The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS

4 fence of 30 days In Jail and a fine OF
$50 for having liquor In his possession
] Fifteen carloads OF pierre acid, a.
mounting to 300 tons, will be requisi
toned from the government by ldahc
| farmers for land clearing, according
TO an estimate made by i. ]. Iddings
dean Of the agricultural college OF the
/ university.
The will of james It. Callahan, pio-
neer of the Occur d'Alene district OF
idaho and wealthy mining operator OF
Wallace was filed for probate at Wal
lace last Saturday with requests OF
$4,000 to the Salvation Army and
$4,000 to the knights of Columbus.
! Fifty Caldwell business men organ
/ lied a local Kiwanis club last Thurs
| day evening when half dozen repre-
| sentatiyes of the Boise club aided In
| making d success of the initial ban
| quet which was given in nicely decora-
ted rooms adjacent to the Idaho cafe.
The Idaho Oil & Gas Co. of Pay
cite is rushing work on its drilling
equipment just south of the cannery,
where IA tons of drilling machinery
and two carloads of lumber have been
unloaded and is now being lined up
and put into place by head driller Ste
vens.
Brigle Eggers, the S-year-old son of
James Eggers, Bohemian rancher,
was drowned Saturday afternoon in
the Snake river at the Ross Alfred
ranch, six miles from Bull. Headed
by ]. G. Hutchinson, Bull fire chief,
party of men found the body wedg-
ed in between two rocks.
Wheat harvest is on in the Lewis
toni Charleston country, and binders are
and on Charleston heights. The yield
Is said to be greater than for five
years. A bumper crop is reported on
the Nez Perez and Camas prairies,
which are several weeks later.
Damages of 700 were caused by a
gasoline fire in the o. X. barber shop
at Shoshone last Friday. A gallon
can of gasoline, by some unknown
means, became ignited and the entire
front of the shop became mass of
flame. Prompt action by the fire de-
partment saved adjoining stores.
Since Monday the water in Magic
reservoir near Richfield has ceased to
run over the spillway. The abnormal
ly cool weather of last week is believed
to have retarded the melting of the
snow in the mountains, but the warm
weather of this week may cause the
water to run over the splllway again.
Governor D. w. Davis will present
the two flags, purchased by contirbu-
lions from the various commercial
clubs of the state, to the commander
of the battleship idaho" at the re-
view of the Pacific fleet at Seattle
July 4. Several scenic views Of Idaho
will also be given to the ship at this
time.
Abel Alexander, an Indian was
found guilty of hunting bear without
license, and fined 500 and costs, af-
ter his arrest at Boomers Ferry Fri
day, according to a report received in
Boise at the office of the state game
warden, Otto NJ. Jones. The Indian
had two bear hides, which were con~
fiscated by the state.
Mayor Ralph Lewis of Idaho Fails
is splitting up the work of the several
city departments, so far as it can be
arranged, in order that as many men
as possible can be employed. Some
men are given work for several DAYS, !
then other men are put in to take their
places, and so on so as to relive the |
unemployment Sit don.
Senators Borah and Gooding Of Ida |
no have Jointly recommended the ap-
pointment of Colonel Elias Marsters
OF Meridian as federal prohibition dir
ector for Idaho. Colonel Marsters was
the choice of Senator Borah under the
plan by which the senators are dis
tributing patronage and Senator Good |
ing Joined in the Endorsement. The |
office pays $4,000
Damages to the amount of $126.5OO |
are asked in an action at Idaho Falls
In the United States district court by
the Snake River Irrigation district A.
gainst the Utah Power & Light COM
pany. Action has been transferred
from the Ninth Judicial district court
for Bonneville county to the federal
court, upon diversity of citizenship OF
plaintiff and defendant.
Larry j. Phslen, county road super.
visor OF Emmett has at last completed |
the new road over the foothills east of |
town and it Is now ready for traffic,
The new road leaves the valley in the |
neighoorhood Of Frozen Dog ranch,
thence over the low saddle by easy
grades Of not over eight per cent in |
any place. The new road shortens