The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-30
IDAHO STATE NEWS
MERIDIAN

years in the state penitentiary.
The vote cast for Governor Hawley
at the primary July 80 has just been
canvassed and made public, 1t amounts
20 12,354 In the whole state, incIud-
Ing both first and second choice votes.
The Progressive party ID to have q
state ticket In the field in Idaho, head.
ed by II. Harland Or Payette for gov.
ernor. Weiser, Twin Falls and New
Plymouth are represented on tho
ticket
Ray Weaver. q young man Of Buhi.
charged with causing the death Of
Lena Spears, has been released from
Lincoln county Jail on bail bond Of
$4,000 furnished by hia father and
other residents OF that section.
Tho state pure food OFFICERS Will
shortly Investigate the alleged use OF
milk cans for purposes other than to
contain milk and cream. according to
information which was given out from
the state pure food office last week.
Leonardo Minez, Mexican, was stab.
bed In the neck In a row over game
Of cards In Pocatello. The wound Ii
Just back OF the ear, penetrating
through the Jaw. Two Mexicans are
under arrest for assault. The wound
IL not necessarily serious.
The Idaho Falls Post says the boy
Ellis Greer. whose treatment kicked
up the present fuss over the Indus.
trial school az Sc Anthony, has again
run away. this time from the home
of sid Whitehead OF Idaho Falls. in
whose charge he had been placed
temporarily
The incorporation OF the Clear Lake
Power II Improvement company, with
principal offices az Clear Lake, with
an authorized capital OF $4,000, has
been fiied. This win make half a
dozen large power plants near to.
gether on the Snake river in this part
Of the state.
Twin Falls promises TO send big
delegation 70 the National Irrigation
congress at Salt Lake September 80.
The Twin Falls Commercial club Ii
also considering arranging an excur.
sion after the congress 20 take train.
load OF delegates and visitors through
the Twin Falls region.
Because he neglected to purchase
fishing and hunting license, wnicn
would have cntailed an outlay OF 81
cash. w. w. Lottridge, said to be
cashier OF the Lcadore State bank at
I.eadore, was subjected to the hu.
initiation OF arrest by deputy game
warden and fined $40
The totals OF the expense accounts
Of John M. Haines and Paul Clag.
stone. candidates for governor who
ran 20 closely In the race for the Re.
publican nomination, are comparative,
" Identical. according TO the item.
ised statements filed by both candi.
didates at the statehouse.
From the complete reports received
from all the counties In the state at
the state auditors OFFICE, the total
cash valuation OF real and personal
property in Idaho for the year 1912
Is shown 10 be 1896, $50 1880. The
assessed valuation, or 40 per cent, is
given out as si30.2T5 .96e5l.
W. Fl. Bailey. son OF former Senator
Bailey. prominent merchant and land
owner in Elmore county. Is In Jail nj
Harley charged with passing a worth.
less check. The complaint was filed
BY Mrs. Ole Rorem, who said she no,
eeivsd a check for SS76 from Bailey
az payment for an automobile.
All the small mining interests in
Idaho win be eliminated. and the min.
Ing industry in all parts OF the state
will be greatly affected, should the
congressional appropriation fer the
Boise assay office. which amounts to
$4,000. be eliminated, according TO
Joseph Plnkham. who has charge OF
tho Boise office
BY far the biggest individual sale
Of land ever recorded in that section
9f the county has Just been closed at
Weiser through the purchase by Port.
land and Weiser capitalists OF sos
acres Of choice fruit land from John
Rohren, Tho price paid was close to
100000.
From present indications II appears
that the railway mail clerks who re-
side in Boise are destined to meet
disappointment in their efforts to
avoid moving to Salt Lake, where
headquarters for mail CLERKS on the
Salt Lake.Pocatelio run are to be es-
tablished.
All OF the government offices at
Boise are short of funds. owing to
the failure of congress to pass appro-
priation bills at the present term of
That body.
Jack Carpenter and Jesse Day
fought one of the greatest battles
even seen in Idaho when they met
1t Soldier last week. The men went
fifteen rounds to draw.
Idaho has at last secured recogni-
ton in the matter of railroad rates,
and tuorists and homeseekers who