The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-23
IDAHO STATE NEWS


appropriating 100000 for public
building at Caldwell.
Practical irrigation in this state has
developed until It embraces 5,0OS,83s
acres, with canals aggregating 10,49l
miles in length, constructed at q cost
OF $90000,00O.
Mike Kluyer, pioneer OF eastern
Latah county, shot himself at his
home in Deary. He left letter In
which he gave his constant ill-health
as the reason for his deed.
The new steel bridge to be built over
the Salmon river at point near Chal
lis. for which the county voted bonds
at the last election, is to be built at 0
point about a mile below the present
I bridge.
At Sugar City the sugar factory has
i closed down, having completed the
shortest but most successful run u
the history of this institution This
reason for SO short run was the lacR
Of beets.
Within a few days the waterworks
\ system Tor Meridian will be in work
ing order, and the long-expected i'm
4 proyement, giving the town pure wa
ter and fire protection, will have be-
come reality
Ludwig S. Gerlough of Boise, who
graduated from the University oil
Idaho in June, 1909, has passed the
Rhodes examination. The scholarship
is for three years, and carries with il
the sum of $1,000 yearly.
]. Fred Gasser, aged 20, son of G.
! H. Gasser, who lives two miles north
east of Bull, committed suicide by
hanging, at the home of his sister, Mrs.
H. T. Miller, in Bull. Dependency
over failing eyesight was the cause. Il
A movement is on foot among the
Commercial clubs of Idaho to petition
the governor and legislature for an an
nual appropriation of $4,000 to be
uesd by the immigration bureau in adj
yertising the resources of the state.
The jury brought in verdict of No
damages in the suit brought by II. s
Elliott of Columbus, Kan, for $4,000
damages against the Montana-Idahc
Stage company for alleged injuries II
an accident on the Redrock-Salmor
road.
The supreme court has rendered q
decision adverse to the practice OF
lumbermen in running great quantities
of logs down river by floods artific'
tally produced by splash" dams, thus
damaging lands of settlers along such
streams by covering them with debris
and logs.
Bill Borskos, the Greek accused oil
murder for the shooting of Spiro Bud
ures, near Owyhee station, has beer
discharged from custody, it appearing
the shooting was accidental. The ira
gedy has so peryed upon Borskos
mind that it is feared he will become
!, insane. ..
After Is years experience, during
which natural selection has worked oui
=, desirable sized ear of corn, the ex
. pertinent station at Gooding is now
able to get 100 bushels of corn from an
acre, where, during the initial years o!
the experimentation, but few bushel
could be obtained. .@....- .z.
Idaho, according to the merchants
is gaining an enyiable reputation
! throughout the country for the excel
lent variety of cider which is made il
this state.
There are under the AZ differen'
Carey act projects in this state, 1850,
S33.43 acres of land which is now be
ing or is designed in the near future
| to be, supplied with water.
With the opening of the first post
office sub-station, Boise has taken an
other step forward as city. The
town has grown so large that a mum
Der of sub-stations have been deemeS
necessary.
The estimated cost of construction
of the Carey act projects so far under
taken in this state aggregates the
enormous total of $75,667 $40, of which
, amount $17,562,5S0 have been expend
ed to date. .
The estimates of the secretary o
the treasury show an increase from
| S3,400 to $6,050 recommended for sal
, aries at the Boise assay office, but {
! reduction in the wages of worklneI
! from $4,000 to $3.50. '....
r 1t is stated that the Gilmore 6
Pittsburg Railroad company ha
opened western offices in Portland
and that the Standardization section
0 of the line will be placed under con
l. struction in the spring.
According to Don Bark, government
y irrigation expert in Boise, there il
y every indication that a pumping sta
ton will be placed on the Snake rive
at Weiser for the purpose of irrigat
ing land in that vicinity
The Idaho Northern is making
:, new survey. That railroad now mas
!, gang of surveyors running a new sur
. vey between Marsh and Horseshoe
Bend. 1t is the plan to make it twent,
feet higher than the former one.
Frank ]. Curran, aged twenty-fiv
;, years, sons of former Detective Harr
e ]. Curran of Salt Lake, ended his lif
|. at Pocatello by taking cyanide of DC
/. tassfum. 1t is believed that he becam
D Respondent over the death of his wifi
about year ago.
The unusually large number of dee
in ,anhi nnuofy fb;e ,a,r.x, :,