The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-31
IDAHO STATE NEWS

GAuf ucEAPA0 4EDN tktH nittto1At ,AAf
est amounted 10 se.0is.4S. which sum
wAs turned In 10 the connty treasurer
last week
Physicians In Bannock cOunty must
enter formal bid for the poBition Of
county physician before tney wrIl be
considered by the new board OF coun-
" commissioners.
While hunting along the ditch
bank near hts place south OF Hollis
ter. Perry r. Crawford accidentally
shot and killed valuable horse be-
longing 70 Guy J. Peters OF Amster
darn.
-Four hundred and Afteen carloads
Of freight Gcarioad shipments only
were received At the Nampa station
during the month OF December. &C.
cording 70 statement Issued at the
local freight depot
Meridian seems TO be- about the
only town that has been entirely free
from the smallpox, chickenpox. scar
let fever and diphthaFla that have pre-
vailed in that section OF the county
AN4A1h Inv hlNathh MtAkt1s
r. L. Estes. bad check artist. who
was so unwise az 10 choose Canyon
county Tor his field OF operation. has
been apprehendad at Medford, Ore,
and will be brought back to answer
20 charge Of issuing and cashing a
worthless check,
Roy Barnes OF Pocatello, an cleo
triclan formerly employed BY the In
dependent Electric supply company
has been arrested ON the charge Of
stealing 500 poands OF copper wire
from the Mountain States Telephone
4 Telegraph company.
on The Ninidoka irrigation project
Ia southern Idaho there Is move
ment on foot 70 organize the Local
banks for the purpose OF advancing
funds TO purchase limited number
OF dairy cattle 10 DO sold to the
farmers al cost
The state board OF health has 70
appointed James H. Wallis as state
pure food and sanitary inspector for
the next two years. Mr.. Wallis was
congratulated BY the members OF the
board on tho good he had accom-
plished the past two years
Fire al ST. Anthony on the 22nd de
Htroyed several buildings and for I
time threatened the entire town, tn,
loss being over 100000 Several mar
row escapes resulted from tumblinl
roofs and wails Six iiremen were
overcome from cold and exhaustion.
For forging a check for the amount
OF 20. Alfred Rudisel, a young mar
who claims to be but II years OF age
was committed 70 the state peniten
tiary from Caldwell 10 serve an indie
terminate sentence OF from eighteel
months 10 fourteen years at hare
labor.
The United states senate ma
passed Senator Borahs bill authoriz
ing the state OF idaho 10 select phos
plate lands under its agreement o
exchange with the forest reserve, OF
condition that the United States re-
serves All rights 70 any phosphate dc
posits In the land
One o. she biggest deals made Il
Idaho irrigated land was closed las
week when l.. H. sweetser. forme
lieutenant governor OF the state. trad
Cd his i.04o-acre -anch on Raft rive
Ia Cassia county for property In Can
ron and Boise counties. The rancl
Is valued At $4,000.
David NJ. Hand. former pastor o
the First Baptist church at Moscow
who was convicted OF having beef
the means Of the delinquency OF Tia
rel Benedict. tho 1T-yearold daugh
ter OF the superintendent OF the Bar
Ills, Sunday school Was sentenced &
from ave years 10 life Imprisonment
The new state capitol OF this state
just completed and the main section
o. which occupied. Is conceded to b
one OF the nnest Of les kind In th
United states. The building viii cos
s2.0e0. GOO
The MeMallen Durham Gas Pewe
company OF Idaho Falls has nled al
ueies Of incorporation with tho sec
Rotary Of state Tho company is ear
italized for $4,000. II viii manufaS
tare Gas and gas products.
j, S. Hickey. one OF the pioneers Q
Nanpa and ono Of the oldest railroa
men in the west. died Sunday Of hear
disease. He was IS years OF age. Nj
Hickey retired from active rallroa
work seven years ago after fort
years service
The Beaver River Power compan
Il actively engaged in preparing {
10 deliver power 20 the residents Z
Caldwell in the near future. A larg
crew is employed in the city at n
present time erecting poles and strInl
ing wires.
While Charles Schafer. q stonemi
son living a. Pierce Park. was
Boise attending ledge meeting and ii
wife Was passing the hours during b
absence Al the home OF a neighbo
thei- hvs.room home caught fire an
was 4 total loss.
The Boise Polo eiiilb will enter N