The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-17


In the trade territory embracing the
Snake river valley, in letter to the
Salt Lake Commercial club. 1t Is the
purpose of the association to raise $15,-
900 to conduct campaign among the
farmers In that valley to- urge senti-
ment in favor of an irrigation district
to embrace the Snake river basin. 1t
is stated In the letter that the fed
eral government proposes to abandon
the American Falls reclamation pro-
ject unless the farmers who have con-
tracted for storage water In the reser-
voir meet their past due payments.
The time limit for the fund appropri-
ated by congress for survey and
preliminary development Of the pro.
ject will expire on June /, 1922.
Twin Falls Members participating
In pools recently closed out by the
Southern Idaho Bean Growers asso-
citation received SAG per 100 pounds
for Great Northern beans and $4.14
per 100 pounds for Navy beans. ac-
cording to reports approved at the
first annual meeting of the association.
The association, in its first years OPP
erations. marketed 100000 pounds of
beans, or about nine-tenths of the crop
of the district, and the total of Its
sales was approximately 100000.
Moscow-It Is to the farmers bene-
fit to observe the Importance of pure
seed. The Idaho Pure Seed Law is as
binding on the farmer as on the dealer.
1t requires growers as well as dealers
to sell only tested seed of alfalfa and
rlovers that conforms to State regula-
lions. Inspection will soon be under
way and 1t behooves all concerned to
observe requirements for the improve
inent of seed production in an effort
10 bring Idaho grown seed up to- the
position it should hold In the seed
trade.
Twin Falls Savings estimated at
$4,000 year to Twin Falls independ-
emit school district are expected to re.
suit from sweeping program of re-
trenchment adopted by the board of
education at special meeting, to be
made effective at the beginning Of the
next school year. Under the provi-
sions of this program, teachers sal
aries are to be lowered from 10 to
per cent, but no change is contemplate
ed In the salaries of the lowest-paid
teachers. Manual training and do
mestic science departments, including
cookery and sewing, and the position
OF instructor in penmanship In the in
termediate school are eliminated.
Lewiston.--At the age of 1902 years,
Alexander Mckee, for many years
resident of the Kendrick section, died
at the home of his son, Albert Mckee,
at Lapawai, recently Mr.. Mckee was
born December 10. 1919, in Wabash
county, Ind. Over so years ago he
crossed the plains 10 Missouri and
came west in 1888, settling at Bear
Ridge, near Kendrlck.
In the construction of the bridge north
of the city arrived in the local rail-
road yards few days ago. The bridge
that is to- be rebuilt extends across the
Boise river and for about year has
been condemned by the county com.
mlssioners.
Idaho Falls.--The United States de.
partment of agriculture, through its
bureau of markets and crop estimates,
reports that Idaho shipped "a cars of
potatoes, February 20, The Idaho
Falls district shipped % cars, the Bur-
ley-Buhl section s, and 3 cars went
from Caldwell.
Pocatello.--Wallace Carpenter of
this place has received word that ne
Is the sole heir to an estate valued at
Approximately 100000. The estate
was left by his father, who died three
years ago at Lincoln, Neb, but legal
considerations arose which halted the
execution. of the will and 1t was not
until few days ago that Mr. Car.
penter was notified that he was in pos.
session of such large amount of
prof. erty.
Sounds Bad.
Senator Snortswoathy has been
mentioned for the presidency
but in a derogatory way, fear, !"
Flows that
"'old7line' politicians say If he were
elected he'd listen to reason. "-Bir.
mingham Age-Herald.
Joyless Riches.
-wealth doesn't bring happiness
remarked the ready-made philosopher
alt certainly does not" replied Sen.
ator Sorghum. IF 1t IL overworked d,
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