The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-06-09

Park are reported In fine condition. /
Very little snow Is seen II the park az /
just a few drifts still cling In the |
dense forest
Boise-The state tuberculosis hospi- |
tal commission has approximately $780,. |
900 with which TO build hospitals and
plans approved by the department OF
public works call for buildings which
win require nearly all this amount
The original appropriation made By the
1919 session Of the legislature raised
about $4,000 but some of this amount
has been spsat on purchasing plans,
purchasing the Standpoint site and
making improvements at Payette.
Nampa-Members Of the Sampa Re
TAN Merchants association, which Ia
sponsoring 'SaEpa Valley day" Mon
day fixed June 80 as the date for the
celebration. The finance and arrange
ments committees are now at work on
the undertaking and IL Is planned 10
stage an event which win be q big
success. Residents OF the entire valley
viii be welcomed as guests Of Nampa
and the program 20 be prepared VIII
furnish entertainment for every taste
and reflect the spirit Of cooperation
between town and country.
Nampa--M has been suggested that
the Sunnyside-Nampa road be made In
TO memorial highway. This road Is
about % miles long. and II miles OF
IL. in the Mora highway district, Ia now
improved. II is pointed out that the
remaining IA miles can be surfaced at
a comparatively small cost. which will
/ give an improved road from Sunnyslde
. this city. The road would then con-
tinus to Caldwell, making a total
leagth Of IS miles
eeise--one hundred ard fifty dis
a,sSd veterans OF the World war, nor
in the hasFisal at Boise barracks, ws-c
the guests of circus Saturday at their
afternoon performance.
Boiss.-Many new features win be
.scluded in the peace Progress and
Prosperity festival" which viii bs CIV
en by the Bsise American Legion and
Inc Veterans OF Foreign Wars during
The week of June L to IL. The form
er service men are giving the festival
FOR the benefit of the needy war ret
Grams The profits of the week VIII
to equally divided between John Re-
gan post Of the Legion and the san
IA Ana post of the Veterans FLOR
eign Wars, and placed in their welfare
funds.
Pocatello-Governor d. W. Davis
has completed series of graduation
speeches at Preston. Weston and Ma
lad, where he was greeted BY large
delegations with much enthusiasm. In
the course of his talks the chief exc
cutive said that the great desire of
the land department is to exchange
$4,000 acres of isolated school lands
for lands more adapted to the use
of the schools, and that the prospect
is good for a favorable ruling.
Observation-Disclosures and par
ents are backing the mandate OF the
state welfare department in prohibit.
ing the sale OF parafine or penny
Ecorics CONNECTIONS, while some manu-.
facturers are said to be using every
effort to have the order rescinded.
Pocatello.-Utah Power 4 LAghi
company Is planning another large
dam along the Bear river above
Grace, The company has bought ap,
proximately $50 acres of land at $1oC
an acre. The land viii be floodsd
eventually by the backing OF the water
in the dam The dam will be erected
between Grace and Alexander.
Moscow.-More than fifty students
and professors of the University o.
Utah, together with representatives Of
most OF thewestern universities, vii
leave Salt Lake June 10. for the Uni
versity of Mexico. at Mexico City. ID
| take special summer work at that In
stitution. The party is under the d.
reetion of Professor g. Oscar Russell
OF the modern language department o.
the University OF Utah Those max
| ing the trip are to be furnished .
per cent Of their railroad fare boti
ways on this side of the United States
Mexican border, and 90 per cent O
4 the fare both ways between the bordel
and Mexico City. Three parties VII
leave Salt Lake for the Mexican in
stitution during the summer. TIT
first nf fhesa will leave on June lO