The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-04-25
In THE GEM STATE

A passenger train on the Oregon
Short Line ran headon into an extra
freight train near Bicknell. Twenty
six passengers we're badly shaken up.
Fifty delegates from 10 southeastern
counties met az PoeateIlo last week
Tor district conference Of the Y NJ
q. a IN regard 10 county organization.
American Fails. the home town DC
Governor ID. W. Davis, wits the first
place Ii Mnbo 60 fill its militia CONF
pauy to minimum required strength
of g5 mesl.
Construction OF the 5000 siphon
which will convey water Tor the Black
Canyon project unit No. |, under the
state highway just north Of Caldwell,
has begun
Sites for the two tuberculosis san
Iinriums authorized BY the last legis-
iature viii De selected some time after
June 80. One Is 20 20 to north Idaho,
and one 10 the south.
Baseball plans for the present sea-
son are nearly completed and fans Of
Sngnr City ure backing their aggre-
cation % cop the bunting IN the Yel-
lowstoneSnake River league.
The Southern Idaho Laundry own
ers' convention, held in Caldwell last
week, proved 10 be an enthusiastic
gathering and much business III the
interest Of the association was trans
acted.
Pnyette Is 20 have now $4,000
high school building. At the special
election to vote on the question Of
bond issue Of $4,000 500 votes were
east, % which $40 were for ard 81
against.
Bids are soon to be asked Of con.
tractors for Improvement of the chan
mel Of the south fork OF the Snake
river in Madison and jefferson coun-
ties, for which the legislature appro-
prlated $4,000
4 ten-gallon keg Of homemade wine
fell into the hands Of the officers at
Pocatello when senrch Of the prem
ises Of Alex Katsllmoetes revealed the
home brew In the chicken coop at the
rear of the residence,
For the first time in nearly four
years, cooperative relations between
the state and government IN reference
10 the measurements of streams and
investigation Of water supplies for Ir-
rigation purposes, has been resumed.
Idahos winter wheat crop has SUR
ylved the winter III better condition
thnn II has for the last five years, nc
eording to the April crop report of
Julius IL, jacobsen, field agent In
Idaho for the federal bureau OF crop
estimates.
Idaho will send a delegation of eight
returned soldiers to the 81. Louis con-
vention, 70 be held May 3, for the pur-
pose Of organizing the National World
War Veterans association, according
10 the plans, Of which Theodore Roose-
welt, Jr., Is az the head,
Idaho viii enter the Inland Empire
truck championship meet TO be held In
Spokane. Wash, June Z. Other In
stitutIons that viii enter are Wash
lngton State college, University Of
Montana, whitman college, Spokane
university and the Spokane Amateur
Athletic club.
State Chairman Allan q. Eaton OF
the war savings committee for Idaho
has sent out an urgent appeal to all
owners of Liberty bonds that they dl-
vert their interest coupons back into
the "war funds" By the purchase of
1919 war savings stamps with the pro
ceels u their interest coupons
What Is said to be the first nitrate
OF soda shipped into Boise valley for
use Of the ranches Is now being placed
on the soil OF four different farms
Tor the purpose of supplying nitrogen
20 soils which have become deficient
In this chemical through the growing
Of Neutrality-suspicious. producing crops.
A party OF ~ Nebraska farmers !.
from McCook arrived in Boise recent
~ 60 look things ever They have
been travelling through the west look
ing nt various places with an eve TO
locating In this country. One glimpse
OF the Boise valley was sufficient and
all ~ have returned 10 bring out theta
families,
DR. Ernest L. L.aubaugh, appointed
state baeterlologlst by ]. X. White,
commissioner OF public welfare, has
wired his acceptance from Camp
Stuart. Va. whore he is stationed with
an army medical corps. with which he
Il serving as captain
Twenty five farmers from the Lake
view and Riverside districts appeared
before the Caldwell commercial club
last week. urging the necessity Of the
pFolongatlon Of the Caldwell Traction
lines distance OF five miles TO ac-
eommodaie that territory,
Issuance BY the Twin Falls hide
pendent school district OF $4,000
worth Of bonds to carry out a building
program to provide for large addi-
ton 20 the present high school build
ing TO be used as Junior high school
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