The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-04-19
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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The Elks Of PocatelIo are plannin,
10 build lodge building which Is IL
be one OF the most beautiful and
modern fratornal structures In the
northwest.
The first cheese ever turned out b.
In Idaho factory was made at Buh
last week BY The Glover Lear cheese
factory. whien has capacity OF 10,
900 pounds ~ milk daily,
Over 50 acres OF land, Including the
heart Of Parma, have been released
from litigation and given clear title
through the amicable settlement OF
the Fouch.fsatea claims, says the Par
ma Herald.
The natural Hlte for lake at Bliss
10 being tested. and II II ii found thar
few crevicea can be sealed with
concrete, a lake covering twelve
acres win DO formed at once and Dor.
dered with trees.
The action 81 the authorities in
Striving 100 members 81 the Industrial
Workers Of tho World out OF San
Diego few days aEo was hotly con-
lemned ~ q meeting Of the Boise So.
sialist local held last week.
a. r, O'Neii, former president OF
he State Bank 81 Commerce Of wal
lace, idaho. viii be brought back from
Vancouver. y. G.. 70 stand trial for
violation Of the banking laws OF Idaho
and embeszIing the funds OF the Ia.
siitution.
Looming Though the darkness like
nyriada Of fery eyes. several hundred
aagebrush fires nightly herald the
rapid disappearance Of the sagebrush
from The Marsh valley and proclaim
the reclamation Of what was once
deemed worthless land.
Tho contract for the framing OF tho
portraita of idaho governors. past
and present which are TO be hung in
the nav capitol. has been let by the
capitol commission 10 Horace Myers
VI . price Of $50 for each frame.
There are twenty porsralts
Headed By the mayor. a acagily
armed posse 90 cstizens searched the
poins o. the mountain above Wallace,
IN the vicinity OF Bucna Vista heights,
for several hours. trying 10 pick up
the trail 81 a monster cougar that was
seen BY q number Of persons.
In running rifle battle between
Max Smith. chief OF police and
Mexican the latter was killed near
Blackfoot The shooting was the re-
rglt OF the afreat OF Mexican Tor
drunkenneas the man who was killed
starting q row following the arrest,
Two prominent Idaho women, Miss
Permeal French, dean OF women OF
che slate university, and Miss Grace
NJ Shepard, state superintendent OF
public instruction. were guests al
the banquet given In honor or ella
Flagg Young al spekane last week
u. N Davis. welLto.do resident
Of Wendell, fell from rim rock al
the Thousand springs power plant
and was killed He was climbing
out OF the canyon IN the dark and
fell 50 feet Davis was over GO years
of aga and IL survived by three chill.
dren.
AZ q meeting OF the Business Mems |
association at Mountain Home. II was
definitely decided 70 hold county
fair in that town this fall. Purses ana |
premiums viii be guaranteed by the |
business men and citizens from ali |
parts Of Elmore county will be inter.
ested
Providing themselves with com.
plete cowboy equipment. Including
saddle. chaps. lariat and bride.
Johnny Brassfeld and Lee Crawford
OF Boise have departed for the wlids
Of the state. leaving one man minus
a horse and another minus the equip
ment
Three prisoners, Ed Heeps. Earle
Shane and Peter Carmen, escaped
from the Poeatello Jail by saving the
iron bars Of one OF the windows. The
FIRST two were cowboys held on the
charge Of horse stealing and the last
named was Mexican, charged with
boetlegging
Boise Is to have new and mod, |
ernly equipped bowling alley that viii
rank with the finest alleys In any Of
the coast or northwest cities. Bowl. |
ing is fayorite sport in Boise. and
II Is expected that with the instaIla.
ton OF these new alleys the game
will take q decided squirt.
A. J. Sucker, one of the Oldest /
Idaho pioneers, dropped dead almost
Immediately after luncheon. at the
home OF his daughter in Boise. He |
was 81 years old and had been res.
ttdiert> Of Idaho since 1866, coming
from California.
The semi-annual examination OF
the state board of medical examiners
was held at Boise last week. There
were twenty-six candidates to be ex
amined, from all parts of the country,
one being woman, who expects to
settle at Leadore.