The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-04-23
IN THE GEM STATE

Memorial trees were planted in bo..-
of Meridian's dead soldier boys on u
Dor day, April IA.
A tourists auto park Is TO be ,oco.
ed at Parma by the enterprIsing citi.
zens Of that community.
More than 5000 has been pIedood !.
the y. w. G. A. drive for funds to erac,
new building at PocatelIo.
Notice IL given that the Unitod
States hospital at Boise barracks viii
be opened 10 patients April 10.
w. A. Sweater, said to be wanted
in Caldwell on grand larceny charea
has been arrested at Lindsay, Cal.
Kellogg was chosen as the 1921 meet.
ing place Of the American Legion .,
The three-day session held at Twin
Falls
sdaho's quota In the Interchurcb
World movement Is announced d,
S592,522 and this amount is now be.
ing raised.
Labor and fraternal organization
members of POcatello are pledging n
days pay to the Y. w. G. A. campaign
committee.
Max Welton, Of Caldwell, was Sc.
verely burned about the face, wrists
and arms as the result of the explo.
sion of a furnace.
M. f., Albert, of Payette, who lost
both his legs in France, has been elect
ed adjutant of the Idaho department
of the American Legion.
Word has been received at Challls
that sheep in the valley are dying in
great numbers on account of lack Of
feed and continued cold weather.
For the first time in the history OF
Twin Falls county a jury composed
entirely of women was empaneled last
week to hear testimony in a criminal
tlial.
Preparations are being made by the
Pocatello chamber of commerce for the
reception and entertainment of the 25O
Salt Lakers who will invade the city
April 20.
A district convention of the l. o. o.
was iViN IoSdtCllVf aPl4l
delegates from Malad, Preston, Ameri-
can Falls, Aberdeen and Pocatello be- ,
ing in attendance.
Burley highway district officials
claim to have the best roads in the
state, and further claim the cost has
been less than for any other district
having similar construction.
The state treasurer has advertised
for bids on $4,000 bond issue intend
ed 90 secure funds for building ex-
penses in connection with new state
natatorium at Lava Hot Springs.
The boys and girls who belong to the
pig club at Murtaugh can boast of
more purebred Duroc-Jersey hogs than
any other state club, 81 pigs being
owned by the different members.
An evidence of the growth Of the
business district of Lewiston is the re-
moval of Two churches, the Presbyte-
rian and the Episcopal, from the buSi-
ness center to the residence section.
The attorney general has addressed
an official opinion to the Boise Cen
trail Trades and Labor Council, assur-
ing them that sub-contractors on state
jobs are affected by the state eight
hour limit.
Good roads enthusiasts have started
a movement looking to an improve
ment in the highway between PocatellO
and American Falls, which they oe-
clare is the worst stretch of road on the
state highway.
4 number of cases of smallpox are
reported at Burley. The disease has
been hard to control owing to the Ia''
Shat many cases are so light that those
having it never know it until Others
have been exposed.
Robert G. Early, formerly connecteu
with the Short Line engineering US
partment, has been appointed clerk .,
Bannock county by the county boar"
of commissioners, to fill the uneNplre'
terms of c. w. Pomeroy, who reSigheu'
Because of the sale and moving Oh
the building In which 1t hau Dec"
housed, the Parma public library mas
been closed until the complexion
the new recreation building, In whle"
room has been provided for the hor"'''
The question of bonding Adams
county for $4,000 to complete tne
north and south highway through VI.
county was put up to the voters a sS.
week, who decided in favor OF INV
proposition by vote of about SIX !"
one.
! Charged with having stolen severn
thousand dollars worth of oil-weh arin
ing machinery from company at NaIs'
Ore, E, l.. Shelter of Twin Falls ha
been ordered surrendered to oregon ~,
ficials for return on extradition WI"