The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-01-06
IDAHO NEWS REVIEW

The ball park at Gooding, Idaho has
been flooded for skating pond for
the youngsters of that city.
Two big meetings of the head let
tuce grower of southwestern Idaho and
eastern Oregon will be held in CaId-
wei January 9th and 7th.
$50
The increase in cost of labor, the
demand for shorter hours with an at
tendant decrease in production are
the causes for the arresting Of the
downward trend of prices of manufac-
tured articles sold in Boise. seyerai
merchants said whom interviewed.
d. B. Squier, one Of the oldest OF
Twin Falls district pioneers, was
found dead In bed at the Blue Lakes
ranch. Death was due to heart dis
case. The deceased came, to Twin
'alls twenty years ago from New
York.
Towering 60 feet in air, surmounted
by a lustrous star and bedecked with
myriads of flowing bulbs, Bosses mu-
nicipal Christmas tree, erected In the
capitol triangle, was the center of at
fraction for the younger generation Of
the capitol city.
tuberculosis, in the Emmett, Mont our
and Sweet districts OF Gem county. on
| ly two were diseased This is SPLEEN
did record and SPEAKS vo lines for the
healthy condition of the cattle in this
county.
| Idaho potatoes are still popular In
eastern restaurants. A New Eork
menu card received IN Boise lists
Baked Idaho Potato, Is cents" among
the dinner specials. This offering Is
printed in blackface type, as are other
dishes to which the management calls
/ special attention
] Mrs. Paul Crumroy, Minidoka coun-
| ty farm woman, reports gross income
of S63.75 per week as the output of 1856
spring layers, with eggs at 80 cents
| per dozen. Accounts kept show sns
has been getting between four and five
cases of eggs from that number o.
chickens.
Emmett Woodey, fire guard, whose
/ camp is on White Creek, middle fork
of Salmon river, came upon two eagles
attacking two young deer a short dis
lance from his camp. All the way
back to the camp the baby deer snug
gled beneath Woodey's horse, d sp!ay-
ing their animal gratitude for their
rescuers.
Potatoes and fruits produced in
orher northwestern states have diff
Guilty competing with the excellent
Idaho products, according to Miles
Cannon, state commissioner Of agri-
culture As a result, producers from
these states have not taken kindly to
the rigorous marketing requirements
Imperative In Idaho.
/
Horace W. D0ty of Pocatello, menl-
Der of the Idaho national guard, was
appointed cadet at the West Point nil
itary academy, to enter next July. He
is the first Idaho guardsman to be APP
pointed to West Point because of his
guard services.
A committee unique in the history
of organizations in the city was
formed at the regular meeting of the
Rotary club at Boise. This committee
will be glad to receive confidential calls
from any business men, whether Ro-
tartans or not, who are in business
difficulties, and either advise them or
nut them In touch with someone who
can best advise them as to some way
out of their difficulties.
The president has nominated Col.
F.. G. Davis of Roise to be United
States district attorney for Idaho, and
the serate, just before adjournment.
confirmed the nomination, thus making
II possible for Colonel Davis to be
sworn In January 1, the date on which
the Office becc mes vacant by resigRa-
lion of the incumbent.
Work is being continued this winter
on drainage operations which event
uallv VIII rec ia 1000 acres OF farm
land west of Bonner's Ferry The work
! was started last August snd probably
viii not be completed before next sum-
mer, it wa said. Two large lakes, Frys
and Mirror, are to be drained through
Fish creek 20 the kootenai EVER.