The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-12-25
In THE GEM STATE

ZION is 10 De helu IN BOISE OecSnpoA
20, 80 and 81.
1t is understood that Major Fred K.
Reed has been offered position with
the Panama. Pacific exposition at San
Francisco.
Ralph s. Fessenden OF Idaho has
been appointed irrigation manager IN
the reclamation service at salary OF |
$3.50 per annum.
Boise is asked to put up $4,000 In
right-of-way and $250,000 in real
money in order to get the Western
Pacific to build in.
c. F..~rBenbrook of Nampa was Sc
verely injured when fractions, UNI
broken broncho which he was at.
tempting TO harness, kicked him In
the head.
The ninth annual show OF tbs
Northwest Livestock association
opened at Lewiston on Monday for
weeks exhibition, with four thousand
animals on the ground.
The total amount expended by the
horticultural department for the
years 1894 was $3S,91S.S1. Of this
amount $1,162.5O has been spent for
bee inspection in 1913 and $652.50 in
1911.
Mrs. d. N. Smith of Caldwell was
seriously injured and had narrow
escape from death when horse she
was driving became unmanageable
and made wild dash in front of
short Line train.
Tie Grand Royal Arch chapter and
grand commandary of the state of Ida
no will meet in Idaho Falls in June
next. The local Masonic lodge has
already commenced making arrange
ments for the meetings.
N. e. Montgomery, whose building
at Blackfoot was destroyed by fire q
few months ago, mas just completed
a one-story brick building at cost of
about $1,000. 1t will be steam heated
and modern in every respect
More than $4,000 will be returned
to the state from the amount set
aside by the last legislature for the
maintenance of the Office Of the chief
executive, including the salaries of
himself, his secretary and his office
help.
The High school building at Poca-
tello has been destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at over 100000, with
insurance on the building of $4,000
and on furniture and fixtures, approx
lmately $4,000. The High school was
built twenty-five years ago.
The Canyon county sheriff's force is
considerably puzzled over the discov-
cry of cache of twenty-seven sticks
Of dynamite, box Of explosive caps
and two big rolls of fuse in the big
rocks near the Canyon bridge over
the Boise river east of Caldwell.
The 6-year-old son of ]. A. Walker,
who operates the Warm Springs fer,
ry on the Snake river, south of Nam
pa, was bitten last week by dog
which it is believed was afflicted
with rabies. The boy is being given
the Pasteur anti-raties treatment
Contrary to the general understand
ing, there is at present no appropria-
ton for the work of the bee inspector
in Idaho, says the Boise Statesman.
But there will be il the recommends
tions of the state horticultural inspec.
tor are carried out by the 1915 legis.
lature.
Carl Nelson, living near Twin Falls
experienced peculiar accident when
driving his automobile at a fast rate
to town after physician. His me,
oh fna TIT l.
able to swim he came near being
drowned before being rescued by
neighbors.
No separate apprt priation will be
asked by Miss Mccoy, state superin
tendent of schools-elect, for the main
tenance of her office for the next two
years, but she suggests that this ap
preparation be made according to the
recommendations of the state board
of education.
Joseph H. Rankin, 70 years or age
died at his home in Ashton. Mr.. Ran
kin was a native of Virginia, where
he lived until 1906, when he moved
20 Ashton. During his residence il
Idaho, he has been engaged in the
timber business and in The manufac
ture of wooden goods.
L. Larsen, As years of age. a recen
arrival from Salt Lake, was founC
bleeding and weak from loss of blood
in Pocatello rooming house as re
suit of an attempt to commit suicid,
by the use of pocket knife. Severa
veins in the neck were severed, blu
the jugular was not cut
At board meeting of the director
! At the Y NJ. c. A. at Boise, the repor
for the last eleven months was read
1t shows the receipts to be S10,602 Il
and the disbursements $10,S50.92. TIL
gymnasium attendance was 1851 an,
a gain of thirty-two members wa
5 made in the month of November.
The report of the capitol building
commission shows that s7,359.37 o
. the $4,000 additional expenditur
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