The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-09-05
IDAHO STATE NEWS

scattered over Cassia county will be
held in Albion September u. Part Of
this land Is irrigated and part is dry
farm land
It is reported that the entire prune
crop Of the territory about Weiser,
consisting Of about Is carloads, has
been gold at prices much in advance
Of those Of last year
The following Idaho postmasters
have been appointed: Argyle, simeon
A. Wiley; Berger. Clifton L. Surry;
Cement, Lyman H. Thompson; VIII
burne, Emma T. Severine.
The main line of the Oregon Short
Linz is assessed this year at SIS, 900;
the north and 80 til main line at
s56,500; the Boise branch at 5000;
the Twin Falls branch at s45. 900
Henry u. Whitney. a pioneer Of
Idaho and prominently identified with
the mining interests Of Boise basin,
died last week near the Call ranch on
Boise river while enroute to Boise.
The delinquent tax list OF Canyon
county for the year 1913 was officially
published last week The total de-
lnquent taxes amount to $4,000,
Which, with penalties. viii amount to
about $4,000.
Fred 3Iung. accused bootlegger. Is
wanted on a charge Of numbering
Deputy Sheriff McFadden OF Bannock
county AZ the camp OF the Phoenix
Construction company near Grace in
he ereff%la-- -
Remaining at her post OF duty as
night operator in the BIackfoot tele-
phone exchange, Mrs o. E. Green, a
bride Of few weeks, watched the de-
struction Of her home by FIRE after she
had teiephoned an alarm TO the fire.
men.
new hy trap. made by JUnn r
Ludiker Of South Boise. has been on
exhibition at Boise and appears to be
| success. Mr.. Ludiker has applied
| for patent and expects TO increase
his facilities for manufacturing the
trap.
According TO the crop bulletin sent
out by the Idaho-Oregon Fruit
| growers association, Idaho will not
have so large an apple crop as last
year, it being estimated at about 1,4oO
! cars. but the crop viii be specially
good.
! The total assessed valuation or
telephone con panies in this state was
increased thousands of dollars as the
OF equalization in eQualizing the as
sessments made On the property OF
these companies.
The main line of the Great North
ern is assessed az s6s.0O0, the same
as last year. This is also true OF
the Northern Pacific. The Oregon
Washington is assessed at s45, 300;
the Wallace branch OF that line at
$4,000 and the Moscow branch at
$4,000.
The plan OF leasing ranches near
Boise on which prisoners from the
| penitentiary can work. has proved
highly satisfactory 70 Warden Shook.
Seventeen men have recently finished
/ stacking 500 tons of hay on the Eag-
Lesson ranch on the mesa, which is
leased by the state.
John James Bidwel and Maud
Nomah Bidwell OF Miles City. Mon
tana, writes TO Governor Haines ask
ing for information about their father,
who they say they have not seen for
Is years and who they think is In
Idaho. The young man is Fl years
Of age; his sister 10.
The Idaho Northern or Payette Val
ley extension OF the Oregon Short
Line has been turned over to the
operating department Il the Short
Line. The property transferred from
the engineering department includes
Il miles Of track. extending through
he Payette River canyon.
The governor has appointed the fol-
lowing members of the Boise Yellow
stone Park Highway commission as
authorized by the last legislature:
James W. Briggs, Mountainhome; John
Thomas. Gooding; Fred ". Gooding.
Shoshone: Walter E. Patrie, Black
loot; Dewitt c. Olsen. Idaho Falls.
Work on a building that win double
the Short Line shop facilities in Poca-
tello viii begin at once. The struc-
turs win be 100 by 225 and will cost
100000 exclusive OF steel girders for
travelling cranes, structural steel bal
comics and machinery. When complet-
ed and fully equipped it viii cost $780,
900.
Because two men employed as grave
iiggers in the cemetery at Midyale,
became involved in dispute and pro-
seeded 10 settle their differences BY
fierce dstic encounter in the grave
which they were digging. relatives OF
he dead person whose body was TO
% inferred the following day refused
% accept the desecrated excavation
and it was necessary 20 dig another
grave.
Every avenue of resource to obtain