The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-06-17
IN THE GEM STATE

The new icing station of the Pacific
Fruit Express company at Nanpa was
seriously damaged by fire Wednesday.
line fire w&s caused by an overturned
kettle Of tar and at least $4,000 dam.
age was done.
John I. Parker died Tuesday as a
result of injuries suffered when a torna-
do at Canyon creek, near Idaho Falls,
Picked him up with the roof of a barn
on which he was working and dropped
him some fifty feet away
John Henne, who lives west Of
American Falls, was attacked last
week by a lynx which bit the horses
he was driving and the lynx was kill
ed with plowshare which Mr.. Henne
was carrying in the wagon
Ashton sportsman planted $1,000 fish
fry in streams of that neighborhood
last week. This batch of fish was to
have been shipped to Dubois but had
missed train connection and was plant
ed in the local streams instead.
The Snake River Valley Druggists
Association will hold their annual meet
ing in Parma on Tuesday June 18th,
at which time representatives from
nearly every town from Boise to Hunt
ington are expected to be present.
Loans made to farmers in Idaho for
the purchase of seed from the $1,000
900 appropriated by congress to assist
farmers in drought stricken regions
show that 434 farmers in the Gem state
have been accommodated by the gov
eminent, with loans totaling $3S, 1896.
Under the direction of City Physician
G. II. Cooper the Boy Scouts of Burnley
have opened cleanup campaign.
Yards and alleys are being Investigated.
Where cleanup is necessary, red cards
are being posted. Where conditions
are found satisfactorily white cards are
being used.
Bonneville county or the Upper
Snake River Valley never faced a bet
| ter situation or condition for a bounti-
ful harvest than it does at this time, is
| the composite verdict of a number OF
the farmers. many of them "old
timers" and close observers of bust
ness conditions throughout the valley.
Over 10000 eyed rainbow trout eggs
were received at the Hay Spur fish
hatchery on Silver creek Monday from
the federal hatchery in wisconsin.
They were sent here on application of
the fish and game club, and when
ready for distribution will be planted
in the streams in the Wood river water
shed.
The W. g. Jenkins & Co. bank of
Mackay, has been admitted to the
twelfth federal reserve district. This
is the oldest bank in central Idaho. ID.
V. Arehbold. cashier of the Institution
states that the institution is lining up
with other southern Idaho and Utah
banks on the Utah-IdahO Joint Stock
bank.
A. s. Embree, I. W. W. leader was
| sentenced TO from one to ten years
III the state penitentiary at Wallace,
Monday, after having been found
guilty of criminal syndicalism, under
the Idaho law Saturday. On the wit
ness stand Embree declared he filed
the place of William D. Haywood as
supreme officer of the 1. W. w. for
Two months in 1918.
Heavy rains of the past week is the
cause of much encouragement on the
| part of Rupert farmers. Officials of
the Amalgamated Sugar company say
it has been worth at least million dol
lars to that section of the country.
Potato planting is nearly completed
and hay and grain crops are reported
in excellent condition. Dry farmers
feel that present prospects are the best
in number of years for a bumper
wheat harvest.
Sixty-seven kegs of black powder
and seven and one-half boxes of nitro
| giycerine comprised the charge which
removed about 1000 cubic yards of
rock on the north and south highway
some three miles south of Craigmont.
The shock of the blast was felt prac-
tfeally all over Camas prairie, win
dOws were shaen and dishes broken
in this city. The rock was lifted to a
height Of about 40 feet above the sur.
face of the ground.
Despite the work of the government
trapper sent into Custer county to ex-
terminate wolves, the band is apparent
ty increasing and becoming holder.
Ranchers on Salmon river report the
loss of calves and even grown COWS
frequently, while one or more wolves
can be seen in broad daylight near
Robinson Bar at any time. Stockmen
and ranchers are circulating a petition
TO the county commissioners to assist
in the eradication of the animals.
For the nnSt ten years until This