in Burley and also scenes of
Rupert
Quoting Idaho's drastic anti-prize-
fight law, Governor Davis last weel,
offered dubious encouragement IN
Cleveland promoter Of things fistic in
a letter replying to the Ohio sports-
mans query touching upon the pos
sibility of holding the Winard-Demp-
sey bout for the worlds heavyweight
title in this state.
On the grounds that the court a.
Twin Falls erred in directing tbe
prosecuting witness to sample the CON
tents of bottle of whisky about to
be introduced in evidence over the nh.
lection of the defendant, and tbot tba
court in so doing remarked, let him
nave drink; he says that he paid Sc
for it," the attorney for the convicted
man has made application for new
/ trial.
An ordinance las been presented at
Twin Falls, providing for the paying of
several streets, at an estimated COST ne
several hundred thousand douors
The ordinance proposes paving tha FIJI,
width Of the streets along seyenty.fye
docks to continue the pavement on
Main avenue to the city limits = !.
either end; to extend the payemoat
generally throughout the north ora
east quarters Of the city.
Postmasters have received instrro.
ton IN regard to soldiers mail over
seas, If the name of the town i nv, M
on the letter the postage Il I cents pS
however IL the letter is addressed
care Of IN army postofflce the nostao,,
Is 3 cents. p0S'ase
a memorial arch for soldiers VIII.
me Caldwell Commercial club ana
other civic organizations are wor,,in r
h