The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-26
IN THE GEM STATE

''aiLioh Vicinity The
coming summer.
BUM VIII have new high school
building at as early date as 1t is
possible to get il built.
Over 5000 was collected FIR auto
licenses at Boise on March u, fhe
last day Of grace for autoists.
More than 100 new members have
been added to the PocateIIo post Of
the American Legion since the MEM
bership drive began.
City firemen at Twin Falls have
made a concerted demand for an in.
crease IN wages. on account of the in
ereasing cost Of living.
Bonnties paid on predatory animals
in Idaho during the present season
amounted to $4,000 and the furs have
commercial value of $413,6S9.
Fred Wheeler, who pleaded guilty
in federal court at Pocatello to selling
alcohol to Indians. was sentenced to
serve two months in jail and fined
Sl00
Plans are being made for a base
ball league in Boise valley, the towns
TO be represented being Wefser, Pay
cite, Ontario, Emmett, Nampa and
Boise.
Radium is now available in Boise
for treatment of cancer and Boise is
the only point between Denver and
the coast where such treatment may
be had.
Governor Davis recommends "un-
stintedly'' the proposition of enlist
ment in the army for Idaho boys, in
a statement intended to aid local re-
cruiting campaigns.
Whether the Utah Construction
company can continue to store water
during winter months in its dam
above Mackay, win be decided by the
federal court at Pocatello.
A proposed new railroad from Twin
Falls, Filler and Bull, via Rogerson,
to Wells, Nevada, by way of Contact,
WAS given considerable encourage
ment at banquet at Twin Falls.
Horses are selling at Burnley for less
money than ut any time during the
past ten years. AT number of sales
recently held, good heavy work horses
have sold as low as fifty dollars each.
The public utilities commission of
this state has been asked to petition
the Interstate commerce commission
to place Idaho on mountain time in
stead of on Pacific time, as is now
the case.
The derailment of freight train
near McCammon put eleven cars in
the ditch and blocked the main line
for 10 hours. No one was injured.
The accident is thought TO be due to
spreading of the rails.
Organized labor of Pocatello has
completed the formulation of Il new
cooperative association to be known
as the Workers Cooperative society.
The society Will open modern gro
Gerry ANA meat market.
The faculty and staff of the Uni
yersity of Idaho, including the eXper-
imelt station and agricultural col
siege. have been granted salary III
ereases of 10 per cent to be paid out
of funds now available.
Although conditions among the cat
tlemen of Boise valley have been more
severe in the past year than in 30
wears before. the outlook for next
year is quite encouraging, according
to some of the largest cattle growers.
George Cook. aged s, was drowned
while bathing at the Natatorium at
Boise. The boy was not missed for
some time after he disappeared and
it il supposed he was under water an
hour before his body was recovered,
Report of the Ada-Canyon Cow
Testing association for the month vi
February shows an average rate Oh
production for the 2S7 cows tested OF
817 pounds of milk and 249 pounds
of butterfat, which il unusually large.
While playing with several boys IN
a gravel and sandpit at Pocateilo' Faui
Bowman, aged IL, was killed when
the roof caved In. His brother and
two other boys dug themselves oat
but by the time they reached Paul
he had suffocated.
pictures of the Sawtooth range, the
Shoshone falls. the Arrowroek uain'
the University of Idaho, the noun
tains near Occur dAlene and other
points OF interest in the state are ON
their way 10 grace saloons Of the 7.
S. battleship Idaho.
Idaho hay, except that produced IN
eight counties. may be shipped 10
Montana until April l. The alfalfa
weeyil quarantine against Idaho was
by an executive modifica-
,1 ~. Eavarpnr Stewart OF