The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15
T. A. Aliens display at the In.

Tuesday says: "T. A. Allen, who
owns a ranch near Meridian, has
the most marvellous display of ag,
ricultural products ever seen. Al.
though his ranch is one of bui
Is acres, he has between 600 and
700 different kinds of products
showing everything almost that
can be grown in this country. This
display is arranged most artist.
cally and caught the eye of hun.
dreds."
| J. l.. Lewis having sold his
farm, will sell all personal effects
at auction at the farm, one-half
mile west of Onwiler, on the Boise
Valley Railway, /! miles north
and half mile west of Meridian,
Wednesday, October Goth, CON-
menciug at 10 o'clock, 6 head of
horses, 2 fresh COWS, l heifer, 90
head fat hogs, 10 tons alfalfa and
clover nay, a lot of potatoes, 5 doz.
.Wyandotte hens, wagons, harness,
mowers, harrow, 2 plows. potato
digger, derrick pole, blacksmith
set, cream separator, incubator,
household furniture, one Harvard
piano, etc. Free lunch. Everybody
come. Col. E. Marsters & Son,
auctioneers.
There is a good registration for
the bond election, to be held next
Saturday. There is no opposition
to the bonds from any source, ex-
cept that two or three farmers
have objected to this lien on their
land. Secretary Hammill states
that while all the land in the
Nampa-Meridian district is liable
for the pro rata share of the bond
issue, there is no objection to any
landowner paying his share cash
down if he wishes to do so. His
land would then be exempted as
security for the bonds. Just this
much less bonds would be issued.
The election will be this Saturday
and the place Of voting for the
Meridian district will be at the
Nampa-Meridian Irrigation Dis
trict office in the Meridian Ex.
change Bank building.
D. L. Badley's fine old house
and grounds never look better
than ct this time of year. There
is tinge of yellow and gold on
the magnificent trees, while the
big apple orchard surrounding the
house is as green as in the early
summer, and there is q carpet of
young clover under foot that ap-
pears as fresh as in the spring.
There is no effect of drouth visible
around this place, even in the late
summer, and the running water
that supplies the lake where the
boat sails and the children have
their fun, never seems to lessen in
amount. There is something very
attractive about this old wooded
homestead, even to the stranger
although tie grandchildren who
come to frolic among the trees,
claim its interest is chiefly for
them. The place has a suggestion
of the old farm you remember
in Illinois or in the south it's all
there, except the well sweep. The
variety of trees on the place is
not exceeded in number by any in
this country. Nineteen years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Badley planted the
trees, and as other parts of the
farm called for the fathers atten-
tion, the mother and children
nurtured the tiny sprouts that
are now e forest. It takes time to
make such q place. Mr.. and Mrs.
Badley may some day rent the
farm and change residence to
where there is less responsibility
and work. We do not wish this
worthy couple any but happy
thoughts but should they leave,
we hope the memory will haunt
them sufficiently to hasten their
return. The ends of the earth win
will not furnish another place like
it for them,