The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-06-17

lnValld the recently-enacted law that
sought to permit communities and
counties to bond themselves in aid of
railroad construction.
Sixteen women of Middleton have
begun work to secure for Middleton
$3.50 public library and rest room,
under the same conditions that those
for Payette and Caldwell are to be
erected.
The acreage planted to wheat in the
dry farming district tributary to
American Falls this season is the
largest in the history of this indus.
try, with crop prospects never more
promising.
An electric city and interurban
street railway line is being projected
at Twin Falls, work on which will
begin before fall. In addition to a
city service, the line will extend to
the Shoshone falls.
James Owens, the 19-year-old step
son of James Donnely of Bonners
Ferry is thought to have been
drowned in Cow creek tributary of
the Kootenai river. No trace of the
body has been found.
Stella o. George, handsome young
girl, daughter of E. D. George, station
agent of the Oregon Short Line rail
| way of Preston, has mysteriously dis
appeared, and her parents fear she
has met with foul play.
Miss S. Belle Chamberlain, state
superintendent of public instruction,
has issued leaflets urging the teach
ers of the state to be present at the
National Educational association gath
ering which is to be held in Boston.
Few towns in the state have expert
enced more substantial and permanent
growth in the last year than has Sho-
shone New business houses and resi-
dences have sprung up on all sides,
and a vacant house or room is IN
known.
Until few years ago government
! land was to be had within few miles
| of American Falls, but this time has
passed and but very little vacant land
is to be found within a distance of
Is to 90 miles; then only in scattered
places.
The county commissioners of Bon
ner county have acted favorably upon
petition asking for the construction
of a road from the south approach of
the Pend d'OreilIe county bridge to
Peterson's spur, distance of about
s miles.
Bonner county has just completed
a wagon road from Priest Lake to
Coolin at a cost of $4,000 and it is an
ticipated that the government will
shorty expend $4,000 to deepen the
waterway between the two parts of
Priest lake.
The state officers of the Idaho
Christian Endeavor union are making
plans which when perfected will re.
suit in the eighteenth annual conven.
ton of the society, which meets this
year at Weiser, June 24-26, the best
ever held in the state.
Actual work on the extension of the
Pacific & Idaho Northern from Ever.
green, it's present terminus, was be.
gun on June 9, when a crew of four.
teen men, under Engineer French
took the field to locate and cross sec
miles.
T. Chenowerth, one of the Oldest
residents Of the Middleton valley
made mistake which came near
costing his life when he mistook the
carbolic acid bottle for another bottle
of medicine from which he was &C
customed to take regular doses. He
is now out OF danger.
People of Twin Falls and Lincoln
counties will join in a flag raising
celebration at Shoshone Falls, June
II. The celebration is for the pur'
pose of giving many settlers the OPP
portunity to see these wonderful falls
and thus arouse interest in having
better roads built 10 it.
Harry B. Kay, aged 81, whose home
is in st. Joe, Mo-, but who until re-
Gently was cashier of bank in Pasa'
dena, Cal, committed suicide by
shooting himself in a hotel at Poca,
tello on June s. He was en- route
home from a hunting trip in Idaho.
Walter Granger, a recent arrival
from st. Louis, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded near Bull, the
shooting being the result Of an acct
dent, another man pointing what he
thought was an unloaded pistol al
| him. the weapon being discharged
the bullet striking him in the head.
At Pullman, Wash, the Washington
State college defeated the University
of Idaho by the score of IS to 81
points. This is one of the closest meet!
of the season held in the northwest
Idaho was badly crippled on aceoun
of several men being out of condition
Mystery surrounds the disappear
ance of Mrs. P. H. Anderson from
her home at Hepburn, and up to the
present time no other conclusion car
be reached than that the woman com
mitted cuicide by jumping from the
high railroad bridge which spans tbs
Snake between Burnley and Hepburn
| The area of Idaho has been CLASH
fed as follows: 100000 acres agri
cultural land, 100000 acres timber
land, 100000 acres mineral, and 8,
OO0, 900 acres grazing land Ever!
variety of crop known to the temper
ate zone can be raised in this state.