The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-01-30
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Sixty Idaho wool growers attends
the annual wool growers convention Il
Salt Lake last week.
On the east side in Pocatello gas \
used FOR Illuminating purposes, whil'
on the west side electricity is utilized
The estate of the late Leopolt
Wertheimer, OF HALEY, has been ap
rised at $101,64 of which 1882 Il
personal property.
The two national banks of Caldwell
VIII make application to join the re
gional reserve system recently created
by act of congress.
John r. Smead of Boise has beer
chosen by Judge McClear as his
first deputy in the office Of the United
States district attorney.
Joe Walker was arrested at HALEY
in the act Of breaking into a second
| hand store He confesses a mania foI
burglary and admits having served q
| prison term.
| Walter A. Grant, convicted at Poca,
| tello of conspiring to burn the home
OF County Attorney G. Douglass Smith,
has been taken to the penitentiary to
begin a twenty-five year sentence.
The report of the weather bureau
for the Idaho section of the climate
logical service for the month of De
cember, which has just been issued,
states that the snowfall has been be-
low normal
With the Lewiston creamery paying
thirty three and one-half cents for but
ter fat, and the article scarce at Chat
price, the quotation is crowding up
close to the best figure ever paid in
this market, 341a cents.
Richard Hawkins, employed as a car
penter foreman with a force Of men
constructing new water tank for the
Oregon Short Line at Cleft, fell from
the top of the tank and sustained in
ternal injuries from which he died a
short time later
Harry L. Day of Wallace, president
OF the Federal Mining company. was
elected president of the Idaho Min
ing association, just before the final
session of the convention at Boise,
and Boise was selected as the next
meeting place.
Senator James HI. Brady informed
the people of Pocatello last week that
the contract had been let by the treas
ury department for the construction Of
the Compromised federal building for
that city. The contract went to Palm
berg & Matson of Astoria, Ore.
Charles Reeves, convicted In Poca-
tello of receiving stolen goods and SEN
fenced to six months to Ave years in
the penitentiary, has been granted a
pardon on the condition that he re-
frain from the use of liquor and re-
turn to his old home in Kentucky.
According to the Pocatello Tribune,
that city is soon to have the new fed
eral building, as Senator Brady, who
has been particularly active in the
matter, has wired Pocatello that the
contract for the building has been let
to an Ogden firm The construction is
to be of Idaho sandstone.
The convention Of the Seedgrow-
ers' association and the Pure Seed
congress closed at Pocatello, Janu-
airy 81, after the most important
meeting in the history of the organi-
cations. The exhibits were from
every county in the state and were
exceptionally good. Over $500 was
given in premiums.
State Pure Food and Sanitary In
spector Wallis, in a statement pub
lished in the Boise papers, shows to
the people of the state that the cost
OF the operating of his department is
paid back to the people in full weight
butter and that there is not short
weight pound of butter sold in the
state of Idaho under present condi-
tions.
Resolutions adopted by the Idaho
Mining association at the Boise meet
ing last week criticise the conserva-
ton policy of the government for
withdrawing vast areas of, mineral
lands in forest reserves from miner.
al entry so that their mineral depo.
sits could not be mined, and the gov.
eminent policy Of prosecuting min
ing companies in this state for cut
ting timber for mines.
L. A. Martin, president of the Kuna
Savings bank, was fatally wounded by
the 5-year-old son of Joseph Powell,
near Kuna. Mr.. Martin was at the
Powell home on business matters and
while writing the child took a revolt
yer from his fathers coat, pointed 1t
at Martin, and hred.
The King Hill irrigation project
will be sold at public auction after
March /, unless the King Hill Irriga-
ton & Power company, or some one
in its behalf, pays to the Continental
and Commercial Trust & Savings
bank, as trustees, the several amounts
held as due.
August Kung, who jumped head
hrst from a Short Line passenger
train going forty miles an hour near
NamDa, and miranuIo,,eI., o..a.s.s