The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS

$4,000 win be given 70 the exhibitors
AZ the Canyon county fair this year
according 20 the plans OF the associa,
tien officials.
Taxes 10 the amount OF S352,SS7. 2i
were collected in Canyon county dur.
ing the recent taxpaysng period, &C,
cording TO a statement made by Coua.
~ Assessor Christopher.
Quite a sensation was caused In
Gooding last week when Delbert Pat.
tervon. well known young man OF
Gooding. was bound over TO the dis,
trict court on cattle stealing charge.
A IRE. the origin OF which Is an.
known, totally destroyed the mercan-
tile establishment OF Perry Buckley
at Myrtle. The loss ID $4,000 on
building and stock. which IL partly
covered by insurance,
Tho hearing OF Jose Rodriguez, a
Mexican, arrested Under the name OF
Jose Cadenas at Pocatello and re.
turned to Nampa charged with burg.
larry, resulted IN his being held to the
district court for trial.
Fire destroyed the printing office
Of the Shoshone Journal, causing the
loss OF several thousand dollars. The
fire was discovered at o'clock In the
morning. Enough insurance was car
RED to cover the loss.
Citizens and business men Of Ere
mont county are decidedly In favor
OF the movable schools which have
been conducted In that part OF the
state by the university agricultural
extension department.
For having made false statements
as to the financial condition OF the
State Bank OF Commerce at Wallace.
OF which he was president b. +. o'Neii
has been sentenced to serve from two
TO ten years In the penltentIary.
B. +. 0Neil. former president III
the Bank OF Commerce Of Wallace,
charged with having made false state.
ments as to the financial condition OF
the bank. was found guilty by a jury
In the district court at Occur d'Alene.
Definite action toward the immediate
organisation OF mutual cooperative
telephone company was taken last
week by the representative citizens of
Middleton and vicinity at largely at
tended meeting OF the Middleton Boos-
ter club.
David Walker ST., who has been
Hick for over two years. succumbed
to heart failure and general debility
at Oakley last week. Mr.. Walker
was rs years OF age and was a native
Of South Carolina He leaves a wife
and ten children.
Fifty head Of thoroughbred Duroc
Jersey sows are en- route from Ohio
TO Nampa, They will constitute the
foundation OF q herd 10 be estab-
lished in view of making Canyon
county the center for breeders OF this
famous type Of hog.
Edward Payne. former president OF
tho defunct Boise state bank, who
was convicted Of making falst report
10 the state bank examiner, has been |
sentenced 70 serve an indeterminate
term Of from six months 20 three
years in tho Idaho penltentiary.
DR. G, A. Smith was arrested al
King Hin on charge OF manslaugh-
Ter as the result or the death OF Mrs.
Clara Foy, ~ho died Sunday night OF
starvation. n is said Mrs. Foy re.
trained from taking any food since
December 20 on the advice OF the
physician.
Following closely the advice said I
% have been given hor by physi.
sian. not to take any nourishment,
Mrs. Clara Toy OF King Hin died
February IL, OF starvation. Mrs. Foy
lad not taken any food since Decem.
Der 20. An autopsy showed that the
organs were normal.
The plans OF Cupid were disturbed
by the law and two youthful lovers
With matrimonial intentions rudely
separated when the Nampa officers
ook into custody W. n, Haleomb OF
Ogden and Mary Kiser OF weiser, the
ormer 10 years OF age and the latter
z years old, who had eloped.
Senator Borah, in an interview with
be president. entered vigorous pro
est against the action Of the secretary
u the interior in declining to ISSUE
'atentS 20 homesteaders on lands In
be Boise irrigation project as soon
3 they comply with the requirements
the threeyear homestead law.
Farmers In southeastern Idaho are
~ in arms over ruling by Attorney
General Peterson 10 the effect that all
ersons must have game licenses be.
ore they can hunt jackrabbits
Mrs. Il spierllng. formerly or
'oise, who. wiN her husband, was
injured IN an automobile accident
ear Whittier. California, January 2s,
led last week OF her injuries.
The secretary Of the interior has
irected the patenting to the state OF
daho OF the lands embraced in Carey
CT lists and II. embracing lands
nder the original Twin Falls segre-
alton. The patent TO the state viii
ssne in few days.