The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-04-16
In THE GEM STATE

strike, demanding IS per day for ei,s
hours. s@
Arrangements are being persoa.
for commencement at the Idaho NJ
at Pocatello, between May 81 sas
June A.
Members of the CongregatioO,
church at Pocatello will erect M
church at a cost of between $4,000
and $4,000.
Announcement Is made that the an
nual meeting of the Idaho State Dental
society win be held In Pocatello, jun
% to July 3.
The second annual state conyentio,
of the American Legion was held J,
Twin Falls last week. Five hupdysd
delegates We're present.
The city of Preston has purchased .
splendid White fire motor truck. sueb
as is used in all the large cities of tha
east, at cost of $4,000.
The weather report shows that dnr.
Ing the month of March Pocatello had
only four clear days, while precipita.
ton was far below normal.
Canyon county clean up week ha,
been named by county officials IN
charge of the clean up work as the
week beginning April 10.
Ed Glennon was badly bruised IN 1
nine-foot fall from a house ON which
he was working at Parma. A ratte
on which he was standing gave way.
Paul Coates, who was bitten by
rabid coyote at his ranch near Fish
creek few days ago, has gone to
Salt Lake for a special pasteur treat
ment.
The committee on paving which was
appointed at Meridian weeks ago
found present prices of materials pro.
hibitive, and the matter will be
dropped until later date.
Contracts have been let for the new
resort structure at Lava Hot Springs
Contract for the building calls for the
expenditure of S33,98S and for the
plumbing and heating, $7,368.
Two Pocatello youngsters who ran
away from their homes to go to Texas
and fight Indians" were picked up
by the Burnley police as they were
about to leave that city and returned
to their parents.
Robert Lee Toombs, who claims to
have lived in Pocatello for some time,
is being held in Piedmont, Cal, in con.
nection with the murder of a Miss
Karlson, March Ia, according to word
received at Pocatello.
Miss Alice DAILY, formerly head Of
the English department of the Idaho
Tech, at POcatello, has been nominated
for superintendent of public instrue
ton in the state of South Dakota on
the non-partisan ticket.
Pocatello high school girls and Idaho
'"Tech" home economics department
girls baked cakes and bread of home
products to compete in the baking con
test which was staged at Pocatello dur
ing "Home Consumers week.
Ira Dodge, 62-year-old miner at the
Mills-Nickal prospect location, -four
miles southeast of Pocatello, was found
dead in his shanty, his body badly man.
gled. Investigation showed ne mel
his death from an explosion of dyna-
mite caps.
Buhl is forging ahead in more ways
than one. Material progress is rep
resented by an extensive paving pro
gram, new $4,000 city hall, and the
proposition to erect a two hundred MY
thousand-dollar hotel, which shall DC
community owned.
The Natatorium at Boise has again
passed into the hands of the bose
Artesian Hot and Cold Water COMPANY
the original owners. The original cos'
Of the plant was 100000. When sns
Boise Railway company bought tp'
property it paid $4,000.
Federal officials are in possession
of complete distilling outt1t thous"
to be the largest taken in the slate'
and some 500 gallons. Of corn ana ofaa
mash. The still was located aoOu'
twelve miles northeast of BlackioVN
in pocket In the lava flow.
Idaho's goal of American Leslva
posts has been reached. 1t was .oo
aim of the Legionaires to have y.
local posts in the state before 'n1
opening of the state convention anN
that number was reached with tie q
tablishment of a post at Hepburn N'
week.
Twin Falls highway district colnln,
sioners have let contracts aggresa1,
$194,000 in connection with the disa..
plan for road construction on force =
count Contracts were let for Gomez
euRerts, oil and hauling covering "a -
experimental stretch of three mi'es
he surfaced with the penetration ma
dan, nrnaass