The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS

IDAHO

Alexander p. Wilson. who was one
OF the best known business men in
Boise. II dead. His death came as
the close OF an Illness OF almost a
years duration.
Approximately 5000 acres Of state
land will be sold at Burley BY George
A. Day. state land commissioner, al a
sale beginning April 20 and continu.
tng perhaps two or three days.
Boise has taken the initiative In the
organization OF Taft club. bringing
into political life the Idaho Taft club
OF Ada county. with a membership at
the time Of organization OF over 100.
Anders Beck. who died at Paris last
week at the age OF 81, was pioneer
OF Idaho, having been here since 1864.
Eleven children. forty-six grandchil
dren and four great,grandchildre sur
vive him.
While sitting In chair talking 10
his family. William Breen, "a years
old, OF Boise. fell dead, supposedly
from heart trouble. Mr.. Breen had not
complained OF being III until few
moments before bis death.
David NJ. John believes that he haa
found coal on land not far from EN-.
met, and he has filed what Is known
as coal declaratory statement"
which gives him a year to and out
whether coal actually exists there or
not.
The Unitarian church az Boise will
be closed indefinitely, although tho
several societies connected with the
church viii be held together. The
Unitarian church has had an uphill
struggle ever since It was established
In Boise
Az the largest attended Mormon con
ference ever held Ia the Rigby stake
az which Apostles Heber J. Grant and
Hyrnm M Smith were present, John
W. Hart, one OF the most prominent
men In Idaho, was made president Of
the stake.
I Five dollars fne was imposed by
Judge Dietrich in the federal court nj
poeatello on Mrs. Pearl Richards |
at Buist. Idaho. who
pleaded guilty 10 an Indictment charg.
ing the making OF false postal reports
70 the government,
) John Moore. colOred. lies IN . Bolse
hoEpAtai with AundFy bullet Aha razor
wounds about the head. neck And
face. and Waiter Smith "a in the c6nn.
~ jail. charged with being the man
who did the shooting and cutting. the
result Of q light over a woman,
Neg pstce county voted dry on the
18Th, 2,4OT to s,t27. Lewiston, the
county seat. gave the vets q majority
or g6l, but this was overcome by the
Dry vote OF the rural distriet. Won.
en-, farmers and Indians on the re.
serye voted solidly dry. The cam
paign was o bitter one.
Fritz Holland, q local middle,
Weight. has received assurances from
the authorities OF Kootenai county
and the city OF Occur d'Alene that
they viii cooperate with him in pro
noting an athletic club, whore six and
ten.round boxing bouts are to be
staged every two weeks.
The bakers have come back at
James II. Wallis. state dairy, food and
health Inspector Through c. G.,
Brink. secretary OF the Idaho Master
Bakers association. they have issued
a abatement, In which they charge
the officer with disappointing con.
dltiens In the bakery business and
with prosecuting the bakers
The general election movement in
progress In this state to select dele
gates 10 the Lewiston convention to
be held May 16, where the eight Idaho
delegates to the republican convention
will be elected. is gradually reyolv.
ing into u contest between the Taft
and Roosevelt supporters, with La
Toilette having small following.
James Case. aged 60. n rancher liy'
ing near Dubois, was bitten by u
vicious boar and died few hours af'
terward from loss OF blood, Case went
into the pen presumably to feed the
animal. The boar attacked him and
bit him several times in the sight leg
ssyering an artery.
system In potato raising Is the lat,
est hobby OF Don II, Bark, the engi.
neer In charge OF the government IT.
rlgation investigations In this state,
sir. Bark ia going 70 the bottom Of the
production OF Epuds7 in Idaho and in
tends to learn last hoE much II costs
20 Do the work wen.
Awakened from their sleep by tbs
cracking q flames which were con
sl2zfax their hone and barely escaP
ing IRWIN ths hgEalEg building in tkeil
night clothes was tie EeEfl0as expert
ence q Jeaz MLanef and his two EttI'
children Wien the MisueE home a
Eo3se was destroyed
The tE'Bgng 6ver % the first sod
for Ehe erection Of the sugar fsctorJ
al Rgiey sas attended with aDprDpri
a. ceremonies, whsa an asssnsEasl
Ct $50 people, wiG1 die Bariey coEEe
band leading. marched from town q
the factory ste
The supreme eoart has been asks,
- aa5adae Sena5or Fred NJ Goodin,
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