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


than last in proportion to the sea- ssai
population. SS''Oo
Attic inpt Of prisoner confined T. !,
Bannock county jail to break a.. 'as
foiled by the discovery Of tho M, ~
ers' work by the iailer. pi'OR
Observance Of the game laws !. !,
ing urged on the sportsmen -
state in circular letter sent II. 'aa
the Idaho State Sportsmen's assoois
ton.
His leg crushed between the wbo.,.
of wagon aud its bed, George NJ
necke, 10 years old, of Muldoon MI
at HALEY from hood poisoning which
followed his injury.
On September the postoffces !.
Elkriver, Plummer and Kimberly Iii,
be made postal savings depositoraa
and thereby making every presidents,
office in the state depository for y.
tai savings.
This is a great year for tho d,v
farmers in Cassia county They viii
have bigger crops than are raised !,
irrigated land Their hay and grain
are in fine condition and they win d.
rive big profits.
Within the next few weeks between
$4,000 and $4,000 acres Of grain viii
be harvested on the Salmon river tract
This is within 1000 acres or SO or the
total acreage in all kinds of cron n
the project last year.
]. R. Farrell of Payette is in tbe
county jail at Caldwell, held for trial
in the district court on charge ii
bigamy, in default of $4,000 bond set
by the court at the preliminary ex
animation held at Payette.
Ernest Deutchler, who is being hell
in the county jail at Challis on the
charge of killing H. HUMPHREYS with
pocket knife, attempted to commit
suicide by gashing his throat with
some sharp instrument. He will re
cover.
The home of A. S. Cotter at NAV
was set on fire by some person last
week. With the help of neighbors the
fire was extinguished before much
damage had been done. A pile Of
k1ndlings was found placed against
the side Of the house.
R. F. Butler died at his home in Los
Angeles, Cal, last week of stomach
trouble. Mr.. Butler was resident Of
HALEY for a great many years and
while there was president of the First
National bank He leaves widow
and son, the latter living a short dis
lance from Los Angeles.
Included in plans for the 44,700-acra
OWyhee irrigation project are plans
ior the largest pumping plant in the
west, together with an electrical power
plant which will supply current to
towns in the Boise valley at a rate
which, it is said. will cut present fuel
bills in two
One OF the largest sales of Idaho
trult ever recorded is reported by
Miles Cannon of Weiser. The sale,
negotiated by the Northwestern Fruit
Exchange Of Portland, is of the entire
i9l3 crop of his prune orchard and In
volyed cash consideration Of approx.
smately $4,000
Idaho Falls wants to be on the new
state highway, to determine the To-
cation OF which the state road com.
mlssloners are now travelling about the
southern part of the state. The SIM
port of that city will be thrown 10
the route which passes through HALEY.
Arco and Blackfoot.
The long standing feud between the
Two Chinese tongs in Boise has re.
suited in another murder. Fong Loon
one prominent Chinaman, shooting
Fong Chung, one of the leaders Of the
opposing tong, through the body.
Chung died Friday from the effects OF
his injury.
With his foot caught in the wrecked
buggy and his head and shoulders
dragging over the rough road for dis
lance OF over quarter of mile
Frank Brookart, over so years of age
and resident of Meridian. had a mi.
raculous escape from death in a run.
away accident.
Articles of incorporation for a line
OF railroad to run from Ogden to
preston, Ida, passing through Avon,
Paradise, Hyrum, Wellsyille, Millville,
providence, Logan, Hyde Park, Smith.
neid, Richmond and Lewiston in Utah
ana through Fairview, Ida, to Preston,
have been fled.
disposal of an issue of 100000
bonds Tor state roads is a problem
Ootherlng state officials these days.
Inc law, providing for this issue
MAKES It impossible for them to be
sold at less than par or higher rate
d interest than 4 per cent.
The agricultural and fruit lands
around Caldwell are of high eharae.
.er. The prize-winning orchard of the
northwest, the Dorman place, is locat
% there, which in 1908 took first place
n competition With seventeen states
It Omaha.
Alice Johnson, aged II, a stenogra.
,her recently employed by Attorney