The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS


OF stealing coal from the Oregon Shor
Line. were heavily fined.
Henry A. Robb. one OF the leadin
merchants OF Nanpa, died suddenly O
heart failure at Weiser, while on
visit 10 relatives.
The nrst days attendance at tn,
farmers movable school, which wa
held at Rexburg last week, was re
Variable. over 1900 people we're ii
attendance.
Irrigation engineers from Idaho
Washington and Oregon held three
day session In Boise last week, dis
cussing question OF interest to irri
gationists.
Practically every state office holder
in Idaho has signed letter to Presi
dentelect Woodrow Wilson 70 appoint
Ex-Governor James II. Hawley as sec
retary OF the interior.
After suffering for days with the
smallpox, Mrs. b. p. Teater, OF Boise
became violently insane and was car
ried to the detention hospital and
placed In straight jacket.
At the annual banquet last week ci
the Boise Commercial club, the treas
urer announced that the club was out
of debt and had balance OF over
500 TO It's credit at the present time
After battling Tor two weeks through
drifted snow as high as twenty-five
feet on the Teton branch or the Ore
AAf n.
briggs. the Line was reopened for traf.
&c.
Reorganization OF the Twin Falls
Oakland & San Francisco railway
with board OF directors constituting
IL members, was effected at meet
ing Of the stockholders In Twin Falls
last week.
The National Guard armory al
Occur dAlene collapsed, causing a
los OF perhaps most OF the $500
worth OF government property besides
the building itself, which is said Ia
be worth $500.
II 10 said that Governor Haines will
not call a meeting OF the assessors OF
the various counties in the state un
I'll after the Legislature. has adjourned
and win not then II the new revenue
bills do not pass.
Thomas p. Woodcock, commissioner
OF public safety, will tender his resie
nation TO the Boise city council as 8
city commissioner on February
This will leave the city with but three
commissioners, excluding the mayor.
John ii. Shields, charged with grand
larceny. the specific charge being the
stealing OF two horses from j. J. Stok.
ing or FREEDOM. Wyo., nearly two years
ago, was bound over TO the district
court in the preliminary examination
at Pocatello.
tAs the result OF the supreme court
decision forcing the Pocatello Water
company to appoint two commission |
ers TO meet with two appointed by the
city to fix tho water rates In the city. |
an amicable adjustment OF the oontro |
yersy is expected
In an effort to secure better prices |
for the products OF the farms and
ranches OF Idaho 90 representative
men OF the southern part OF the state
met In Boise and formed tentative /
plans to organize the South Idaho Pro
aucers association.
In a meeting at Caldwell the Can,
Jon County Taxpayers league went
on record as being opposed to the
creation OF the Eleventh judicial dis
trict and appointed committee to
lodge the protest with the Canyon
county legislative delegation.
Senatorelect James II. Brady WA
rendered reception at Pocatello. on
his arrival home from Boise and
Mountain Home. He was met at the
depot by a goodly number OF citizens
accompanied by the band, after which
. public reception was held at the
Commercial club.
The Pocatello Commercial club AZ
It's last meeting voted unanimously TO
petition President-elect Wilson to ap-
point Ex-Governor Hawiey OF Idaho az
secretary Of the interior. Party lines
have been forgotten in the general in.
dorsement OF the former governor for
; cabinet position.
A monster celebration developed at
American Falls on the 3Oth when the
people OF the town received the news
mat the county Of Power was created
by the state Legislature and the bill
had been signed By the governor.
American Falls viii be the county seat
" the new county.
While attending a minstrel show at
Caldwell, Charles Pons, aged 16
seated in one OF the open windows
d the opera house. fell backward
while laughing at one OF the Jokes
md landed on the ground outside. rs
'eet below. sustaining broken leg
md probably other injuries.
E. c. Howard. who has been con.
iueung a music store at Idaho Falls,
las been arrested on an embezzlement
'harge, it being charged that he sold
md collected for pianos which did not