The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-27
In THE GEM STATE

OtIat Lane county real property not L
Including public utilities. has been as
sessed at $4,526.26T.
More than $500 acres of land In Can /
yon county are planted to potatoes
this year, according to figures com
piled recently.
More than 800 school teachers have |
been invited to visit Nanpa from Au- |
gust 30 TO September 3, for their an
nuaI institute.
Threshing IL well under way in the |
early districts, and reports Indicate |
generally satisfactory yields Of good |
quality grain.
Idaho Rural potatoes on the 4. /
Beresford ranch, in the Glendale sec.
ton south of Nampa, are yielding from |
$50 TO 375 sacks I'd the acre
The large drying plant being con-
srructed at Payette is nearing compile |
ton. When finished this will be one |
Of the finest modern plants of its kind. |
Pasture and ranges are drying over |
extensive areas and are in need of
rain, but range feed is still adequate
and livestock are in excellent cOndI-
ton.
A 10 per cent increase in gas rates
per month is being sought by the POI
catellO Gas K Power company through
a petition to the state utilities commits
sion.
Canyon county shows the greatest
prOpOrtionate increase in assessed val
uation Of property of any other county
according to the assessor OF Canyon
county.
Approximately 1884 will be added
to the chamber of commerce fund for
purchasing playground equipment for
! kurtz park as a result of the carnival
! held at Nampa recently.
The Weiser Roundup fund campaign
| committee has announced that already
| 5000 has been subscribed for stock
in the permanent Wefser Roundup.
The committee has set $4,000 as the
desired goal.
While working on an old building at
Pocatello near the Short Line tracks,
which many years ago was used as a
| foundry, some men discovered about
nineteen bolts Of silk which had been
cached in the remains of the build
ing.
The Idaho Development & Exploita.
ton company. whose articles OF incor-
pOratiOn were recently filed, Is moving
in the matter of constructing u dam
across the lower part of Alruras lake
on the Salmon river side Of the Galena
summit
The potato crop is making saVisfac-
tory progress in most ct the big COM
mercial districts, and a large crop is in
prospect. In the Deerflal district dig
ging of the early crop has been sus-
pended on account of the low prices
offered.
While en- route from Montpelier to
Pocatello in an automobile, James Nor.
gan and John Henderson were ar.
rested and relieved of a cargo OF ON
traband liquor, which amounted -
about ten gallons of freshly made
moonShine.
County officers are searching for
Frank Hall, a farm laborer on the
ranch of Nat Eldredge. a few miles
west of PocateIlO, who disappeared
from the ranch on August Il and who
has not been heard from since. Foul
play is feared.
According TO statistics compiled by
the department of automobile regiStra,
. ton, bureau OF license, department OF
law enforcement, there are 1880 gas
Oline passenger cars, electric paSsen'
ger cars, gasoline motor trucks, and
electric motor trucks in use in Idaho
Fruit generally made good progress
except that prunes in some orchards
were injured by hot winds. Thinning
Of apples has been finished in some
and coming into the market; also ear,
ly apples. Melons are plentiful ANA OF
good size and quality.
With his right leg shot 10 a man,
gled condition. and both eyes pune
tured, Don HaddOck of Bloomington is
In the hospital as a climax TO Il chick
en- hunt on the opening day OF the
shooting season. The gun fell from
the auto which Haddock WAS riding
and was discharged.
Officers believe that Levann JoSt
aged II. who has disappeared from
Pocateilo, was kidnapped and taken to
St MarieS. Friends OF the girl have
received a letter from ST. Maries, writ
ten by the girl. in which she told oi
being kidnapped. and threatened Il
commit suicide Immediately if not res
cued.
A third ordinance passed by the
present city administration of Pocatel
10 has been enjoined from being put
in effect by Judge o. r. Baum of the
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