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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
New School Superintendent.

Both school boards, that Of
Meridian and the High School,
will meet next Monday evening,
and il 10 expected that the balance
Of the corps Of teachers will be
selected by the High school
board, only one, that Of Superin-
tendent, being decided on at the
meeting last week.
The Meridian board at their
meeting held Friday evening de-
Ecided 10 offer the position Of Sup.
erintedent for the coming year
to Professor q. w. Holt, Of Naps
enee, Nebraska, Later Chairman
Neal received wire Of acceptance
from Prof Holt. and the selection
il now supposed 70 be settled.
The new appointee ID d stranger
to this part Of the west, but has
some first class recommendations
and has just closed the school year
as principal Of the high school at
Naponee. The High school in
Meridian next year will have a
complete corps Of new teachers,
aud there will be but two or three
OF the grade teachers left, II is
the most complete change in the
history Of the district.
The disorderly pupil or those
on the outside whose actions tend
10 stir up trouble in the school
will find little cause for congrat-
ulation in the action Of the Mer.
idian school board in changing the
personnel Of the teachers for next
year All IL means is that better
department both in school and at
public gatherings Is demanded by
the school board and tho citizens
Of this community. and il the new
corps Of teachers is not able to
accomplish this, other plans will
be- tried.
An equal responsibility is upon
the citizen, who should see that
the hands Of the teacher is upheld
(not tiod) aud a concerated move
for better department both at
school and at home should be
made.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
Odd Fellows Memorial

The annual Odd Fellow Mem
orial exercises will be held at 2 D
IN. next Sunday at the hall
Meridian Lodge No. 43 and Acme
Rebekah lodge No. 26 will have
charge of the services, and Rev. A.
p. Gillian will deliver the address.
After the exercises, to which the
public is cordially invited, a
march will be made to the Gem
etary, where the graves of deceased
brothers or sisters will be dec,
Grated, Members are especially
requested to he present.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
NO 7 ICE: /!
Adjustment Of the Common Drinking Cup.

Adjustment OF the Common Drinking Cup.
XXXII-Whereas it has been repeatedly demonstra-
ted that the Of what usually known the
drinking cup is dangerous and is undoubed source
of communication of infectious diseases therefore in the
interest Of the public health.
BE It Ruled by the Idaho State Board Of Health
That the use Of the drinking cup railroad
trains railroad stations, in hotels in stores, in the
public and private schools and the state educational in
stutons Of the Of Idaho hereby prohibited from
and after January LIST, 1911.
No person corporation in charge of control OF
any railway train, station public private school
hotel store State educational institution shall fur
nsh any drinking cup for public and such person
corporation shall permit said railroad train, sta
ton hotel store at said public private school,
state educational institution, the of the
drnking-cup.
IDAHO STATE BOARD OF HEALTH,
BY Ralph Fak, M, d. Sec'y.
BY order of Meridian Board of Health.
BY DR.. c. L. Dutton. Secy.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
Death Of MeIba Lois Johns.

Melba Lois Johns, daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. w. II. Johns, died
at the home in Meridian, last
Sunday morning. The little girl
had been i'll but week but never
having been strong a complication
Of pneumonia and measels was too
much for the little body to stand
She was an extremely aifectionate
and lovable child, and was idoized
by her parents who are heart
broken over the loss, She was
seven years q months and % days
old, having been born in Cam
bridge. Idaho, in November, 1908.
The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon, at the M, Il, Church. in
charge of Rev, Theodore Sharpe,
and burial was in the Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Mr., and Mrs. Johns wish to
thank the many friends for their
symyathy and help,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
In the Probate Court of Ada County
Idaho,

In The Matter of the Estate of Elvia
o. Wilson, deceased.
Order to show cause why order of sale
OF Real Estate should not be made.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the
court from the verified petition of Will
IAN b. Davidson, special administrator
OF the estate of Eva o. Wilson, deceased
on file herein, that 1t Is necessary to sell
the whole of the estate of said deceased.
1t is ordered by the court, That all
persons Interested in the estate of said
Alvla y Wilson, deceased, appear be-
fore the Probate Court of the County
of Ada. State of Idaho, at court room
thereof, in said county and state on the
9th day of July, 1911, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day, then and there
to show cause, if any they have, why an
order, as prayed for in the petition
should not by granted to the said special
to sell the real estate,
OF sand deceased, at either public or pri-
Yate sale, for the purposes mentioned in
the petition, as he shall Judge to be for
the best interests of said estate and
OF the parties interested therein;
Its further ordered that a CODY of
this order be published at least once a
week for four a. consecutive weeks in
the Meridian Times newspaper print,
ed aud published in said county.
Dated this 9th day of June 1911
lseall VIM. c. DUNBAR,
o-s-ot Judge of said Probate Court
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
Order.

General Order of the Board of County
Commissioners. To all Road Overseers
Districts Nos. to d inclusive. You
are hereby notified to prosecute any and
all persons running or allowing waste
water to run in or on any of the roads
in Ada County, Board of County Com
missioners of Ada County. By E. F.
Crawford, Chairman. Attest, Stephen
Utter, Clerk.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
Pacific Coast Excursions via Ores9
Line.
A Dreadful Wound

from a knife, gun, tin cam n
fireworks, or of any other nay 4
mauds prompt treatment with L
Arnica Salye to prevent bloou
gangrene. 1t is the quiekssa
healer for all such wounds a.
burns, boils, sores, KIN
eczema, chapped hands, cofns
25c at w. NJ. A. Hayden's'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
Meridian Barber Shop,
r. B. Gore, Proprietor.

Meridian Idaho.
Mr.. Gore is an expert in the
profession ard will give the Mer-
idian public the benefit of his ex.
perience, First class work
Baths complete. Your patronage
will be appreciated.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
An Invitation.

The Student Body, Trustees
and Faculty at the College of
Idaho, at Caldwell cordially invite
the public of Meridian aud vicinity
to Public Reception to be given
in Sterry Hall and julia V. Hall,
College Of Idaho Saturday Sill
p. M, June 10. Caldwell Inter.
urban cars will run to College
Heights every 20 minutes Sill p.
M
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09

The cutting of the first crop of
alfalfa would have started this
week but some heavy showers of
rain have made the ranchers a
little cautious about getting the
grass down, The crop will be alb
undant, and the harvest will be
in full blast next week.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
Special Reduction.

Reduction Notice All persons
buying Spirella oorsets Of Mrs, A,
G. Coker will receive special
reduction during June.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09

Mrs, Ruth Maynard Hunt, a
gifted lady violinist, and Mrs,
Elizabeth Culyin. the we'll known
pianist, will give a select program
assisted by Meridian talent, under
the auspices Of the Royal Neigh.
bors, at the Woodman hall, Mer
iilan, Saturday evening. June 10th
Admission loo aud Poe, aud are on
sale at the Post Office News stand.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09

A committee from the Meridian
Fire department has requested
the Times to state that John Jury
who left town suddenly few days
ago, is debtor to the company
about $500, but that he was given
a position aud authority without
knowledge that he WAS adead beat.
The fire company boys are work
ing hard to gain proficiency and a
practice is held each Thursday
evening. The new coats aud hats
have arrived, and under the able
direction of Fire Chief Jake
Eames, ara going to no ready to
meet any emergency that may
come.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
Meridian and Vicinity.

MefldIafl, giri
Misa Mamie Gilbert, 81 Nyssa
Oregon, ii tbs guest 81 Miss Vida
Vickera.
Miss ARMADA Berry will leave
Monday for Twin Falls, for d visit
with friends.
Delicious homegrown straw
berries are on tho market this
week, and the quality and yield
promise to be good
Miss Edna McGarry, sister II
Mrs. = g, Wilaon, and Miss Laura
Vickers, arrived in Meridian this
week, for visit with friends.
They are from Beaver, Utah,
The familiar face Of John Rar-
mes ID no more seen on the Boise
Valley, another conductor having
taken his place. John willengage
IN other busineas for awhile.
The,condition 81 :. M. Burns,
who has been dangerously i'll with
spotted fever, il much improved
this week, and the symptoms are
NIL favorable
Mr., and Mrs /. w. PfoBt and
Chet Palmer left Tuesday for the
pfost mining claims on Sheep
mountain. Thoy will be absent
for the summer.
The Times Is little late in
mentioning the arrival Of a fine
girl al the homo Of Mr., and Mrs.
=. w Hutchinson, IN Meridian, the
event occurring on May 9th.
Miss Mamie Davidson enter,
tanned the members Of the Epworth
League Al her home southeast Of
town Tuesday evening After
business session refreshments
were indulged in aud u general
good time enjoyed,
Herman Barr nice new bung.
low, being constructed on lots
west of the High school, is mp
aud onclosod,aLd presents a favor.
able appearance. He will have a
comfortable homo, and his exam.
Pile could we'll be emulated.
This evening a series Of gospel
tont meetings will DO started by
the Saven day Adventist demon.
nation at a location on the old
school house grounds in Meridian.
Elders Arthur Moon aud Byron A.
Meeker will speak and there will
be other helpers for the music
Everybody invited,
On July iat, the salary Of Post.
master =. M, q Reynolds, Of Mer-
idian, because Of the growth Of
the postotIiee receipts, will be in.
creased from 81 200 to 81, 800 per
annum, This is the fourth raise
in two years, and Is a certain index
.
Of the steady increase in the bus.
mess 81 the town, aa the postotfice
receipts Is the most accurate trade
barometer We have.
Mr., and Mrs, II, +, Hunt and
family are comfortably located on
the Willhnrn suburban ranch,
bali mile north Of town, This is
the old Post place, and has one
81 the best houses In the ueighbor.
hood, While Nh, Hunt has sew.
eral cows 10 milk, irrigating water
10 turn ON. aud other farm duties,
he 10 punetual ut the store at an
early hour in the morning,
Fred Il Nusbaun has purchased
the dFay aud express business Of
Frank Slater. aud Frank retires
after seven years Of serving the
public IN Meridian. Frank does
not know whether 10 start bank
or some ether business, but he
says dray life tends To take the
laziRess ont Of fellow aud no will |
not DO idle long MIR, Nnabaum, /
new proprietor. is we'll known aud
be will make a success u whatever
he undertakes. He takes possess.
ion Monday morning. /
Special Reduction.
Reduction Notice All persons
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09

u
ID. Nj. Ragon, residing at Vic.
tory, three and a half miles north,
west of Meridian, on the Boise
Valley car line, has 2 l,2 acres of
Strawberries that are coming into
bearing this week. This is the
largest patch we know of in this
vicinity. He will market on a
wholesale. scale, sending the fruit
to Boise, Meridian aud other
points on the Boise Valley and
Interurban.
L. @. Lame leaves to-day for
Norfork, Neb,, where he expects
to remain for some time. His
wife is already there. Mr.. Lane s
farm here will be looked after by
his nephew, /. B, Lane, who has
lately taken possession.
ROCK SPRINGS COAL. We
have plenty Of this coal on hand
now. Fill your bins and don't be
out this winter. Union Coal &
Feed Co., Meridian.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-09
Bosses Big Dam

F. E. Weymouth, super
engineer of the United State
clamation service, says that
on the Arrow Rock Dam |
Boise, will be pushed from
on.
The dam when finished WI
the highest dam in the word
Weymouth stated. 1t will be
high and will be built entirs|
concrete. In building SO hig
so expensive a dam the q
ment wished to be entirely sI
the geological foundation, \
ployed Professor W. o. y
formerly of the Boston Ing
of Technology, one of the y
biologists of the country, Y
the dam recently and
thorough investigations in
to foundation and abuta
His report was entirely taVq
The dam will cost betWeea
100000 and 100000 ana
occupy five OF six years IN
ing. During this period w
eminent will employ betwess
and TOO men during the
time.
Pacific Coast Excursions via Ores@
Line.
Special low round trip Il
various Pacific Coast polnw
ing the months of May
and July with long unit
any 0. S. L. agent for ~
further particulars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03

acre. All this was done to secure prize
 of s25 for the best acre of corn in each county. Surely similar prizes should be repeated.
 It would be well if bulletin No. 3s of the state department of agriculture could be circulated widely, for the story of prize winners is told in it. A. J. Langley of Cloud, Fillmore county, is the prize corn grower of the state. He had an Oliver blow and two big horses and this was followed by a subsoil blow. until the land was broken tS the depth of 1s inches. Think of that, farmers of Alabama! Three ears grew to each stalk. The value of the corn was s125. The cost of producing it was sS5 .25, leaving a net profit of $S9 75 The entire story of fer tilization and cultivation is told in bull letin No. 3S, and every farmer in this state should secure the bulletin and read and reread and inwardly digest it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03
The Daring Aviator

Certainly the aviator is the idol of America" said Eugene O'Brien, and the death of these brave men-Moisant and Hoxsey-is the cause of more grief than that of the most prominent men in the country. Men who do and dare command universal admiration. This great interest was demonstrated by the manner in which the press of the country handled the story.
 q was especially pleased with the New Orleans papers, which gave many pages to the death of Moisant, and every word of it was worth reading. They were well illustrated, showing not only the wrecks but wonderful picture of the machine in the air just before the accident.
 "The general public does not realize how narrowly these fellows In the air eraze death almost daily, before they are finally killed In Birmingham recently Ely came within an ace of an accident, once while carrying a passenger. The marvel Is that more are not killed, for every day some aeroplane is smashed into splinters. while the aviators escape with few injuries"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03
Ssmi-CentenniaI of the Confederacy

The legislature meets on January 10 in the very building in which Alabama se- ceded from the union on January Il, 50 years before. Surely the legislature will not overlook the greatest event in Ala bama's history.
 And in that self-same historic building the provisional Confederate government was organized on February 4, 50 years ago, and Montgomery remained the cap ital of the Confederacy until July 2O when Richmond supplanted it. On February 9 Jefferson Davis was chosen provisional president, and Alexander H. Stephens provisional vice president, and they were inaugurated at Montgomery on February is. All that time Congress met at Mont eomerv. and a provisional cabinet, headed by Robert Toombs. was appointed. The nermanent constitution was adopted 
 March Il. Under this constitution Davis and Stephens were reelected, but they were not second time inaugurated until F ebruary p, 1862. This took place at Rich- mond. Montgomery remained the capital of the Confederacy from February 4, 1861, until July 20, 1S61 Both the provisional and the permanent constitutions were adopted at the capital Tn Montgomery, and the provisional and the regular con
 gress met there.
 These great events should be recalled this year, and no dopbt the legislature will take steps to refresh the memories of the youth of the state. Lest we forget the semi-centennial of the Confederacy
 should not be permitted to pass un- noticed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03
Kindness To All Living Creatures

This afternoon the annual meeting of the Birmingham Humane society is to be held in the council chamber at the city hall, and a full attendance of all in- terested in it's work is desired.
 Birmingham cannot afford to do without the aid of the Humane society It looks after neglected children and It especially protects all dumb animals. It gave last year 225 warnings to cruel owners and drivers. and it caused s6 arrests to be made, out of which number 49 convictions watchfulness constitutes it's best work. The cruel are more careful when they know the Humane society is on the ground. Fewer horses are overworked, fewer cows neglected, fewer dogs beaten. fewer cats left to starve to death, and fewer fowls in crates go unwatered.
 There is an ample field in this city for the society's work, and 1t pleads for an increased membership and especially for a full attendance at the annual meet ing to be held today at the city hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03
WOES OF A SNAKE MAGNATE

messenger dropped box of snakes and smashed it on the floor of the express car. The express messengers left the car In haste and the whole train crew was summoned for a general snake kill ing. It was an exciting time and it de- layed traffic and threw a number of passengers into a condition approaching nervous prostration. Weeks not only failed to realize on that particular con- signment, but the express company sent a hurry-up order to the agent at Bry- son City to accept no more snakes for shipment. The next time that Weeks appeared with box of snakes the agent gave him the icy stare and suggested that rattlers were very much persona non grata and there didn't seem to be any indication of the company warming up to Weeks peculiar industry.
 Weeks has sued the company for s5O00 damages, probably on the ground that it is acting in restraint of trade. In North Carolina snakes are drug on the market It looks bad for the snake farm unless ways and means for shipment of its products may be found. Neverthe- less, the express company and its em- ployes, the trainmen and the travelling public must be conceded to have some rights in the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03
Meat and Monopoly
noticed.

The government has decided that guilt is personal in the meat trust, and it will no longer try to dissolve the trust but 1t will endeavor to send the guilty persons in it to the penitentiary. The chief pack CTS have been indicted and they will speedily be brought to trial.
 The business of the six concerns in Chi cago aggregates s945, GOO 900 year. Of this amount s2s.37s,OOO consists of net profits. Tariff protection and home monopoly have yond the dreams of avarice. The tariff enables the six companies to form home monopoly and to exploit the people at will No investigation is needed to estab- fish this. All know it. Congress knows it. and yet it refuses to take the tax off meats.
 The meat trust has driven the home butchers out of business, and the six com panies working as one now hold the coun- try in their grasp. The National Packing company represents the six members of the combine The government proposes to punish those who have formed this monopoly within the tariff wall to pluck and exploit the consumer from one end of the country to the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03

From the Louisville Courisr-Journal.
 IN Swain county, North Carolina, an enterprising woodsman succeeded in \ building up a profitable business in shipping rattlesnakes to the east. That section of North Carolina, it appears, produces superior breed of rattlesnakes, and New York scientists and naturalists have been paying willingly s5 a piece for good specimens of rattler.
 Manuel Weeks, the wideawake individ- ual who had been supplyin4 the scientific world with live and husky snakes, owns a large body of land in the North Caro- lima mountains. The most of the land is too poor and too Rugged to raise fuss on, but it abounds in rattlesnakes. A New York professor, on a vacation, looking around for specimens of flora and fauna and other things of interest to nature lovers, saw some of the snakes and want ed a few for his collection. Weeks agreed to catch them and ship them, and did so. Subsequently, the fame of the North Car olina snakes spread over New York, and other naturalists wanted specimens. Weeks was furnishing them right along, boxing them up and sending them by ex- press from Bryson City.
 The business was going merrily and remuneratively until one day careless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03
wATERsPOUT .sCAREs WHALE

From the New York Sun.
 The passengers of the United Fruit com pany's steamship Metapan back yesterday from the Caribbean, had a tail of peril on the high seas (which they related with great spirit to the Ship News men: The president of the state senate of Massa- cbusetts. Hon. Allen T. Treadway, was spokesman for the passengers, and the story was confirmed by Capt. William O. Tiedman in all details, including the prob able height and length of the two chief figures. whale and a waterspout.
 On wednesday while the Metapan was off Cape Hatteras the boat seemed to iift suddenly and take great list to star hoard. Simultaneously the passengers who had been lounging in rugs on the port Side of the ship started up excitedly. They saw no more than half a mile away waterspout form uprear itself to height of perhaps 100 feet and appear to move with great rapidity in a southeasterly di- rection. Some of the passengers were sure that the spout barely missed the ship, and they admitted that they were pretty nervous for half minute or so. The giant hour glass had barely whirled by when a frightened whale-at least 1t seemed to be frightened-plumped out of the sea, smacked the rollers with its tall. and lit out toward Europe, missing the bow of the Metapan by 50 yards or so' Senator Treadway and N. s. Morton said that the whale seemed to be scared out of its wits, Captain Tiedman of the Metapan said 1t was no wonder the whale was scared if it lived near Hatteras, be- cause waterspouts seldom perform so far north as that point of land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03
Great Terminal station

J. D. Carlisle of the Seals-Carlisle Ci- gar company returned yesterday from New York and eastern points. q cer- tainly enjoyed the holidays" said Captain Carlisle. New York is the place to have a good time.
 But after all there is no city like Birmingham. A terminal station Is al- ways the first impression which a city makes on a visitor, and I saw only two that would compare with Birmingham s. Those were in Washington and New York. The other large cities have only second class dumps as compared to our Terminal. And I tell you that first inn precision Is the most important of all"