The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-03-25
IN THE GEM STATE.


enrolled in this state to take vocational
education under the direction of the
state director.
The two-year-old daughter of NJ.
Chase, living near Nampa, swallowed
a small vial, which caused her death,
in spite of an operation expected to
save the child's life.
Scenic railways and roller coasters
will not be permitted to operate on
Sunday in the state of Idaho, the
Weeks bill having been approved by
the governor last week.
The governor has vetoed the meas
ure Intended to amend the provisions
for organization and maintenance of
rural high school districts so that
their tax levy could be as much as 10
mills.
Taxpayers of Caldwell are paying
Canyon county almost $1,000 per an
mum in commissions for collecting city
improvement district taxes, according
to figures compiled by the county
treasurer
Fire which destroyed a haystack
and chicken coops came near destroy
ing the NJ D. Agenbroad farm home
near Nampa. BY hard work the
flames were prevented from reaching
the house.
The drain ditch which will reach
from Collister, in the outskirts of
Boise, to point two miles north of
Caldwell, is progressing nicely. 1t will
cost so per acre for all the land in
the district.
Constructing quarter of mile of
telephone line in nine minutes was
the feat performed by crew of
dozen boy scouts who spent a days
outing recently at Camp Strawn, about
two miles from Boise.
The Mexican who stabbed G. S.
Alderman, a travelling salesman, at
Twin Falls, inflicting fatal INJURIES, is
believed to be mentally unbalanced.
The attack was entirely without provo
cation, Alderman being unknown to
his assaiIant.
Following a tuberculosis test to
cattle in Minidoka county, it was
found that there was only one react6r
out of 400 animals tested. The dis
eased animal was killed, the owner
receiving S100, allowed by the state
in such cases.
Judgment against the city of Twin
Falls for $19,690, representing punitive
and alleged actual damages resulting
from publication of alleged false state
ments regarding his dairy, are asked
by William Cleveland in a suit filed in
the district court.
The 1921 season of the Snake River
Yellowstone baseball league will open
on May IA. 1t is announced that
Sugar City and Ashton will come into
the league this year. The schedule
committee is busy outlining the sched-
ule for the season.
Rex Allen, aged 0, fell off fence
at his home in the Deer Flat section,
and two tines of a pitchfork pene-
trated his eye to the depth of an inch,
one tine passing above the eyeball
and the other below, so that no injury
was done to the sight
w. a.. Ball, aged &c, Pauline far
mer went raving mad and, after shoot
ing and slightly injuring F. Biant, an
other farmer on the highway near
Pauline, barricaded himself in his
cabin and shot three other men of a
posse which besieged him.
Before the stroke of midnight on
March 10, the last minute allowed for
the signing of bills passed by the last
legislature, Governor Davis signed SEN
ate bill No. 29S, authorizing the re-
moval of the Albion State Normal
school from Albion to Burley.
Three red fox furs. the first ever
taken in fifteen years of his trapping
experience in the Juniper district of
southern 0wyhee county, were brought
to Caldwell last week by James Bry-
ant. He also had 65 coyote and nine
wildcat pelts, on which he collected
bounty.
The Witty tax relief act has been
vetoed by Governor Davis. The pur-
pose of the measure was to extend the
time of paying the 1920 tax from De-
cember 81, to June / of this year. The
governor claims the measure would not
give the relief anticipated, coming at
so late date.
Last year 1864 licenses for the oper-
alton of automobiles were paid in
Canyon county. On the last day al
lowed for the operation under 1920
licenses, less than half that number
of licenses had been issued. but it
is expected the number issued this
year will exceed that of last year.
Under the new law, just signed by
the governor, Independent school dis
tricts, with the consent of the state