The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The new steel bridge erentAd
Pine over the routh Boise last ,a,,
threatened by the high water .
vailing at this time. pis'
While sliding down haystack IL.
Emmett, little Joe began slid o,as s"t
hay kniye in such manner as i a..a
an ugly cash In his leg. -
On Easter evening the county ~.
ers raided a number of resorts !.
Pocatello and seized a great ouan.,.
of liquors and arrested nine disnens
ers. penS
Two full days of interesting ION.
and entertainment are planned ~
the delegates to the convention ~ ~
Idaho State League of Commaroia,
bodies to be held in Eocatello anrn
| 20 and III. -
Brooding over her husbands suio,a,
after he had committed murder M
Grace Dillman, girl-widow Of Tesso
| Dillman, killed herself by BLOWING ~
top Of her head off with a shotgun -
! a ranch near i1oscow
The enrollments in the CITY scboo,.
at Twin Falls has reached 1901 INT
is the largest enrolment in the III
tory of Twin Falls, and before tbe
semester is over they hope to il.
crease the attendance.
The past week was Home Ipdnstrv
! week in idaho. The products If ~
different manufacturing establish.
ments have been prominently displav.
ed and every home industry is receiy.
ing an impetus thereby.
From 1880 to 1912, the indebtedness,
Of Idaho increased more rapidly than
did the population, according to 4 bul.
letin pertaining to state and national
! indebtedness, issued by the census
bureau, department of commerce and
| labor.
A meeting called by the CANYON
county Republican organization for
the purpose of formally starting
the candidacy of Senator William =.
Borah for the presidency for the cleo.
ton of 1916 was hello at Caldwell on
! the 18th.
Charles Grout, formerly manager Of
the Idanha hotel at Boise, has taken
charge of the famous Guyer hot
/ springs resort. The fishing season
there opens May /, and this upper
Wood river is considered paradise
| for sportsmen.
The McCammon Commercial club
| has appointed a committee to secure
data concerning the carrying resources
of the surrounding country for the Bor-
| den Condensed Milk company. This
company intends installing an up-to-
| date condenser in McCammon.
One of Pocatellos Oldest pioneers,
| William ]. Brew, died on April H.
He came to Pocatello over twenty.
i've years ago and became a fireman
for the Short Line. For the past four
teen years he had been a passenger
engineer running out of Pocatello
Marie Romreil, the nine-year-oid
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rom
reil of Tyhee, died from injuries re
! ceived by being thrown from wagon
and run over. One OF the wheels pass
ed over the body, causing internal
injuries from which there was NO
hope of recovery.
Two horses stolen from John Kno-
bel, of Post Falls, some time ago
have been recovered by him. The
thief, who was captured at Garfield,
turns out to have been the partner OF
the Japanese preacher who held open
air meetings at Rathdrum last sum
/ mer
The sudden freezing weather Of
week ago, following the extremely
warm days during the early part ct
March, played havoc with the cherry
crop throughout the entire Palouse
country, says Professor G. E. Tempe
of the department of botany at the
university at Moscow.
Judge Frank S. Dietrich Of the req
eral court has just issued an ordei
! permitting the receiver of the ldaho
Oregan Light & Power comany TO -
sue receivers certificates up to WOW
900 to be used in the completion q
he Oxbow power plant located on tne
Snake river between Idaho and ore'
gon.
During an electrical storm at MACK
ay, one of the operators at the seie
phone office had marrow escaps'
The current struck the wires outs.us
End run through to her head-set. lug
lact that the shock knocked her pasN
ward, tearing the receiver from y.
nead was PROBABLY the only thing ina
saved her from injury.
Fire destroyed two Warehouse
some minor buildings and TWO Sue ~,
frame freight cars at Roberts. ~
buildings burned we're away ilo.,
most of the residences and there W.,
but little danger except to aho'n as
warehouse, which was saved tnfousA
the efforts OF the citizens.