The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-03-11


The agriculture class Of the rural
high school will test milk free for
the fan mers who wish to send il m
DR. Mary Drake gave d very inter
esting talk before the p T. A. at the.
| high school Tuesday evening ON the
subject of social purity and the train
Lang Of the child There was good
sized audience and the r. r A ladies
have the thanks Of the public Tor a
splendid program.
NJ Prov who has been resident
of Meridian for some time has moved
with his family 10 route 2. at the Ten
Mile headgate. He will take the place
Of Mr.. Burlington. as ditch rider, tile
latter having secured an advanced
position with the Nampa q Meridian
district.
A y. Watkins was arrested at Mer-
| ldian Tuesday on charge OF wife
desertion. Watkins Is an ex-soldier
and has been prominent in town for
several weeks from the fact that he
has been careless In giving cheeks
without money In the bank TO meet
them.
Mr. and Mrs HI j Roberts recently
returned TO their home at Nampa af-
ter a two-months visit in California
They visittd with a son in San Di-
ego, and with old Meridian friends
there and in other parts of the state.
He says Frank Cess and family have
valuable property In California, and
Mrs, Cook, mother OF Mrs Monte
Cess resides near them,
AT the meeting Of the Meridian vii
lage board Monday night nothing
but routine business was transacted.
The one having the petition for paw
ing the streets of Meridian did not
present il. to the board, so the remon-
trance was not presented The paw
ing plan will thus Ego over" until a
more favored time,
Mr. Dougherty has gone to Weiser
where he will be employed on the
state highway for the summer. He
has a house on wheels and good
team OF horses, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dougherty Will have all the comforts
of home during the summers en-
ploymenI
&. j Apiin, of Ames, Iowa, has be-
come interested In the beautiful Mer-
.idlan section oil country, and plans
ITO make a trip out here in the not
distant future, to prospect for a
home. There are many people who
have their eye on this favored valley
and II Is expected that more new set
tiers than usual will be here this
year, and locate on some of tine
choice land that can be secured at a
reasonable price.
John Godfrey and family have re-
turned to their home in Newmarket
Page county, Iowa, after western
coast visit They stopped for few
days in Meridian with their niece,
Mrs. Willard Taylor, and John Beery.
Mr.. Godfrey says Idaho is not the
only place where the farmer has a
poor market for his products this
winter as corn Is selling in Iowa at
40c and il costs more than this to-
raise II.
Mrs, l.. ID. Neitz tnow Mrs. Bert
Wyant) was in Meridian this week,
visiting friends. She now lives in
Ritchfield, Idaho, and says her two
sons, Leslie and Walter Spurek. are
both married and live at Ritchfield.
She has been attending the trial at
Boise in which her daughter, Mrs.
H. NJ Good, has obtained a iudg-
ment of S21,250 from the o. s. l..
Railway, for the loss of life OF her
husband, who was killed in the cab
Dose OF q freight train at King Hill
some time ago The family are for
mer Meridian residents. and Conduct
ed the Meridian hotel here for time.