The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-06-04
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have purchased or raised wheat t.
/ grow for certification.
Robbers broke into several resi-
dences in Ashton and stole watches,
tr1nkets and articles Of value.
The recent published statement OF
! the condition of the banks of Idahs
show a slight decrease in deposits
and quite an Increase in loans.
Through the efforts Of the farTa
bureau. MinidOka county farmers
have sold about 40 tons of Trebi bar
| ley and 40 tons of SiIvermihe oats
The First Baptist church of Idahs
Falls will entertain the twelfth an
nual session Of the Idaho Baptist con-
venttOn at Idaho Falls on June /, 2.
3 and 4.
Clark county highway district is the
lowest bidder for the construction Of
ten and 'eight-tenths miles of graveIed
surface road on the Idaho Montana
state highway.
Gordon Mckay, champion middle
weight Of the west, has agreed to
meet CurIey Eastley of Kansas City
for a return match at PocateII0 on
| the evening of June 8.
The Southern Idaho tuberculosis
Hospital has been awarded to Payette,
/ the state commission having closed
the deal for the site The location
consists Of 50 acres and the value is
$4,000.
| Five fly swatters' clubs reported
recently to the Bonner county farm
bureau that they had killed ., 437
| flies, made 20 swatters and one fly
trap, and cleaned up 20 yards to pre-
vent further breeding.
| The interstate commerce commission
has ordered hearing at Boise, July
10, on the complaint of the state OF
Idaho and public utilities commission
of Idaho against the Oregon Short
Line and other roads
Twin Falls authorities are having
| difficulty in enforcing an ordinance
regulating open air dance platforms
within the city limits and environs, a
dance hall having been opened just
outside the city limits.
There will be no official celebration
of Independence day in Twin Falls
this year. Instead the city will con-
duet a demonstration later in the sea
son, designated to combine in one big
celebration several occasions.
| A Chamber of Commerce has been
organized at Jerome. The organic
| ton is the result Of mass meeting
of business men and representative
citizens of the community which ap-
prOximately 200 persons attended
| The Jerome county farm bureau re-
| ports that very little Of the Dicklow
seed wheat produced in the county
last year remains unseEd Last year.
slightly more than 900 acres of cert
fled seed was grown in the county
| Purebred Jerseys worth $4,000 and
purebred Holsteins worth S6,0e0 have
been distributed among breeders.
dairymen and calf club members OF
Ada county, under auspices of the
Jersey and Holstein clubs of the Boise
valley.
For several weeks there has been a
noticeable increase in the number Of
vagrant dogs on the streets OF Twin
Falls, and it has been discovered that
the official dog catcher has jumped his
! job. The city is searching for a new
dog catcher.
! Frank K. Coffin, president of the
Boise City National bank. died at
/ Boise, May d Mr.. Coffin came to
Idaho in 1862 during the gold days
and mined at Florence. warrenS and
| Atlanta. He was with Captain Grimes
at GrimeSs pass, and just before his
death was writing u history Of Al
lanta.
| Millinery. dress form and dry clean
| ing work conducted last month by
| farm bureau agents, with the aid Of
! two extension specialists and the Local
farm bureau project leaders. resulted
in saving of S51S5-T1 to women in
| Bonneville, Bonner, Bannock, Canyon
AEinidOka, lincoln, Payette and Twin
Falls counties.
William Carver. convicted recently
| at Twin Falls OF manSlaughter, has
been 0ruered committed 10 IhS SI2kS
| penitentiary to serve an indeterninate
sentence of from one to ten years
Carver was convicted of causing the
death of sheepherier named Sgnacso
of BiIboa. by shooting, following .
quarrel over an alleged trespeSS OF
sheep ON Carver's land in the Bliss
! district.
One ton of poisoned grain was pre-
pared in Minidosa county last maRtk
/ for the destruction of ground spur
rels. Plans have been made whereby
I the farmers will receive assistance
from the university extension dIyisioH
and the biological survey ON all gov
eminent lands adjoining the AintdoSs
irrigation project. provided the farm
erS will cooperate in poisoning ON their