The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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tary OF states office 10 officially count
the votes cast AZ the recent election
Ia Idaho.
Rasmus Hoff has harvested 10000
sacks OF high grade potatoes on his
ranch south OF Idaho Falls. IN add
ton 20 his potato crop Mr.. Hon has
IN $50 acres OF peas.
Congressman-elect Addison IT.
Smith has gone TO Washington TO set
de up some Of the private business Of
the late Senator Hepburn, whose prl
waite secretary he was for many years
After two years Of preparatory
work and the expenditure OF $1,000.
600 to get ready, the real work OF
putting In the great dam at Arrow
Rock--the greatest in the world has
begun.
Fire. which Is thought to have orig.
mated from the spark from a locomo
tive. did considerable damage 10 the
Oregon Short Line bridge across the
Boise river just west Of the city linn
Its OF Boise.
The last hope OF N. $. Sage, former
Shelley banker. 10 avoid serving
term in the state penitentiary, was
destroyed last week when the supreme
court denied a petition for rehearinR
on the appeal to that court.
T. Tanaka, Japanese, who IL
farming near Idaho Falls, produced
over 40 bushels OF peas TO the acre
on 40.acre tract. He realized $50
per acre for the crop. which gives an
idea OF what can be done with this
commodity.
Carefully trundlIng two gaily dec.
grated wheelbarrows, occupied by
Israel Westcott and Fred Harrington.
two Caldwell men, Jake Horn and
Charles Baker, paid the first OF mum
Der OF freak bets made on the presl.
Dental election.
Parker v. Lucas OF Roseberry, Har.
ry McAdams OF Corral, Homer Bar.
ton OF Mullan and Paul 0stroot OF
Moscow have been selected to repre-.
sent the University of Idaho In the
annual debate with Pacific university
OF Forest Grove. Ore.
Blackfoot will soon boast of mater.
ial Improvements being inaugurated
by the Oregon Short Line Work has
commenced upon a fourHtall round.
house, which will be utilized for the
engines operating upon the Mackay
and Aberdeen branches.
Having lost the Cassia county seat
fight, the people OF Burnley and vicin-
jty have not lost hope OF yet obtain
ing a county seat. They propose to
have introduced into the Legislature
next winter a bill to provide for the
organization Of new county.
Eta Pendry. aged II, and Adellne
Hanson, aged 10, both attractive
maidens OF Pocatello whose parents
are OF the best families In the city,
have been sentenced TO the reform
school at ST. Anthony The charge
was truancy and incorriglbility
With the arrival last week OF a com
plete triple combination auto chemical
truck Caldwell is equipped with most
complete and modern fire fighting ap.
paratus maintained by city OF its
size in the northwest The machine
and 1000 feet OF hose cost $4,000.
II the plans OF W. j. Jensen, presi.
dent of the Jensen Creamery com.
pany in this state, work out. Idaho will
be helped by the addition of from
1000 TO 10000 high graded dairy cows
Imported into the state II IL planned
to sell the cows to Idaho dalrymen.
The first automobile funeral ever
held in Boise took place last week
when the body OF Herman Estes. the
Boise young man who committed sui.
eide at Mountain Home. was inferred
II was one OF the largest and most
Impressive funerals held la Boise for
some time.
A conservative estimate of the
amount of clover seed produced in
the valley In the vicinity of Idaho
Falls this season Is s250.00O pounds.
The farmers are paid i5c per pound
for re-cleaned seed at the machine.
Idaho leads the world on clover
seed production,
Announcement Is made OF the or
ganization OF new banking corpora.
ton at Culdesac 20 be known as the
Farmers State Bank OF Culdesac.
The new hank takes over the bust.
ness and accounts Of the defunct
Bank OF culdesae. which was closed
few weeks ago.
Leadership in the senate and house
OF the legislatureelect are mooted
questions among Republican mem
bers, who are in overwhelming con
troll making the question OF little i'm,
portance to the Democrats. for the
minority has but a combined strength
Of eight members.
The first sieighs OF the season were
on the streets Of HALEY last week. A
cutter and several bobsleds were run
ming about town. The sleighing did
not amount to much. there being only
between FIVE and six inches of snow.