The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-09-15
IDAHO STATE NEW S

George Allen OF HALEY had hts
right hand badly shattered by the pre-
mature discharge Of gun while out
hunting.
The frat carload OF prunes Of the
season waa shipped from Emmett on
September o. The prune crop Of that
section this year Is estimated at
about fifteen carloads
Mrs. Vi ii. Hartman, widow Of
the late railroad king. laet week left
for her eastern home, after three
weeks vacation at the country home
Of w. q, Ecclss. Island Park. Idaho,
Night Warahouaaman II. 7. Peter.
son or the Oregon Short Line was
run down and killed by a train at
Payette on tho 9Th IL IL not known
definitely how tho accident happened.
D. L. Phillips. one OF Middleton's
prominent citizens and fruit growers,
was painfully and nearly fatally In
iured last week by being kicked In
the head By his family driving horse.
Ten thousand pounds OF luscious,
Juicy wateFmelons and cantaIoupes
win be consumed BY residents and
viaitors 10 Mountain Home on Sun
day, September 10. which Is Melon
Day" In that city.
The number Of young trout In tho
streams OF Bannoek, Bear Lake and
Twin Falls countiea has been increas
"a approximately 100000 during the
past fortnight no result OF the visit
Of the State hsh car.
The Anti Saloon league, carried on
its feet with the aweoping Victories
won In flann0ek aud Canyon counties.
haa already launched a movement 10
down tho VETS In Ada county. II
such a thing IL possible,
John Reed. aged 80 years. tour,
list from Elwood. Neb., To Nampa,
was the victim OF an accident In the
Pocateiio yards that resulted In tho
loss Of his loft hand, Reed fell under
train whom getting off
AZ the local option election In Can
yon county on the eth. tho county
again voted dry by q majority OF 2,40o
out OF $500 votes cast, Nampa was
tho only town voting wet, An In.
crease Of the wet Yote ID shown In all
the towns.
The FIRST elephant that ever trod
the soil Of Kamas prairie was exhib,
tied az Cottonwood last week by a
small circus, and the farmers from all
over the country suspended harvesting
operations and came TO greet the pho
nser paehyderm,
Largely because she Il the mother
OF ak children, Mira O. l.. Isben Of
Sc Joe, Ida, has been made teacher
Of the Gordon school at a salary oi
st0O por month. AZ present there Il
but one child in the entire district
besides those Of the teacher
The Long valley indictment return
ed against thlrtytwo fanehers resid
ing IN that section OF idaho, chars
ing them with eonapiring 10 deprive
a citizen OF his rlghta under the law
Of the United statea. were dunshe'
In the federal court At Boise on tn
9Th.
Preston IL TO have a water system
Birch springs were purchased from
the Cub River Irrigation company AM
survey OF the pipe line ls neRrl
completed, when figurea will be fur
niabed OF the estimated cost and Al
election called 90 decide the bonding
questlon,
A coroner's jury at Grangevill
found that Peter Malllck halt-hree
Nez PIERCE Indian. who was shot Z
death In the county Jail there, me
death at the hands OF unknown PEI
sona. II also eSonerated the iai
keepers on the ground that thcy wer
oyerpowsreA.
Bannock county has voted to r
malu Ia the dry column, followin
one az the bltterest local option ele'
tons ever held, Despite the fas
that Pocatelle. the county seat an
metropolis OF the southeast part {
the state, gave wet majority {
SEQ. the drys won,
The Lower salmon Falls pows
PLANK located ON the snake river
the Hagerman valley " az present o.
lnx enlarged to take care Of the RAJ
idly growing business and the ne
territory being covered by the lins
OF the Great shoshone q Twin Fal
Water Power company.
Heavy rains have fallen in the snah
and Clearwater valleys and in n
Prairie regions About Ave per eel
OF grain Is sim uncut, half OF whiS
IL barley. and this win discolor
some extent: the standing and shocks
wheat IL bleaching slightly, but q
damage will be nominal
A. ]. How'd. who owns fruit far
on the slope. near Emmett, Is 81
playing a bunch Of grapes raised |
his place They are OF the Toki
variety and the bunch weighs y
and q half pounds. is IL inches loi