The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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A thief entered the home Of Mrs.
Mary Ripley, at Malad and took her
sewing machine, leaving her purse "
ing untouched on the table
1t is announced that p. G. O'Mallet
has been appointed postmaster at
Pocatello, succeeding Francis Ball, who
has been postmaster for the past fou..
teen years.
The Canyon abstract shows the as.
sessed valuation OF the county 10 be
s19,864,004, as compared to valuation
Of $27,69S,645 submitted to tue state
board in 1912.
Caleb M. Newton, a painter of Boise.
had d narrow escape from death last
week when he was overcome By
fumes from turpentine, being uncon.
scious for some time.
Pocatello has been selected by the
Dupont Powder company as the cen.
trail distributing agency for the inter
mountain region and two large pow
der magazines will be built at that
place.
The public land laws and their ad.
ministration by the Washington de-
partment are scathingly attacked by
Senator Borah OF Idaho in letter to
Governor Haines made public last
week.
The first Nez Perez prairie ranch to
sell for 500 per acre was bought last
week by Jacob Fink from Frank John.
son. The land In question is the fine
quarter section that adjoins the north.
east corner of Nez Perez.
The Second infantry, Idaho national
guard. constituting $50 enlisted men
and fifty officers, went into annual
regimental encampment in Boise on
| Sunday. August II, and will remain
there until August "a.
A desert land entryman is not en-
| titled in making annual proof to
credit for improvements placed upon
| the land by former entryman. Such
is the gist of a decision by the general
| land office just received in Boise.
Suit has been filed at Boise by E. NJ.
Woods, against the Idaho Traction
company and Roy Layshure, asking
| $4,000 damages for the death of his
/ 4-yearlold daughter, who was run
down and killed by street ear.
MIR. Sewell, the original promoter
Of the proposed Idaho Falls Interur
ban electric railroad, who has been
in Denver the past year working on
the matter, announces that q corps OF
engineers will begin work at once.
Idaho will show material increase
in its total assessed valuation on which
to base rate to raise revenue for
state, county. city and school expenses
The total will be close to $45O,000, 08O
as compared to $41S, 780, S94.2S last
year.
Small banks throughout the country
are protesting to Secretary McAdoo
that unless the government distributes
its $50.000,000 or more for crop NOV
ing to them directly, the big banks
will send the money to Wall street for
speculation
The twenty-eight counties that have
reported in their abstracts show
total personal property valuation,
based on assessment of $276, z31, SIG. 1t
is believed the report of the balance
of the counties win bring the total to
1898. 100000.
Herbert Limbert, lad about IL
years old. displayed great grit and
nerve by walking from the timber
line on Dry creek to Boise, distance
Of 9 or 10 miles, with a bullet wound
in his side, having been accidentally
shot by a boy companion.
The state board of equalization is in
session at Boise. 1t is believed by
| those members of the board who have
reviewed the abstracts reported in
nom the various counties that the
rate that will ultimately be decided on
Will De but half of that of year ago
The creation of the state tax com
mission by the last legislature gave
the state the machinery with which to
pace on the assessment roll the prop
erty of many public utility corpora.
tons, and it is now estimated that the
commission will add at least $5O,000-
goo this year over last year of assess
able property.
Only two arrests were made in
Nampa during the month of July, ac-
cording to the police report. Both
arrests were for drunkenness and the
total fines assessed amounted to $40.
A total of $4s94S was on deposit
In the Boise postal savings bank at
the close OF business in July, accord.
ing to the report sent to the director
o. the postal savings system at Wash
| ington
e, ", Matthews OF Ferry Lawn Hes
IN a Boise hospital with a serious
wound in his leg inflicted by his own
gun, The accident occurred north OF
orchard, when an automatic revolver
was accidentally discharged.
Twenty-Five Boy Scouts, members
OF the Y. NJ. G. A., left Pocatello last
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