The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-11-18
IDAHO NEWS REVIEW

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1t is reported that many homes in
Boise, Idaho, are being heated by
pumping water fro mthe hot springs,
which are numerous in that district.
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The Nampa Meridian irrigation dis
trict has So to 90 teams and men EN-
ployed with over 40 men in addition
cleaning out the canals and main lat
erals.
Jas. Russell Baker, aged rs years,
passed away at his home in Caldwell
of heart trouble. The deceased had
been a resident of Idaho since 1862,
most of the time in Caldwell.
Many farmers of near Bull will
show potato exhibits at the Potato
Show and Potato Growers Conference
to be held in Spokane. Wash, on De.
cember Ii, 10 and i6.
A poker game raid at Dillon, Mont,
yielded S400 and six poker hounds"
A new hospital is beng erected at
Helena, Montana.
Idaho sent 80 carloads of potatoes
east in three days, the federal market
bureau reports. In the same three days
idaho shipped III carloads of apples.
This report covers carlot shipments
only.
Petitions for the limitation of dr.
mament were signed by practically the
entire number attending meeting OF
the Carpenters union at Boise and the
| organization went on record unanim-
ously in favor of a free tourist park.
| The four issue Idaho highway bonds
| have been delivered at New York, and
| 100000 is now available from the
sale of them. This ends a long an
anxious wait on the part of the pub
lie and the state department of public
works for the funds to make possible
| further progress on the state highway
program.
| Mr.. Harold .Tenness of Nampa, Ida,
was guest of the government, to par
ticipate in the services for an unknown
soldier to be buried at Arlington GEM
etery. The government pays the ex-
! penses for one representative for ev-
| nPU fhnIIGan1 Ill Sy,
rice.
Formed for the purpose, as stated
IN its articles of Incorporation of de-
seloping and promoting the careers
of operate and concert singers and
dramatic artists, and generally to de-
| Felop and promote artist and music
| concert series, the American Concer!
| corporation filed with the secretary
Of state in cheyenne, Wyo., recently.
Males in Idaho outnumbered females
by 1892, according to the report of
the federal census for 1920. The re.
! port, which has just been made public,
gives, 233,919 as the male populat Oh
of the state and 197,947 as the number
OF females. All other national:tes mum.
bered approximately 5000.
L.aketown Irrigation Company Il
/ contemplating building a reservoir in
aketown canyon. A committee mad.
an inspection trip over prospective
sites. If a reservoir is feasible 1T will
do away with the extremely heavy
pumping costs. the community is now
| subject to.
The University Extension Service OF
Nampa, will purchase 10000 dairy
| COWS for the farmers of Idaho. The
! purchase will be financed through
loans secured by cooperative dairy
/ associations, creamerIes and other or.
CARNATIONS from the War Finance
Corporation.
Tortured by pain and dragging his
broken leg over the rugged slopes
| Frank Spencer "oIdtimer" and aged
! trapper in the Payette national forest
half crawleG. aalf hobbled four wbclf
Lays from peak near the head O.
Goat creek, a distance of 13 miles II
the direction of Knox before he was
picked up, exhausted, by party OF
| hunters.
/ Application for permit to apprc
pirate public waters of the state o;
Idaho to divert $50 second feet of wa
ter from Rock creek In Twin Falb
county. The water is TO be used 70
power development purposes and spc
| eifieations and plans filed show tina
1880 horsepower. will be generated