The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-21
IDAHO NEWS REVIEW

| pioneer horticulturist of Twin Falls. |
I The trees being removed were found |
to have been planted too closely to- !
gether.
Representative A. r. Smith and for
mer Senator Fred T. Dubois Of Idaho
Wednesday urged Indian Commissioner
Burke to-make a detailed estimate for
improving and enlarging the Fort Hail
irrigation project. They were told that
no decision could be made until Irri-
cation Engineer Reed of the Indian ser
vice returns to Washington with Sec
rotary Fall.
4 = County officials of Bonneville county
have been notified that none of the
S2,000,0Oo made available by the sale
Of state highway bonds will be used
for construction work this fall, and
not until the federal appropriation is
ready for disbursement County Of
. ficials had planned an extensive pro-
gram which will be delayed until
| spring.
The annual meeting of the Idaho
State Teachers Association will take
place this year at Boise, November "a,
p and %, according to an announce
ment by President C. r. Frazier of the
Association. This years meeting will
be the largest in the history of the
association, according to predictions
Of leading educators of the state.
1
Reduction of $3.50 in the appropria-
ton for operation Of the Twin Falls
county farm bureau as compared with
last years appropriation of $3.50 was
authorized in a budget adopted by the
board OF county commissioners Thurs
day. The sum allowed is $500, ex,
elusive of office rental. The commits
siOners granted an additional 500 for
establishment OF a bureau employment
agency.
Attorney General Black has issued
a permit for the use of the Snake
river and other navigable streams In
Idaho for the use OF floating logs The
: permit was issued TO the Howard Pulp
e and Paper Mill company, which plans
the building of. a paper mill ct Idaho
= Falls. This paper mill was planned
several years ago, but war and finan,
4 cial conditions prevented its being cap.
italized.
A Stephen 81. Yeaman. advertising
| Do ~
8 Idaho Falls was found dead at his desk
IS in the office of that paper at O'Clock
d Tuesday. The body was lying on the
" floor with a bullet hole in the head
e just above and in front of the right
e ear. Police passing the building at !
It o'clock saw a light and Investigated
t Finding the door unlocked they entered
the building and found the body.
a
It The effect of rains during August
a and September in the principal eastern
potato states is now apparent in the
d October estimate for the United States
t. of 345.5ST, 600 bushels, an Increase Of
4 %, 5S7, 900 bushels over September
70 However, this years crop is still shoIt
Is q, 413,OO0 bushels of the 42S million
1t bushel crop of 1920 and 25,413,O0t
d bushels below the 5-year average
1915-1919, of 81 million bushels.
III Beet hauling for the 1921 season
ls has been in progress at Rupert for tbs
~ past week. The highest yield so ia
reported is that of Joe Krivanec, Wit
p has harvested % tons from one acr
- on his farm east of Rupert Field meI
=, for the beet company estimate an av
- erage of 20 tons per acre on % acre
- planted TO beets on the A. A. Bieh
= farm. This is expected to lead in aver
- age for the larger fields.
"a Charged with diverting S422.So o
" funds belonging TO the Bannock Ma
n. tiOnal bank of Pocatello to his own &C
ar count, S. L. Reeee, former presiden
~ of that institution, was arrested b,
federal authorities in Denver Sunda.
night, according TO reports received a
pocatello. The bank closed its door
e. May Is. The alleged misrepresentation
Of occurred four days prior to this, when
lie it is charged, Reece diverted the fund
70 to cover personal check. He ant
nj AIRS. Reece left PocatelIo in June, ant
,e Reeee has since been engaged in til,
to real estate business in Denver.
fir $50
1t OF much interest to users of elec
S, trio current on the Minidoka proiee
n and Twin Falls tract was the hearin;
1T before C. G. Poulsen of Boise, held q
Of Rupert Friday, all evidence of whicl
N will be forwarded TO the federal powe
IS commission to determine whether o