The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-18
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Fcak VIA 10 80 pDk SttAt wfhttAlDi hAA4u
last year, but the farmer win lack
only per cent Of receiving the same
money for his this years crop.
Through arrangements made with
D. p. Burnley. general passenger agent
81 the Oregon Short Line. southern
idaho 10 70 Increase It's exhibits In The
east That section OF tns Gem state
now has an exhibit OF its products In
Chicago.
Il is expected that the Paris branch
Of the Oregon Short Line will be turn
I'd over 10 tho operating department
In thirty days. according TO an an
nouncemant made last week. Trains
arc now running over the branch on
alternate days
The Goose creek reservoir, three
miles southwest Of Oakley, IL going
ahead with 900 men on che Job. This
IL intended 10 irrlgate 10000 acres OF
land known as tho Twin Falls-oakIey
project, and this land joins right up
against the town OF Oakley.
Farm lands in Blaine county jumped
In value In one year, according 10 the
sworn statements OF the auditors OF
that county. from 1913 In 1910 to
tfs42 this year. The total value OF
the farms jumped from $780,. 452 last
year TO s3.45B,379 this year.
While toddling at his fathers side
crossing bridge at Kellogg, crossing
tho main hume OF the Bunker fIill g.
Sullivan Mining company, three-year,
old sula Tant slipped through the
railing, fen into the poisonous waters
OF the deep hume and was drowned
shoBhone eounty's assessor found
forty.nine pianos In that county and
assessed them at s7,7f5. or $l5s
apiece. He found twenty.six automo
biles and assessed the bunch at s13..
ats. or an average price OF s51s each
lie alao found s125 worth OF leo in the
county.
Elijah Pinkham, middle-aged man,
has been arrested and lodged in the
fail az Albion on q charge OF attack.
Ing Mrs. William Arr, whose home 10
near MarHhfield. east OF Burnley Mrs.
Arr fought OFF her assailant and mott,
fed the authorities who arrested
Pinkham
A long contemplated plan TO extend
he Cache valley branch OF the Oregon
Short Line from Preston through the
Gentle valley in southern Idaho, may
be carried out Considerable land has
been opened In the Gentle valley re.
Gently aud II Will soon be great crop
producer.
Scattered Tor fifteen feet along the
track. the head and legs completely
severed from the trunk. the body OF
an unidentified man was discovered
about a milo west of Kuna The
body was apparently that Of an Ital.
Ian or Greek iaborer about 20 or 80
years OF age.
The value OF all the assessable
property In shoshone county Is given
ut S9,T27. 29i07 This Is compared
with s6.s27. 47s.22 last year. showing
an increase OF 90 per cent for the year,
This is the smallest percentage OF In.
crease shown by any county that has
yet reported,
The sheriff nj Caldwell Is anxious
10 ascertain the whereabouts OF r, A,
Perry, who has been conducting an
auction book store In that city for the
past six months and left for parts un-
known several days ago. having bilked
Caldwell business men out OF between
$4,000 and $4,000
That the total yield OF all small
grain products In Ave or six counties
OF the nerth central portions OF the
state this year will BIO in excess OF
any previous crop ever harvested
there In the history OF Idaho, In TIL
statement made by those who are In
q poaition 10 know
Portland Whitney" alias A. Il.
Love, famous over the northwest as
q criminal of notorious character, who
Tor years had been terror to the
northwest police, but who has been
confined for several years In the Idaho
state penitent,ary, has been given a
full pardon, owing to III health
Governor Hawley has issued requi-
sttion papers for the return OF Roy
Armstrong and John Zoe. horse
thieves. captured Rt LARAMIE. Wye,
while attempting to make away with
carload of stolen Idaho horses. the
property OF Rek Gray and other
stockmen residing In the vicinity OF
Twin Fails.
Sensational charges are made
through alhdavits filed In the federal
court at Boise. in support Of a motion
to grant a new trial 10 William f.
Kettenbaeh and George II. Hester, the
Lewiston bankers, Il being charged
that attempts had been made to tam.
per with the jury, and also that Tire
verdict was not recorded in the court,
Men Pratt the man who killed DR..
A u. Murphey at Salmon, and then
tried to commit suicide. is still living,
though not yet considered out OF dan.
ger. lie has never yet expressed tho
least rsmorse. although he talks freely
OF the incident.