The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
IDAHO STATE NEWS

L. "A. Coblcntz OF idaho Falls Tor gov
srnoF.
.The Idaho Retail Jewellers asso.
citation ii the name Of the organiza,
eaon or jewelers. which was formed at
boise last week. AT the first meeting
of the jewelers. of the state which
has ever been held In Idaho
The state horticultural inspector
hrs made arrangements with the city
council OF Idaho Falls BY which the
city win spray ali the trees within
the corporate limits. acting In cooper.
alton with the state department Ia
enforcing the law
In broad daylight robbers looted q
store ia the business district q Boise
0ae day last week The thieves 90.
capped ard the police have no clue
10 their Identity. The robbery &C.
Cured within less than two blocks Of
tho city hall
A meeting on the Orthodox Jews
on Boise was held recently, 81 which
time congregation was organized
and Rey. NJ Isaacs elected rabbi. The
3PAfpo@1 VI Inv 0t&tAhi@Atkoh - " AaAs
Their the mutual welfare Of the Jews
in thia vicinity
sixteen combined haryestera deliy.
cred 10 farmers from American Falls
IN one month speaks volumes for the
great increase Of grain acreage In
this section Three years ago there
was but one 81 these machines In
operation Ia that vicinity
w. d. sumner, In the employ Of the
Crest shoehone a Twin Falls Water
Power company, had 4 narrow escape
from death while trimming che
branches from tree that interfered
with the electric wires, He suffered
q severe shock aud minor burns.
The Boise Commercial club has been
asked to furnish display Of orchard
and soil products for the Pacific
Northwest Land Products show,
which will be held Ut Portland, No.
venlber Is 70 2g, under the auspices
Of the Oregon Horticultural society
Clad In Samuel shirt. cowboy coat
and trousers and leather riding boots
and wearing deep coat of tan, Gov.
ernor Oswald West OF Oregon accom-.
panied BY Governor Hawies arrived In
Boise, July 80, and ended HIS 600.miie
horseback trip from Salem to Boise.
The wheat crop around American
Falls never looked better than thia
season and IL II conaervatlyely esti-
mated that there will be 500 carloads
Of wheat shipped from American Falls
In addition 70 that used locally and
by the local mill which grInds 700
bushels day.
Because his wife, who was Judge
Al the primary election, did not have
his supper ready when he came In,
w. H. Lewis OF narberton kicked the
table over and went into the bed
room and drank n fouronnee bottle OF
carbolic acid. iast 20 spite her. He
died almost instantly,
Opened less than six months. the
weiser Commercial club quarters are
daily provoking the amusement OF
visitors from other cities Although
che town boasts only 5000 population,
the cluhruoms occupied by the Weisai
organization are said to equal those
OF cities ten times Its size
Tho city council Of Idaho Falls has
passed an ordinance providing for q
$4,000 bond issue for the purpose OF
establishing city waterworks sys,
tenn, A bond election viii be held
September 3. Tho bonds are to DO Ia.
sued in denominations of $1,000, not
exceeding per cent per anuum.
An ordinance has been passed hS
the city council Of Idaho Falls which
provides that all diseased trees with
in the city must be sprayed by tbs
city and the owner will be required
TO pay the actual cost OF the work
The trees In public places win ht
sprayed at the expense of the city
The house OF representatives hal
passed the Borah bill preyiousl,
passed by the senate directing tina
patents shall issue to homesteadert
on government irrigation projects al
soon as they comply with the re
quirements OF the homestead law
This gives them title after three years
William Haskell, rancher fron
Brownlee Greek. has been arrested q
Weiser ON the charge OF having do
serted his wife and four small Chi
dren
Work ON the excavation for tn
Arrow Rock dam Is progressing raj
idly. Over 500 men are now en-
ployed at Arrow Rock. and from 80
to 900 cubic yards of earth are move
daily.
The large steam roller purchase
some time ago by Nampa has arrive,
1t viii be used to improve the NamT
highways, and by its use Nampa ca
soon boast of the best roads in Ca
yon county.
Farmers Of Fremont county are e
gagged in a hand-to-hand battle wit
crickets these days, in an effort
save their wheat crops An army
ina. 3.