The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08
IN THE GEM STATE

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university at Moscow, May 10 ana ".
The schools Of the Robin district
have been closed indefinitely On ac-
count Of an epidemic of measles and
few cases Of smallpox,
The American Legion post No, Of
Pocatello has arranged TO give a series
Of lectures open to the general PUBIC
during the month Of April.
Senator's Borali and Goeding have
united in recommending the appoint
ment Of william Ashley Of Standpoint
as receiver OF the Occur d'Alene land
office.
Boise will have fast baseball this
season In the nature Of three games
week Of the twilight variety, played
by teams Of the recently organized
Boise Commercial Baseball league.
A sewing festival was held By the
Girls Sewing club Of Hatch recently,
which was attended by the entire
community The girls gave an I'M
terestlng program and q good social
time was enjoyed.
In appointing a former service man
as deputy game warden at Idaho Falls,
the state warden stated that II would
be the policy for the department to
appoint former service men as depu-
ties wherever they could qualify.
A club of the Progressive Business
Men, national organization, with
headquarters at San Francisco, has
been organized at Idaho Falls The
organization is along the same general
lines as the Rotary and Kiwanis
clubs.
Nearly $50 cars of potatoes have
been shipped out Of Pocatello from the
upper Snake river section in the past
few weeks. Most of these have been
loaded at Blackfoot and have been con-
signed from Manitoba to the Rio
Grande.
A force of men is engaged at the
Manidoka dam in Snake river taking
out trout eggs for the hatcheries. The
eggs are taken Immediately to the Hay
Spur hatchery on Big Wood river,
where the conditions are ideal for
Matching.
Clyde Hansen, who has been operat-
ing pool hall at Lewisville, about five
miles east of Menan, was captured near
his home just after he had attempted
to rob the bank at Menan, and had
been frightened away after an alarm
had been given.
News has been received at Salmon
that John Manfull, former resident
of that town, is in a hospital in seri-
GUS condition. Mr.. Manfull was light
ing fire in Il disused stove. when
giant caps and powder, which had been
left in the stove, exploded
''You shot me-" were the dying
words of NJ. Walddogel, 70 years of
age, who was accidentally shot and
killed by his son, L. f. Walddogel
ABOUT eight miles from Murphey. A
22-caliber rifle was accidentally dis
charged, the bullet entering the un.
fortunate mans left side.
Promise of establishment of another
beet sugar factory at Twin Falls was
made public last week in connection
with the filing of articles of in
corporation of the Merchants and
Planters Sugar company, organized
at Wilmington, Del, March 10, 1920,
with $2,000,000 capitalization.
Search is still being made by Idaho
officers for William e. True, who was
at Wallace in August, 1919, and had
planned big game hunt. He disap-
peared before starting on the trim into
the timber. His brother, Clark True
of Wichita, Kan, came to this state a
year ago, seeking his lost brother.
The boosters excursion of Poca-
tello wholesale men returned home
March 30, from jaunt by bus IN the
Snake River valley. They were the
guests of the Snake River Transporta-
ton company in the opening of an
auto bus service line connecting poca-
tello with the cities of that section.
All points of the $255,OO0 bond issue
met decisive defeat at the hands Of
Pocatello voters at the special election
March 81. The main part of the issue
proposing to vote bonds for S16sO00
for paving street and alley intersec-
tlons throughout the city, was defeot-
ed by $50 to 2sS. The second prono-
sition, calling for $4,000 for storm
sewers, was defeated, 542 to 2G5.
The county agriculturlst for Bannoct
county is busy organizing committees
TO take care of the distribution of tbo
$1,000 of moneys assigned ia Rnn.
mock county for the aid of drouth-
stricken farmers In buying seed grain
for this years crop The loan Of NOT
more than 5000 to any one farmer is
given to those who have suffered cron
fixtures or financial difficulties.
benjamin o,Harrow. IA farmer 20
Siding five miles from Iaro,