The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07
In THE GEM STATE

lhs ~ luaho Tor thlrty-five years. doa
suddenly at HALEY from heart 1 ~
ease. Wy
The annual meeting of the count
superintendent Of schools of the ~
of Idaho will be held this wear a. ' 3
catello June %. =
Idaho schools won third place IN 4.
good health contest of the Nation. H.
tuberculosis association, omen
schools Of the whole United States
The question of adequate salan,..
for teachers was discussed at tba i
nual meeting at Rupert of tho H..
tees and teachers of Minidoka M,
Cassia counties.
Trees We're planted at the Idaho
Technical institution at PocatpIlo i,
April 20 in memory of the Young man
of that school who gave their Iros
In the world war.
Under the new scale of salarlo.
proposed to the city council at Bosa
the salary cost of the fire department
would be increased 1920 per year far
the 20 men employed.
Plans are being made in Boisp i
hold bond election to raise S4OOOm
for the erection of a mechanic arts
building for the high school and tha
central portion of the high scbool
building.
G. e. Rose, for sixteen years super.
intendent of schools in Boise, wbo
resigned several weeks ago. has been
elected superintendent of schools at
Tucson, Arizona, at salary of s6Ow
per annum.
Association problems, better movies
health work and spiritual devotion
ment of the child, are subjects to be
discussed at the meeting of the Idaho
State Parent-Teachers' association nj
Gooding during the week.
The summer session of the Idaho
Technical institute will open June T
and continue for six weeks For the
benefit of those who need nine weeks
to qualify for certificates, special
session will be extended.
Ray Wilson, farm loan man OF
Pocatello, has been placed under
bonds on a charge of having OBJ
tanned money under false pretense, his
accuser alleging that Wilson sold him
land for which he was unable to give
title.
According to a recent ruling of the
reclamation service, water users in
the Minidoka irrigation district can
obtain water rights on high lands on
borrow pits, provided there is no in
crease in the amount allowed to farm
units.
The Rupert city council will call a
bond election for the purpose of build
ing city hall in the center of the
park, to provide for the different de.
paftmentst of the city administration,
the public library and a rest room for
ladies.
A nine-year-old girl of Idaho Falls
whose hips have been out of their
sockets since her birth, underwent an
operation at a Salt Lake hospital last
week which, if successful, will enable
her to walk and play as normal chill
dren do.
G. e. Gardner who formed the nablt
of entering POcatello restaurants, ear
ing a meal and then calmly informing
the cashier that he had no money, has
just completed q sixty day sentence
for his novel scheme of beating the
III. G. L.
An Idaho Falls resident put on
"moonshine" party one night last
week, all the guests being in a very
merry mood When officers appeared
upon the scene. The originator OF
the evenings entertainment has just
paid fine of $50.
Finding that the bond limit of Inc
city of Nampa has been reached CIT
liens desiring a school building nave
started a subscription list, more thah
300 people already having SUBSCRIBED
500 each, and the original quota OIL
$4,000 seems assured.
Farmers near Bull are complaints
of the depredations committed "
Chinese pheasants on grain and Otilei
ranch crops. Ranchers state that ~
many as 800 of these birds can oe d,
found on ranch ready to pluck w
grain almost as soon as planted
The club leader in charge OF tle
Twin Falls county farm bureau h"S
given warning to farmers of that se'
tion to beware of statesmen VINO "is
offering for sale bacteria for leguhe'
at 81 per acre. 1t is said these st'les
men have been doing u thriving pus'
ness.
Confronted with the undeniaDie -
dence of his finger prints, j, L. hiiis
ling, held at Caldwell on charge -
passing bogus $4,000 sight ufais
broke down and admitted that TIC
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