The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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tracks in Boise In an endeayor 10 az,
William y Bryan train strucl
Frank Warren's wagon, Warren beins
badly shaken up That he was moi
Instantly killed seemed nothing shori
Of miracle.
Within the next few days the state
horticultural department win publish
manual for fruit growers. also a
pocket bulletin containing valuable In.
formation about fruit pests and touch.
ing on other subjects In connection
with the industry.
The telephone war In Emmett came
70 an end when representatives OF
the Mountain States company and
leading citizens reached an agree.
ment. The company. II Is said. made
substantial concessions IN order to
bring the war 70 close.
Funds are pouring Into the hands
OF the fruit growers OF the state who
are making their fight against the La
Fean bin recently introduced in con.
Rreas standardiaing the apple pack,
hearing on which win come up be.
fore the committee March I.
Thomas Burke. Fred Murray, and
Harry Burton we're found guilty OF
robbery and larceny III the piaebo
postoffice on the night Of November
a have been sentenced TO four, ave
and two years, respectively. IN the
peniteatiary at Leavenworth.
Work Is proceeding on the chaliis.
Fashimarai telephone system, which
WHOM connected with the forest sys.
tenn lines, win furnish service at
Chailia, Mackay. salmon, Fornay.
Parker. Loon Greek and later 10 sun
beam, Bonanza and stanley Basin.
II. 6. Diesem, an engineer Of the
idaho Irrigation company. has been
appointed 10 take charge Of the irri. |
cation system soon TO be conducted
~ the United States IN Nebraska and
South Dakota lie win assume the
duties Of his new oiflce on April 1.
Though troops have been sent from
Fort sam Houston az san Antonio.
Texas. 70 tho Mexican border, Major
y III Gardner, Ia command Of the
squadron at Boise barracks, has re-.
ceived no intimation that his men
viii see any service IN the immediate
future
Pure seeds are the only solution To
the question Of low prices thai pre-
yaa for grain crops offered sby some
OF the Idaho farmers. according 10
Don II. Bark, who addressed the
State Agronomy association which
met IN Idaho Falls on Friday and sat.
lrday OF last week.
The Gilmore q Pittsburg Railroad
condemnation suits against
Craig Cornell and PoIudexter a Orr.
Tor right Of way into Dillon. recently
tried before a Jury in that city. have
resulted in saving to the railroad
company OF about $4,000 over the
former appraisemsnt.
Another arrest on d charge Of boot.
Logging was made in Lincoln county
last week, which makes nearly
score Of such cases within the last
low months The accused In the last
case Is Jess Burrows. who has been
lodged In jail. His stock in trade
consisted Of twenty quarts.
The federal court ut Boise was
given q genuine sensation when Chas.
Lester, confessed safe-breaker, took
The witness stand IN the Picabo post.
DfIee robbery case and testified that
be. not Tom Burke. Fred Murray and
Harry Burton. the defendants on I
rial, committed the robbery !
After celebrating on the case only
fifteen minutes, the jury in the federal s
court at Boise returned verdict of
guilty against Lloyd Griffin, charged
With the transportation OF woman
rom one state 10 another for immoral I
purposes, Griffin was sentenced to {
eighteen months imprisonment. q
One Of the most complete reports v
sver compiled by the office OF the ,
state engineer has Just been finished
~ State Engineer Robinson. The re, v
port is addressed to the state land u
BOARD and It includes a brief state. 5
nent OF the present condition of c
very Carey act project In Idaho. $
The famous conspiracy case of
long valley came to sudden termi. ,
nation at Boise, when FIVE of the six v
defendants stood before Judge Frank .
J. Dietrich in the federal court and a
entered pleas of guilty, They we're Q
ined 500 each and sentenced to I
serve ten days in the Ada county jail. q
The Portia club of Payette is ar. t
angling for a rose day to be held the II
after part of March, The committee
n charge of the affair has ordered [
lbout 1000 rose bushes, which will d
De planted on this day by the club I
md other institutions will be asked v
o participate in the founding of this C
lay for the city. q
George Glennan, youngest son of
Joseph Glennan of Gibbonsville. was =
run over by loaded sled on Thurs =
day and died the following day. The \
little fellow tried to Jump on the sled :
and fell beneath a runner which pass.
ed over his leg, crushing it. :
Alarm is expressed by friends at G
the disappearance from Twin Falls I
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