The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-07-19
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Latimer Drug company. died July 3,
at the age OF sS,
Mark. the young son OF IL d. Pick.
SIT OF Murtangh, who resides near
here, was drowned In Dry creek. His
body was carried down stream some
distance before Il was recovered
Claude D Mason. state chemist has
gone 10 Seattle to attend the meet.
ms Of tho National Association OF
Food and Drug Control officials.
According ID all information that
can be gained AZ this time the aa.
sessed valuation OF Canyon county
will be greatly In excess this year
OF the valuation placed last year
Interest earnings on state funds for
The quarter ending June 80, 1912,
amount 10 total OF s1T.2s6.G4. accord
ing 10 the report Issued by State
Treasurer Allen. This ID an average
OF $3.50 per day
There are $500 corporations doing
business Ia Idaho and about 600 of
these companies are required TO pay
. tax 70 tho secretary OF state TO car.
ry on their operations under the laws
OF tho Gem state. The sum OF $780,
2s7,si has already been coIleced this
year.
Professor Norman b. Addison OF tho
Academy OF Idaho at PocatclIo spent
several days IN Twin Falls last week
In the interests OF the Institution. He
expresses himself as being highly Inn
prcased with the outlook and business
opportunities her and in the surround
lng country.
a power rate war has broken out
IN Noise, the Beaver River Power
company having brought into the city
q number OF solicitors who arc secur.
ting signatures 70 contracts TO take the
power Of that company when II lays
it, lines from the New York canal
into the city,
The Idaho Baptist State convention
u planning 70 put two men on Camas
Prairie after October LIST, one To live
In Soldier or Fairfield and preach 10
Soldier, Fairfield. Soldier Creek,
Blaine. and al other points, and the
other to live in hin City or Corral.
and preach az Hin City. Corral. coun.
" Line. Corral Creek. and at other
points.
y A, Hanford OF Soldier Is prepar,
ing ground for 500 acres OF fall grain
and over The entire work n well
under way preparing for the fall wheat
crop Of 1918. While 1919 win be
record breaker. Il Is safe TO say that
1913. with the road completed and
trains running on regular schedule.
will see the yield on camaa doubled
Or even trebied.
The largest car OF wool that was
ever shipped from the state OF Idaho
was loaded and billed from Bull re.
Gently. II WINS a Chicago. Milwaukee
4 Puget Sound car. so feet long and
with 100000 pounds capacity. into
which was loaded 1913 bags or 54,55s
pounds OF wool OF the value OF So.
e0S.52, The freight rate to BOSTON Is
si.S5. and for moving this one car the
railroad company receives sl,oOs,32.
Charles Calvert. formerly OF Eiya
who has been serving a 500 days sen.
tenco ia the county Jail for violation
" the local option laws. has been
granted pardon by the pardon board
at IT'S recent session at Boise. and
viii be released from the county jail
the 2sth Of this month. after serving
$50 days Of bis sentence,
y
AdIutant General Mccall. head Of
he Idaho militia, has received tele.
gram from the chief OF the division
VI militia affairs at Washington. d. a.,
which conveyed the important an.
nouncement that funds are available
'or the summer maneuyers Of the
militia OF Washington. Oregon and
idaho AZ Grays Harbor, Washington,
~ July 20 TO 20
The location survey OF the o. s. l..
branch from briggs on to Victor has
been ordered by officials and large
party OF surveyors were taken out
20 the branch 10 complete the work.
n the survey Is accepted the road
will be graded to Victor at once and
the laying Of steel done the same
time that the road is finished into
briggs. This information will be
great news to the people of Victor
and the south end OF Teton basin.
With full grand lodge ceremonial
The Masons laid the corner stone OF
the beautiful new high school build.
ing in Twin Falls. July 4. Fun sane.
ton for the ceremony upon request OF
the president of the school board. ].
A. Waters, was granted by the grand
lodge and George d. Aiken OF this city
was duly deputized as Grand Master
Of the state OF Idaho to open SEES.
sion OF the grand lodge and appoint
acting grand lodge officers from the
local members.
The senate has passed the bill pre-
viously passed by the house to sell
434 acres of land. the school and the
agency plant in the former Lemhi
agency The state of Idaho is to be
- 4