The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS

silver, which was left outside the
safe.
Nearly. 5000 people will be EN-.
pIoyed in harvesting and packing the
bumper fruit crop In the Payette val
ley this fall.
Mrs. W. H. Claire. wife of the for.
mer mayor Of PocateIlo, died from
peritonitis following an operation al
hospital in Salt Lake City.
The town of Carey, in Blaine coun.
ty, has Just been plated. its promot.
ers expecting 1t to become a large and
influential town within the next few
years. The sale of lots is scheduled
for July Is.
p While driving across the railroad
track two miles west of Meridian, Mrs.
Amos WhiteIey was pitched off the
front seat by the sudden jolt of the
buggy. She was quite badly hurt. one
rib being broken.
Albert C. White has been appointed
postmaster at Laclede, Bonner coun-
ty, vice w. ]. Ada<, resigned; and
Agnes H. Rice has been appointed at
Conant, Cassia county, succeeding A.
c. Rice, resigned.
Grain, fruit and root growers in
Latah, Nez Perez, the south half OF
Kootenai and the northwest half of
Idaho counties, where modern tillage
is practiced, report indications OF
large yields from dry farms this sea.
son.
Seyenty-five delegates were present
at the opening session in Weiser OF
the eighteenth annual convention of
the Christian EndeaVor society of
Idaho, the session being voted the
most interesting in the history of the
society.
Salmon has one Of the liveliest and
most up-to-date commercial clubs to
be found in southern Idaho. The
membership consists of more than
hundred of the leading business and
professional men and citizens Of the
city and vicinity.
Clarence E. Severns has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Fish Lake,
kootenai county, succeeding G. w. Ma
son, resigned, and George G. Sweeten
has been made postmaster of Hol-
brook, Oneida county, vice W. H
Sweeten, resigned.
John Fleetwood, a well known Nez
Perez Indian, died at Sites after a
two weeks Illness. He was 80 years
old and leavs wife and two children.
He was converted to the Christian
faith twenty-five years ago and has
done much good among his people.
1t is charged that the people of Ito
made an invasion of the town of Vol
mer and tried to steal the depot, by
painting in large white letters on
both sides of the building, 10" The
work was done during the night and
the Voflmer people are greatly ex
cited.
The canning factory at Emmett is
running smoothly and a high grade
of peas are being canned. The plant
ing and cultivation of this vegetable
was more or less Of an experiment
with the farmers, but it is estimated
they are realizing from $50 to SIS an
acre.
The secretary of the interior has
prepared rules to govern the pumping
Of water by settlers on the Minidoka
irrigation project. Idaho, from govern
ment canals to the high areas. These
rules will not permit the installation
of current wheels in government
bitches.
James Sullivan, a resident of Boise
for the past thirty years, claims to be
103 years old. is hale and hearty and
works every day; has always used to-
bacco, has never spent over IS for doc.
tor bills and can read the newspapers
without the aid of glasses. Sullivan
was born in Ireland.
Owing to the scarcity of beets, the
sugar factory at Blackfoot will not
run this year. Although the manage
ment raised the price of beets from
$3.50 to s4.75 per ton. this did not
seem to appeal to the farmers and
they did not plant as much acreage
this year as formerly.
not lddllO will DC well represent
ed at the annual convention of the
National Educational association at
Boston, July 2 to s, is apparent from
the large number of letters received
from teachers and county superin-
tendents by Miss S. Belle Chamber.
lain, state superintendent.
A man giving his name as sgd Ra-
don, became insane at Weiser, when
he jumped from a train and declared
he was being pursued by enemies,
causing panic among the bystanders.
Under the withdrawal bill as finally
passed, the president is not permitted
to enlarge the forest area of Idaho
or five adjoining states, this privilege
being reserved to congress under the
act of 1907.
There was never such a crop of fruit
in the Meridian country. In many
orchards thinning of the apples is
going on. This is also a fine year for
grain, and the wheat, oats and alfalfa
fields are now a goodly sight to look
upon.
Charles Porter Of Atlanta. has been
arrested. charged with arson On
May Is an attempt was made to burn
the home of Deputy Sheriff Butler, oil
being freely used. but the fire was
discovered by Butler in time to pre-
vent much damage, Other fires are