The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-06-11
In THE GEM STATE

One hundred persons participated in
a home beautiful excursion through
Canyon county, on which they took a
go mile auto trip.
The Lemhi county farm bureau re-
Gently distributed carload of Short
horn cows and heifers that had been
shipped in from Nebraska.
Challis is preparing for big Fourth
of July celebration, which, it is ex-
pected, will eclipse any like celebra-
ton ever given in that city.
The preliminary steps have been
taken to reopen and operate the Paul
Cheese Factory, which has been closed
since shortly after war was declared.
Business men and farmers of the
county of Jerome met last week and
organized the Jerome Chamber of
Commerce with an initial membership
of over $50.
The Utah Airplane company has
made arrangements for using the
Brady field north of PocatelIo as a
landing place for company planes on
Yellowstone-Salt Lake trips.
The state convention of the Knights
of Columbus was held Sunday and
Monday at Idaho Falls. The first and
second degree work was given large
class Sunday and third degree work
on Monday.
Burglars entered a hardware store
at Middleton and left with more than
$125 worth of knives, guns, percolat-
ors, watches and other small articles,
having made entrance through back
window of the office.
1t is planned to establish a paper
mill at Idaho Falls which will make
newsprint paper exclusively. The cost
of the plant, including the factory
buildings, mill and auxiliary plants,
will be about SS,O0O,oO0.
As the opening event of Boy Scout
week in Rexburg, the Boy Scouts of
the Rexburg First ward hiked to the
cemetery Sunday afternoon in uni
form, with flags, where they held a
short memorial scout service.
The field manager of the AmaIga-
mated Sugar company reports larger
| acreage of sugar beets planted this
| year than has ever been planted on
| the Twin Falls tract. He also reports
the crops to be in a thrifty condition.
The residence of Marion Smithwick,
at Bull, was destroyed by fire, which
! is supposed to have originated from
a defective flue. The furniture in the
| building also was destroyed, nothing
being saved except a suitcase of wear
ing apparel.
| Arrangements have been made by
| the Fremont county farm bureau with
the Oregon Short Line, whereby 80
! miles of the railroad right of way will
be poisoned for ground squirrels, I'M
der the direction of the farm bureau
and the county agent.
Primary elections are to be held al
most a month earlier this year. The
! last state legislature passed law on
March 6, 1919, which states that "Pri-
mary elections shall be held on the
first Tuesday in August, 1920, and
biennially thereafter
The 2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| OSSlT oCuuibiS VI IISSlUn lltl ueiilh
by strangulation. The child attempt
ed to crawl under wire fence in the
rear of the home when the strings
used to fasten his small bonnet be-
came entangled in the wire.
In commenting on the fruit pros
poets for the present year, w. E.
Wiley. fruit inspector for Asottn coun-
ty, states that with the exception of
Strawberries, which promise yield
at least % per cent greater than nor
NAL, all fruits and nuts are below
normal.
The public utilities commission of
Idaho, in a decision announced on
June =, refuses the request of the
Idaho Power company to raise it's
rates for service to consumers in this
state to the amount of 60 per cent. A
uniform increase of 10 per cent over
present rates however, is allowed,
Revised courses of study for the
elementary schools of this state are
being prepared by the state depart
ment of education. The new courses
for high schools are now in the hands
Of the committee appointed by the
state board of education. The COM
lpleted courses for all grades will be
ready for distribution about August l.
The Idaho state fair has reorgan-
ICED into nonprofit organization and
n the future will conduct state fair
n Boise, by and with the aid of the
state. The officers of the association
aave made up list of premiums for
The fair next fall, calling for the dis
Iribution of $33. 649. In addition pure
ored livestock record associations pay
S74SS in premiums. .... ..5. Wv.
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