The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS
IN .. BAIRD. Publlsher.


give the capital city the cold shoulder.
Laura Anderson, the five-yearold
daughter of Mr.. and Mira. william An.
deraou or Mulian. was burned 20 death
when matches With which she was
playing set fire 10 her clothing
Albert Gordy shot his wife twice
at Orufino He also shot Ave times
At Clarence Pool, who was in company
with Mrs Gordy. Gordy was arrested
On charge OF insanity recently, but
discharged.
Carl Deane Of Ten Davis. about 10
udtas below Notua Ia suffering from
q gunshot wound In his leg. caused
by accidental discharge or his gun
whiio cut hunting. The wound Ia not
a seKious one.
Many Ada county sportsmen do
clare that by the time the grouse sea,
son opens there will be almost none
left 70 shoot in the county. and they
will agk Tor change OF tho game
laws before next year.
n, II. Peters, commissioner OF i'm.
nigation for Calgary, has been spend.
Ing several days In Idaho, coming
here FOR the express purpose OF con.
ferring with Don II, Bark with RIO.
gaTd to irrigation problems
Tuesday. August 30. ii the date Get
Tor the towasite opening Tor MantouT
on the Idaho Northern extension, IA
miles from Emmett. Excursions will
be run from Nampa and Tayctte in
order 70 accommodate those who may
desire 10 attend
Alfred Anderson. aged 60 years, OF
Boise. and Mrs, Mary y. Robinson,
aged 80. OF Cache county. were mar.
sied last week at We Anthony by Gov.
ernor Hawley, who stated that II was
TIE frat time he had had the pleasure
Of performing q marriage.
TO investigate claims 81 that section
for a railroad from Twin Falls 70
Wells. Nevada, 70 connect with the
Western Pacific. committee Of rail.
road men from San francisco and a
number OF business men from Wells,
New. visited Twin Falls last week.
because he Ii alleged 20 have used
force Ia eiecting boy from bis prem,
iaes. Elmer Mcdonnell, rancher from
Dry Greek section. has been arrested
on complaint OF Henry Eadelboek.
who charges him With battery on the
person OF his son, walter Eidelbock.
Sensational testimony 20 the effect
that boys were stripped OF their cloth
ing and dashed with heavy straps was
given At the opening Of the reform
school Investigation at 81. Anthony.
Four straps were introduced and Il
was testified that they were used for
child beating.
Tho report OF the commandment of
the Soldiers Home for July shows
that there were 202 at the instltu-
taon; that four were admitted and two
wero raadmltted during the month.
The total number in the home dur.
ins the month Wac 20s. II cost s2,76S
10 maintain the institution.
Boise Is soon to become the centcr
OF one OF the greatest building stone
induatrfes Of the United States. Mil.
Hons Of feet OF stone that is fully the
equal OF tho famous Bedford lime
stone win be guarded from Table
rock, and the Boise quarrles expect
to oompete against the bedford stone.
report BY State Inspector Nc.
Pherson on orchard development dur.
Ing the past three years shows that
the acreage In orchards in 1910 was
b6,sAl acres. IN 1911 $500 acres. and
in 1918 l42.T75 acres. The increase
IN the total acreage In 1911 over 1910
was t0.25s acres. and In the two years
% 1911 and 1919 the increase over
1910 was S6,432 acres
The assessor reports that the cash
value OF Lemhi county property this
year amounts to 1921. s62: land totals,
si,S365a6; improvements on land.
S26sI63; improvements on mineral
land. s2O4,64o; livestock, s8l6, 7O9. The
total taxable value, under the 40 per
cent rate, is Sl,652,s64
The Boise Statesman announces
that w. f. Pierce has sold the
Boise Railroad company TO the
Interurban company, officially tho
Idaho Railroad Light & Power com.
pany, thereby creating a merger Of
all the Boise interurban and city lines.
The sale includes the Natatorium.
An extraordinary landslide occurred
On the ranch OF Mrs Verna Kellogg,
near Boyle Creek. Those on the ranch
wese awakened by the roar of water.
breaking of trees and grinding of
rock and gravel. Two or three acres
Of hillside slid down and covered If
teen acres of valuable land seven feet
deep with debris.
Final arrangements have been com
pleted for the eastern Idaho Eistedd
Tod to be held at Rexburg, September
IL to 20. Special rates to Rexbure
have been announced and large dele
cation is expected from Salt Lake ant
other outside points.