The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-06-21
IDAHO STATE NEW s

commissioners. realizing 5000.
The Pocatello council has author
lied twenty blocks Of paving. Th
call for bids specified bitullthic onl,
Mrs. Tennie Wozniah Of Soldier ha
been sent TO the Blackfoot insan,
asylum on complaint of her husband
A. N. Wozniah.
Boise river has reached the maxi
mum height for this year. and ii a
present higher than II was at an,
time during 1911.
Pioneer day, June rs, was general,
celebrated throughout the state, tn,
governor having issued proclama
tion declaring legal holiday.
Governor T. Fl. Hawiey has appoint
ed William H. Koontz OF Corral AZ
commissioner to fll the vacancy
caused BY the resignation OF r. Nj
Mink.
extensive preparations are being
made by the directors OF the Inter.
Mountain Fair association for the
1912 meeting which will be held al
Boise October to ~.
The president OF the state Dental
association has sent out invitations
TO all the members requesting their
presence al the state meeting, which
- TO be held at Idaho Falls, June III
and is.
The fruitgrowers and business
men Of the Payette Valley have do
ctded TO hold a street fair and agri
cultural and horticultural exhibition
at Payette some date after the 18th
OF September.
Shelley will hold big celebration
the Fourth A live committee Is In
charge Of the affair. The committee
Is getting out newspaper especially
% advertise the big event, which is
certain 70 be a big affair.
p, p. Bliyens. young drug clerk,
shot and killed himself In his room
81 Pocatello II was apparently
case OF suicide. Bliyens came to Pc.
catello year ago from Hennessy.
Okla, where his parents live.
Rarely has there been such d dem
onstration In Weisar as that which
followed the announcement that tho
bond issue had carried. The victory
Tor the bonds IL taken to mean a new
era Of advancement for the city.
Four years ago not a single carload
Of wheat wPs shipped from American
Falls. In 1903 four cars were shipped;
In 1910 this increased to so cars OF
wheat shipped and the 1911 shipment
was us cars to January / with a
large portion of the crop unsold.
J. N, Mclaughlin was badly bruised
and A. II. King. supervisor OF bridges |
and buildings on the Montana divi.
sion Of the Short Line, was seriously |
injured when speeder on which they |
were riding on the st. Anthony branch |
near Ueon jumped the track and
landed 10 the ditch
4, stillson, prosperous wheat. |
grower and raneher OF the Palouse
country. has bought and leased 1850
acres Of state land 10 miles west of
Idaho Falls on what Is known as the
high desert and IL having the ground
III plowed and viii SOW the entire
acreage in wheat.
Charles r. Barringer and ED. ost-
aer both we'll known young men OF
prominent Boise families. were serl.
'usiy injured in polo game at Boise
barracks. Ostner being struck giac-
ng blow in the forehead by a mallet,
ind Barringer colliding with another
player. who was not injured
The farmers OF Boise valley. who
sfEVFt haE n |
association. have been making duty
{ water Investigations during the
last two months. which have been
cry successful in establishing the
mount OF water required 10 irrigate
rops on various kinds OF soil.
Grocers and fruit dealers viii be re.
nired to remove their displays from
he sidewalks. or any places where
hey will be exposed to dirt. unless
hey are securely covered with glass.
sood or metal. according to bul.
etin just issued by the state food,
airy and sanitary inspector.
The U. S. land office at Boise is
present swamped with inquiries !
bout the three-year homestead law, {
ut al this time the register is I'm. {
BILE to furnish the desired inrorma. /
lon. As yet no copies of the act or s
he regulations that will accompany {
have been received at the office.
To bring into closer touch the mer,
hants and business men of Idaho; q
lore effectively to bring about a re- G
uction in commodity freight rates .
rom the east to the intermountain '
and generally to promote
be interests of both buyer and seller l
4 the Gem state, the Idaho Retail y
Ierchants association was organized G
t Pocatello on June IL. s..
The question of authority in road
latters where the county commits
toner's might hold different view than '
be highway commissioners of high d
raw district has haar -, |