The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS


viii be held in wsiser early in April
Rabbits killed ZOE three to Ave
years old apple trees near Paris las.
week. BY eating six or eight inches Of
the bark
The Oregon Short Line has every.
saiing ready to commence laying steel
on the Rafs river cutoff as soon AZ
the weather settles.
An automobile club was organized
at Idaho Falls last week. The club
members viii enter into the cam.
paign for good roads.
Two bridge carpenters were drown.
ed when q trestle along the banks OF
the Pend o'Reiile river east OF Wren
CO went into the river,
The farmers OF the Birch Hili dis
triet OF Koosenai county have on foot
project 70 build telephone line to
connect with Rathdrum.
A struggle that has been carried on
fof many years by the people OF Null.
Ian 70 secure a patent to the townsite
has been satisfactorily ended.
II is now planned TO divide Oneida
county into two counties, The people
Of the east side claim they have the
necessary valuation for another
county
The body Of William 7. Lewis was
found In o lonely place on i logging
road near Kootenai Near Il was
Gotta revolver. The eoroner's Jury
brought in 4 verdict Of suicide.
W. n BnfRK, convicted at Twin
Falls Of Bookkeeping. has been fined
$500 and resolved sentence OF six
months In the county Jail. He was
convicted on seven counts for illegal
selling Of ilauor.
The Main Line leageu comprising
of baseball clubs representing Nam.
pa. Caldwell. Mountain Home. Pay.
cite, Welser and perhaps Ontario
and Vale. IL one Of the possibilities
Of the coming season.
The Downey Commercial club has
taken UP the matter OF obtaining Sig
natures 70 q petition for movable
school, and II Is assured that Downey
will be enc OF the points at which
the school will stop next winter
IN this upper salmon river district
the snow Is sixteen feet deep at
Moore's camp in the Buffalo Hump
district. and all old blazes made to
preserve snow records are covered
up. six feet fell Ia twenty.four
hours during one storm.
idaho scored high al the Portland
stock SHOW A bunch OF steers ship.
ped 10 the show by the Idaho Proyis.
lon 4 Packing company of Boise car
ried on the escond prize over all com
petltors from the northwest This
hanch consisted OF sixteen animals.
The supreme court has decided
that when Carey act company en-.
tera into contract 70 provide water
On the settlers land beginning at a
certain stated date. and the water Is
not forthcoming at that time, that the
company ia liable for damages sus
laine6 BY the settler.
James sheldon and william Butler,
sonYicted burglars. who came near
breaking out OF tho Blackfoot jall
while awaiting trial. having removed
about a dozen bricks from the cell
wall before being discovered, were
last week taken to the state peniten
tiary to begin their sentences.
There IL now In Preston twenty
two mercantile establishments, two
lumber companies. four large nipple
ment houses, four hotels and restaur
ants. three theatres, three cream sta.
tons ono state and one national
bank two produce and seed houses
and many other enterprises.
From all over the state persons
who are interested In educational
work. both as parents and teachers
are voluntarily Offering eommenda
ton o. the plan adopted in the Idaho
schools which contemplates the fur
therance OF vocational education,
says the superintendent OF schools.
Roy Meadows. wanted in Boise on
charge u forgery. surrendered tc
the sheriff at Salt Lake last week. be
ing without money. could secure nc
work. and had been on spree and
badly beaten by couple OF soldiers
Meadows evidently preferred impris
onment 70 being stranded In Utah.
Two women are given praise Al
Emmett for Improvement work, Mrs
Ruth Al Hsnt for interesting the
Idaho Northern in turning ITS grounds
from dump heap Into a para
square. and Mrs.. J. n. Declark. who
has revived the agitation for a def
nite and systematic Improvement Of
the cemetery.
After having been confined 10 his
cabin ia the hliis south Of Wallace
for almost 4 month. so 81 that he was
nnable 10 leave bis bed. p. A. Carl
son, an aged irsBper, vas rescued By
another trapper who accidentally
came to has cabin and was taken 70
Wallace II "a believed be will re.
cover from bis terrible experience.
Idaho apples have made hif IN
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