The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS


900 board feet OF timber In the Priest
river valley Of the Kaniksu natIona
forest. idaho.
Wong Man Sui. who seriously gtab.
bed Wong Ken. during light in Boise
y being held pending the outcome OF
kcn's wounds. The injured man will
probably recover.
The Caldwell Commercial club has
PASSED strong resolution favoring the
employment OF county farm expert
and pleaging the membership TO as
aiat the movement In every way.
The Ryan public utilities bin enact
ed by the recent Idaho legislature will
become operative within sixty days, as
Governor John M. Haincs attached his
signature TO the measure ON March ID.
The Boise Statesman estimates that
the cigars smoked during the Twelfth
session OF the Idaho legislature, Just
CLOSED. II placed end on end. would
make q continuous stream OF tobacco
forty-two miles in length
A calf that closely resembles a bun.
dog. when viewed from the front and
looks like prehistoric beast when a
side view Is taken. has made it's ap.
pearancc 10 Meadows. The animal
did not live long. and the hide has
been stuffed.
The hope Of the people OF the north
west for half century win be rea.
aized during the year 1914 an open
river from Lewiston 10 the sea. and
making OF Lewiston Ia reality a sea.
port connecting with tho deep water
ports Of the world.
A company is being organized al
Caldwell 70 establish the frat potato
flour and potato flake factory in this
country The plant 10 10 be in opera.
kion by May OF this year and will have
p capacity for handling 10000 pounds
OF raw potatoes per day,
Former State Auditor Theodore
Turner Of Pocatello has been lndorsed
by the leading Republicans OF the
state for q position on the state board
which viii have control or all the
state educational institutions. soon TO
De appointed BY the governor.
Arnold Meacham. formerly OF Poca.
fello, and at one time detective OF
the Antisaloon league. and who "a
wanted BY the authorities to answer
charge OF horse stealing. has been 10
Gated in Lethhridge, Canada. where
he Il serving three months in Jail for
assault
Twin Falls iB not abandoning its
plans for the construction OF the pro-
posed railroad line to Wells, New. TO
connect with the Western Pacific and
shorten the distance betwecne Boise
and San Francisco $50 miles, but the
boosters OF that section are at work
on the proposition.
A proposal TO sell Salt Lake the
rights to t5l0O0.OoO gallons OF water
"a day from the Black canyon springs
IN Idaho with the idea that the city
would pipe the water distance OF 1873
miles has been submitted to the Salt
Lack city water commissioner by +.
O. Nelson Of Grace. Idaho.
A Washington dispatch says that
when the senate reorganlzes Senator
Borah will retain membership on all
committees TO which he is now as.
signed Senator Brady win be mem
be- OF the committee on military af-
fairs, agriculture. conservation, ma.
tional banks and ceast survey.
The first gun in the city campaign
FOR election on April was ired by
the Socialist party at Pocatello on
March rs, when they met and placed
q complete city ticket ia the field. d. |
y. OMahoney. former Socialist candi. |
date for secretary OF state, was noml !
mated for mayor.
Il Is claimed that the great part az
the sheep which are diseased In the |
southeastern part Of the state come !
from Utah. where they have been win. |
tered They are driven through the |
southeastern counties to the ranges, |
where they come in contact with Idaho /
sheep and spread the disease.
John De witt. a Pocateilo watch. |
maker. has recently invented a wrist
watch with device TO awaken sleep. /
iers The watch Is attached to the
wrist with a leather strap inside OF
which Is a strong cord. The cord is
attached 10 the mechanism OF an or
binary umepiecs and when the alarm
goes on the cord tightens and awakes
the sleeper
Because the young woman refused
20 marry him after he had obtained
license, Clarence Walker. who had
just arrived at Grangsville from Call.
lfornia after serving a four.year term
an San Quentin peni,entiary, shot and
probably fatally wounded Miss Helen
Beck, IL years old. wounded two other
people and then killed himself
Contracts for construction work on
the owyhee irrigation project are now
being prepared. Ten thousand acres
more land have been added to the
project making the total 10000. This
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