The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS

his assistant John L. Waggoner; also
of Meridian.
crew of workmen have been placed
upon the old shay road near Mackey
and are remodeling the old railway
right of way into beautiful autOmo-
bile hig way.
Stocks of wheat on farms July LIST
amounted to seven per cent of last
years crop, or 1862, 900 bushels. This
carry over is larger by far than any
previous year.
A cloud burst occurred in the Challis
vicinity last week and played havoc
with much hay and grain and for sew
eral mites put the fine state highway
out of commission.
There is keen demand for Idaho APP
pies this year. Middle western and
eastern states have short crops. The
nations crop is only rs, 10000 bush
The gravel work on the new high
way between Delco and COtterel, which
is near Burley is about completed and
travellers may now enjoy the scenery
without blowing through dust or mud.
The county agent for Oneida county
places the damage done in the county
by the recent frO9ts at between Is and
20 per cent. He states that the wheat
crop will be one of the largest in the
county.
Workmen excavating for water
mains in BlackfOOt recently uncovered
human skeleton in the business dis
been coffined and the ...1rial evidently
took place several years ago.
Three men are in Wallace, Idaho,
hospitals as result of cuts and bruis-
es received in an accident of an unex.
planned cause at the Morning mine Sat-
urday. The men were working about
the 2200-foot level when rocks came
tumbHng down from above.
Guy Flenner, of Boise, has been
named managing director of the Idaho
Reclamation association to succeed the
| lac Major Fred Reed, at a recent
meeting held in Pocatello. Mr.. Elem
! ner is we'll verSed with the conditions
! Of the state and is an ardent booster
! for Idaho.
State Agriculture Commissioner
Miles Cannon has made a sur
vey of the crop conditions over the
state and a personal visit to the north
part of the state, and makes the state
ment that Idaho will this season har-
vest and market probably the biggest
crop in the history of the state.
The city of BlackfOot already boosts
If having three miles of paving and at
d recent meeting of the city council ii
was decided to pave ten more blocks
In spite of the financial conditions OF
the country BlackfoOt is going aheaC
with city improvements and is fur
nishing employment for many of hel
citizens.
A total of 1851. 1858 was received
recently at the office of the stat,
treasurer as cash receipts from tn
sale of treasury notes issued by tn,
state. Of the sum $S5O,OOO was pa
value of the notes, S1105 premium ant
$661.1 was accrued interest. Thu
money was sent from the Equitable
Trust company of New York, fisca
agents for the state.
The hay crop for Idaho continues
to improve and there is now promised
1852. 600 tons compared with 2,9S5,00t
tons in 1920. Many sections reported
the first crop as the largest ever har
vested and only a little of it damaged
by rain. Due to large crops of alfalfa
timothy and clover in the northern
counties, much less grain than usua
will be cut for hay up there.
Settlers of the Black Cannon Irri
CATION District have not given up hop
of securing funds to start work on tn
dam at Black canyon this year, ant
are setting an example of actlTity ant
cooperation. The Black canyon PEG
pie are not discouraged by the lack o
funds in the reclamation treasury, blu
have inaugurated lively campaign t
secure a loan along the lines followe'
by congressman Burton L. French.
The question of who will b.
the next United States Marshal TO
idaho has been settled. Senators w
e. Borah and Frank r. Gooding hav,
agreed upon Frank Breshears of Cald
will, present head of the state cOnsta
bulary, former sheriff of Canyon cOun
ty. His nomination will be sent t.
the senate by the president and vii
be confirmed by that body, but tn,
change will probably not take place
until Leroy G. Jones, present marshal
completes his term, unless the term o
the latter should be cut short follow
, ing an Investigation of his conduct il