The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-07-11
IDAHO STATE NEWS

w J. Coltman Is TO be the new posi-
master OF Idaho Falls according V
telegraphic dispatches from Washing
ton.
Ada county cast s,s42 votes in favor
or the 100000 good roads bond issue
at recent election, and but g16 In op
position
Martin A. Barber. pioneer OF
Idaho. died IN Lewiston ON June 2b
aged 81. He lived in Boise number
OF years.
Charles La Francois was killed
while unloading logs from fat car
near Boise He leaves widow and
seven children.
j. WI Pettinger. convicted OF fall
ure to eradicate San Jose scale from
his orchard near Nampa, was fined
s10e and costs,
Marshall Dexter, who died at his
home In Long valley last week at the
age OF SO years. was one OF the pio-
neers OF the valley.
The rain during the past week in
Long valley will insure bumper crops
for the dry farmer as the winter
wheat was In need OF moisture.
O. II. Eakins, who IL charged with
making q murderous assault on Max
p. splinter. a rancher, four miles
south OF Nampa, June %. has been
held for trial.
Rainfall this year amounted to al.
most twice as much as the normal
rainfall for June, according TO the
records at the Boise office OF the
United States weather bureau.
Members OF the state land board,
without taking official action, have
decided 70 make a personal inspec.
tlon or the timber Il Is proposed TO
sell to the Barber Lumber company,
Charged with threatening to XIII
Charles r. Miller. near Boise, Mrs.
Matte j. Alexander was arreste4.
Miller declares that Mrs. Alexander
took shot at him with revolver.
Word comes from the Boise and the
Payette valley districts that the
farmers OF those sections will lose
practically all OF the first cutting of
hay on account OF the continued
rains.
A local option election will be held
In Bingham county on Tuesday. July
the Sth. sufficient number OF sign
ers 20 the petition having been SO.
cured to order the call for the cleo
ton.
The Middleton Ditch company has
crew of men at work repairing the
dams on the Boise river near Lindar
station and cleaning out the bitches
20 insure a good flow OF water during
the rest OF the irrigatlng season.
Marcus Harris, vice-president OF
the n Harris company OF st. Louis.
woolbuyers, has closed deal with
prominent woolmen of Soda Springs
and vicinity by which he practically
cleans up the clips OF southeastern
idaho and what Is known as the tri-
angle country.
Decisions made by the state board
OF pardons win free Edward Hayne.
former president OF the Boise State
bank. who was convicted OF .glylng
false reports TO the bank examiners.
and N. s. Sage. convicted cashier OF
the State Bank of Shelley, Hayne Is
serving sentence OF from six months
10 two years in the state prison.
Game Warden barber Is enthusiasts
tic over the outcome OF his expert
ment with steel-head trout. Recently
he secured 100000 Ash eggs from the
fish commissioner OF Oregon He
placed them in the Warm river hatch
cry and says they are Matching out at
the rate OF $4,000 a day.
Autoists travelling In Idaho win be
interested TO know that a new bridge
has been built over Big Lost river a
mile and half below Powell station.
This connects the roads in all direc-
tions from that central point where
water conditions have been so ancer-
tain and road conditions u guess
The financial statement prepared by
ttt duuitOE Ol Gduguh SOuhtg LOT AhS
fiscal year shows the grand total as
sessed valuation of the property in
Canyon county 20 have been st2,69S,-
SS6.94 Ton the 40 per cent basis) total
exemptions. SlSS.262. leaving a total
valuation OF taxable property OF
sl2.510.624.94
AT a meeting OF county commits
sioners aad assessors of Clearwater,
Latah, Shoshone, Kootenal. Bonner,
Neg Perez. Lewis and Idaho coun.
ties. held at Occur d'Alene to devise
ways and means TO tax approximately
100000 acres OF unsurveyed grant
and scrip lands in northern Idaho
held by the Northern Pacific railroad,
a committee was named TO petition
the state tax commission TO take up
the question with the department OF
the interior.
The fiftieth anniversary of the erea'
ton of the territory of Idaho by the
proclamation Of Abraham Lincoln and
the founding OF the city OF Boise will
be celebrated in connection with the
uafnfnalrGrss carnival NJ pofsa fhis