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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12
Meridian Has a Meeting
~WUIUI g%w SywUW

About 100 farmers and other
citizens met at the Wilson hall
Saturday night in response to Il
call Tor mass meeting of voters to
consider the organization of the
proposed Boise Valley Highway
district. Several were present
from Boise representing the
boosters for the new district. DR..
NcCaIla, D. H. Hubbard aud j,
~ tIenner made interesting talks
10 support their cause and Attur-
ney Sykes explained the legal
features Of the law.
1t was apparent from the. first.
however, that the people of Me-
fluIan and vicinity were opposed
10 The proposition, and the spec
.acIe was presented of the speakers
"i0ue on their side or the
controversy, only three men in
Tue audience, George E. Atwater.
W. n. Nost and Harry Yost iudi-
eaung their support. OF these
'Aree George f. Atwater is men
uohed as one of the commits
sloners aud the Yost brothers do
mol vote in this precinct. The
sentiment was unanimous.
ooleetion was particularly made
'othe fact that an excessive tax
might be levied on property out,
sue ot Boise, and while it WAS
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12
What Nampa Thinks of It.

Nanpa favors anything to sep
arate themselves from Caldwell.
N4mpv tried to get a new county,
but tailed. So they recently or
gani2ed a highway district las
the next best thing to take in eX-
actly the same territory.
But this is what Nampa' 5
leading newspaper, the Record,
says-of the Ada county scheme:
Boise papers are denonncimg
the Ada county commissioners for
their stand on the proposed good
roads district which is to include
the whole Of Ada county and has
been designated the Boise Val
lev Highway District The Boise
people can see no reason IN the
stand Of the people Of the cOmmu-
mites such as those at Meridian.
Star or others Of the county for
the opposition. 1t is pointed
out bow harmonlously the people
Of Canvou are taking to the high
way districts under the new law.
and for that reason the people OF
Ada are classed in the undesirable
list when they oppose the boise
movement.
Had the movement in Canyon
county been promoted along the
lines it is being promoted IN Ada
county there would have been an
opposition 50 strong that defeat OF
the scheme would have been GER
tain, Nampa would have shown
ifs insurgency in a way that would
have required some voting to
have carried the scheme.
The very first idea that struck
the voters of this vicinity was that
a movement might be made to IN
clpde the whole Of Canyon county
ia Que highway district aud it was
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12

Millen Mason, Defendant.
summons
The State Of Idaho sends greeting tc
the above named defendants:
You are hereby required to apyea.
in an action brought against Yu4 l,y
the above named plaintiff in the Di<.
tfct Court Of the Third Judicial Dis.
trict, State Of Idaho, in and f"r the
County Of Ada. and 10 answer tho
complaint fled therein "a copy nf
which is hereto attacncdy within
twenty Gays exclusive Of the daT Of
service after the service or you II his
summons, If served wit min this district:
or If served out OF this district. within.
forty days.
The said action is brought to secure
decree of divorce diss0lyiug the
bonds of matr;mouy how existing he
tween plaintiff and the defendant on
the grounds of defendants willful
desertlOn Of plaintiff and failure tc
provide her with the common neces.
saries OF life for more than one wear
last past. and on the grounds Of de
PENDANTS habitua! temperance: for
the custody of the mi or child named
IN the complaint, and for all proper
relief; all OF which more fully appears
from plaintiff : complaint, copy Of
which IS served herewith. hereby re-
terred to and made part hereof.
And you are hereby notified. that if
you fail to appear and answer the said
complaint, as above required. the Said
plaintiff will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the District Court Of the Third Jud-
iciai District of the State Of Idaho. in
and for the County Of Ada. this 2sth
day Of March. in the year OF our
Lord one-thousaud nine hundred and
eleven.
STEPHEN Utter. Clerk,
seal By Ott0 F. Peterson,
Deputy Clerk. .
CLIFTON < HUDsON.
for Plaintiff.
Residing at Boise. Idaho.
Date Of first publication. April :. IY1l. .
Date OF Ia >t publication. May u, 1911
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12
H. F, NEAL,


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them; 25c at ". ". a. Haydru's.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12

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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12

\ ruu5ing meeting in opposition
to the highway district plan was
held at Victory school-house We'd
nesday night. H. B, Powers. JW
Brose. Ell Crawl )rd and Charles
Howry made good speeches.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12

1t is said in Boise newspaper
that two men have been found in
Meridian who will vote for the
highway district, Geo. Atwater
will, but the other citizen men
toned. Homer Tolleth, will not.
He is for good roads. as we all
are, but he will not stand for tie
Boise scheme. He said after lis
tening to the speakers the other
night, The trouble is you fellows
don't explain the proposed law
clear enough" And they don't
1t wont stand Investigation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12
GRAIN BAGS. FARMERS

GRAIN BAGS, FARMERS,
you will save money by buying
New Bags. Don't let other dealers
tell You that second hand bags are
as good as new bags. Our prices
are right. We have the New Bags
at the right prices. Call at the
Union Coal L Feed Co.. Meridian.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12

Your dollar will come back 10 yyu if
you spend it in Meridian. 1t is gone
forever If you send Il to a mail order
house.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12
Anainst the Hiahway District.

The Meridian Times has opposed
the matter frou the first, as an
unnecessary expense, and princi-
pally on account of the fact that
It takes the management Of the
roads and bridges of almost the
entire county, from the proper
authorities (the county commis-
sioners) and places them in the
hands of an unknown board. Civ
ing authority to the governor to
control for almost five years
the business that the people
should run themselves. 1t is
wrong in principle and, should not
prevail.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12
F. NJ. SLATER.
Dray and Express Line.

I.lgh, and heavy hauling Of all kinds.
Phone Or leave orders al Union coal j
Feed CO. Meridian. Idaho.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12

Os the Third Judicial District Of the
State Of Idaho. in and for the County
of Ada
Agnes Mason. Plaintiff,
VS.
MilIen Mason, Defendant.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12

The matter of levying taxes this
year will be a problem on account
of the full valuation feature.
Under the new law the road levy
is placed at a maximum of 10 mills
and the bridge fund at two-and-
a-half mills. This year the com
missioners will levy a small road
tax. as they will naturally do if
most of the county is taken out of
their hands and put in a commits
sion road district. The cJmmis-
sion can and may raise this levy
to a limit IF 10 mills. They will
raise it some anyway as il is
claimed that bonds are something
that will not be necessary for II
good while, but any levy the com
mission makes can be placed ON
the property Uf the district, out
side Of incorporated towns and
cities. Now, Boise, Meridian and
Star pay their share ithe larger
portionJ of the road and bridge
taxes Of the county but improve
ments made in this district in ex.
cess of the small levy made by the
commissioners may be collected
from the ranchers in the district,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12

Until better plan is suggested
let us retain our present system,
as every good idea in the new law
can be carried out by the present
board. Poll tax must be collected
in cash. and the commissioners
can appoint a general road super
visor.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12
% the District Court

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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-12

CLIFTON * HUDSON.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Residing at Boise. Idaho.
Date Of first publication, April :. lg1l.
Date OF Ia - publication. Nav u. 1911
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02
CENTRAL CHURCH TAKES ACTION

Through its deacon board consist
ing of James Brown, W. 4. Moore
Thomas Dickerson, John W. Hardy, 5.
II. Baxter. George w Anderson and
j. ]. Jackson. Central Church has TAX
en- the following action, which was on
Wednesday night ratified by the en-
tire church:
The deacon board or Central Bap-
tist Church, after mature deliberation
desires to make known its disapproyal
OF the manner in which the Denver In
dependent made mention of the un
fortunate tragedy involving our pas
tor, Rev. A. L, Edwards.
To us who had loved him for his
labors, his untimely end was even
more tragedy than for the whole
community And certainly there is
no thoughtful Negro but who realized
that rom whatever angie this tragedy
is viewed, ii was another impedimeut
to our race. Therefore when the Iu-
dependent laid aside n, consideration
OF the insults of its yellow journal
methods and lent itself to blackeniuE
the character OF the dead, it furnished
another argument for those who
malign our race. auc 20 Central
Church. its members and friends il
EaNt Il sap III Alt ldNta + VI " llN
Nreu his friend has passed away Woes
not remember his virtues and draw
the veil OF forgetfulness over his
vices" Since such actions could not
have influenced the trial and were in
ali respects uucalled for. we feel that
W. have suffered n gratuitous insult
mt a time when all Denver knew our
cross was especially heavy and when
we bore ourselves as Christians amid
world OF uuBind comment which we
deserved not NJ an. Therefore we de
sire to protest against the methods OF
the Denver Independent. We recon-
mend that the members and friends OF
Central church withdraw from IL their
financial support until such time as
better judgment and loftier motives
save il from making the time of sor-
row an opportunity for slauderous
gossip We further request the pub
UCatiOn Of this letter in the Colored
press of the city that our protest may
be made public,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02
GRAND JUNCTION.


Rev FAINT has bought four real nice
lots iu "a prominent part o. the city,
and .II build next summer.
Tho sabbath school is growing un-
der The superintendency of Henry
Clay ,---,.,--.
tFrs. Miller and Mrs. Jno. Hines left
las. Friday for an enjoyable visit tc
parts IN Kansas and Missouri
The young people of this city. under
-he leadership of Mrs. l. a. Morris
are doing a great work in the interest
of The church.
Grand Junction is looking forward
to The near future when it will be one
%. the best little towns in the West
Great Improvement forecasted
asst Sunday morning greeted Us
with a light snow, which soon melted
away by II o'clock. and services at
the church We're resumed with regu-
larry.
Mrs. Annie Smith. who was visiting
I'm The Cameo coal mines several
wetss ago and was accidentally
crushed between some runaway cars.
was brought to the hospital at this
place. and after suffering n couple Of
weeks. died last Tuesday Her hus
band came down and gave her a very
rgs.ectable interment
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02
ONE RACE
HISTORIAN
COMMENDED

are standing theh on the sure unshak-
On and immuvable foundatiOns-the
everlasting. and none can remove us
thence.
our fathers and forcfathers. even
with less developed talents and, in
that light. less opportunities. are eN-
amples OF this important truth. We
need TO stimulate the minds of all our
people especially the young. by draw
iuG their attention repeatedly to this
all-imUCr;aut fact
One oI cur own race has recently
written au Interesting. instructive
book entitled Lives OF Eminent Ne
gro Men and Women Thy j. l.. Brucel .
IL is full OF biographical sketches Of
Negro worthless Again and again the
work presents fresh type of noble
talents. uObly cultivated ana uobly
used william Amo. West African,
who rose 10 a most distinguished, the
most exalted position possible for a
NeEIo. and ia Europe too, Philis
Nheauey. another African girl
whose humble work OF nursing a baby
did not prevent her shining as a po-
a:ess. are samples of this book. II is
a picture gallery of true nobility.
Every true-hearted Negro will not
only read it, but will put 1t into the
hands of others and all who love
themselves and their race viii not
omit TO read it from cover TO cover,
an easy task. considering the style
and moderate size. The author him
self. personally known by very few
OF our citizens. is very interesting
parsonage. Negro Of the Negroes; a
stalwart champion OF his race. red
hot with the ere of genuine and un-
ur,u- patriotism. digniied In charac-
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02
CANON CITY, COLO.

Miss Mable Wells was taken sud
denly i'll Thursday. but was much i'm.
proved Friday. We hope for her a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. j. Pate, who is seriously i'll,
reports very slow recovery We also
hope for Mrs. Pate a speedy'recovery,
Mr.. Nep Trusty, who has had seri.
Gus ticdouloureuN in his face, is well
again.
The Farther Lights Society pro
gram and entertainment was n de.
lighttul success. The program was
as follows:
Instrumental Solo, Melody of Love. -
Miss Hartaway.
Remarks on behalf of the club Mr..
Ney Trusty.
Song. IF | only Had n Home Sweet
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02

We must congratulate ourselves in
having such men and women OF our
race, and that Mr.. T. J. Sawyer has
made it easy for any one to get this
book. In our ears Longfellow's re-
minder:
Lives OF great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime;
And departing leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time
should be ever resonant, and with it
re-eachoing the Injunction:
Trust in God and do the right"
No nation, or people, or tribe, that
are deaf to these appeals OF vital
truths can prosper. None that re
spond TO them can really fail. The
study OF the rise and fall OF nations
and empires, past and present, re
veals law OF righteousness. e. g.
the Assyrian. Babylonion. Medo-Pers-
ian. Greek. Roman. Portuguese, Span
ish. English, French. American, are
signal instances. Concerning the
prosperity of the modern ones in this
usi. time has more yet TO show both
in the near and far future. The light
in which enlightened ethics, political
science and sociology must co-jointly
interpret the histories of these ma
tons will reveal that the Judge OF all
the earth has done right. is stIu doing
right, and Will 20 right The laws
which rule the world are sure, infal-
lible and steadiast because they
spring from the eternal
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02
BACHELOR GIRLS.

The Misses Green and Finley enter
tained the members of the Bachelor
Girls club Saturday, Nov. 18th. Be
sides playing cards. the Bachelors en-
joyed delicious pig supper. Mrs.
Patrick, Misses Steel and Randolph
acted as substitutes. Misses Jennie
Hicks and Martha J. Hubbard were
the winners.
Misses Martha J. and katheryn
Hubbard had as their guests of honor
the Bachelor Girls Saturday evening,
Nov. 25th. Invited TO meet the club
were Miss c. Ensley. Mesdames Viii
liam Parks and Patrick. Prizes were
awarded TO Misses Finley, Saline
Walker and Mrs. Patrick. BOBBY
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02
JUST WHAT WE NEED.

AT this time, when our hearts are
anxious. aEitated by present day prob
lens. perpleXed by the threatening
aspects OF the times, dismayed by the
gloomy prospects OF the future, we
are apt to give way to melancholy
forehodinEs and sad misgiviugs. But
when We look around us and within
us. and take an retrospective view,
we find there are two sources OF com
fort and consolation within our reach
OF which we must avail ourselves.
The first is the Divine Ruler of ma
tions God as an all-wise all-pOweT-
ful. all-knowinE and all-sympathetlc
father. void OF prejudice, void OF par
tiality. fun OF infinite love and beneN-
oleuce. the creator OF all variety OF
races of mankind, is ours also.
II We believe and love Him as We
should lie will not fail us II we serve
Him as We ought-faithtully, trusting
Is. leaving our fate most confidently
to HIS love and mercy and Justice
all shall be well with US. present as
pect and future prospect notwith-
standing He knows His own plans
and purposes In bringing into exist
encc an races and nations. He con
trolls the uniyercc and the cosmic
forces. His proyidential direction is
not away from the constant and uni
form operation OF the laws that con
meet causes with effects. He is not
only God transcendeut. but also God
inVlanent He will certainly fulhll
ala His plans concerning us TO their
uttrrmost entirety If we only fulfill
the conditions and hlial, faithful, low
ing service II we believe Him We
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02

Home, Miss Rosabelle Parker and
Miss Daisy Boyston.
Reading Holmes poems, Miss n. Wa
teTs
Recitation, "Pinky Winky," Master
Shurdan Boyston.
Song, Sing Me to Sleep" Miss Dovie
Wells. Miss Martha Wells.
Recitation, Don't You Tell Miss
Bosebele Parker.
RemprEs by our superintendent.
Nh. Nep Trusty's remarks on be
half @. the club were splendid. He
showed great form in the oratorical
world and has won his way into Can
on Ci-gs young society.
Mr.. Moody Bruton, the chief pro
mote of Canon City's programs, was
on the stage as usual with his bright
smile His remarks were small, yet
his talk on prejudice and progress
was sll-ndidly rendered, only there
was not enough of the speech. Mr.
Brutoa Canon City's playwright and
is leatll- Canon Citys social circles.
Dr. Mason delivered a splendid lee
ture i'm The NJ E. church. He preached
in the morning The NJ. f. sunday
schoo whirel gave Rev Mason $50
toward completing the educational
cOurSa
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02

shall love Him. If we love Him we
shall serve Him. Belief. love and
service are correlatives.
The second source is the talents
and opportunities God gives to us,
There may be right anu there may
be a wrong use of them. OR they may
be neglected altogether. The right
use leads to prosperity. Left to our
selves. we miss the way Directed by
Hpd Cif we serve Hsm), we shall ever
ba led Alright, and so miss no blessing
He designed for us and our race. We
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02
DENVER
PERSONAL
MENTIO ION
Social News and Personal Mention
Continued on Pages Two,
Four, and Five
THE ALLIANCE NOTES AND CON-
MENTS.

In spite OF the sudden change from
spring-like sunshine to stormy wealth
er Sunday afternoon. the Peoples
sunday Alliance saw a representative
number present at their meeting one
very noticeable thing was that the
number of women who faced the ele-
ments numbered two TO one compared
with the men at this meeting Those
who appeared on the program were
Mrs. Lille Penn. who sang very ac-
ceptably Calvary" She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Mable r rore-DeFrantz
at the piano Miss Beatrice Thrash
ly. who is recognized as one of Den
ver's leading young musicians, who
takes music seriously and follows il
professionally, played a piano selec-
lion. which is equivalent to saying
that il was we'll done. Current liter
ature was read by Mrs +. z. Ensley.
then followed the main event OF the
occasion, the reading of the second
essay in the historical research series.
Ihe subject was The Negro in the
arts, Ancient and Modern. The sub
ject was prepared and read by Mrs.
Laura Hill and brought forward def
mite information. Two things can be
truthfully said of the Two papers that
have been thus far presented in this
series: One is thai the essayists
have presented facts and authorities
and the other is that they have
stuck to their texts"
Mrs. Hills paper Will be published
in due course OF time as was planned
some time since.
Prior TO the regular afternoon ses-
sion. the board OF directors met and
the forty-ninth anniversary celebra-
tion of the emancipation OF the Amer
lean Negro. This program will be
rendered the first sunday in January
and will he published in detail soon
Last January our program was a lit
tie too crowded TO permit the speak
ers TO do themselves justice. This
year the board is arranging a little
different. They are planning TO have
only TWO main speakers. one by
leading Negro pulpit orator and the
other by some one OF Denver's lead
ing white club women. OF course.
there viii be the reading OF the eman-
cipatiou proclamation. plenty OF good
music and other literary features.
Watch Tor details later
The program for Dec. 5rd is as FOL
lows.
Business.
Current Literature
Address. THE Need i'm the Iommuu-
ity OF such an Organization as the
Peoples Sunday Alliance Attor-
uey w. B. Townsend.
Announcements
Nr. Townsend is known throughout
this western country as It's most ap.a
Negro lawyer and one of its most
torCcfu platform speakers His dis
Interested activity in the Harris case
marks him as an example of broad
minded. helpful citizen and a man for
Justice and the race. He receives no
remuneration for his work and Yet
he has been the handspring OF the
successful financial rally for the de
tense OF the detenseless, as well as
the chief Iegal advisor of the attor-
ney in charge, Come and hear him;
4 p. IN. is the time of meeting. 26So
Welton street, the place.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-12-02

ter, in presence and manners; far
seeing in thought and conception; full
Of ineNhaustiblc humor and wit tthe
black Mark Twain an elderly man
of most winsome and Kindly disposi-
tion, who not only loves his race and
country. but has fought bravely and
worked hard, and is still working for
the glory of that Negro race. He de-
serves n place side by side with those
immortals whom he has so simply
and briefly and sclfsuppressingly de
scribed for us,