The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-10
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

IN SPITE Oh w new Cells Nnlc1 nave
Just been installed, the state peniten
tiary is again crowded with prisoners
John Dillon was sentenced by the
Wallace court TO life imprisonment
at Boise for the murder OF Frank X.
Fox on July ~.
The Icing contemplated bridge
across Snake river at Loyeridges fer
ry. promises soon 10 be d reality. Bids
have been advertised for
Frank Thomas and Beecher Higgins
convicted at Caldwell OF forgery, have
each been sentenced to fourteen
years In the penitentiary.
Charles &slby. teamster, suffered
q fracture Of the leg when he was
thrown from wagon in Boise, the re-
suit OF his team having become fright
ened.
Frank Gardner OF the Black Creek
country last week brought TWEEN.
ty-one coyote skins into Boise. Every
one OF the animals had been caught in
q trap and killed by d prospector's
pick In uardner's hands.
This year there has been shipped
from Mountain Home a2s car loads OF
sheep, horses and cattle, and rs cars
OF wool Approximately two and i
half million pounds of wool was
shipped from this point alone.
Tho Lewiston sugar factory ~ hav-
Ing an exceptional run this season. It
doubtless viii handle this year the
greatest tonnage OF heets OF IT'S his
tory, Already they have their big
sheds filled and are building immense
piles out In the open.
About 400 members OF the State
Retail Hardware 4 Implement Deal.
ers' association win meet In Boise
January II. ~ and 1s. In their am
nnal convention, which is planned on
a larger scale this year than that OF
any previous meeting.
That 100000 tons OF hny--enough
for the winters feed for all of the
sheep now in the state OF Idaho--is
going to waste on the South Side Twin
Falls tract alone simply because there
10 no market for II, Is the news that
comes from that section.
Il 10 predicted that the little town
OF Malta viii soon be wiped Off of the
map and swallowed up by It's neigh.
Dor, I.oyett. simply because OF better
railroad connections caused by the
work OF the Oregon Short Line now
building through that section OF the
state.
~ r, Jones and NJ 81 Sage, two OF
the most prominent bankers OF south.
eastern Idaho, the former being con,
nected with tho Blackfoot State banks
which closed its doors May 8, have
been placed under arrest, charged with
embezzlement OF $4,000 OF the banks
funds
A well.written and wellillustrated
pamphlet descriptive Of Downey and
Marsh valley, Idaho. intended prI.
mRriiy for the information OF eastern
people who may still be unaware OF
the splendid opportunities Offering In
the west. has just been issued from
Downey.
Thomas Johnston, two-yearold
boy whose home Is on Reynolds Greek,
III owyhee county, Is suffering from a
severe scalp wound caused by the
kick OF q horse. The boy was kicked
In the head and the scalp laid open
four inches, but fortunately the skull
was not fractured.
Crops of all descriptions have been
abundant in Elmore county this sea.
son, though the acreage Is not overly
large. The yield has been remark,
able, this not only applying to the
grain and hay crops. but all kinds OF
fruit as we'll Potatoes, especially on
dry farm land, yielded splendid crops
Tripping on the start down a 20,
foot chute from the running track
to the floor OF the gymnasium at the
Y. NJ, G. A. In Boise, two women, Miss !
Jacobs and Mrs. Gregory, each had |
their left legs broken between the an
kle and the knee, the accidents oc,
curing while they were making tour |
OF inspection OF the gymnasium,
Efforts are being made by the Com |
mercial club to get the Burnley insti
tute train TO visit Salmon. This train /
will start from Salt Lake in Deeem.
Der over the Oregon Short Line, |
through northern Utah and southern
Idaho,
The first car OF honey ever shipped
from Nampa was made last week by
4 Randall. who have about
1000 hives Of bees distributed about
the valley. The car contains $4,000
pounds OF comb honey and is billed
TO Cincinnati, o.
A shooting scrape occurred at Glib.
in which Joe Cleaning and
his son, Patsy Glennins. are said to
,aye engaged in lively duel. As
he result OF the family row, Joe Glen.
ling was slightly wounded. The boy |
5 about so years of age and the !,
ather is nearly 20.
y. II. Moffitt OF Wallace has been !
lected president or the board of re- !
euts Of the University OF Idaho, sue !
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