The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-01-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS

number of coveys having been seen
This fall close to Jerome.
One of the Boise ccancilmen has In
troduced an ordinance which would
license dances of all classes, such as
raging the tango or any Of the
trots.
Fred Reed, miner, aged So, died
suddenly in mis- room at lodging
house in Haley. He had been laugh
Ing and testing with friends, and six
hours later he was dead from con-
gestion of the lungs
The movement to erect fitting
memorial in honor Of Governor Steu-
nenberg, murdered by Harry Orchard,
is meeting with the hearty approba-
ton of citizens from the different
sections of the state.
With view to securing the estab-
lishment of rest room for farmers
and visitors in every town in the
state which has a commercial club,
each organization Is being urged to
join in taking this step.
Just after he had put in a supply Of
groceries for the winter for his family
and his stock, the home Of G. A. Gull
yer, homesteader living in the hills
north of Boise, burned to the ground
while the family was away.
There will be no ''ragging" or quep
.ionable dances at the Academy of
idaho senior ball at Pocatello, ac-
eording to the decree which has
Professor Norman B. Addison.
Idaho produced more lead during
| 1913 than any other state in the
Union, according to estimates of the
geological survey. These figures
credit Idaho with a, lead production
Of 155,5O0 tons of lead end 11,797 tons
Of zinc.
| No arrests were made in Nampa
during December, according to the re.
port of the police department. The
fire department was called out twice
| during the month. both fires being in
consequential and he total damage
about $40.
Lincoln Day, February IL, is to be
celebrated this year in Idaho ON a
more extensive scale than ever be
fore, according to the plans now be
ing formulated by the officers and di
rectors of the Lincoln Day Banquet
association.
State Auditor Huston reports thai
the receipts from inheritance tax fol
the entire state for the year from DC
tober 1, 1912, to October 1, 1913
amounted to $11,124.5S. This tax Il
collected by the counties and turned
over to the state.
David Williams, mail carrier be
tween Ketchum and Pierson, wa
caught in slide on recent trip t,
Pierson and narrowly escaped death
he and his horses being buried, blu
he succeeded in getting himself GU
and rescuing the horses.
Woolmen of Idaho will thorough,
determine for themselves just wher,
the new tariff schedule on wool place,
them when they meet at Boise Janu
airy IL and 10, in attendance at tn,
regular annual conference of tn.
Idaho Woolgrowers' association.
There are 1865 acres planted t.
orchard adjacent to Jerome. Some
of these orchards commenced to beal
during the past season and a heavy
crop of fruit, consisting mainly O
high colored commercial apples, were
secured from these young trees.
0. V. Allen, state treasurer, shows {
total cash balance in the general ant
special funds of his office at the close
Of the old year of $1,171,451.50. In
terest collected on state funds depos
tied in banks amounted to $7,44O.41 fol
the quarter that ended December 81.
Mike Strata, one Of the leaders O
the Greek colony at Pocatellc. was
held up and robbed of about 500 an6
some jewelry. Strata recognized hi.
assailant as Ignacio Gonzales, a Mex
lean prominent in police circles. Con
zales was arrested, with a gun in hi:
possession.
The will of the late Leopold Wer
theimer, who died at HALEY Decem
Der 20 last, has just been made pub
lie. The value of the estate is mo-
quoted, but it is supposed to run con
siderably over 100000, a portion O
which was left to different associa
tions in HALEY.
The annual convention of the Idaho
Mining association will be held a
Boise, Janaury 81. The association
meeting will be on the same day a.
that of the opening of the meeting O
the workmen's compensation commit
tee meets to draft measure which
will be submitted to the next legisla
ture.
The state board of pardons in SEES
sion at Boise postponed action on tn,
application of B. F. O'Neil. the cen
vlcted Wallace banker, because a full
membership was not present. Attor
ney General Peterson being at Wash
ington. Upon his return a date will
De set on which to take I'm tho ami;