The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-27
NORTHWEST NOTES idaho STATE NEWS.

Jack Riley has been arrested at
Soldier, charged with stealing steer
from H. F. McCarter. His blood was
placed at $1,000.
Sale Of the Big Lost river irriga-
ton project, scheduled to have been
held Monday at HALEY, has been post
poned until March IA
That James Haines, veteran pros
pector Of the Wood river country, losr
his life in snowslide two or three
weeks ago, seems certain, according
to news received at HALEY.
Two assistants from the NAH SER
vice have joined the regular force at
the Pocatello station and commenced
the annual weighing Of mail. An i'm
mense tonnage goes through Pocatel
10 for distribution throughout Idaho
Approximately $4,000 was dis
bursed last week by Receiver L. Z.
Wilson of the defunct State Bank Of
Commerce at Wallace, in the pay
ment of dividend No s. amounting to
9 per cent, to the depositors in that
/ institution.
At business meeting of the Ida.
no State PoultryNand Pet Stock as
sociation, held at Boise last week, the
final organization was effected, the
bylaws presented by the incorpora-
ton committee were adopted, and per-
4 manent officers elected
Major Reed, Idaho immigration
commissioner, has outlined a plan to
assist the farmers of Idaho in In
creasing and improving their dairy
herds. His proposition is to secure
high grade stock for the farmer on
the partial payment plan.
A bad cutting ARRAY occurred at
Pocatello as a result of an Irishman
attending an Italian dance, Thomas
O'Rourke and an Italian being the
most seriously injured, O'Rourke re-
ceiving an ugly cut several inches
long in the back and in the neck.
The meeting of the school trustees
of Bannock county closed on the
18th. The attendance was far ahead
! of the estimate made by the leaders
of the convention and the talks were
upon practical phases of the WORK
and responsibilities of the school
, trustee.
/ The women of Boise organized a
chapter of the National Council of
/ Women Voters last week. The three
main objects of the council are to ele-
; vate and educate the women voters,
I and to secure legislation for their
boao6t II ;e poppa r+ican and non.
sectarian.
? Harry Dietrich, chief clerk of the
3 state game department and James
Jones, who is in charge of the motion
( picture exhibit at the Panama expo
sition in the Idaho building. have gone
: to the Ashton reserve for the purpose
D of securing pictures of the killing o.
S elks for the teeth.
: Four assistant janitors and yard
e men are to be discharged in the in
j terest of economy at the state house
) This conclusion was reached at {
meeting of the capital commission las
d week This will mean a saving t.
r the state of $500 a month or at tht
t rate of $500 year.
Il The contract for the construction
r work on the Wise Irrigation projec
l. under which between 1000 and 5000
S acres of rich bench land adjoinint
the townsite of Middleton will b.
h reclaimed with probably be let to J
|. w. Monarch of the Monarch Con
S struction company of Boise.
It Editor Scott of the Pocatell
L Chronicle has asked the probat
It court to place Sam Hargreaves, cit
IT street superintendent, under bond t
y keep the peace. He says that Han
greaves, whom he criticized TO
i. renting a horse to the city, mad
p threats that he would get" Scott.
! The Canyon county fair in 1914 WI
u surpass all previous expositions of tn
q countys resources and viii have tn
Il united support of the entire count
+ and adjacent territory according
IL speakers during an enthusiastic NEE
3 ing of stockholders of the fair ass
citation held at Caldwell last week.
Senator Brady has recommended
the secretary of interior that herea
Z ter the reclamation service furnis
water for the $50 acre demonstrate
farm, heretofore maintained by tn
Z, University OF Idaho. on state Ian
: within the Boise irrigation projeC
. in the vicinity of Caldwell.
Judge Bulge of the district coul
= at Pocatello on February IA sentence
!, twenty-three men to serve tern
= from three months to six months
= the county jail, and also to pay fine
= ranging from 500 to $780, Most {
n these cases were for illegal sale I
: liquor or for conducting houses I
common nuisance.
Of Marshall Langton Price, prom
"a nent business man of Baltimore, Nc
: has filed suit against Henriett
a George Price in the district court ;
=. Boise. alleging that he was false