The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-04
IDAHO STATE NEWS
ohm ii Baird. Publisher.

the new city ball.
According to official announce
snenf. new railroad emergency hos
pital viii be erected at Pocateiio.
Two men convicted OF gambling al
emmett have been sentenced TO serve
terms Of six months In the county
Jail.
The commercial club and grange Of
Payetfe have united In movement u
promote the dairy and hog industry
In the Payette valley.
Considerable interest Is being man
sfeated In the coming city election al
Payette. Two complete tickets have
been fied with the city clerk.
The operation OF slot machines and
colo games for cigars or other nser
chandise is not unlawful In the state
OF Idaho, In the opinion Of the at
forney general.
Six Boise boys, ranging in age from
10 70 16 years, tired Of attending
school and endeayoring to break the
monotony by runaway escapade
we're taken In custody at Nampa and
sent back home.
The Oregon short Line viii begin
work in few days on Its new stock
yards. TO be built at the north end
OF Pocatello, The old atockyards Ut
the southern extremity OF the city
will be torn down entirely.
Blanche Gordon. denizen OF the
restricted district OF Lewiston, is dead
and F. s. chanea 10 La Jail. charged
with killing the woman. Chenea, who
comes from Fomeroy and has wife
and family. denies the crime.
Garrett Williams. Is years old. was
killed by the accidental discharge OF
gun. with which he was hunting
near his home at Grace. Bannock
county. The charge OF shot tore ita
way into tho left groin, and the lad
bled 10 death.
Trustees OF rural school districts In
Idaho can cut the length OF the an.
nual school term from ave months to
four. as the result OF blunder In the
drafting OF house bill No. 1898, passed
by the last legislature and signed by
the governor.
A building permit has been Issued
for the ice plant and iceing station 70
be- erected at Nampa by the Boise
Cold Storage company. under ten
year contract, for the Pacific Fruit
Express. The permit calls for the ex.
penditure OF $4,000.
The federal court. which was to
haye convened az Pocatello this week.
has been again postponed until April
81. There are number OF cases OF
grave importance to appear In that
court. including the selling OF liquor
10 Indians and white slavery.
With over 80 new members enlist
ed and extraordinary interest shown
IN the plans OF the club, the Nampa
Chamber OF Commerce, after almost
two years OF inactivity, Is ready Il
again take its place among the nc
tive commercial organizations OF this
state.
Threats to take away their licenses
and put them out OF business forced
all the retail saloon men OF Occur
d'Alene 10 cancel contracts with Other
brewing companies and sign an agree
ment to patronixe only certain brew
cry, according to complaints filed b,
saloon men.
The state OF Idaho and her peopl.
have extended their sympathy to th'
flood-stricken states OF Ohio and In
diana and TO the tornadosufferinl
city OF Omaha. through official tele
grams forwarded 10 the governors o
those two sister states and the may
or OF Omaha.
The trial OF Frank Dolan. secon,
defendant In the cattle-stealing case
on trial at Twin Falls, has Jus
closed with me verdict OF guilty
rendered by the jury. Dolan wa
charged with stealing cattle and de
iiyeEing them 10 the Robinson-Jank
Packing company
During Home Industry week. |
present negotiations are successful,
1918 model Idaho National haryeste
will be on display in Boise among Al
the other manufactured products o
the state. The machine seems des
tined 10 reyoiutioniEe the harvesting
OF grain throughout the world.
Acting Governor Herman ii. Taylo
has signed reprieve for Carl Mac
hold, granting him respite from til,
sentence imposed upon him by Judg,
@. o. stockslager at BIaekfoot. Idaho
commanding the sheriff OF Bingham
county TO release him until the boar
or pardona can hear his application
for full pardon.
Twelve secret indictments wer
reported March 25 by the Bannocl
county grand jury. II is reported tina
these are against owners OF propert
on the east side IN Pocatello, whic
has been leased to or occupied b
women OF the under world. IN
names OF the men indicted have nc
been made public.
Senator Brady has promised TO us
every effort TO influence the recii
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