The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS

tween Two locomotives.
The conference committee on the
pablo building bin agreed to accept
the amendments appropriating s10,-
900 each for the purchase OF sites at
Nampa and Caldwell.
There Is much rejoicing in Poca.
sello over tbs fact that the state leg
ssiature has acted fayorably on sew
sral Of tho bills OF particular interest
10 that section or the country.
In ehirlwlnd finish Jimmy Boyd
: pf Denver, won q decision on points
over Jack Collins. OF Missoula. at
Twin Falls after 10 rounds OF the fast
est fighting ever seen In that city.
r. T. Maxim. lineman, had 1000
volts OF electricity pass through his
body while at work at Pocatello, and
fell thirty-fiye feet. and Is little worse
from the experience, besides few
burns.
The preliminary survey OF the John
son road from voilmer to Lewiston,
has been completed and the engineer
dng forces are now engaged in the
permanent location work from Lewis
ton to Waha.
J. G. Gray is in the hospital at
pocatello with a badly shattered knee,
received by being shot by Patrolman
Young while resisting arrest II has
not yet developed whether amputation
will be necessary.
council OF 200 Nez Perez Indians
held at Fort Lapwai voted adversely
on the proposal OF the commissioner
OF the Indian department TO sell the
timber from $500 acres OF land To-
Gated near Winchester.
Construction OF the new half mile
track Of the INSTRUMENTATION In
terstate Fair and Racing association
at the new fair grounds east OF Lewis
ton is now In progress and will be
completed within thirty days.
state Horticultural Inspector Nc.
Pherson has issued an order extending
the quarantine against alfalfa on nc,
count Of weeyil Tho order hereto
fore issued included Maiad valley and
that portion OF Oneida county.
Boise will have a University club.
This was assured at an enthusiastic
nesting held In the capital city which
was attended by thirty men from diff.
ferent universities. A committee has
been appointed TO draw up bylaws.
The outlook for the pea farmers on
the Twin Fails tract Is bright this
year. A considerable acreage will be
planted. and already contracts for
1890 acres have been mado by a
representative OF an eastern seed
house.
Petitions are being circulated at
Pocatello, asking the federal govern.
ment 70 institute an investigation in.
TO the case Of Carl Machold Of Poe.
atello. whom II is claimed has been
sent 70 the Insane asylum without
due cause
Home Products Week" In Idaho,
beginning April 14th. promises to be
one OF the best plans ever presented
in order 70 foster the Get Together
spirit and 70 Undue the people OF the
state with a spirit OF state and
home loyalty.
The several thousand depositors OF
the Boise State bank, which failed
two years ago. win receive but 10
cents on the dollar, owing to the un.
fortunate condition In which the
assets of the bank were In when II
went to the wall.
After months OF long. weary vigils
herdiDg sheep In the hills where he
had erected a stone monument to keep
him company and to which he prayed
and talked, Rafael Oso became insane
while visiting Boise and has been
committed to the asylum at Black.
foot.
John and George Brown. who were
enroute with a shipment OF farm and
household goods from Muskogee,
Okla. to central Oregon to locate.
are so impressed with southern Idaho
that they have decided to locate there
instead and have ordered their goods
sent back 10 Nampa from Oregon
Through the raising OF the auaran-
tine placed upon Idaho alfalfa and
alfalfa seed by the horticultural com.
mission or California. this state win
be permitted to ship 70 the Golden
state over 5000 cars OF alfalfa each
year besides selling In the nelghbor.
hood OF 100000 worth OF the seed
annually.
An unknown man broke into the
house of William c. Rady at Poea.
tello during Rady's absence and enter
ing the sleeping room occupied by
Mrs Raidy and her children. grasped
her by the throat and threatened her
with death II she made an outcry.
Mrs Raldy's screams brought assist.
ance. but the man escaped.
Farmers In the vicinity of Gooding
have taken up the matter OF growing
seed peas for the Gooding Fruit and
Produce association The Idaho Irri.
cation company will furnish seed to
farmers on It's land at actual cost TO
The company.
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