The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-09-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS

now IN use.
Emmett will have precinct fair
this year, the last two days In Sep
tember. aud from the present outlook
II will surpaas anything OF this nature
eyer before attempted.
Delegates from Idaho TO the sixth
international dry farming congress,
which meeta at Colorado Springs,
Colo, from October 18 TO 20. have
been appointed BY the governor
New property 70 the amount Of
s40l. l7s was added 10 the roll by the
state board Of equalization this year
by reason OF the law enacted at the
last session taxing private car com
panies.
AZ the close OF business on the
opening day OF the Boise postal say.
lngs bank there had Deen total OF
seventeen accounts STARTED, the sum
Of 1918 having been deposited with
Uncle sam
Edward Whlnyate. a car inspector
waa instantly killed IN the yards al
Pocateilo Wednesday night by beini
run over The accident happened
while Whinyate was walking on Tho
tracks near the subway
The Caldwell Commercial club Is
nending a large aud interesting OK
hlbit Of Canyon county products TO
the state fair IL Lincoln, Neb. This
fair takes place next week after
which the Lincoln fair exhibit will be
tab0n 10 Omaha.
The state board Of equalization on
August 20 completed ita labora with
the aHa ssment 81 property owned by
telegraph. telephone and other cor
poratlona and the seene Of activity
BaA been transferred to the state aud
ltor'a department
Arthur Alien, i7.yeaFold lad from
Ilagerman, WIS thrown BY runaway
team near Bliss, and His hip badly
fractured. In this condition tho hoy
lay for three hours la tho sun and
dust until some ono happened by and
helped him to town
Crops over tho whole Enmott sec
ton arc or the best thia year. Fruits
grains and grasses are all bumper
cropa The canning factory vii
soon reopen for run ou fruit Thll
viii take caro- OF the surplus and in
sure a good home market
STRANGER L. chamberlain, the Idaho
county alleged wife deaortar has beef
brought back from Wisconsin L
tirangeviile for TRIAL Chamberlain
II Ii said, lett his bride two day
after the wedding, taking along som'
500 81 hla wife's money
While there has not been as mucl
building In the town OF Emmett thi
year as there wHs last great dea
moro Improvement has been made II
the country, especially on the bencl
aud slope near town, whore many FIN
homes have been erected this summer
After a baltic In which he cam
near meeting death himself, Sport.
medium.slzed coach dog. the propert
OF w. M, Butterbaugh, rancher liz
Ing In Lemp's Rulch, killed u bob ca
several days ago that measured 81
feet, II is said, from nose to tip Q
tail.
Hy a vote OF 81 to 10 the member
OF the Federation OF Shop Employe
OF the Hartman system working
tho Pocatelio railroad shops have vo
cd IN favor of a strike TO enforc
recognition OF tho federation, TIL
vote was secret. but returns leake
out.
The heaviest sample of w, S. c, h!
Bird No, itS ever reported was deli
cred last week ut Lewiston by job
Ingram, a farmer living Ave mile
east OF Lewiston. who has severt
hundred acres OF the wheat, whic
averaged 50 bushels to the acre an
tested G5 pounds.
Within week the new orego
Short Line bridge across the Snah
river at American Falls will be cor
pleted. after eight months Of stead
work. Eight spans. totalliug GO te'
IN length and weighing oyer 10000
pounds, have been put Ia place wit
out fatal accident
The Idaho State Association
County Auditors will hold ITS tifth a
nuai convention In Rose Septemb
3, 6 and Z Auditors from every cor
~ in the state, together with eoan
commissioners, viii be In attendant
and elaborate plans are being mat
for the entertainment OF the guests.
The report OF the state board I
equalization shows that there al
within the boundaries of this stat
2.ass95 miles OF steam and electr
railway, an increase OF l40.l6 mil'
during the year. The total valt
placed upon these railroads is S7'
l46,2O6, which is regarded as bcif
about 10 per cent Of the actual cas-
value. ..'s
Senator Borah was welcomed
5000 others ut the Warner-Kello:
industrial picnic on August 20, II
senator delivered an address on Il
moving topics OF the day to as MAJ
persons as could get into the hu!