The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-09
MERIDIAN LOCAL NEWS.

:, The two-year-old son of Frank
Kelly has been quite i'll with
bheumonis.
Crissie Hudson, the little child
Of Will Thurman, is quite i'll with
the mumps.
t. B. Martin was a visitor from
Boise July 3th, and was a guest of
j. M. jackson.
T. B. Nixon is at Glenns EFerry
this week rnstling orders for
school supplies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bailey, Lake
Lowell, celebrated the Fourth of
July at Meridian
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bailey from
Laks Lowell, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. d. L. Bailey,
The next thing is harvest home
for Meridian. 1t is all
ready being favorably talked of.
Mrs. Nj. w. Guymon has charge
OF the Metidian Hotel during the
temporary absence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bray.
s. Ct. Wilson, returned home
Thursday from Des Moines, Iowa,
where he was called by the death
of his sister.
w. J. Heron and family, and
Willis Percifield, have gone to the
Sheep Mountain country to spend
the summer.
The Meridian Base Ball Club
will go to Boise Sunday to play
the Soldiers. They want a good.
sized crowd to go along from here
George Y. Tolleth of Fairbury
Nebraska, arrived in Meridian
Wednesday called by the illness
of his son, Harry.
Jim Waggoner strained the lig
iments of his knee severely while
playing ball on the 3rd. He hai
been confined to his bed result
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. T. Bray Ief
Thursday in company with, I. E
Bray and Miss Constance Morri
for Payette Lakes, for a tw
weeks outing.
Prof. J.J. Caldwell is considerinI
plans for new residence, tw,
blocks west of school house, to con
tain six rooms and to cost abou
$500.
Mrs. Lizzie Harris, of Gillispie
Illinois, who is visiting with he
mother, Mrs. L. K, Deck, ha
been quite i'll, but is better at thi
writing.
Mrs. Harry Champlin AM
children returned from Americas
Falls Wednesday where they la,
been visiting the family of W. q
Davidson.
A fine 9-pound boy made his al
rival at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Joel Carpenter on the first day c
July. The mother and child ar
doing we'll.
Prof. and Mrs. 0. D. Carpel
principal of the Franklin school
f6nd Miss Ella Baird, of Denver
Colo, spent Wednesday at Prot
Caldwell's in Meridian.
No water in the ditch this wee
means the street sprinkler ha
been idle. With the light show
ers and cool days, the dust has nc
been an inconvenience.
Il. G. Weckbaugh, of Denvel
Mr.. Postlethwait of Kansas, hav
arrived in Meridian to assist in tn
new elevator enterprise. Nj
Weckbaugh will make his hom
theHe.
Mrs. s. G.. Wilson, with he
brother, Sherman McGarry an
sister, Miss Edna McGarry LEI
this morning for Seattle to atten
the expositioh and will be abser
two Weeks.
Rev. H. d. Zimmerman occupie
the pulpit at the Methodist churc
Sunday evening, his subject bein
l"Infuence and Power" Mr.
Zimmerman favored the audienC
with a beautiful solo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauderbaug'
Miss Alice Carpenter, Miss Edr
McGarry, and Mrs. s. G, Wilsc
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt and d
and Mrs @. l.. Dutton celebrate
at the Pierce Park Monday.
The merry-go-round raked :.
the nickels and the proprietor I
marked after gathering up b
sacks of silver in the evening th
Meridian was the best town
had struck for many a day.
The parade was the best ever
and much praise is due to Mess
II. L. Ballard, f. w. Evans, Ss
Grimmett and Chas. Pickett, t
committee who looked after an il
EportAnt part of the days pfogra
Mrs. Christine Finger, of s