The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Ihe pOAlDHlce department. mas III
rected that postal savings depart
ment be established at Miner.
John II. Stephenson Of Boise has
been appointed 10 cierkship IN tho
state department at Washington
The einch OF his saddle becoming
looAened. the saddle turned and threw
Archie Sloper Of Boise 10 the hard
frozen ground. causing severe injury
The president has nominated the,
following Idaho postmasters' Ed
Warning, Emmett; John M. Ripass,
lathdrum; Albert Langdon. Jnl.aetta.
A fre which broke out under myS
;erious circumstances destroyed q
building at weiser occupied by a
tailor shop. The nearby buildings
we're saved after hard fight.
First degree murder Is the charge
On which r. 8. Clark must stand trial
In the district court at Boise for tho
killing OF Joe Morris, who was atabbed
by Clark during an alteration In a
saloon on November 20.
The case against Wilbur 8. CLANCY,
former president Of the Bank Of Com
nerce OF Lewiston, charging him with
smbszzling $1,000 from tho bank, was
ilamissed laat week when called Tor
preliminary examination.
Over 1000 teachers are expected to
DO In Boise. Janaury to S, to attend
the joint teachers institute Of The
counties OF Ada. Adams, Blaine, Boise,
Canyon, Gilmore, Owyhee and Wash
ington, and the convention OF tho
state Teachers association.
while attending lecture In Twin
Falls, James w. Kerry, business man
81 that city, was suddenly stricken
with apoplexy, He was hastily car
fled out ON 10 the sidewalk In front
Of the theatre, where he suecumbed
before D physician arrived
Governor Hawiey has Received an
Invitation from the MANAGEMENT OF
ihe Kansas city land show which will
be held In that city from February ~
10 March Q, 1919. II is intlmated The
governor viii be appointed member
u the honorary advisory board
Charged with the embeazlement Of
$4,000 OF the funds Of the post0iiice 81
ELK River, in I.atah county, traced
through tho states OF Washington
Oregon aud California to Los Ange
les, George Loudin has been eapturaC
and will be brought back for trial
II Is believed that tho great public
lty given tho west. and especial!
Idaho, through the numerous liant
shows and the trip OF the western
governors will result In Idaho seeini
crater prosperity during the cominj
year than has ever before been o.
porieneed.
Fourteen cases have beeen lodges
against Jacob Torch, a druggist o
Nampa. and James Rice, his elerl
charging them with selling cocain
and morphine against the state Law
while two alleged dope fiends ar
being held as witnesses against the &C
cuaed men,
Farley Cherry OF Sweet. Boise couI
~. has been arrested. after a scare
OF three months, on charge
cruelty to ANIMALS Cherry IL charge
with having entered the home OF
woman In Roiss county near Ola an
having maitreated dog so that tn
animal died
Iren0 Stump. i0-year-old daughte
81 l.. II. stump, fell into the Icy waite
of tho Little Wood river at Goodin
and would have drowned but for he
pct dog a large Irish setter, white
plunged In after the child. She hel
on TO the dogs long hair and wa
pulled TO safety,
Through It's secretary, the state hi
name society has paid over SI6,Tb
the McCorkie family OF Meridian
hoping 20 alleviate their suffering
after tho destruction Of their flock {
chickens and turkeys by the healt
department on tho ground that the
had tuberculosis.
HALEY Is piuming herself says n
Boise Statesman, on the positive pro
poets OF becoming the great healt
and pleasure resort OF southern Idah
The greatest sanitary baths west ,
Hot Springs. Ark, coupled with
magnificent hotel is the definite prom
ise given that city.
A special from washington says IL
secretary Of the treasury has recon
mended the adjustment OF tho Bois
and all other assay offices, claimin
they are unnecessary and do not pa
expenses. He shows the Boise oific
last year cost $l2.49l 10 run, its 7,
eeipts being only $500.
Finding that certain portions of IN
North side TwiH Falls tract, whic
was thrown open az Jerome on ID
eembsr II, were rocky, too high an
unit TO be cisssed as agriculture
lands, the state land board has o
aered the lands in question witt
drawn from entry temporarily.
The headquarters Office Of II
Boise forest reports 1900 pounds (
pine seed collected this fail To max
this amount Of seed $500 bushels {