The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
IDAHO STATE NEWS

MGEk,
The total membership OF the Em-
met schools this year is sos. with
class OF nfty.two 10 enter the high |
school next year
The Twin Falls County Sunday
School association will hold It's an
nual convention at Murtaagh. Idaho,
June I, and Q
A widow living at Caldwell broke all
records AZ the local poEtoffoe last
week by buying 81 $50 worth OF money
oEders payable 10 herself
The potato yield this year In Idaho
IL going TO be better than for any
other season ia the history OF the
state. according 20 all reports.
The pure food inspector pounced
apon inaanitnry places in Occur
d,AIene one day last week, and as a
result four kitchens and eating houses
were ordered closed
There Ia nm abundance OF water for
irrigation purposes everywhere In the
state, according TO Don II. Bark. head
OF the government irrigation lnyesti
cation work In Idaho.
The Idaho Falls Register says that
the new warehouse OF g, w & NJ
Co, IN that city. ID the largest ware
house building In the state OF Idaho
having a capacity OF three hundred
cars.
The drainage district. comprising
about 1900 aereg between Nampa and
Caldwell. as proposed over year
ago and which has been promoted dill
Iigently. seems on the verge Of reali.
Eation
The president has set aside 100
acre tract near Weiser for rifle
range The location OF the range ia
about three and q half miles north OF
the city and an ideal spot for such
purposes.
Work was resumed Monday on tho
Bliss end or the Bilas.Rupert cutoff.
A crew OF i50 men was moved In on
Saturday evening, and with the help
OF a tracklayer the gang laid mile
OF steel on Monday,
Thomas Price Of Blackfoot has been
arrested for selling whisky contrary
10 the local option law, Before Black.
foot went dry Price was operating q
saloon Since then he has been osten.
abby selling soft drinks to his patrons,
Interstate roads, connecting the
capitals OF NIL the western states, Will
be one OF tho important matters TO
come before the second annual con
vsntion OF the Intermountain Good
Roads convention 10 be held In Po'
eatelio. June 22.24,
While two young men were making
the descent down the Devils Ladder at
Shoahone falls, 70 the natural cave
below. a large rock loosened by their
Efforts rolled down Into the cavern
hitting one Of the boys on the head
and infleting severe injury
More general interest in the matter
Of good roads seems to be- taken this
Rpring than for years past, The aGi
tation Of the subject IL bearing good
fruit In more systematic road work
and much less waste through misdi
rected Efforts, saya the Boise States
man.
In view OF the prospects for an OK
eellent berry and fruit crop, the En-
NETT Fruit Growers association hal
selected j. W. Tyler AZ representa-
tive 10 solicit u market for the pro
duet. He will visit Butte and othe
Montana points. az well as places II
Idaho.
In order to take care OF its rapid,
growing business the board OF 81
Fectors Of the Bank of Idaho, at Boise
have announced that the capital stoel
OF the institution would be increases
from 100000 TO 100000. giving tn
bank u combined capital and surplu
of over ss60,0o0,
Bitten in the right lex Just aboy
the ankle by rattlesneke, James {
ROFiand OF South Boise used heroi
efforts to rid himself OF the poison
RorlAnd cut away the tlesh about IN
wound. aud FASTENED to u doctor, IL
has suffered but little Inconvenience
from the wound
In the case OF u, c. Jones and Elias
beth Jones against the city OF Cald
veil. IN which Mrs. Jones was award
cd $3.50 damages for injuries alleges
10 have resulted from a fall on tn
sidewalk, the supreme court has re
Sersed the decision OF the trial iudg
and ordered new trial
Idaho IL still doing land offie
business II one may Judge from til
HrOs given out at the office OF IN
state land department. Up to Apr
IL. 1911. the date OF the last regula
report. there had been segregated b
the state under the Carey act tota
OF 1.17e.3sS,oT aeres,
Plans for the opening Of The Cha,
tRuqua in Boise on June 20 are az
yRneing in a manner most pleasing I
those in charge Of the program, an
there Is every indication that this yea
win far surpass any other in the hi