The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-02-11
In The GEM STATE

In operation after several months idle. |
ness.
The Caldwell Athletic club was or
ganized last week, membership of 70 |
being enrolled.
Three masked bandits held UP and
robbed a BrIneau pool hall of APP
proximately $500.
The Diamond Match sawmilI at
Standpoint has resumed operations with
about sixty men employed.
The women's clubs and societies Of
Gem county have Joined forces in pro-
test against violation of the anti-cig-
arctic law.
The proprietor of soft drink par
lor at Rupert was fined SO in probate
court for allowing minors to smoke
on his premises.
A packing house 9Ox100 feet will be
built this year by Harry Kent on his
60-acre orchard at Payette, which is
now at the full bearing age.
A national regional conference of
February 8 to 10, at which six ma
tionaI officers will be in attendance.
More than 81 miles of highway have
been graded and more than "a miles
have been surfaced during the past
year by the Nampa Highway district.
One hundred and seventy-five thou
sand tested forest and shade trees
were distributed the past biennium,
reports from the school of forestry.
University of Idaho, say.
Harvey Green, IS years of age, who
was held in the city Jail at Nampa on
a charge of forgery, waived his pre-
liminary examination and was bound
over to the district court.
Canyon county has more than 201,-
71S acres of land under irrigation at
the present time, with an additional
$1,000 acres capable of being irrigated
with slight enlargement of the pres
/ ent system.
| Ernest Fliger. Jr., 19-year-old son
| of Ernest Fliger. a retired farmefi shot
| himself in the forehead with a 30
caliber gun at Juliaetta and died an
! hour later A coroner's inc nest re-
/ luIhSu u hSlhlN-L VI Su1cAdC.
There have been many violations of
the provision that every person or cor
| poration paying any employee $1,000 or
more year must file report with
the government, the collector of in
i ternal revenue has reported.
There was an increase of over S13,-
100000 in gross value of mine prod
ucts of Idaho in 1920. Value of the
mineral products for 1920 was $32,-
S54 ,857, compared with $40, ,723 in
1919, an increase of $13,T46, 1874
Four suitcases TILED with opium,
with valuation approximately of
$4,000 were seized by the police force
>of Nampa. This is one Of the largest
hauIs of contraband drugs ever made
In the state. Two Cinnamon were ar
rested.
William NJ. Morgan. retiring chief
justice of the Idaho supreme court
has donated to the University of Idaho
law library his personal copies OF
briefs and records of the many cases
tnat have been heard during his term
of six years on the bench.
Cheese factories of Boise valley are
manufacturing cheese at the rate OF
5000 pounds a day, according to est.
mates. More than 5000 day is be
ing paid to farmers for milk. Manu-
facturers say the demand is so great
that no surplus is on hand.
There are 42,1O6 farms in Idaho
| q
cent improved. Value of all farm
property, $716, 1877 go; increase Of
| 134.6 per cent over 1910. Value Of
land and buildings for 1920 shows in
crease of 1878 per cent.
The Utah Construction company!
possession of the Big Lost River irri
CATION project of Idaho, which is sale
to have cost S1,5000O0, is attacked il
suit brought in the district cour
at Boise, by James E. Clinton of Bois'
and H. 81. Henderson of Ogden.
A surprise wedding of interest wa!
celebrated at Pocatello when Mrs
Harriet Adams, head of the CONNER
cial dressmaking department at thu
Idaho Technical institute, was married
to DIR. L. Henderson, federal livestocl
inspector for the state of Idaho.
Spug Myers of Pocatello was award
ed a decision at Pocatello over Georg'
Soils, of Salt Lake, at the end o
10 rounds. The bout was scheduled
for II rounds, at the end of which tn,
judges were unable to agree and or
dered an additional three rounds.
The manager of store at Poeatell'
frustrated bold attempt to rob hi
store at night when he was working
alone and late on the books. HI
heard an effort to pry off skyligh
and called the police. A rope wa
| drnrnad thrnr1oh tho slrrIfuht TO nor