The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-06-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS

ne recent neaFy rains In the vicln
ity Of Kuna are helping out crops OF
new land. which the dry spring faiie'
10 bring up.
The city council OF Twin Falls hal
voted an allowance OF 1880 for th.
public library, an amount twice tn,
regular sum allowed the institution
At mass meeting held at Maroa
located Just north Of Flor. the people
decided 10 bond the centralized dis
trict and build a school house to
cost $4,000,
The popcorn raisers OF Roswell
shipped ascarload OF popcorn. amount
ing TO $4,000 pounds, from Parma
The corn was disposed OF at good
price at Salt Lake.
AT the Boise meeting OF the United
Commercial Travellers OF Idaho. Utah
aud Montana. Provo. Utah, was select
ed as the next meeting place and the
dates set as June IL, ~ and 10, 1914.
fiigby and Menan. rival candidates
for county seat honors at the time
Fremont county Is TO be divided and
Jefferson county formed. will each
give a two days celebration the glorI-
Gus Fourth.
w. X. Lewis, the rancher who was
injured BY the accidental discharge OF
a shotgun at his home on the Canyon
Hill road north of Caldwell, died at
the local hospital from the effects or
his wounds.
Idaho's state penitentiary Is to be
without gallows. Destruction of
the gruasome apparatus already has
been begun and within a short time
there will be nothing left To mark
the scene OF the last execution.
In the presence OF mis- wife and
daughter, at their ranch home near
Ballentyne station, Charles A. Sloper
pressed revolver TO his temple and
shot himself, death resulting instant
". III health and worry led to the
deed
Mrs. Bert Howell. mother of nfteen
children. wife OF prominent farmer
who lives In Idaho, three miles cas-,
OF Palouse. was instantly killed by
lightning during a severe electrical
storm which was passing over the Pa.
louise country.
President Wilson has eliminated
i94.750 acres OF land from Idaho for
est reserves. as follows; 1850 acres
from Challis reserve; S9.520 acres
from Lemhi reserve; $3.50 acres
from Salmon reserve; 2.O4o acres from
Sawtooth reserve.
Lavelle Rammell. aged 81, and Her.
bert Fulmer. aged as, farmers OF Te-
tonia. q town on the Oregon Short
Line branch out OF Ashton to the Te-
ton basln country. were struck by
lightning and killed while blowing in
the field near their homes.
Ex-senator Fred II. Dubois OF Ida
no probably viii be summoned to ap-
pear before the senate lobby investi-
cation committee to explain the
charge made by Senator Poindexter
that he (Dubols) was lobbyist work
Ing IN the interest OF Idaho lead pro-
ducers.
The manager OF dancing pavilion
at Maiad win not countenance rag
Eing at his pavilion and says that on
several occasions he has put people
off the floor and refused TO sell them
tickets for future entertainment for a
period OF thirty days. as penalty for
ragging.
While surgeons In the next room
were preparing to operate on him for
appendicitis. a young sailor giving the
name OF George III. Patton, quietly
left his room In a Caldwell hospital
and proceeded to nearby restaurant.
where he ate hearty meal. death re-
sulting few hours later.
The United Commercial Travellers
Of Idaho. Utah and Montana closed
their annual convention ut Boise on
the 10th, after selecting officers and
adopting resolutions highly compli.
nenting the pure food commissioners
~ the three states for the work done |
by them In enforcing the laws.
There are now $40 boys and girls |
clubs organized In this state under
he direct supervision OF the state |
office. These clubs
are divided into corn clubs. potato |
clubs, sewing clubs and cooking |
clubs, the two first being open to the |
boys and the two latter TO the girls. |
Senator ID. w. Davis OF American
Falls has u plan TO obliterate taxation !
In Idaho. Re proposes Se sale OF
SOC. 600 acres OF land per annum by
The state to raise more than $S0,000..
BOO TO be loaned out at interest bear
Ing rates. part OF the interest money
TO be placed aside from year to year
In q surplus fund. thereby multiplying
The states earning capacity.
Joe Stocks Of Fish Haven In Bear
Lake county. recently caught an inn
mense black bear in one OF his traps.
the animal pulling one foot entirely
on in its efforts to get out OF the
trap. Stocks followed the trail and
succeeded in killing the animal.
It IS currently reported at New
Meadows that the Hill interests will