The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16

Boise has taken the first step toward
the installation of its civic center, Of
which the state capitol, the federal
building and the Ada county court
house are to be part.
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Twenty-eight new loans totaling
$4,000 were made by tine state de-
partment of public investments, ac-
cording to the August report made pub
lie Wednesday afternoon at Boise.
The Scott automobile cavaran OF
homeseekers now on its way from
Brooklyn to Bull will reach there
on or about Sept. IS, in the opinion
of Frank w. Brown private secretary
10 Governor Davis.
Application for permit to construct
q dam for the purpose of impounding
water for irrigation purposes, at an es-
timated cost OF 100000, was filed
Tuesday with the state department Of
reclamation by the Malad Reservoir
company of Ma1ad.
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The Wendell schools began the year
Tuesday with an agricultural depart
ment added to the usual course Df
studies. While many other districts in
this part of Idaho have been Obliged
to omit departments on account OF.
lack of funds, the Wendell district
has money to use In charging Its
usefulness. !
DIR. Michael Shipley, deputy veteri-
marian OF the bureau Of animal i'm
dustry, United States department of
agriculture, has been detailed to. do
cattle testing in Twin Falls county on
tuberculosis eradication work. This
announcement was made recently by
DIR. w. A. Sullivan, federal inspector
in charge for Idaho.
Headquarters of the Idaho Develop
ment association Wednesday establish
ed In the capitol and the offices are
located on the third floor of the west
wing, just off the senate chamber. The
purpose of the association is to adver-
tise Idaho by means of literature, pic
lures, both still and moving and lee
lures throughout the United States.
One hundred business men of Port
land, Oregon, members of the trade
excursions of the chamber of COM
merce of that city, are scheduled to
be in Idaho Falls ON Monday, Sep.
TENDER 10, according to information
received by Oscar Johannessen, Sec
rotary of the local club.
Plans for, holding fall festival at
Twin Falls. November II, to include
numerous and elaborate entertainment
features, were reached last Wednes.
day night by Twin Falls post Amer
lean Legion. A similar affair was held
by the former service men last year
for the benefit of their building fund.
County commissioners of Lemhi
county were notified recently by the
state bureau of highways of the CO.
operative agreement of the federal
government to construct with Lemhi
county 12.9 miles of highway of the
Noble, Montana, line. If constructed
the highway will furnish direct out
let and an easy grade over the Lemhi
county divide into Montana.
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1.-THE Twin Falls branch of the Ore
gon Short Line will be thoroughly bal.
lasted III. V. Platt, general manager
of the Oregon Short line, said We'd
nesday "The work there will be
started this month, just as soon as the
building of the line between Granger,
Wyo., and Montpelier, Ida1o, is COM.
pleted, which should be in few
weeks
Eight inmates of the Idaho penf-
Tertiary were paroled Wednesday at
Il meeting of the pardon board which
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applications were considered by the
board which consisted of Roy L.
Black, attorney general, and Robert o.
Jones, secretary of state. Governor d,
w, Davis, the other member of the
board, was out of town.
The cleanup squad of the govern
ment seeking to get the claims of all
ex-service men before the proper de-
.partments dealing with war risk insur-
ance, vocational training and hospitali-
cation work under the sweet bill, is
in Idaho and expects to get in touch
with all ex-service men. Bayard =.
Christ of Seattle, who is directing the
work. Is In Boise and will make his
headquarters there for some time.
Sylvia Van Eaton, fugitive sought by
the Idaho and Nevada authorities, is