The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-15
IDAHO STATE NEWS
MERIDIAN


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Fred Brown Of Boise was appointed
last week national bank examiner lof
Idaho and eastern Oregon on recon
mandation Of Senator Rorah,
The state dairy convention win be
held dc Twin Fails January ,. and
6. IN connection Herewith win be
held the annual convention OF the
State swine breeders association.
Talk Of connecting the Paris and
the Cache valley branches Of the Ore
Eon short Line BY building thlrty.five
miles Of track through southeastern
idaho again has heen revived.
J. Pineo. Greek. was stabbed 70
death al Arrow Rock BY an unknown
man who made his escape. Pineo was
found IN bunk house by a watch
man, He was cut and slashed in 4
horrible manner.
Complying further with the recon
incubation OF Senator Boarh. the pres
ident has restored 70 entry 2.4S3. 46s
acres Of land In tho Snake River val
ley that had been Withdrawn on the
presumption that II contained coal
The total valuations or ali property
located within the limits OF Boise Ii
given a. siTiiS.5t5.a4. as against :
valuation Of SASKATOON IN the yeai
preceding, This Is an increase In the
total valuation OF the city OF 1924,
1aAa9.
The frat coal theft OF the wintei
was reported In noise last week
when James DAILY, said TO be only at
unfortunate tramp, was convicted o.
stealing Sc worth OF coal. He wal
sentenced 20 spend four days In Tho
county Jail.
The State Bankers association Of
the district comprising southwestern
idaho, win hold 4 meeting at Welsei
upon tho completion OF the new no
tel Washington, on December 49, A
large delegation Of bankers viii a.
tend the meeting
The old Liberty mine near Sweet
Is 10 be- reopened aud put into active
operation II Is stated that the com
pietion Of the railroad into Long Val
ley viii provide transportation tha
viii cut down the cost or working the
uilno 30 that 1t viii be made TO pay
The contract for nrnlahing tn,
electrical wiring Of the new state cap
itol building has been awarded TO Oh,
Idaho Electric supply company O
Boise, on q bid OF si4.103. Work OF
this part OF the construction will be
sin Immediately by the lucky bidder
Lemhl county voted wet by al
Overwhelming majority In Salmon
City three precincts gave 1875 major
ny for saloons. junction, 1877 wet L
~ dry; Gilmore. ut wet 70 ~ dry
Baker. 81 wet 70 20 dry Leesburg.
wet to 8 dry, NleholIa, 10 wet to
dry.
"The school system OF the state
was never In more nouriBhing con
ditlon than ut the present time,
says Miss Grace M shepherd. super
intendent OF public instruction, VIII,
has iuat returned from an extensly,
trip through the school districts o
the northern counties,
The Idaho Wool Growers assncia
ton has adopted resolutions callinl
on President Taft and the Idaho dele
cation In congress to favor leyylnl
che taFifl on wool on secured
basis. on the ground that the grow
4 sra are not getting tins full benelt o
the law as Il now stands.
AZ the meeting OF the Retail Gro
oerymens association in Boise las
week. the blame for the high prize,
Of eggs, for much OF the troub.t
about the butter famine. and mum
ber OF other thlngs from which tn,
ultimate consumer suffers, were lall
az the door of the farmer.
Idaho items included In the annua
estimates OF the secretary of IN,
treasury are the Boise assay office
ss.050; surveyor general. S20.5O0; Al
increase OF $4,000 for the Fort Hal
Indians 70 t3o00Oi for the irrigation
OF Fort Hail lands, $4,000; for tn
support OF the Rauuocks, $1,000. TO
the support OF tho Occur d'Alenes
$4,000.
Judicious feeding win prodaco
mint of money fr0m livestock. whtl
inexperienced and unwise feedlui
Will produce badly nourishsd AM
underslxed animals that viii los
money TO the farmer. according to +
J iddlugs Of the animal husbandrl
department Of the University uf Ida
no. In statement just given out I,
all animal breeders aud farmers II
tho state,
Last week the state veterinarian
ordered killed flock OF 225 chick
ems, guinea hens and turkeys at ID,
home Of r, J. McCorkls near MerI
dian, every one of the fowls having
been declared BY the officers as
thoroughly infected with tubercula
sis In its most advanced form.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs
Fulkman u Thatcher was burned "a
death when their home. WAS destroyed
by IRE Mr.. and Mrs. Folkman aud
three older children escaped In tbs