The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-19
IDAHO STATE news

The president has sent the senate
the nomination of Harry K. Lewis OF
Bailey as receiver OF the HALEY, Idaho,
land office
civil service examinations will be
held September 10 to fill the postmas7
tersbfps ut Ferron and Layton, Utah;
Middleton and Mullan, Idaho.
Grain and potato haryests In south
ern Idaho are now in full blast and
farmers are elated over the fact that
yields are up to expectations.
Among the picked rillemen who VIII
leave August 80 for the competitive
meet at Camp Perry, Ohio, are Cap
tain A. M. Ley and Private (first calss)
l.. L. Barnard, A troop American Falls.
The Wendell Cheese Factory has Of
fered silver loving cup TO the dairy
club member who makes the best all
around showing with his or her calf,
this includes handling in the show ring
and report.
The receipts from all sources of rev.
enue taxes. including income taxes, for
the month OF July at the office of the
Idaho revenue tax collector, amounted
to $149, 709 50. according to Lewis VIII
Jams, collector.
Forty-three performances of "Her
Husbands Wife" were given in 81
towns by the Varsity Players, who
have Just returned to Moscow from a
| tour of Iuore than 2.00O miles through
northern Idaho, western Montana and
southern idaho.
| One half million dollars was real
lied from Grimm Alfalfa seed around
Aberdeen and Springfield, Idaho last
| year, and as a result times are good.
Not pound of seed was sold for less
than SO cents which brought in re-
turn of better than 500 per acre.
|
! A large number of southern Idaho
real estate men are planning to attend
the Interstate Realty association con-
venton at Tacoma August 24-27. That
-Pocatello will be amply represented
appears to be certain. Many local re-
altors have signified their intention of
being present at the convention.
After spending nearly week inves-
tigating possible dam sites, w. p. Have
nor, irrigation engineer, has reported
the proposed extension to the Fort Hall
irrigation project is we'll under way.
Mr.. Haven0r was selected by the Great.
er Fort Hall Irrigation association to
supervise the preliminary survey.
Petitions being circulated for an
election Mt which voters will decide rs
to whether they will recall Mayor Sher.
man of Boise, are finding many signers,
according to reports. Approximately
400 signatures are said to have been
obtained. 1t requires more rnan 100
names to assure recall election.
Frank s. Jarmin, A, of ITnho Falls,
Idaho, is towering near death in thS
oneida hospital near Syracuse, N. Y.
with twenty jagged cuts about his head
as the result of an assault early Wed
neSday morning on the highway near
Oneida. Frank Sheets, an Oneida
farmer, was arrested by Captain Steph.
en- j, McGrath, commanding the Oneida
state police barracks, charged with the
crime.
A fleet of big trucks has a contra ri
to deliver the wheat, the first threshed
and delivered this season from the jess
HAYS dry farm wheat ranch west OF
= Idaho Falls to the Midland elevators
mr. Hays is threshing the wheat from
between 5000 and 1000 acres that wit
run 10 to Is bushels to the acre. The
wheat is not being sold but is beins
put In storage. The market has mo-
been established rs yet.
Grain Is now pouring into Lewiston
at the rate Of approximately $500 sack.
a day, the greater part of which is be
ing shipped to the coast for storag,
and export, according to announce
mentS made by Lewiston grain dealer
ana warehouse men. Receipts thus ia
nave toA'ed about 175,O00 bushels
Ihis pace has been kept up for tn
last two weeks, though grain has beel
coming in since the first receipts abou
, July 4. ~