The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-01-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS

the town of Julialiaetta.
Since 1885 there have been a total
of 1853 deaths at the soldiers home in
Idaho. The deaths in 1909 was II, and
in 1910 81 old soldiers passed away.
Mary Roberts, aged Is, pioneer of
Caldwell, was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured when she fell down
cellar way at the home of her daugh.
ter.
1t is estimated that the state now
owns fully 100000 acres of public
lands outside OF all reserves and fully
100000 acres in present forest re-
serves.
The College of Idaho, at Caldwell,
contemplates erecting an additional
building during the coming season.
The building is to cost $4,000. OF
this amount $4,000 has been secured.
A number of farmers in the Marys.
Vile district have been victimized by
a smooth swindler who induced them
to buy stock in wholesale grocery
concern which has failed to material
lie.
The American Woman's League of
Caldwell has decided to make an eff.
fort to raise $4,000 for the purpose of
building a chapter house. A thorough
canvas of the city will be made in the
near future.
Residents of Boise are up in arms
over the work of some fend who in
the past few days has poisoned three
valuable dogs in that neighborhood.
The poison used was arsenic, which
was spread on raw meat.
January 20 and II are the dates
fixed for the Farmers Institute to lie
held in Caldwell. The institute will
be held under the auspices of the
Caldwell Grange. n magnificent pro-
gram has been arranged.
Idaho swept the Hampshire awards
at the Midwinter Sheep show held at
the same time as the National Wool
Growers association convention in
Portland, according to the news
brought back by representatives of
this state.
At the close of the preliminary ex-
animation at Boise, William Crowder
was bound over to the district court
on a charge of murder in the first de-
gree for the killing of Lawrence
Vaughn at Eagle on the night of De-
cember %.
Wallace business men who have
had interests in the saloons operated
at Grand Forks and Falcon, on the
,.yhn NJ
ordered closed by forestry officials
the first of the year, nave complied
with the request.
The faculty of the University of
Idaho has selected Ludwig S. Gerlough
of Boise as the next student to rep
resent Idaho as q Rhodes scholar at
Oxford, England. Mr.. Gerlough
graduated from the Boise High school
in 1905, and from the university in
1909.
The city council of Lewiston and
the mayor of that city are in a dead
lock over the chief of police. The
mayor has deposed the regular chief
and made new appointment, but the
council refuses to recognize the new
appointee. Meantime the city has two
chiefs. -.
Mrs. John Kennaly, one of the pio-
neers of Idaho City, died at Boise
hospital of leakage of the heart. Mrs.
Kennaly came to Boise for treatment
about four months ago. She came to
the basin about 40 years ago, and the
family is one of the best known in
that section.
Louis A. Snyder, farmer living
near Twin Falls, reports that from
three acres of potatoes which he has
just harvested he gathered S95 sacks,
averaging ITO pounds to the sack. He
sold 1900 bushels at 70 cents a hun
dred pounds, receiving $3.50. In add
ton he has rs sacks lert for seed.
The Hagerman Sun says that eight
duced 5,16O pounds of alfalfa seed,
which sold at 1914 cents per pound.
The first crop of hay was % tons for
the eight acres, which will sell for IS
per ton, making $176 more, and for
the chaff he will get 800, making a
total of S121.50 per acre.
Edward Brenchley of Boise has
had Joseph E. Smith arrested, declar.
ing that he was drugged and robbed
by Smith. Brenchley claims that he
was unconscious three days as a re-
suit of Smiths treachery, and that
during that time his wife died and
was buried. Smith was employed by
Breachley in his place of business.
Old Fannie, the Oldest horse in the
Van Wyck valley, is dead at the age
of "a years. She was the property
of James L. Horner, who was the first
settler in the valley in the year 1888.
Since Mr.. Horner's death a few years
ago Fannie has been cared for by the
Odd Fellows lodge.
A young man who has been work,
ing near Preston was arrested last
week on suspicion of having been i'm.
plicated in the train robbery near Og.
den, but was discharged, as he was
easily able to prove that he had not
been out of the state.
Charles Hanson, a contractor on the
Rock Creek dam, bought an old table
in Twin Falls that had been used in a
gambling house in Shoshone in early
days, and while cleaning up his pur.
chase found twelve 500 hank notes