The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-05
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Eet reserves In the STATE.
In the suit brought by Anna L MIL
Ter at HALEY against the receiver 81
the Idaho State bank for $4,000, the
court decided III favor on the defend.
ant
Santa Claus visited the atate school
for the dear and blind AT CsOodlng. and
selected out Of HIS pack gifts or All
sorta Tor every single child In the In
stitution
According to present plans, the
water OF Hot Springs, two and halt
miles west Of HALEY. will be piped to
that city In the near future and used
In the business houses and residences
for heating purposes.
After an Illness 81 several weeks,
Socrates Moore, an aged resident Of
Emmett. died last week. He was over
90 years or age. being born in Beaver
county, Pennsylvania. September ~,
1921.
Charles Frederick Adams OF New
York. one Of the greatest advocates Of
The single tax and progressive legis
iRtion. win be Ia Boise on January
20 and win. In all likelihood. address
the legislature then A session
Az a result Of aheriff's sale the
soldier Local Telephone company has
been sold to the camas Prairie bank.
The latter had secured Judgment
against the telephone company which,
with the costs. amounted 10 si,tss.55,
Idaho's foremost dalrymen are
scheduled for addresses before the
state dairy convention. which meets
at Twin Falls on January 3 and 4, aa
are also some Of the most prominent
agricultural and dairy experts Of
Utah.
A table prepared by Register Jen.
ness shows that during the past year
b3,904 acres or state land were sold
for total Of $751;, 561 rs. Another
table shows that I60.765.i7 acres
we're leased for d total rental OF SIT
2Tl.s5
Gene Ellisoni a freight brakeman, In
attempting 70 jump from an engine al
Payette. caught his coat on a valve
and was dragged for somo distance.
No bones were broken. and although
he was badly bruised, his condition il
not serious,
This area OF land within the state
which Is planted to orchards Is ap.
proxsmately 100000 acres, while In
1908 the total orchard area was only
10000. There are 102 nurseries pay.
ing bonds 20 the amount of 100000
20 transact business In the state,
Governor HaYley has declared In
an interview that had II not been for
the determination OF the last legisla.
ture TO ignore his recommendations,
revenue laws would have been enact.
ed which would have prevented the
necessity Of special session Of that
body.
One Of the important features OF
the Christmas program ut Boise was
the dinner given for homeless men at
the salvation Army building, 1t was
pronounced success, making a bright
spot In the life of each OF the 2bS men
who shared in the hospitality of the
occasion
A list containing the names and nd.
dresses OF over 5000 persons who re.
quegted that literature descriptive OF
Idaho be sent 60 them was received
nj the office OF the state immigration
bereau last week. The names were
secured during the tour of the Gov.
ernors' Special"
Governor Hawley has figured the
cost OF an extra session OF the legIs.
iature at $4,000. This, he says. win
be a little over cents per capita, or,
d. for every $1,000 taxable property as
shown by the assessment roll, II will
cost between and z cents additional
for the expense.
After losing all his money at gam.
bling and being elected from the
building. Arthur Jones, colored. Of
Boise. is said TO have returned and al
the point of a Winchester forced all
the men In the room, rs in number. Ia
hold up their hands, while their peck
cts were relieved OF ynluables.
Mrs. Maggie Winans. who lives four
htAANS u0ELANtnL vi y Win fhitSt Is IN
receipt OF a check for SIS from the
State fair at Syracuse, New York, for
third premium on potatoes, The IN
formation was also received that these
potatoes would have taken first prize
had they been sufficiently matured
The construction OF the Buhl.Nyssa
extension of the Minidoka & South
western railroad from Buhi to Nyssa
Ore, along the south side OF the SDak,
river, over the Bruneau project, b,
the Hartman system of which the ex
tension will be part, may be takeI
mp In the spring,
Never before in the history of tn,
state has the Idaho militia been a
great In number Of members an,
general efficiency as at the presen
time. says Adjutant General Mccall.
In a decision at Boise, the suprem
court holds that creditor, in order h
be entitled to pro-rate In the proceed
OF attached property, must both CON
mence his action and prosecute tn
mama N Anal f.,d A.