The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-07-04
IDAHO STATE NEWS

and voted $1,000 bonds to build mod
ern and substantial school building
On that district.
The HALEY city council has reject
ed the proposition OF the Idaho Stats
life Insurance company TO sell tbs
present water system for $4,000
The FIRST arrest under the new
lninehour law for women was made al
Boise last week. when the woman
manager OF hotel pleaded guilty q
violation Of the act and was fined $40
and costs.
The fouryear-oId daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. w. ID. crabtree, living near
Cambridge. died OF poisoning last
week. II 10 supposed that the little
one received the poison from eating
colored stick candy.
Arthur Eakins. the man who IS al
legged to have attempted to take the
tife OF Max r. splinter by cutting his
throat. at splinter's ranch about -four
miles south OF Nampa, has been cap
tured and lodged In jail
FIFTY dentists from various towns
In the southern part OF the state
we're In Pocateilo last week in at.
tendance upon the annual convention
Of the state dental society. Mayor
Turner welcomed the visitors.
A. Elgin. a young man. while riding
the carriage at a sawmilI near Sand
point, attempted 30 put his foot on o
board. missed II and the saw caught
his foot He was taken to the hos
pital and four toes we're amput&ted.
The long.talked OF Boise. Butte and
Winnemucca railroad has filed arti
cies of incorporation with Secretary
OF State clifford with a capitalization
OF $40,oo0.00o. the stock being divided
into 100000 shares at 500 each.
b. j. Johnson, postmaster at Fish.
erie, has received word from the gov.
eminent that the postoffice would be
discontinued. Mr. Johnson sent In
his resignation not long ago and NO
one there seems TO care to act as
postmaster.
Strawberries are being shipped In
large quantities. from Twin Falls A
carload was shipped to Kansas City
las. week. The first carload OF
Strawberries ever shipped from this
part OF the state was sent out from
Twin Falls last year
Ada county, OF which Boise is the
county seat, on June % voted $780,
900 bond issue for good roads, The
city went overwhelmingly in favor oil
the issue. The country vote In favor
of It was not so heavy, but substan
tial majorities were given.
During the year 1912 there were
2-fi9 teachers employed in the public
schools OF the state. or these, 6S9
were male and 1901 female. The
average monthly salary paid the men
was 1921 and that paid the women
$6s.SS. tho general average being
S7S.04
At the urgent recommendation OF
Senator Brady. the commissioner oil
Indian affairs has recommended that
maintenance charge on the Oneida ir.
rlgation lands on Fort Hall reserva-
ton be ixed at so cents per acre
khis year. one-half OF what II has
been heretofore.
II is announced that the Barber
Lumber company win spend $4,000.
600 in idaho in the next year in the
purchase of additional timber and In
construction of a railroad to Its
present holdings. The p. 4 l. N. road
will probably be put In shape for
handling this traffic.
The Pocatello Tribune states that
the matter OF the building of the cleo.
trio inter-urban line out OF Idaho
Falls has again been taken up by in.
ferested eastern capital and the fran.
chises and the right-of-way tracts
which have been permitted TO lapse
will be taken up again.
Five thousand dollars worth OF beer
and whlskey, confiscated by the
sheriff OF Bannock county since the
first OF the year and held as evidence
IN cases where convictions or viola.
tiens of the local option laws have
been secured. were poured into the
gutter one day last week.
Success crowned the efforts OF the
well drillers working on the property
OF the Union Stockyards Sales com
pany at Caldwell. when strong
flow OF artesian water was struck at
a depth of 247 feet The water is
cold and pure and the strike Is hailed
with delight by officials OF the com.
2any.
Following a complete shutdown Cor
nearly seven years. the Barber Lum.
Der company, involved in expensive
litigation with the government at
tacking the title to 10000 acres OF
valuable timber lands in the Boise
basin, is preparing to resume opera
lions near Boise and In southern
Idaho.
With his throat cut four times NJ.
p. Splinter. a rancher living four
miles south OF Nampa, lies In local
hospital the victim OF a night attack
made on him supposedly by Arthur
Eakin. man with whom he had pre-