The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-27
IN THE GEM STATE

ject.
At the rate of approximately $1,000
per day, stock ID being subscribed to
the proposed Rochdale cooperative
store for Twin Falls.
For the first time In the history OF
Idaho every county In the state has
paid the full amount Of taxes due the
state and none Is delinquent.
Forest Ranger Harry kershner OF
the Minidoka forest killed six Wild
cats which took refuge in tree, ac-
cording to a report received at forest
headquarters.
Embezzlement Of $23945 from the
Citizens Electric Supply company, OF
which he was formerly manager, is
charged against Ross L. Douglass In
complaints filed at Twin Falls.
The Boise chamber of commerce
has Endorsed the erection of memoir
ial hall as a suitable memorial to
honor the memory of Idaho and Ada
county soldiers who fell In battle.
Hosea B. Eastman, pioneer of the
state, capitalist, bank organizer and
former miner and hotel man. died at
Boise at the age of 50 years. He spent
more than half century in this state.
Governor Davis has issued state
ment asking the citizens of Idaho to
recognize Loyalty week" February
% to %, by appropriate exercises and
by signing pledges Of American 10y
atty.
According to the annual livestock
report, the total value of all live
stock on Idaho farms and ranges has
deprecated from $106, 145,000 in Janu-
airy, 1919, to $93,357 600 in January.
1920.
Idaho automobiles, 1872 in mum.
Der, brought $723.9O0.14 into the state
treasury during 1919. All motor We
hicle licenses and chauffeurs licenses
brought total of $729, 702,94 to pub
lie Golfers.
The Chamber of Commerce of Ru-
pert Is to have paid manager. A
big membership drive is now on. One
team signed 40 new members, and
are to be honored guests at big BAN
quet in the near future.
The Ashton dog races for the year
1920 have been postponed indefinitely.
This action has been caused by the
unexpected and exceedingly warm
weather prevailing in this section for
the past two weeks.
Mrs. Volera Romanza Nelson, a for
mer resident of Rupert, where she be-
gan her career in motor lines, has the
distinction of being the first woman
in America to obtain a pilots certif-
icate from the Aero club of America.
State Commissioner of Public In
vestments Charles A. Elmer has
recommended to the state land board
that it either collect fees due on co.
GOO acres of state grazing land, or
cancel present leases and release the
lands.
Within three years, unless there is
a tremendous increase In the produc-
ton of wheat, the United States will
be importing that grain, Governor
Davis told the state farm bureau in
an address delivered at the Boise
meeting.
The Ashton Townsite company has
been dissolved by mutual consent and
the holdings sold to the firm of Moore
4 Fuller. The townsite company was
formed at the founding of the town
and owned practically the entire town
at one time.
Contracts were let last week for
sixty residences to be built immedi-
ately in Pocatello by the Northwest
ern Investment company to ]. III. Mar
Shall, local contractor. This is the
largest BODYBUILDING campaign ever
Initiated in south Idaho.
o. P. Henderson, secretary of the
Gem State Fair association, was ac-
quilted of the charge of manslaugbter
brought against him, due to the death
OF Michael Morris, with whom he had
an alteration at the fair grounds at
Boise. Henershot struck Morris. Two
weeks later Morris died.
The searching party that went eo
miles into the snowbound country
above Cascade to bring out the body
OF 0. b. Able, reported as having been
Killed by one Of his purebred bulls
arrived at Cascade with the body last
week. Able's friends openly charge
that he was murdered.
The total cost of the 1919 state fair
Is shown to have been $S2, 500. 40 in
the report of the state department Of
finance. Receipts were $50 4O5 ~
The excess expenditures over receints
is $20,3S416, which sum is fully GOV.
cred by the $20s71.s5 which has heen
ordered paid out of the 1920 appropri-
alton.
Joseph H. Peterson, former attor.
ney general of the Stata bu. 49, -