The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-04-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS
MERIDIAN



the country.
In future all the stores OF Wallace
win close al 9 p, M, except Saturday
nights. Early closing has been II
vogue for over year.
Provision 10 being made for the ir
rigatlon OF the lands of the new state
institution, the home for feeblemind
cd. etc, north Of Namps.
Practice marches through the hlIls
~ miles above Boise will be made
by every troop IN the squadron sta,
toned at Boise barracks.
The village trustees OF Rathdrum
have appropriated 500 upon petition
pf the women Of the Twentieth Cen
fury club, for improving the city park.
Since the opening OF the postal
savings dep0sitories La Idaho approx
in1ateIy 1900 accounts were opened
with more than 1900 deposits and
about 1850 Withdrawals.
Last week pet eve belonging 10
Mira, g. u. Carver OF Twin Falls gave
birth TO three healthy lambs, all OF
which are living. Last year the same
eve gave birth TO twins.
Richard Eaibaugh OF New Meadows
has contributed $40 to the Golfers Of
the state through the payment OF
fine assessed when he was arrested
on . charge OF fishing without a II
cense.
The city OF Lewiston will expend
approximately 100000 this summer
on street improvements including paw,
ing aud parking. sewer extension,
sidewalk construction and street
grading.
4. Rosen, a hide dealer, was held
up In HE wagon, whore he was asleep,
In South Boise. and robbed OF $3.50.
The thief beat Rosen over the head
with club and no was sent TO the
hospital.
Camp Colonel Shoup Of the Sons OF
Veterans was organized In Salmon re-
Gently with w. II. shoup, commander.
There are about leo young men in the
vicinity who are eligible for member
ship In the order.
January 81. 1912, there we're fifty.
three postal savings repositories in
operation Ia Idaho. with deposits
amounting 70 more than $4,000.
This amount was received from
about 1900 depositors.
Az Idaho Ii the forty-seYenth state
III population, standing twenty-ninth
and twenty.second In relation TO
postal savings puts II In consider
able higher class than the states
with larger populations
Rumora OF tho letting OF the con.
tract for the construction of the OK.
tension Of tho Idaho Northern from
Smiths Ferry 20 the Pnyette lakes.
have been confirmed The road Is to
be completed November 80,
While rushing down the heavy can.
you grade out OF Burke. q push car
on which Miss Leah Riehey and Miss
Alyia RIehey, two young school teach
ers. were riding, Was wrecked. and the
two women seriously injured,
Water companies must bear the ok.
pense OF tapping their pipes to furnish
connection with all city residences, ii
they are TO serve the public Impair
tally, according TO a decision by the
United States supreme court In
case from Occur d'Aiene.
Prompt and efficient action OF the |
Boise IRE department saved the bust.
ness district from what might easily |
have been one OF the worst contia.
Erations the city has ever known
when the store OF the Globe Wall Pa,
per 4 Paint company was Quilted by
are.
T, g. Hattahaugh. state insurance
commissioner, IL suffering from the
effects OF Q severe strain he sustained
AZ Idaho City He was walking upon
the snow. which was several feet deep
In places, when he broke through the
heavy crust and wrenohed his leg aud
back.
Rev, HarSid L. Pickett. formerly |
pastor OF the Unitarian church OF |
Boise, has been offered tho manage |
ment OF the country estate of Mrs. |
William Foster of Boston. and will &C.
cept the offer and preach Sundays in
various Unitarian pulpits In the vicin.
tty OF Boston.
George w. kingsbury. who recently |
answered the last summons at his
home In Salmon. had been in business
Tor ten years in Salmon. and was
county commissioner at the time OF
bis death. He was born in Ohio in
1855: in 1859 he engaged In business
In the Black hills.
Six hundred and seventy officers
and enlisted men Of the Idaho militia,
will represent the Gem state in the
biennial naaneuyers OF the organised
militia Of Idaho Washington and Ore
con and the regular troops stationed
At Boise and Vancouver. to be held
early this fsII at Grays Harbor. Wash
Only two arrests were made by the
police department Of NamBa during
the Honth ii March. according to the
FsgcFs u Chief Of Police Naiouey. The