The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-05-13
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Five horses burned to death and q
monetary loss Of $4,000 was the re-
suit of a fire at Caldwell, when a liy
cry stable was destroyed.
At least five Boise men will be pres.
ent and participate in the big Lay.
mems Missionary conference which is
to be held at Chicago May 3 to s.
Water was turned on 5000 acres Of
Eimore county land under the main
canal and laterals from Long Tom and
Little Camas reservoirs on May 2.
Leo Riyett, the 9-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Riyett, living on a
ranch three miles from Nampa, was
killed by being thrown from frac-
tious horse.
OF the $236,000 that the city Of
Caldwell is spending this summer for
public improvements, $4,000 is be-
ing used for paving the business
streets of the city.
Ex-Governor Morrison of Boise has
accepted an invitation to deliver the
commencement address this year at
the graduation exercises to be held in
Emmett early in June.
Construction work was begun on
May on the twenty-two-mile extern
sion OF the Payette Valley railroad
from New Plymouth to Emmett, which
is to join with steel two ends Of the
rich Payette valley
The Boise postoffice for the year
ending March 81, 1910, stands fourth
In percentage of increase among the
fifteen first-class postoffices Of the
northwest, and fifth or the ten-year
period ending on the same date.
Railroad activities by both the Har-
riman and Hill interests in the Lewis
ton country now bear out the predic.
lions made weeks ago that the rival
Gystems were fighting over that STRAIT.
rgical point, says the Boise States
man.
Agnes Wagner, 13 years old daugh
ter of William Wagner, real estate
and insurance dealer, was instantly
killed at Lewiston In a runaway acct
dent. The accident was witnessed by
scores, but all were powerless to rem.
der assistance.
A special committee, appointed by
the Twin Falls Commercial club to in
vestigate the subject and make re-
port on the feasibility of the project,
has decided that a big agricultural
and industrial fair shall be held in
that city in September.
DR.. ]. L. Conant, Jr., one Of the
most prominent physicians of the
state, secretary of the state medical
board, and for several years a mem
Der of the board of medical examiners,
died at Weiser, May 3, heart failure
being the cause of death.
The last bar in operation in Weiser
closed its doors at midnight, April 80,
and Weiser is now an absolutely dry
town for the first time in it's history.
Recent indications are that the author.
ties mean to show that prohibition
will prohibit in this case, at least.
Track laying to Pingree has COM
menced on the Oregon Short Line and
within a short time the telegraph
crews will commence the work of set
ting poles and stringing wires into the
new town. Western Union messages
can be sent from and received at the
point by May 80.
The Caldwell city council has
proved itself a real captain of indus.
try. 1t now has under construction
$2S6,000 in public improvements and
has not spent dollar nor sold sin.
gle bond. At regular meeting held
last week bills amounting to over
100000 were allowed.
The surveys for the great tract of
land to be reclaimed by the Twin
FalIs-Bruneau project have now been
completed and in the event final plans
for financing the giant undertaking
are completed. there will be nothing
to prevent an opening of the land to
entry the coming summer.
What is believed to be a step in
James J. Hills invasion of Idaho from
Oregon, presaging a campaign of rail.
road, electric line, water, gas and cleo
trio power construction, was the filing
of articles or incorporation for the Tri.
State Railway & Power company and
the Columbia Power & Light company,
in the secretary of states office.
Nampa has inaugurated a series of
sales days, upon which occasions
merchants are to offer special at
traItions in the way of bargains. and
entertainment is to be provided for
visitors, the idea being to bring large
crowds of visitors into the city ait
stated periods.
The fruit situation looks fine for
the Meridian section, and what was
supposed to have been a severe dam
age by the frost and freeze of a fort. |
night ago was perhaps d blessing to
more orchards than a damage, as it |
thinned the blossoms. There will be |
a great deal of early fruit.
Carey is absolutely dry aud the cit
liens say it will always remain so
because the ladies say SO. While the |
fades are not politically active they |
say that Il any one attempts to omen |
saloon in their town they will de- |
stroy the stock.
The Northwestern Engineering COM
pany, which has the contract for the
grading of the Payette Valley railroad |
from New Plymouth to Emmett, ia |
h ,a 1t a.