The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-21
MERIDI1N NEWS NOTES

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Allen Jensen has painted his res
/ idence.
Floyd Cairns OF Nampa was in
Meridian Tuesday.
Mrs. Lucy Morton was visiting IN
Nampa Tuesday.
S. Ben Dunlap OF Caldwell was in
Meridian Tuesday.
| Fifty-gallon Red Crown gas books
| at 32ac al Rogge's. ~
Mr.. and Mrs j. u. Clark and son
were visiting in Boise Tuesday.
Harry chanlpiin OF Boise was here
Wednesday
The two younger children Of Guy
Humphrey are al with scarlet fever. |
Mrs leighton Of Ustiek has been
lselected as principal OF the Meridian
grRGc school
Mrs X II Asburry who has been
lseflously AT her home with scarlet
! fever Is improving.
/ Verne Caldwell after closing sue
lcessful term OF school at King Hill, !
has returned home for q vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Barker have
/ gone to California, where they Will
spend the summer.
| Mrs. Wickland and children have
moved to Boise to be with Mr.. Wick
LAND, who Is working as stone
mason on the capitol building
Miss Mary yillenueye, teacher OIL
district No. 83, spent an enjoyable
evening Wednesday OF last week With
friends at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Jensen and family,
The Eighth grade, in automobiles,
accompanied by Mrs. Mccoy, Mrs.
MeNeal. and Mrs. Baird, went to Eag-
lie Island Friday for the annual school
picnic. All report an enjoyable time.
| Budd Davis and family are ready
Ito start overland for California,
where they intend to reside, The trip
will be made in their Essex car. and
Il trailer.
Miss Beatrice Thurman has return
cd TO Walla, Walla, Wash, She was
called here by the critical illness of
her step father, Joe DAILY, who Is in a
SERIOUS condition.
\ Clyde Ball went to Baker City, Ore
| Wednesday night where he will enter
| the employ of Mr.. Baker who runs a
bake shop III Baker. Clyde expects
| to make some dough for Mr.. Baker
and also make some dough for him
| SELF
Arthur Frazier has been appointed
state agent for the Penn Mutual
Life. with headquarters at Boise. Mr..
Frazier will have his office In the
Yates building in Boise. Mr.. w. Fl. |
Peer VIII take charge of Mr.. Frazier's
Meridian office for the present.
The Royal Neighhors lodge gave a
Mayflower program and social We'd |
nesday evening which was decided
success. There was an interesting old
fashioned program, after which re-
Ifreshments of icecream and cake were
served.
j. II. Newcomer has sold his resi- |
dence on the highway west of Mer-
idian 70 Mr. Sheldon of Nampa. Mr..
Newcomer with his family will leave
about June 10th, with an auto for
California, by way OF Portland. They
viii visit several months before re-
turning to locate again IN the Merid-
ian section, j. d, Chittum, of Vir.
GINA, q brother, will accompany the
| family,
| The Seventh grade. chaperoned by
| Mrs. Harry Tolleth and Mrs. Hart
man, motored to the tourist park.
in Boise, for school picnic last Fri |
day, All went well until two hours
after hearty lunch was eaten when
some of the boys were taken with
violent pains, This was not, however,
until they reached home, and u doe |
tor was called to see the more SER
ious ones. He pronounced II ptomaine |
poisoning, Saturday morning. how
ever. the children were all right. Pat
Dougherty and Paul Moreland we're |
the boys who seemed to have been |
affected the most
The graduating exercises Friday
evening at tbs high school we're well |
attended and enjoyed by those pres
ent, The graduating class was COM
posed of Buelah Beery, Floy Mccoy, |
Pauline Strain. Maude Taylor, Violet
Taylor, Edith Wright, David Biddle, |
Ernest Elliott, Glenn Hit. Dale Me
Coy, John McGill, Louis Moon aud |
Ralph Wylie. President Lindley of |
the University of ladho gave AN en-
cellent address, his subject being |
How TO Become Wealthy"
The mter-county spelling contest
was held at Caldwell last Saturday. |
This contest was to decide the winner |
OF the boys and girls of the two |
counties. A prize of $40 each was |
offered by Charles Nelson of Mccall |
The result was Carl Stutz of Parma, |
Seventh grade, SIX Loe Pearson,
Marble Front school, 100 per cent; |
The two Ada county representatives |
received: Harold Baird, of Meridian,
80 u Evelyn KiIlen Cole school, |
99A The winners were to be the boy |
and girl having the highest per cent
The winners were Harold Baird, Of |
Ada, and Loe Pearson of Canyon. |
Each cpntestnnt anailad orally on0