The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-26
IDAHO STATE NEWS
IDAHO


Prof FrarreiI has been experimental
with AZ Caldwell by y d. Hromwell.
who says & ia admirably adapted to
high attitudes where there il plenty
OF water.
On April a0tk there was on deposit
~ couer d'Alene postal savings bank
total OF ss.gzi. representing seventy.
nix individual accounts averaging
sT2l6s each This ~ away abeye the
general average
A khsepherder BY Che name OF Mel.
win King was shot and killed by Henry
Waite. another herder IN the hills
shout twenty-five miles north Of Noun.
tain Home, A dispute over grazing
rights was the cause OF the tragedy.
Attempting 10 make way for two
gonng women on a narrow railroad
tfestIe at Wallace shortly after dark.
John Heriyman, iaborer, tripped
and fell headiong fifteen feet into the
ruahing waters OF Canyon creek, being
drowned.
Mrs RagnhiId oissn, 80 years OF
age. iied homestead entry last week
~ the boise land office, on tract OF
land q abort distance east OF Nampa
8he II reported % be the oldest per,
son ever nling q homestsad entry IN
this state
Great crops are pFophesled ali over
north Idaho. The rainfall IN the Lew,
iatou diatFict since May 4, according
20 statistics compiled by Observer
Thomas os The Iiolsp weather atation.
has been practically double the nor
NAL amount,
The secretary o. the Interior has
awarded contract 10 the Allia.chal
mera company Of Milwaukee,, Wis. for
furnishing hydraulic turbines for use
n connection With the noiae irriga-
ton project ~ Idaho The contract
price Il si3,at0.
Captain a. w Duval OF the state
militia Ia AZ home again and back ~
hia desk In the rostofiice aa poatmas
Ter 81 Nafapa, having returned from
hts trip 10 the Mexican border. whore
Ne participated III the maneuyera Of
the American army
The secretary Of the interior has ap,
proved contract with the South
Fork Milling company OF Boise, 10
deliver $4,000 railroad tles 10 the no,
clhmatlon service for use on tho
branch road To the Arrow Rock dam
aite. Boise irrigation project.
The Cottage hotel at Rocklaud aud
n residence adjoining we're entirely
destroyed BY Are When the tire waa
discovered Il had made such Roadway
that Il was impossible 10 save any,
thing. Il il generally believed that
the fire wha Of lncendlary origin,
That thousands OF orchard trees are
being set out In every tfuit growing
district OF the state is the informa,
ton obtained BY Don II. Bark. head
Of the United stateA department OF
irrigation investigation, who hes Just
returned from an extensive trip about
Idaho
Determined 10 present his aide OF
the full cash valuation taxation plan
recently iaauguFated in this state by
him properly before the people, Gov,
ernor James ". rIawiey IL making a
tour OF the southeastern counties de-
ilyertng series OF lectures OF expla,
nation,
Declaring messenger offices employ,
Ing young boys to be- schools OF
crime, Offering postgraduate courses
in burglary, petty thIeyery. illegal
traffic In LIQUOR aud illogltimate use
o. cocaine and opium. Chief OF Police
John Ellis has ordered all such places
IN Pocatcllo closed.
Committees from Elk lodges In po-
cateiio. Boise, Twin FallS and Idaho
Fails met II Poeatelin last week and
formed the u T. o. RI Protective as.
saciation tho object OF tho association
being 20 devise ways and means OF
preventing the fearful mortality OF
elk In tho jackson Hole country,
A coroner's jury has exonerated
Mra. Edward French OF Wallace for
the killing Of her husband. who met
bis death when his revolver was dts.
charged during a acuftie with his wife.
whom he had threatened TO kill
French Was shot twice once through
the neck and once through the head.
At tho annual conversation OF the
Pharmaceutical association At PoeR.
tslio. Il was decided that the Idaho
druggtsts should heartily cooperate
With the state board OF health
In entorciHg the new drug inspection
law.
Percy ARderson NJ GlbhousvIlie
brought three bear hides to Salmon
city last week One was magnificent
specimen OF brown griszly. with an
arm reach Of nine feet four inehea
The length was eight feet two inches.
aud the distance between the ears
seven inches.
With the organization Of the South,
ern Idaho Baseball league. which has
now been perfected. the towns Of
Hnhf Twin Fafla Wky0hagIn,g Kfyt,,.