The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
IDAHO STATE NEW S

Twin Falls ana the surrounding
country have this year enjoyed the
greatest crops in the history of the
greatest irrigated belt in the United
States.
The treasury depai ,rnent has recon-
mended to congress the appropriation
Of $500 to continue the operation OF
the Boise assay office for one year, be
ginning July 1, 1914.
To retain control OF various power
sites, the president, on recommends
ton of the secretary of the interior,
has withdrawn from entry $500 acres
In the basin of the Owyhee river.
The body of William Hill, who was
knocked into the water above the
Woodville dam, near Idaho Falls
drowning afterward. has not been re-
Gus search.
The success attending the livestock
sale at Nampa last week was such
as to assure the venture becoming a
regular monthly event, according to
Colonel r. D. Arnold the auctioneer
blu plulllOICI VI Lie odlDs
1t is estimted that in the Twin Falls
section there were over 100000 bush
els of potatoes raised this year, and
the price received by the farmers for
this product was between 65 cents and
| rs cents per hundredweight.
The following Idaho postmasters
were reappointed last week: Boles.
Dottie ]. Boles Lucille, Harry South
ard; Orogande, James E. Coagroste;
i Slickpoo, John Scul1y; Snow, Emma
Ringer; Webb, Charles G. Miles
The remains of man, believed to
be Charles Martin, who disappeared
In March, 1910, from the sheep camp
of Tex Riley, were found last week
about four miles from Reverse by d
Greek, who was crossing that section,
J. B. Farrell, tried in the district
court at Caldwell on charge of big
amy, was acquitted. This is the fourth
time Farrell has been tried in this
court on the same charge. In each Of
the other three trials the jury dis
agreed.
Championship honors in the carload
lot exhibit of sheep and lambs at the
international Livestock exhibition at
Chicago were awarded to Knollin g.
French of Soda Springs, Idaho, accord
Ing to a dispatch received in Salt
Lake.
| The Beaver River Power company
, las increased the force of men at
4 work excavating for the laying of con
? Quits for the establishment of its
t lighting system in Pocatello. All tht
! wires of the company will be under
7 ground
G. NJ Brooks, veteran of the civil
war, died last week at the home of hi
son Sam Brooks, at Haley, of dropsy
/ of which he has been sufferer TO
9 some time. He was born in Missouri
:. in April, 1874. He leaves four SON
: and three daughters.
The contract has been let to a Hal
!, ley firm for transcribing the record
! for the two new counties of Jefferson
and Madison. As it is large contrac
it will require about three months t,
do the work with the help of about fl
S teen expert stenographers.
if Nick Sorely, charged with assault
0 with intent to commit robbery, i
e awaiting trial at Idaho Falls. He
Il the young Greek who lay in wait 70
d Chris George in the latter's room, an
d nearly killed him with gas pipe il
e an attempt to get s22 from him.
The state pure food commission @
Idaho has banished finger bowls fror
the table equipment of dining car
running through the state, as insan
= tary and unnecessary. Finger bowl
: in cafes, hotels and restaurants i
I Idaho.
!, The beet crop between Pocatello an
Blackfoot was all delivered to tn
sugar company Saturday of last weel
The hauling near Idaho Falls and 81
: gar City was finished the previou
! week The crop this year was tn
! best in the history of this part of tn
: state.
4 Hinnie Herring and Fay Radfor
=. runaway inmates of the state reforl
l. school at st. Anthony were seized |
Idaho Falls by the local police an
held until the arrival of Mrs. ].
HUMPHREYS, wife Of the superinten
d. ent of the school, who took the CIR
ly back with her.
D. A bill has been introduced in co
n gress authorizing a sufficient apr
priation to enable the secretary of Il
interior to make a complete survS
during 1914 of all unpatented railros
d. lands, lieu selections, etc, in nor
nc idaho so that same may be patents
ne and become subject to taxation.
On Commissioner James H. Wallis,
lg his capacity of state sanitary inspe
n. tor, has condemned the oregon Sho
Line depot at Pocatello as filthy, u
sanitary and unsafe.
ne Janrin Alexander Andrews a we