The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
News Happenings
of the Great
lnternlountain States

The Linn county Oregon court re
jected six bids from bond firms on
$125,00O issue Of per cent road bonds
$4,000 maturing In 1928 and 100000
In 1929. None of the bids reached par
and accrued interest and were declared
Illegal by the court.
For lack of support on the part of
the student body, the MountaIneer, 1u
years the official newspaper OF the
Butte high school, will suspend publi-
cation. There are nearly 1000 stu
denta attending the Butte high, and
only 500 have subscribed to the high
school paper.
The farmers in the Gem irrigation
district In Idaho will affiliate with tine
Idaho producers union, practically 100
per cent. They expect to produce at
least 100 acres of lettuce In this ter
ritory and will have sufficient acre
age to warrant the erection of a pack
ing plant in this territory.
Gordon G. Brown and Leroy Childs,
in charge of the Hood River expert
ment station, are urging potato grow
ers of the upper valley to affiliate
with the Pacific Northwest Potato
Growers association. Mr.. Brown says
that growers of this section have lost
money annually In not being organized.
He cited that they have no Standard
cation Of grades and plant their acre
age without regard to standardizing
varieties.
A month ago jackrabbits were SO
hungry they were reported to have
gnawed the telephone poles In two near
Pasco and in the north end Of Una
tilla county. This seemed incredible,
but r. T. Jackson of the United Estates
biological survey verified the report
Of rats killing calves, which was not
believed until the acual evidence was
seen.
Thomas Boofer was found dead
within two hundred feet OF his cabin
near Currie, Nevada recently. Boofer
was engaged In handling supplies to
his ranch by motor truck. In company
with Joe Morse neighbor. When
he did not put in an appearance for
several days Morse became anxious
about his friend and went up to his
4 nj ~ frn Of
that he made the gruesome discovery.
/ Twelve members of the Mazamas,
Portland's mountain climbing club
| were swept by snowstorm 300 feet
down the side of Mary's peak. 10 miles
hurt seriously and two men were In
| jured. The climbers, after reaching
the peak in a blizzard, were sliding
on the snow when the avalanche gave
way, carrying them down with ter
eifie speed and landing them In a rt'
zine, buried in snow.
Dave OgiiVie, State Sheep Inspector,
ror Nevada, came into Eureka from the
Duckwater country where he has been
engaged in dipping number Of bands
of sheep. He states that recently dur
ing the extreme cold wave when the
thermometer was down to 10 degrees
below zero most of the time, he dipped
TWO bands of sheep totalling 1900 head,
and that a count of these bands IA
days later disclosed that only five of
the sheep had died or were missing.
Judging from the inquiries coming
into the chamber Of commerce from
all points in the country, Butte will
be visited by more automobile tour
lists this year than ever before in
the history Of the state. Inquiries
from the middle west show that many
plan to motor over the Yellowstone
Trail and the Park to Park highway.
A large number will also come from
southern states, according to present
Indications.
Inland Northwest