The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-26
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

N@sN1Nu sM~ sthtu during the spe-
cial session
IN the event the bin introduced by
Congressman French becomes d Law.
Weiaer win b. one OF the flrst towns
IN idaho 70 secure government post.
Dffloe building under that Law.
Darby o'Rrien ana e. III. Crook
fought q tcn-round draw before d
crowded house at aIenns Ferry.
Crooks h short Line fireman, while
D'Brien y professional pugilist.
Immediately after the morning roll
ean IN thu house ON the 18th, the
startling discovery was made that
she house had transacted ita entire
busintsss the day before without
chaplain.
call has been issued for the Re.
publican state convention to select
eisht delegates TO the Republican ma.
iionai convention to be held In Chi.
sago June IL, The state convention
viii be held In Lewiston May 10.
The social service committee OF the |
Columbian club liz convinced Of the |
fact that the dance halls OF the city |
are menace TO the young girls and
boyh OF Boise and has taken steps to |
eff@ot an Improvement In their condi. /
ton.
The commissioners Of Adams conn.
y. one Of the new countiea OF the
state, have offered six prizes to be
Eiven 20 the successful contestants Id
the potato cluba which have been or.
Eaaised Ia the school districts OF that
county
After adding one more indictment
% their list Of eight previously re-.
turned Shoshone connty'B special
grand jury concluded ita investigation
Of the failure Of the defunet state
Bank Of Commerce on the 18th, and
was discharged.
Federal authorities IN Boise believe
that they have located Edward Rus.
sell. supposed 20 be one OF the rob. ,
bers Of the postoffiee and store al
Picabo on November Il. In the man ,
that the officials OF Salt Lake have !
arrested and are holding.
The special session Of the IegIala. Z
ture bow In assemhlage will zee no /
enactment OF laws not pertaining To
revenue. II tho LEGISLATORS take heed
80 an opinion rs expressed In let.
ter from the Office OF the attorney
general 10 Governor HAwley
Constant care In order to prevent /,
ne beginning Of m epidemic among
he poultry fiocks OF the state ID the
sarrfiis which John r. Nicholson,
'aetsriologist ut Moscow. has issued !
n a recent bulletin 70 the farmer and !
Q the chicken raiser OF Idaho.
w. A. snyder OF Twin Falls holds
he state record In corn raising, 1876 Z
sashsls to the acre. He secured this
wonderful yield from patch OF
sround about mile out of the city J.
II Twin Falls during the last season, I
Jassia County Flint being the variety
Representative French has intro. Y
iuced bill extending the pension
sets Of 1880 and 1907 to survivors OF
he Indian wars between 1865 and !
1890. This win place Indian war vet.
arans and their widows on the same y
pasis as survivors OF the civil war.
Fred Miller, believed to be insane,
has been arrested at Boise. accused OF z
having threatened TO assassInate the 1
governor. Miller asked two men on .
The street what they thought or the
proposition to blow up Governor q
Hawley, aud WAS promptly dragged to Y
he police station. q
Tho tortnightiy club OF RlchHeld n
was formally organized last week, as G
IN adjunct to che social life of the
town and country. Il Is to meet every Il
Two weeks through the winter and Il
spring. from October until May, and j
once a month during the summer,
Tor purely social sessions III
BY a decision rendered in the fed. !,
sfal court OF Idaho. Joseph Il. Game, ii
secretary Of the Salt Lake CONNER. G
eial club, loses his famous suit /,
against Frank Hagenbarth for $780,. T
VOC and interest on an option contract
Involving mining property in Nevada :,
valued At about 100000. =
Supervisor Grandjean has received :,
no word from any of his forest rang. !,
ers on the Boise forest since the big !,
storms. They had instructions from n
him to write the main Office at Boise =,
once week, but II has been three .
weeks in several instances since he "
has heard from any OF them.
The proceedings Of the state board v
Of equalization at it's meeting In Au. 7
gust have been compiled and printed =
in neat booklet form. The minutes OF o.
the entire board are given as well as N
invaluable tables of figures and Stats.
ties relative to all kinds of taxable q
property and the value put upon the q
same by the board W
The supreme court of this state re- n
Gently decided that pure alcohol could
be sold by druggists in local option In
territory upon the written application q
OF the purchaser and that it was not G
necessary for the applicant to have a
physicians prescription.
George Winter, on trial at Paris on Ii
the charge of assault with attempt to 0
commit murder, was acquitted. The u