The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-25
IDAHO STATE NEWS

tional Dry Farming congress- which
ronvenea IL Colorado Springs. Colo,
for . sIx-day session, on October lG.
A movement - on foot 70 organize
militia company IN Boise At as early
date az possible. The war depart.
mont IN ready TO furnish complete new
rquipment for two more companies In
idaho.
Two Boise boys were turned over
20 chs sheriff By an irate farmer who
bad cAnght the young fellows In hia
melon patch and fired upon the tres
pagsers with shotgun, one OF the
young men being slightly wounded
As a result Of the recent "get nc
auainted trip Of tha Oregon short
Line officials 10 Idaho the depot al
HALEY has received a number OF i'm
proYamenta, BY order OF u. o. Man
son, general superintendent OF tho
road
The government has At this tint
$4,000 aerefeet or water stored ir
Laka Wolcott, near the Mlnidoka pro
ject. II has 225 900 additional acre
feet stored IN its great reservoir Ii
the Jackson Hola country In north.
western wyoming.
Twin Falls came TO the scratch last
week with the abstract from County
Auditor ~, =. Finch with q total as
seased valuation OF t20.7gs. 055 90
compared with valuation fixed by
the state board OF equalization last
year Of gs.7fo.o O5.BD.
Fire starting on dry farm near
ReKburg caused the loss Of about 800
acres OF Turkey Rod wheat, or about
$4,000 bushels. The firc started from
threading outfit. and 800 citizens
fought the IRE for two hours and q
half before Il was subdued.
pcter aroner, q young rancher and
Etookmnn OF Crane creek, waB kicked
by horse and severely injured. Id
had rope around the young horses
neck and was attempting 10 punish II
wEen the animal suddenly wheeled
aud kicked him squarely with both
feet
A splendid yield 81 grain is report,
81 by most OF the Roekiaud farmers,
Grain thai was seeded on stuhhla Ia
yielding from twelve 10 twenty-five
bushels per aero. while grain that has
been planted according to most ap
proved methods 10 going from thirty
70 aixty bushels per acre.
Present indications are that bic
fow OF petroleum Is likely TO be found
near Kelly sprinra, u few miles up
the valley from Boise, and q crew OF
driilera working near tho springs IL
putting the steel rapidly down 10 a
point where II win soon be known
whether or not the oil Ii there,
The Oregon Short Line adyertlsins
department will soon iasns new
book on Idaho. D. n. Burley, general
passenger AGENT OF the road, viii hrst
send an engineer 20 cover Idaho and
ind out all the available land stili
open 10 settlement. This Information
will be incorporated IN the book.
Tho settlers on the MuldoRa pro.
ioet win be provided with an ahund
anee Of water for future Irrigation
seasons, for Daniel q, Martin, former
state engineer. has been appointed
special deputy to distribute the stor
ed waters OF the United statca GOV
ernment 60 tho settlers on the tract
Tho MantpsiierParis branch Of the
or0gon Short Lane was formally turn.
cd over 10 the operating department
BY the engineering department on
August i5 A celebration OF the com
pletioa OF Tits limo was held In Paris
Pioneer day although there were stir
SOME fnlshlng touches 20 DO made,
Tho Oregon Short Line railroa6
values as main limo In Idaho at be
tween tso0Oe aud $4,000 por mile
while the Crest Northern estimates
Is value per milo u SsO,446 accord
ing Co arsunents aud statements
made before the state board Of equal
hatten ~ representatives u the roada
Mrs Herman HIN OF SAT Lake. who
With her husband has been STOPPING
~ sod0 sprngs. stepped accidentally
into a deep and dangerous dttlh a few
days ESQ, she fell on her side and
was severely injured
Namra's arss hospital coorera,
tive proportion between the UtsS
Construction company and local bust
ness men, IL open and In ore1atlon
THE new Institution win accommodate
twenty-five PATIENTS
Boise ioiuA nluine IN ieyyiny an
assessaeet on the wines and liquors
held 10 the county, offering IN this
respect from most other counties,
The value OF the wines and liquors
owned IN Ee'se county II s4,tBO.
The body Of Howard stahl. drown.
cd while bathing IN Snake river near
GleHns Ferry on the afternoon OF July
30. has been recovered, stshl DO,
came exhausted while attempting ia
swim across the river and before help
could reach him he drowned.
Mrs. T. " TerwiIllger had a mar