The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-10
IDAHO STATE NEWS
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Nampa sa TO have a third theater
and incidentally the largest ia the
ssafa.
The wool shipments from Idaho In
1913 aneunted 20 100000 pounds;
ia 1911, is.300.000 pounds.
Th@ sh@sP industry Or Idaho puts
into eirewiation annually among farm.
efs. iaboFeTs and merchants, over
$1,000. zoe.
II IN announced that one OF the FIRST
official acts of Governor.elect John VI.
Haines viii be the starting OF the cam.
paign 10 reduce the taxes In Idaho.
The gross metal contents or all the
minerals shipped and OF bullion pro.
duced IN idaho during the past year.
aggregate q grand total value OF s2s,.
100000.
After beating bis wife over the head
wtth q monkey.wrench In an alleged
attempt on Ten Mile, fied from his
ranchos ON Ten Mile. He'd from hts
ranch and h now fugitive from Jus
tioe.
Frank Barkenhagen. Caldwell mail
carrier. las devised q push cart with
4 carrying capacity OF $50 pounds and
VIII usa n for the delivery OF mail, now
that tho parcels post system Is In
operation.
The Idaho northern railroad, al pres
ent In operation between Nampa and
Murphy and Emmett. an extension TO
which 10 being built TO the payette
lakes, has been purchased by the ore.
gon Short Line
Bentley crisler. aged is, was acct.
dentaliy killed. near Boise while rab.
Bit shooting Young chrisler was
struck by q bullet fired from 20 cal
iher rife by George Pearson. his chum
and companion. who shot at rabbit.
There are represented IN Boise at
the praaent time iorty.elght lodges or
this number thirteen are different
branches OF the Masonic order aud
twelve 6f the Odd Fellows Almost
every knowp lodge Ia the west Is rep
resented In the city
Without halng left his aickbed moro
than few days aimee his marriage,
November 6 last. Maurice ]. Alton.
manager Of the Hotel Washington. at
Weiaer, and one OF the best known no.
tal men In tho northwest, died Decem.
Der 30. from enlargement OF the heart.
The secretary Of agriculture win
send an agent OF the department to
Boise, TO remain during tho session OF
the legislature. cooperating with Com,
missioner Wallis and committees of
tho Legislature in framing pure food.
meat inspection and similar state lava.
Idaho has constructed and has now
In course OF construction canal sys,
teins designed to lrrigato approximate.
" 100000 acres OF agricultural lands.
Of which about 100000 acres arc at.
trihufed TO individual and communitive
effort.
lease Diiiman. who killed Miss Az.
mes Liner at tho MiSpah mine. twenty
miles east OF Harvard. December IL,
died at Moscow last week as the 70.
suit % wounds inflicted by himself IN
an attempt 10 commit suicide after he
had shot the girl
Net earnings OF the mines OF the
north Idaho and Spokane country for
1912, great part II which have been
distributed among the stockholders tn
dividends. and the remainder diverted
70 surplus funds OF the different com
panies. aggregate s5,aS9.6i2. as com,
pared with s3.209.47s II 1911.
Using the federal census OF 1910 as
a basis, which gave Idaho total pop
ulntion Of 32S.5et. and taking the 70.
cent school census. which IL u rather
accurate check upon the growth OF
state, shows Idaho to have today
gain OF sl.s2e during 1911 and 1912. or
total population OF 357.5S3.
James II. Wallis. state pure food IN.
specior. presided 1t the head OF the
table Christmas day with seventeen
members of his fawily. including his
wife. children and grandchildren
gathered around the board All OF
his family were not there, II all had
been present there would have been
twenty three
o. ". BARBER. editor OF the Ameri,
can Falls Press. has been appointed
state iish and game warden. MIR.
Barber Is an expert aloaS those lines
and can be relied upon to give tho
state a business administration OF
that department
An Increased force OF men Is TAX.
ing advantase OF the excellent weather
and 10 rushing as rapidly as possible
the structural steel work on the mann,
moth sew 100000 freight depot be
Ing constructed at poeatello for the
oreson Short Line
Cattle Of ali classes il the state
have total valuation OF s5.ss7 .ssl. 30
and number 21B.osS Fine bred horses
are also being imported into the
state. many coming In last year. The
total number Ia che state is 13a.09s
with a value OF yto.TT7.44s.
Idaho is rapidly coming into her
own As fruitbearing state, she year
just closed having Witnessed dou
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