The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-28
IDAHO STATE NEWS

children, was left destitute last weei
when her home In Boise was de
stroyed by fire.
Eagle Heights. the orchard tract
site north OF Boise. is TO have an ad
ditson OF $50 acres of young orchard
next spring.
II. Louis Jackson. the new state
chemist, comes from the University
Of Kansas at Lawrence. where he
has been engaged in similar work.
Under the investigation and promo
ton OF +. A. DeCiark OF Emmett
plans have been formulated whereby
an irrigation project covering $500
acres OF land contiguous to Sweet will
be put under water.
John Hoganson, sentenced TO serve
sixty days IN The county jail at HALEY,
Cor petty larceny, 10 now attempting
TO sue the county for $4,000 damages
for alleged injuries received when In
jail by falling plaster.
Idaho's state insane asylum at Black.
foot Is under the fire OF the present
Legislature The senate has ordered
an investigation of the alleged unlaw-
full commitment to that institution OF
Carl Machold, a newspaper man OF
Biackfoot.
The third annual baked potato
breakfast OF the Twin Falls CONNER
ciai club was held on the nth. A
special program was prepared with
clever people to speak. The menu
cards. unique In form and color. rep.
resent a potato.
The state land board has authorized
the Mountain Home Irrigation com.
pany 10 sell water rights for $3.50
acres OF additional land under the con.
tract which II has with the state for
the construction OF the Mountain
Home Irrigation project.
A herd OF fIftx-hye thoroughbred
Duroc Jersey hogs. the finest ever
seen there, have arrived at Nampa and |
many farmers have selected animals |
which are expected to be the basis OF
a frst-elass thoroughbred hog industry
In that vicinity.
A franchise for the construction OF
the Sturm electric road from ciarks.
ton to Asotin and from Charleston to
the Charleston heights section mas
been granted by the AsotIn county |
board OF commissioners In a special
session az Asotin.
TWO OF the three men who invaded
the room OF Horace Tebbett at Poca.
tello and dragged him from his bed,
beat him and painted him with black
paint We're fined s25 each In police
court. The third offender received a
sentence OF thirty days In the county
Jail.
According 10 the statement of |. O.
Iiattabaugh, retiring insurance com
Of Idaho, profit OF $685..
1850 Is shown in the insurance de.
partment for the past two years. Three
hundred and thirty.five state licenses
nave been issued. bringing a revenue
u S16,760.
The forestry department OF the
state university recommends the fol
owing trees for various planting pur
poses In Idaho: Black locust, Norway
maple, silver maple. black walnut, box
elder. white ash. red oak. purple and
american willow cuttings and Aus.
Irian pine.
Harry Cannon. a druggist and prom
nent man OF Ashton and Sid Robin.
son. carpenter and contractor. OF
hat city. are In the Idaho Falls nos.
Dital, suffering from wounds IN the
made by a revolver in the
hands of city marshall Oliver Spark
nan. OF that place
The body OF Franklin II. I.ackey
Who before his disappearance ad.
dressed letter 90 Miss I.ocey, In
which he notified her that he had made
lis viii In her favor and closed By
aging she would never see him again.
les In the morgue at Boise, dragged
rom the Boise river.
Twenty Of the big business men Of
have formed an organization
or the purpose OF conducting a Wig. I
rous campaign against the establish. .
nent OF the commission form OF gov.
rnment, for the purpose OF which a l
pecial election has been called for {
February 25. I
The Boise Statesman announces 1
hat ]. f. shellworth. former captain
4 police. who was summarily dis. I
Missed by the city council several !
'eeks ago because he WAS sick and 4
ould not perform the duties OF pa !
rolman, viii be nominated for the
lily eoancil by his friends.
Representative French has intro :
uced bill providing for the crea. J
lon OF national park to be known
5 "Sawtooth National park" located
/ the Red Fish lake section Of Idaho
] lands now embraced within the
ayette. Sawtooth. Challis and Boise
ationai forest reserves. y
Burt French severed the main ar.
cry OF his left wrist while engages
J manual training work at the public I
chool at Nampa. A cEisel which
Dung French was using. slipped in 7