The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-06-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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George Sharinan. 80 years old. died
at a Boise hospital from injuries re
ceived when he fell FROM q porch
Plans for watering 5000 acres on
Little Willow. nine miles east OF Pay
cite. are rapidly approaching compile.
ton.
Rev. Russell Austin McKInIey. d.
~, for three years pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church in Boise, died
June 2 az Reynoldayiile. Pa.
Tho work OF laying steel on the
Caldwell Interurban haa commenced
and win continue a. rapidly az pos.
sihle until the work II completed to
Snake river.
Noise. red ere and patriotism win
vie with each other at Boise on July
4. where plans for mammoth Inde.
pendenca day celebration are being
formulated
Harold Hunt Of Emmett. aged IS,
paRaed the highest test In the eighth
grade examinatin In the county. max.
Ing an average OF 90 per cent in all
OF the studies.
Worry over money caused Morris
Burke, aged 80, and son OF william
Burke. a cattleman OF American Falls
and Portland. ore. 10 take poison At
Salt Lake. death resulting.
Governor Hawley has been invited
BY The Spokane Chamber OF Commerce
20 attend the national assembly OF
civil service commissions, which
meets IN Spokane on June u and 22.
Flockmasters have commenced de.
iiserlng their wool 10 the warehouses
10 Palette. The seasons clip Is esti.
mated AZ half million pounds
somewhat less than last year. The
quality II excellent.
Nearly 5000 notices have been sent
out from the office OF W. l.. CLIFFORD,
secretary Of state. calling upon cor.
porations doing business In Idaho 10
submit an annual statement aud to
pay the annual fee TO tho state.
OF the ninety.fonr members OF the
graduating class OF 1912 of the Boise
high school. twenty three are going to
higher institutions Of learning this fall
and twenty three were not quite decid.
cd whan the canvass was made by
Principal Rose.
The electric line between Caldwell
and Nampa opened for business for
the arnt time on June 2. By the open.
Ing Of this line the dream OF many
Of the citizens or the two towns has
become realization and will prove
70 be Of mutual benefit.
The danger Of freeze and forst that
could injure the prospects OF Payette
valley for the largest crop In It's his.
tory has passed by. Enthusiastic
growers and shippers predict az high
as 2,bo0 carloads Of fruit to be moved
out Of Payette this season.
The nrst contested case resultant
from the spectacular raid upon the
women OF the underworld OF Boise hy
Sheriff Roberts on the night OF May
10. has resulted In the acqulttal OF
May Stanley. who was accused OF sell.
Ing liquor without county and state
license,
Sixteen applications for parole were
granted ut the state penltentlary last
week. when the board OF prison com
missioners held its regular quarterly
meeting More than forty applications
for parole filed before the board BY
eonyicts AZ the penitentiary were con,
sidered by the commissioners.
The interior department at Wash.
ington has approved the application
OF w. T. Homan Of Ontario for
power site on the Snake river. be-
tween Weiser and Payegte. Water will
be lifted from the Snake river a dis
lance Of 500 feet and 1t Is intended
to irrigate 10000 acres OF land.
A challis newspaper announces that
the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph company will connect an
It's telephone systems with the challis
exchange. The Mountain States com.
pany also announces the building OF
a line up and down the Salmon river
from Salmon City.
Mrs. Howard Topper, a widow. and
her two sons. Otto, aged Is, and
James, IL, were drowned on their
homestead near Cameron. The boys
were in bathing and the elder got be-
yond his depth. James ran to the
house for help and the mother rushed
to their assistance when all three
were drowned.
John Sayer, who was convicted of
statutory offense in Bingham coun.
~ January s, 1909, and sentenced to
serve three years in the penitentiary.
was taken to the prison last week,
after being at large three years since
his conviction, during which time no
attempt has been made to enforce the
decision of the court.
A serious accident that may prove
fatal occurred at Twin Falls, when
Elmo Slaughter, boy IA years Of
age, collided With buggy while rid
Ing bicycle. A shaft of the buggy
pierced his left side just below the