The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
In THE GEM STATE


The increase in the public schoc
population or Twin Falls, as ccmpar
sd with that OF 1908. IL over 900,
Twin Falls county's expense for th'
primary election is estimated 70 pc
when all bills are paid, approximately
$4,000 70 $4,000,
The valuation OF Canyon county 4
$3.50 600. On this amount a leyl
OF $3.50 on each 800 has been mad'
by the county commissioners This
II the highest levy ever made IN tas
county
Governor BRADY and James u
Hawlsy haze been Invited 10 speak
at thr sixth annual convention Of the
Ieagne of Southern Idaho CONNER
cgai clubs. 70 be held Il Gooding DC
soher II and 49,
n. W. vernon wns drowned IN the
ditch which runs through tua a,sns@ry
reservation Al Boise. Mr. Vernon
who ii an Invalid. went out for q
stroll and Ii Il supposed tainted and
. fell into the ditch.
4. ~ Durham. 4 prominent Michl-
gan aheepman has accepted the ap.
pointment rendered him BY the Idaho
lnisrunoantain fair management, and
win Be tho official Judge Of all the
sheep which are exhibited
The residents Of Big Jam district,
on the north fork 81 the Occur
4 Aiene have no place 90 send their
children 10 school thia fail The Big
Jam school house Vas burned In the
forest fires on Graham creek
The possofflce IL 8oyilie and Post
Falls Ida, each Of the si.i00 fourth
class rating, win be advanced oe.
toier 10 the presidential class,
which gives the president authority
20 appoint the posimassers
william sheaye while out shooting
grouse near Wallace. was surprised 10
see a great bear rise up from behind
log. The first shot from Mr.
sheava's rifle cut the iuguIar vein Of
che bear. killing II Instantly.
The last three weeks have witncss
"a much activity In the Twin Falls
country among the sheepmon who
have been cleaning up the seasons
work. -Four carloads OF wool went
out Of Twin Falls In ono day
Regardless of the fact that the re-.
cent Gre drove hundreds OF families
from Wallace and rendered scores OF
them homeless. the first days enroll
ment at the public schools shows an
increase Of about 100 pupils over that
% last year
James Hewitt Of Boomers Ferry.
while riding home from Porthill. car.
rying sickle over his shoulder, met
with serious accident, The horse
threw hts head Up and one Of the
knives entered MIR. Hewitt's eye, Dc.
siroyinE tho sight
Greater preparations are being
male this year than ever before for
Idahoa state tair A B0-foot exten,
sion has been added 20 the grand
stand. which viii seat 1000 people
This brings the total seating capacity
Of the stand up to $500
The selling of whisky continues IN
Standpoint. notwithstanding that II IA
@dry" territory Ell Murphy whc
claimed he brought IN bottle d
whlskey from Trout Greek. Mont
was fined $50 in probate court. and Il
iii jali for Is days IN lieu 81 his fine
W II. Dennison. resident OF Sand
point. has disappeared, and his
friends fear THAT business troubles
have unbalanced HIS mind, or that HI
has met with foul play, He left nii
home for Spokane August 20, anS
disappeared shortly after arriving II
that city,
w w. Gates Of Wallace has start
"a i profitable industry In the tei
DAYS that he has had bis newly in
vented mink trap opt, he has eaush
iifieen live niuk lie has had an one
from Cincinnati breeder 0fierini
him $40 apiece for all the live minl
he can forward,
Failing through yestihule Of I
dRy coach a. the train was travelling
az ordinary speed one mile west o
Caldwell. the l.yearnld daughter o
M and Mrs II, c. Mills Of pittshurg
Kan. miraealunsly escaped death
The rirt was found beside the traeb
but slgatly injured
Leland Deuel. tweiyeyearol
boy. was instantly killed az the q NJ
Dewey ranch near hurley He wa
riding on a hay derrick. which wa
being moved by hts father ana an
other man from one stack To another
when the hos fell from the crusspol
upon which he was sitting and wa
crushed by the weighs OF the derricI
passing over his body
The presence or CHAMBERS among III
herBes IN Genessee country has ocea
STONED considerable alarm among III
horse owners % the Lewiston CLAIR
country. one farmer has lost horse
valued AZ s. 500.
A box q apples was recently ptch
ed from an orcharl on Had GIgelow'
place. near Emmett which for sig
and quality vii equal those Of any IL
eailty. Forty.two apples filled IN
boa. They were of tss Alexander vi
rieiy
A freight Srsck on the ureEn
Short Line railroad few miles ives
az lava Hot Springs. in which sever
teen cars were ditcked, delayed a
tralns for dgteen hours The ear
we're loaded with coal. which wa
scattered along the track for man