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Show POCATELLO BUYS BLOCK FOR PARK POCATELLO, July 21. At the regular meeting of the city council held last night a resolution was passed authorizing the purchase of a block fronting on East Center Cen-ter street, between Seventh and Eighth streets, for use as a city park, the purchase pur-chase price being 512,000. This is one of the undertakings which has been backed . by the Women's Civic elub, although there has been some difference of opinion opin-ion as to where the first city park within with-in the city limits should be located. The council confirmed the appointment by Mayor A. B. Bean of Dr. A. M. Newton New-ton as city physician to succeed Dr. C. T. Smith, who has entered the medical corps , of .the army. |