The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-12
In THE GEM STATE

members has been organized at Parma.
More than 800 delegates attended
the recent Shrfners' convention at
BurIey.
Plans are being formulated for the
construction Of 10000 L. D. s. hos
pitaI at Idaho Falls.
approximately $4,000 was lost
when the new Cement Stave SiI0 ard
| Brick factory at Sampa caught fire.
A company organized with 81. 900
capital at Rupert expects to take care
Of the shortage or residences in that
town.
Mrs. Mary f. Cooper, aged 90, was
instantly killed at Boise, being struck
by an automobile as she was crossing
the street.
J. Vance Johnson. convicted at
Blackfoot Of the killing Of Reese Har-
wood, has been sentenced to life i'm
| prisOnment.
Latter Day Saints Of the Boise stake
will build a new church this year
Plans for this work were discussed at
| the conference last week.
A new addition to the plant Of the
BuhI Canning company fs to be built
in time to take care of the largely in
| creased business expected this season.
Harry Smith. senior at the PocateIIo
| high school, won first prize awarded
by the local army recruiting for the
best essay written to stimulate army
recruiting.
The Preston fire department has
recently added a combination fire
truck, which will be equipped with
| pumping attachment, chemical engine
and hose cart.
The head of a coyote killed near the
stock yards at Montpelier has been
sent to the state chemist for analysis,
as it is believed the animal was af-
flieted with rabies.
| Three boys ranging in age from Is
to II. have been arrested at PocatelIo,
| charged with the stealing of a Ford
car several days ago from the Wealth
| erman ranch, near Tyhee.
Announcement of the approval of the
state Of the Salmon River Canal COM
pany's 1920 budget, providing for a
maintenance charge Of IS cents per
| acre, was made last week.
The Idaho Mutual Sugar company
will build a sugar factory at Feiser
this season. at a cost of 100000. Five
year contracts have been signed for
beets to be grown on 5000 acres.
Nearly $500 worth of morphine and
| other hop" was taken into custody
as the result of a raid staged at Poca-
tello by officials, the dope" being
| found in womans room az hotel.
Precipitation throughout the Jackson
| lake watershed was materially greater
during the period of September, 1919,
to February y, 1920, than for the
same period in the preceding years.
The first potato breakfast to be
| given by the Twin Falls Chamber of
commerce since 1916 will be served on
March IL. The potato breakfast" was
originated eight years ago in Twin
| Falls.
Acting upon the recommendation of
the Idaho nurses examining commit
| tee, the state department of law en-
| forcement has reduced the age require
ment for probationary nurses to Is
/ years.
PocatelIo iails are classed as dirty,
unsanitary and relics of bygone days
! by the Investigating committee OF the
/ Red Cross survey. The county Jail
! is said to be slightly better than the
city Jail.
| The fffteen-acre orchard and farm
of 4. E. Byers adjoining Blackfooc
has been sold for $4,000 to the North
western Investment company of Poca-
tello. and will be improved, plated
and sold.
! Idaho is the home of the two men
who are chiefly responsible for pre-
| pairing the evidence which will in their
opinion convict the perpetrators of the
murder of ex-servfce men at Cenrralia,
Washington.
Municipal building permits issued at
Twin Falls during the month of Feb
| ruary numbered ftfty-one. covering an
estimated value Of S2S2, 800. consid-
cradle increase over the amount for
the preceding mouth.
Doctors declare that Bernard Sand
gren of Bull, who has slept practically
| all the time since January 20, has =
pronounced case OF sleeping sickness.
| The boy shows signs Of Consciousness
early in the morning, but soon lapSes
into StupOr,
Pleading guilty to charge of dis
turbing the peace, fourteen young men
and women. from 10 70 21 years OF
age, in probate court at Twin Falls,
| admitted spending Saturday night to-
| gether in a suburban home left unoC-
cupied, but furnished, by its owners.
A feeders day excursion to be held