The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-30
IN THE GEM STATE


Gated In several robberies about Poca.
tello, escaped from the county jail by
crawling out OF the coal hole.
Construction Of MeridelI park, an
enterprise being promoted in Poca.
tello by Salt Lake interests, will be
gin Just as soon as the weather VIII
permit
The 'bnck to school" drive In south.
erin Idaho has begun, and Ii expected
to accomplish great good In Inducing
the youth Of the state to seek higher
education,
The Minidoka farm bureau has de-
clded that silos are one OF the funda
mental things In the development Of
the dairy industry, snd recommend
the erection Of more sllos.
The pay Of this school teachers In
Madison county Is to be raised at least
10 per cent, 1t is announced. 1t. Is,
hoped that this will take care Of the
situation for the present
Silas Donnally, who died recently
at Spokane, was for eight years a
Democratic national committeeman
from Idaho, and was know in the
Gem State as political sage"
Three hours after mis- wedding, John
y. Brown, of Winchester, suicided by
leaping from a moving train. He had
been In poor health and Is supposed
t. have suddenly become insane.
In attempting to thaw out frozen
water pipe at the f, q. Terri home at
Pocatello, some rags caught on fire,
the fire extended to the building, and
considerable damage was entailed
When his automobile ran off the
boat at Froman's ferry, DR.. J. A.
Young, physician of Caldwell, was
drowned Another passenger was
dragged to safety by the ferryman.
Arrangements have been completed
for permanent seed exhibit at Poca-
tello, to be placed in building at the
passenger station there, the building
to be provided by the Commercial club.
a babe was left on the steps of the
\. q. Edie home at Pocatell0 one night
last week. There were no clues on
the clothing as to the identity of the
babe, which was about three weeks
old.
A new set of bids has been asked
for on the Pickle Butte bridge, in
order to fit the funds available. The
state has approximately $4,000 avail.
able for the purpose, including county
funds.
Farmers Of the Twin Falls tract
have gone on record as favoring the.
construction of huge reservoir at
American Falls, to protect the lower
valley against possibility of water
shortage.
One man, a new still In perfect
working order and ten gallons CT
whisky were taken into custody about
twenty-five miles north Of Rupert by
the sheriffs of bonneville and Cassia
counties
An irrigation meeting, to be at
tended by irrigation enthusiasts of
Cassia, Goodlng, Jerome, Lincoln.
Power, Twin Falls and Minidoka coun-
ties Is to be held at Burley, January
n and %.
Temporary injunction restraining
the revocation by the state authorities
Of licenses of six dentists. until hear
ing can be had on the law questions
involved has been granted by the dis.
trict court at Boise,
1t is alleged that half a million dol
lars is lost In the state of Idaho an
nually as a result Of improper care
OF fruit trees, and an effort is to be
made this year to improve conditions
regarding fruit raising.
Twenty two alleged members of the
|, w. w. have been placed on trial at
standpoint This is the first of
series of trials to be held In different
parts Of the state to rid the state of
an undesirable element. Mu
in 1910 the average wage paid farm
latorers in Idaho was $0s.BO per
"NNHNh .NAAAibub buuEu, anu In IHlS the
average was $S8.25. This compares
with an average of $49.50 paid in 1910
tor the same class of labor.
The Boise city council has gone ON
record as favoring the appointment Of
James IL. Hawley, former governor
of the state, as secretary OF the in
terror to succeed Franklin X. Lane.
who has announced his intention of
reslgnlng.
Although he fell from a scaffo,d a
distance of twenty feet, striking head
-oremost on solid rock, Mark Bristol.
ICED p, employed Mt the Twin Falls
highway district rock-crushing plant
uttered only minor injuries, accord.
ng to attending physicians at a Twin
'alls hospital.
Special elections Will probably have
be held in counties where vacancies
'Nist In the legislative delegations. If
here are any such, in order that the