The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

held ct Weiser, December 10. About
30 members were present.
Gus sfugos, the Greek who was
charged with having battered with a
drinking glass the head Of Jim Val
hos, a fellow countryman, was fined
si5 in the Boise court
-Four alleged safe crackers have
been arrested and lodged In the coun.
~ Jail at Twin Falls, on the charge
Of having robbed the postoffice at
Kimberley on December /.
@. d, East haze disappeared from
his homo, six miles southeast Of We'll
ser. and has left no trace for lis
family TO follow in trying to locate
him. He has been missing since the
night OF December A.
ANY man who has been herding
shoep for six years has a right to
get drunk once said Judge White
In the municipal court at Boise, when
he discharged William Briggs, who
was on trial on charge Of drunken
ness,
While repairing the clutch on @
piece Of machinery at the Oregon
Short Line Ice house nc Pocatello.
David Hanigan, aged 20, was en-,
tangled by tho revolving shaft and
killed. The body was mangled ter.
rihly.
The probation officers OF Boise are
carrying on crusaue Tor the rigid
enforcement Of the child labor law.
especially that feature OF the statute
relating 70 the employment of chill.
dren under the age Of is after
o'clock az night
Stream measurement In order to
gather water power data is the next
thing that the United States geologi-
cal survey ought TO take UP in this
state. according 10 q. @. Baldwin, one
OF tho engineers Of that part Of the
government service.
II Ia said that the commission APP
pointed by Governor Hawley TO pre-
pare revision or the tax laws Of the
state for approval by special SEES
sion Of the legislature, has completed
the drafting OF the first section OF the
proposed measure,
Clarence w. Scheck OF Pittsburg
drew the capital prize az the land
lottery conducted by the state at Ja,
rome, holding the lucky number that
entities him to file ON 100 acres he
may select from that which is under
the Twin Falls North side tract.
The handsome and well appointed
Hotel Washington at Welser, one OF
the finest in Idaho, was brilliantly
dedicated 10 the comfort OF travel,
ers on December 10. The formal
opening. characterized by a series OF
richly set social affairs, was partici,
patsd In by large and Joyous crowd.
While engaged In making sausage,
: Frank Kalause, Nampa butcher,
caught bis right hand in the sausage
grinder. MASKING and managing three
fingers in a way 70 completely sever
them from the hand.
Crop specialization to the greatest
possible degree, not only by the sin
gle farmer or group OF farmers, but
by whole communities, Is becoming
more and more the cry of the agri.
cultural exports OF the state.
Idaho jack rabbits are now on sale
as commercial article In the Pitts
burg market, A carload OF 5000
cleaned rabbits, packed with ice was
shipped TO the eastern steel city, con,
signed to commission house there,
A reward Of $500 for the arrest and
conviction in the municipal court OF
any person or persons falsely turn.
ing in an alarm OF fire has been Of,
fered by the mayor of Boise as the
result of numerous false alarms re.
Gently.
Damages in the sum OF $24,2i4 have
been awarded 20 settlers whose lanus
are overlooked by high water in Lake
Occur d'Alene, the water being backed
up by the Washington Water Power
oempany's dam In the Spokane ril or
at Post Falls.
That the farmers industrial and ed
vocational train, which Is TO tout
through the northern part of Utah
aud Idaho, will result In vast amount
OF good to the agTiculturists of both
states is the opinion Of the state hor,
ticultural inspector.
David o'Neil, who was arrested al
Mackay under a charge made out by
the United States commissioner at
that point accusing him of counter.
felting federal currency has been
placed in the county Jail at Poca,
tello to await trial.
Etghty-one years of age, Charles |
Clinton seeks a divorce from the wo, |
man he married two years ago last |
April, and with whom he became &C.
Quainted through his daughter, says
the Boise Statesman. The case Will |
be heard in the Ada county district
court soon.
Anthony Anderson died at his home
near Notus last week. The cause Of
death was heart trouble. Mr. Ander.
son was for many years section fore