The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-02
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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Boise and well known there, was
killed at Swan Falls by being run
over by freight car.
The little son of Rev. Yaggy was
severely cut while at play az the Mid.
dleton school, He ran into a play. |
mate who had knife open, cutting a
deep cash in his hand.
The Idaho Society of Engineers at
a meeting held in Boise appointed |
committee to draft an act providing |
for the creation of an engineering ex.
animation board.
There are in the city of Boise 112 |
miles of cement curbing, and 108
miles of sidewalk, making a total OF
220 miles, and constructed at the ap.
proximate cost of $556,OoO.
The members OF, the Eastern Idaho
Press club, at their quarterly meeting
ut American Falls, went on record, by
vote 16 to 6, as being not opposed
to a state railway commission.
1t is estimated that over $4,000
will go out to the Buhl district next
spring for young fruit trees. Deliver
les aggregating $4,000 were made by
a Minnesota nursery last week.
1t appears from the reported returns
from the various counties, that the
five constitutional amendments voted
on at the November election have all
carried by substantial majorities.
That a final decree in the famous
Snake river water case will be signed
at the next session of the Sixth judi
cial district to be held in Fremont
county, is the report that comes from
Boise.
The Salmon City Commercial club
has passed a resolution in favor of
public utilities commission for the
state of Idaho, having jurisdiction over
railroads, telegraph, express and SINH
lar concerns.
The city of Weiser is erecting a
new building for the water works.
New filtration system will be installed
and other improvements made in
keeping with the increased uenand
made upon them.
The news comes from Middleton
that the Star Independent Telephone
company has transferred their bust.
ness interest to the Independent Long
Distance company of Boise and will
be known by that name from now on.
With the completion of the great
bridge across the Snake, southeast of
the town of Rupert, by January /, the
state will have expended $4,000 on
that structure, which will save thou
sands of dollars to the farmers of Lin
coin and Cassia counties.
The Camas country in western
Blaine and northern Elmore counties
is a wonderful grain and hay produc-
ing section of the state. There is an
immense tonnage there awaiting
transportation. The Owinza cutoff is
expected to solve this problem.
1t now seems probable that the
death penalty will not be inflicted up.
on John Fleming, convicted of the
murder of J. Langford in Lincoln
county, and sentenced to be executed
on December 2, but that his sentence
will be committed to life imprison'
ment.
Plans are about completed for the
travelling school of agriculture which
will be held from December IL to "a
under the supervision of the agricul'
tural department of the state univer'
sity. The course will cover a wide
range of subjects of interest to far
mers.
Weisers building campaign, on
structures now under construction
will extend far into the winter. This
applies to business houses outside OF
the new Washington hotel which it is
not expected to have ready for occu
pancy before next spring or early
summer
Bert. Rogers, who confessed" tC
completely in the robbery of a train
near Ogden in a moment of aberra
ton at Idaho City last summer and
was taken to Boise and held in the
county Jail from July % to Octobc-
16, has been sent back to his home l.
Arkansas.
The foundation FOR the new Wash
ington hotel at Weiser has been com
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proper will begin at once. Three cars
of structural steel are now on the
ground and everything is in readiness
for active operations. This will b'
one of the finest hotels in the state.
The carload of Boise valley apple
exhibited at the National Horticultur
al congress at Council Bluffs, Iowa
last week, by the Boise Commercial
club, has been awarded the $500 low
ing cup.
The hearing on appeal of the Bar
: Der Lumber company timber frau'
cases will come on before the Unite'
l States circuit court of appeals in Sal
Francisco in the first week of Febru
airy, 1911.
James K. Bell of Genesee, the onl
I Republican member of the Legislature
: elected from Latah county, has an
r nounced his candidacy for speaker O
3 the house of representatives at tn
g next session, says the Boise States
man.
Thousands of dollars in paper nor
=, ey was unearthed recently by W.
> Galbraith in the basement of built
:. ing in Idaho City, but the bills wer
=. worthless, never having been in eli
= culation by the First National Ban
of Idaho, in whose name the bill
were made out.