The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-11-28
IDAHO STATE NEWS

ing 10 gain a tWo-thirds majority at thu
recent election.
DR.. X. A. MacLean, formerly head,
OF the University OF Idaho, was in.
augurated on November 20 as pres.
dent OF the Manitoba university.
John Gunther was arrested at Mont.
pelier charged with felony. II a.
charged he broke mans glasses with.
his fist, cutting the mans face severe.
ly.
Custer proceedings have been he.
gun by County Attorney G. Douglas
Smith of Bannock county against sber.
III e. e. Lowery, who Is charged with
misconduct in office.
That the Hagerman Valley & Twin
Falls Tract railroad has been financed
and that work will be begun on the
road as soon as possible is the news
that comes from Hagerman.
The dead body of Greek. with .
bullet hole in his for shead, was found
near camp No. 2 of the Phoenix Con-
struction company, near Grace. It is
believed he was murdered.
AS result of the charges made
against the sheriff's office, Sheriff
Lowrie of Bannock county asked for
the resignation of Deputy James
Lewis. This makes the second deputy
suspended.
Ernest Newman, the young man who
recently lost his leg as a result of
oofnhiy,o n fo 1aft hot
couplings of an engine and fiatcar
on a sidetrack at Humbird camp, died
in the hospital at Standpoint
Three or four engineers of the Beav.
er River Electric company are in Pc
catello plating the city preparatory
to the beginning of installing their
| lines there. This company was grant
ed franchise some time ago.
A recent order from the horticul
tural department of the state rescinds
an order of February, 1913, which for
bade the shipping of alfalfa seed from
Bear Lake. Franklin and Oneida coun-
ties into other parts of the state.
The art exhibit under the auspices
Of the Art Study club of Pocatello
was held last week. The exhibit con.
sists of number of the better oil
and water colors Of the famous Amer
/ lean artists and is loaned by the Him
OILS Art association.
D. G. Ferguson, who resides near
Artesian City, reports that he raised On
eight acres 642 sacks of first-class,
marketable potatoes without drop
of water other than what was furnish
ed by nature. He sold the tubers for
| seventy-five cents per sack.
Seed peas are a paying crop for
southern Idaho. Prof ]. M. Markell
reports yield of % bushels to the
acre from 20-acre field on his ranch
south of Filler. The crop sold for 1851
after the seed was returned to the
contracting company.
Practically all obstacles to the COM
pletion of the Big Lost River irriga-
ton project were removed last week
when the United States court of ap-
peals at San Francisco handed down
decision in the litigation which has
involved the project since 1910.
Mrs. Haynes of Shoup has a pen
of White Wyandotte hens at the in
ternational egg-laying contest at Storr,
Conn, which is leading the field. Her
five hens have averaged more thar
200 eggs apiece. The hens have beeb
sold for SIS to an eastern buyer.
Jacob Rhoner, who was arrested at
Montpelier under the local option law
was bcund over to the district court
on two counts. Rhoner is under $1,000
bonds. He alleges he was hauling the
wagon load of liquor which was con-
fiscated from Cokeville, Wyo., to AT
ton, Wyo.
An inquest into the killing of Ernest
yiahos, Greek laborer, near Grace,
has been ordered. Viahos, accom-
panied by another Greek, were seen TO
enter the bank of Grace where he
cashed $500 worth of time checks.
The money was missing when his
body was found.
What has become of George S. Cor
lew, assistant cashier of the FIRST
National bank of Burley, is an I'M
solved question that for nearly
week has worried his wife, family ana
friends. Corlew left Burley for Og-
den, and mysteriously disappeared
from the Junction City.
G. M. Anderson, sentenced to life
term in the state penitentiary, was
taken to the penitentiary from hooe-
enai county last week. Anderson was
convicted of the murder of railroad
agent at Grand Junction, near Post
Falls. He was attempting to hold up
the station at the time.
A. A. Smith has entered suit against
w. Peterson, mayor of Salmon, ana
H. M. Campbell. chief of police, LOT
$4,000 damages alleged to have been
inflicted on his reputation. Smith was
recently arrested on charge OF rent
ing houses for immoral purposes, pu'
was acquitted by jury.
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