The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-25
In THE GEM STATE


have announced sale OF state land IN
Bannock county near Pocatello. COM
nriSing fifseen-Sixteenths Of a section.
The land Is divided into fifteen parcels
Of forty acres aach. and six OF these
/ tracts are improved 10 the extent OF
from $50 to $500. This land Is I'M
section 18, and tie plan Of sale pro-
lsdes Tor the payment Of cash for the
improvements, plus 10 per cent II the
purchase price Of the land. and forty
years time Is granted FOR the payment
~ the balance.
"A committee Or fifteen Ihresher-
men. farmers and laborers, following
the Recommendation % meeting Of
seventy i've delegates In the farm
bureau office here, has fixed the fol-
lowing scale Of prices for threshlug
III Twin Fails county this season
Wheat Q cents, harley 6 cents, oats 3
cents. The charge FOR threshing
where straw burning machines are
used Is cent a bushel higher. A
charge Of 81 per hour win be made
where wages cannot be made threshing
by the busheI The farmer Is to fur
nish coal and board the men employed
with the machine.
Approximately one-fourth OF the
total number Of inmates IN the Idaho
State penitentiary have made applica-
tion for either parole or pardon This
unprecedented number OF requests, to-
falling fifty.two. viii be submitted FOR
consideration to the pardon board this
week There are us prisoners in the
institute.
That fan plowed land In southern
Idaho is probably a better producer OF
corn and small grains than spring
plowed land Is Indicated from progress
reports nf series Of such experiments
conducted here and in other southern
Idaho counties biz r. II. Hitchcock, soil
specialist with the University 81 Idaho
extension department.
Authorization was received by or
ficcrs Of the Farmers and Merchants
National bank at Nanpa by telegram
from the comptroller OF currency at
| Washington OF the Increase III the cap
ital stock and surplus OF The institu-
sion from 10000 To $4,000. The in
crease went into effect Immediately
upon receipt 81 the authorization.
The tllreshermen Of Goodlng county
/ have formed am organization known
as the Gooding County Threshermen's
association. The purpose Of the or
ganlzation is TO divide territory, save
overlapping. establish uniform prices
end 10 facilitate efficiency in the
handling OF the crops In Gooding
county.
The baseball germ is getting a firm
hold on fans OF the national game in
an corners of Bannock county, and
the latest town 20 come 10 the fore
with team is Grace. one of the live
spots Of the southeastern part of the
county,
Gooding has been placed on the new
Roosevelt highway, being laid out
acroSs the state This highway win
cross southern Idaho and win follow
the Oregon Short Line until Il reaches
American Falls.
Choose between your cat aud the
health of your child. is the selection
urged upon Idahoans in statement
which has just been issued by j. X.
White, state commissioner Of public
welfare.
Anna. the iS-months old child OF Nr.
and Mrs. George Kreps, living about
four miles west Of Rupert, while play.
ing near the house hast week fen into
an irrigation ditch and was drowned
before assistance could reach her.
A Salt Lake motor company has
been awarded the contract for furnish.
ing the city Of Bull with modern fire
fighting apparatus. including a chem
ieal engine ladder and hose.
Breaking into the Filler postoffice
last week burglars got away with $50
Ia stamps aud Pw dollars in pen
mics, No trace OF them has been
found.
United States Marshal Leroy c.
Jones ~ the federal jurisdiction for
Idaho has been served with a demand
hy the stale Of Idaho TO make good a
shortage Of $4,000. together with IN.
terest and penalties, alleged TO exist
IN the state fish aud game department
and credited and created ia the state
fish and game department while be
tJonesl WAS game warden for Idaho,
according TO dispatches.
The crop and weather report issued
BY the bureau OF estimates for the de-
1 f.s -ftSRant ~ ssrsrt,1r,,rs los ,,sg..,i-
gives comprehensive summary Of the
crop conditions in the state OF Idaho
al the present time. The report states
that fine growing weather prevailed,
but that the long draught was nm
broken and that in dry-farm sections
crops continue to deterl0rafe.
Calls for aid frsm Idaho 10 extin-
guish forest fires raging III the aInlost
Inaccessible country IN the vicinity OF