The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-26
Pfhy News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Pocatelio- InfOrTnation from travel
ers from the west shows that a few /
cars have passed over the transeou-
tinentaI Highway over the Blue noun
tains In Oregon, between La Grande |
and Penaleton. The road, however.
Is in bad condition, with many mud |
holes.
Twin Falls Resident landholders
Of the Murtaugh irrigation district at
an election voted unanimously for IS
suance OF $4,000 worth Of the dis
trict's bonds to finance reclamation
Of approximately 3.T00 acres Ia the
district situated between Hansen and
Aurtaugh in the Hansen-Butte district.
Bofse,-Agitation for an old age pen
SION bill IN the next state legislature
Ia being organized by the Fraternal Or
der of agies, and the Boise aerie has
appointed a committee to start the
capitalization of public sentiment In
this section Of the state.
Boise.-Forests of the west and Of
Idaho particularly, are facing menace
which in some features Is more grave
than that OF the dreaded forest fires,
according to District Forester e. @.
Sheppard, VINO recently returned from
a trip OF inspection in the Payette
forest and lands owned by the Boise
Payette Lumber company, near Cas-
eade, Idaiso. The menace he spoke Of
Is the boring beetle which has become
more and more noticeable In the last
year. The insect, once 1t has attacked
4 tree, girdIes the trunk under the ba-s.
and finally kills the tree.
Boise-The weed control work has
very materially increased the quality
of Idaho-grown seed this past sea-
son. according to the state seed labor
atory tests, says c. B. Allison, field
agronomist and state seed coEnrnis-
sioner. Analysis of samples submit
ted by growers shows that an effort
has been made to eradicate the noxious
weeds from the fields.
BIaekfoot- Mrs. III. B. Daniels, Q
member of Stewart Hoover post, Amer
lean Legion, has returned to BiacSfOot
from San Francisco and win 90 TO her
homestead entry In the Bone district
as soon as the deep snow there vii
permit Mrs. Daniels served In Francs
with the A. E. T. in the signal service
Buriey-EIma Richardson was se
yerely injured while cranking a trac
tor motor. The crank new off. strik
ing him in the head. and cutting hin
90 severely that his removal to tn
hospital was neeessftated
Twin FsIls-This City viii have |
great many of its defective payenen
repaired this summer
Twin FaIls-Stats convention o
knights of Columbus was held her
last Saturday.
Poeatell8.-Idaho sportsmen wi
form a statewide organization to ful
Their protection OF game.
RIackfoot-4 health crusade is plar
u ned for the near future Mrs Catht
rine Athey held meeting to hel
: Increase interest In health.
i Idaho FaIls-Bird Harris, 13 year
= of age, escaped from the industril
I school at St Anthony clad only
x his pajamas, and, after stealth
q some clothing. blankets and bicyel
n made his way to Rigby. forty mile
a distant where he attempted to hol
rs 20 a pedestrian, but, failing IN III
u took car belonging TO the Utah POy
n er & Light company and made b
escape.
al Lewfston.-The Raymond hous
ne known to every cattle buyer Al
= stock dealer in the west as Lewiston
\ pioneer hotel, is reduced to ashes |
the result Of fire.
ShoShone.-AIiss Lucille Haddoc
Miss Nina Newman. Wilton Kilpatri,
Charles Jones, james Obey and Meu
vernicke, under the leadership
Steve Rhoads. have organized the
selves into u home talent Orchest
to be known as the Shoshoas Sereu
ders.
ShoShone. Idaho-The Shosho