The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS

factory attendance.
Representative French has intro
duccd O. bill authorizing an appropria-
ton OF 100000 Tor improving the
Occur d'Aiene river fin Idaho.
The movable school held in Emmett
nnder the supervision or the agricul-
tural department OF the University OF
Idaho, was a success IN every way.
After seven and half rounds OF
The fastest fighting ever seen IN
Boise, the Battling Dane was given
the decision on foul over Maurice
Thompson.
The supreme court has denied an
application for a writ OF habeaa cor.
tus by J. s. Settlers. now confined in
he state prison on the charge OF hav.
ing passed a fictitious draft.
The business men OF Nampa have
Interested themselves in the high
school band TO the extent that they
have established fund with which to
purchase uniforms for the boys.
The Bank OF Juliaetta has annexed
The Citizens State Bank OF Juliaetta,
and the two are now one institution.
The field seemed too small for two
banks, but large enough for one well
conducted institution
Senator Borahs amendment TO the
legislative appropriation bill approprl-
hting sl3,s40 TO continue the Boise as.
say office throughout the coming fiscal
year, was adopted by the senate ap-
preparations committee.
Another new county fight is on in
earnest, and the people of Falk, New
Plymouth, Fruitland and Payette arc
forming as a unit TO keep the Payetto
valley together as one county and the
Boise valley as another.
Action Is to be taken by the city
council OF Boise which will start an
investigation OF the detective depart.
ment relative TO the charges which
are being made In connection with the
gambling scandal In the city.
The neglect and cruel treatment OF
dumb animals Will no longer be coun.
tenanced within the city OF Nampa, a
city humane officer having been an. |
pointed, with jurisdiction over all the
dump animals within the corporate
limits.
For three days silver City, Della.
mar aud the surrounding mining
camps were without electric power or
lights and tho supply OF coal oil and
candles was nearly exhausted. The
trouble WIS caused BY break in the
power wire.
A special train will leave Boise Feb.
ruary 5. carrying the Boise Polo club
20 the polo tournament ut Los An.
Eeles. Cal. In which tho men from the
Idaho capital will compete. The tour.
nament win last from February is to
March 8.
The Dewey line is now completed TO
the big eddy below Smiths Ferry, and
graded to the Payette lakes, The
work OF putting steel on the uncom.
pleted section. traversing Long valley.
viii be begun, II is announced. as soon
as spring opens.
A bin making the promotion OF box.
Ing matches Ia Idaho a felony, pun
ishable by Imprisonment for not less
than one year In the state peniten.
tiary. has been introduced Ia the
house OF representatives by Repre-
sentative storey.
The Boise Commercial club has de-
cided to send man into the Twin
Falls section to aid the Commercial
club OF that place in securing the
building OF tho Twin Falls, Oakland 4
San Francisco railroad from Wells.
New, to Twin Falls.
Persons divorced in this state may
go 20 another state and get married
before six months have expired and
still be legally married after they re.
turn 10 Idaho, under the existing law.
according 10 a decision In the district
court at Boise last week.
A head-on collision between two
freight trains was narrowly ayerted !
an the Oregon Short Line near Spen-
'er. through prompt work on the part
II a brakeman. with the aid OF a de. |
rail switch. AS it was. a runaway
ram loaded with ice was switched |
INTO the sagebrush.
j. Wisely and w. J, wittenberg o, '
Carmen creek last week shipped the
irst carload OF hogs ever sent by rail
rom Salmon CITY. The shipmen, !
consisted OF 80 head. averaging 2,OO1 !
pounds each. and Il is estimated that {
they viii bring 1925 per hundred
pounds In Portland. /
A few met are 10 be put 10 work ir
day or two sinking holes in places
IN the Magic dam for the purpose OF
locating leaks with view OF stop.
ing them with cement. These holes
through which the water finds It's way s
through the dam are believed to bo
'revioss in the solid rock.
Adopting as their motto scompul.
'ory Honesty" the Idaho state
hardware and Implement Dealers as
ISOLATION. in session at Boise. de-
'iared against catalogue and mail or.