The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
IDAHO STATE NEWS


The senate has confirmed the nomi.
nation OF George L. Morgan as post
master at Mackay and s. s. Bonham
rs postmaster at Wardner.
Ada county has launched cam.
paign for the voting OF a $1,000, 900
good roads bond issue, the largest
ever attempted by any county In this
state.
The trial OF William 8. Clark.
charged with murder In the first de.
gree for the alleged killing of Joe
Morris In q Boise saloon several
weeks ago, was begun Monday.
George w Kautz. who Ia wanted In
Blaine county on charge OF obtain.
Ing money under false pratenses, has
been arrested at San Diego, Cal and
viii be returned TO Idaho for trial,
Charged with embezzlement, III. G.
Coker. former secretary OF the Poca.
tello Commercial club, was arrested
at Boise. Coker declares the charge
against him is the result OF spite
work.
The program committee OF the
idaho Chautauqua has engaged an
array Of talent for the meeting at
Boise this coming season that will
surpass all others and that will an.
peal TO every taste.
Tuesday January 80. has been
fixed as the date when Jack Downey
or Salt Lake and Slick Merrill OF |
Boise viii meet in n ten-round box. |
Ing contest at Boise. Both men are |
to weigh In Mt 1853 pounds.
Mrs Florence Massey and her five
children were driven from their home
In Boise in their night clothes when
The building was burned one night
last week The fire Is thought to
have started from defective flue.
The Idaho State Grange at It's an,
nual convention In New Plymouth.
decided that IL was about time for
the grange movement to take a hand
In the work of legislation during tho
Extra session Of the eleventh session.
Twenty-Five families living between
Pioneervllle and Garden Valley are
greatly worked up over the sugges.
lion to change the present Star Route {
In such a way that they would be in.
Guided in Uncle Sans delivery ser.
vice. |
Milton Nicholson, q farmer living
near Caldwell, arose apparently as
well as ever. and went to the wood.
ihed TO procure kindllng. Not re.
urnlng, the family went In search of I
Inn and found him dead. His death I
8 ascribed TO heart failure. g
The pea industry of Idaho ia now
ully assured and every indication
points to it's being one OF the most Il
profitable as well as largest crops. v
Fremont county has taken the lead Il
n the matter. but next year several Ii
'ther counties OF the state will raise q
arge quantities. a
The senate public lands committee @
las reported favorabfy the Borah bill
which proposes ~ grant patent to v
homestead entryman upon the com. q
'letion of three years residence upon n
lis entry instead OF at the termina. i
Ion Of five years. as required by the
resent homestead law.
II Is said that the snowfall in the i
icinity Of Mackay has not been as b
.eavy as usual, and that unless the c
all Increases before the end Of the G
eason, about 10000 acres Of cult.
ated lands In that section may suE
er greatly next summer, But the :
ettlers are not worrying. i
Preventive measures OF the strict. :
st kind are necessary in order to 4
.eep out hog cholera from the inter.
mountain country and especially from
IDAHO. according to DR., e. T. Baker,
eterinarian at the experiment sta ,
ion ut Moscow, in n recent bulletin =
o the farmers OF the state, 4
More than 5000 fruit trees are to
10 planted ut Goodlng In what Is do
igned to become one OF the model
Of the state. according to C.
:. Slnsel, the fruit Judge The or u
hard belongs to l., l.. 0rmsby, but
'iil be under Mr.. Sinsels supervision
ntil the fruit begins 10 appear, '
An attractive little booklet entitled Q
Outstanding Points in the Years l
Work" has been issued by the Y. NJ
:. A. of Idaho and Oregon, and gives
. splendid resume of the work &C
during the past year and
Il money raised and expended. Two :
lew buildings are reported for Idaho I
The revenue measure introduced IL
he house as a substitute for the rev
niue law proposed by Governor Haw
ey's special commission was passed
~ the house Wednesday. The bill .
provides for the assessment of prop I
'rty at its full cash valuation, the I
AK levy being fixed on basis of 4C o
per cent of the assessed valuation.
The village authorities of South d
Boise have clamped down the lid as
.af as public dances are concerned.
Such affairs have been ordered sus. Y
pended until the board can make an
as to the nature of the (
dances.
To boost the proposition of a great I
Methodist university for Boise,
party of the country's reading educa {
tors in the Methodist church will ar