The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-17
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ported frOEss Greenleaf. All OF them
are mild cases.
Three Cinnamon left Boise last week
for china, where they expect TO aid
the Insurgents In their battle for lib
erfy.
The new Christian church at Boise
Is nearing completion ana win be-
ready for dedication Sunday. Noyern-
Der 10.
John PIowman OF Caldwell had d
narrow escape from death last week
az the result Of ptomalne poisoning,
He - now reported out Of danger.
There were thirty.three births as
against twenty-five deaths In Boise
for the month Just closed, according
10 the report Of the city health officer.
II took Just two hours and eight
minutes 70 Try bootlegang case IN
The district court at Caldwell last
week. the accused man being con.
victed.
Charles II, Allen and Il. @. cleden,
der we're found guilty by Jury at
Haley OF the murder OF M. J. Crowley
in Dot =. Aliens resort ON September
~, and sentenced 10 life imprison
mont.
The monthly sales day drew an un
usually large crowd of farmers to
Caldwell Five hundred and fifteen
teams were counted. The offerings
consisted OF horses, cattle. household
furniture and farm implements.
Andrew Bowling and John Davis,
residents Of Highland valley, are
both badly bruised and shaken up an
the result OF being thrown from
wagon. which overturned, landing the
occupants In barbwire fence.
Mystery surrounds the motive be.
hind the suicide Of John Hay OF waIla
Walla, who took his life on Short
Line train short distance from
American Falls, by shooting. There
e no known reason for the tragedy
The Ada county commissioners have
granted a 50-year franchise TO the
Boise Valley Railway company.
known aa the Robert Noble lines. to
construct and operate an electric rail.
way 70 connect with the company's
existing limo In south Boise.
Harry Orchard. now serving life
sentence In the state prison for the
murder OF Ex-Governor Stennenberg,
has made q statement to the press In
which he favora prison reform, declar-
ing that work n good thing for the
prisoners
Deputy state Bank Commissioner
w o, Pierce, former receiver OF the
defunct State Bank OF Commerce. at
Wallace. pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of emhezzlement, at Wallace
last week, His case will be called
December ~.
At the meeting OF the Idaho-wash.
ington Development League In Boise.
there were 90 boosters from Portland
and about 10 from Spokane and 60
duly elected DELEGATES from towns IN
northern and central Idaho and east.
ern Washington.
The dryest SPOT on The Sahara dea
ert hasn't anything on the various so
cial and fraternal clubs OF Boise, fol.
lowing the order resultant from the
supreme courts decision that the sery.
ine OF LIQUORS IN such places ls Illegal
without saloon license. says the
Statesman
Persons living on the new Paris
branch Of the Oregon Short Line In
Idaho hnye asked for more frequent
train service. The Montpelier Com.
mercial club has asked the road for
morning and evening round trim ser-
vice between the terminus OF the
branch and McCammon,
Senator porah. ia an interview at
Spokane. announced that az the next
session of congress he viii introduce
bills proposing 90 change the pres.
ent government land laws so that
homesteaders WIN be REQUIRED to live
but three instead OF Ave years on
their lands.
Following three days Of inspection.
J. ~ Wallis, deputy state inspector
OF weights and measures, and NJ. s,
Parker deputy state Inspector Of
dairy, food and sanitation, made
statement that tbe city NJ Mamma
was without exception the cleanest
town IN Idaho.
Charles Henry. AGED te wears, son
OF Mrs Adelia Henry. widow, was
shot and instantly killed near Lewis.
ton BY load " shot fired from a 10.
gauge shotgun In the hands OF Geo
PRICE. ,hn same aEn. wha aid MT
know that the gun he pointed at his
coNpsnicn was loaded,
The city council OF Salmon CITY,
has fixed December 70 as tho date
for voting again upou the geustlon OF
bonding the city In the sum OF SsS,.
eo0 Cor the purchase and extension
Of the waterworks plant This win
be the fourth time that this matter
has been submitted 60 the voters.
u Is said that the Thousand Springs
Power company intends to install .
power plant az Thousand Springs al
once VITA an initial unft OF 5000
horsepower Just what use the power
-. = go a.