The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-07-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Nampa will hold its annual harvest
FESTIVAL again this year, the tentative
dates set for the event being Septem.
Der 20, 80, and October /.
The Oregon Short Line will take
over the Payette Valley railroad run.
ming from Payette to Emmett, a dis
lance OF thirty miles, August /.
The st. Anthony Catholic church,
on the east side OF Pocatello, was
dedicated Sunday. July 5, with appro
pirate ceremonies, conducted by
Bishop Glorieux.
Lee Rogers, IA years OF age, com.
mitted suicide at Caldwell. Temper
airy insanity was given as the cause
Of his deed. Rogers turned revolver
upon himself, firing twice.
Strenuous efforts are being made
by peace officers to put stop to aut-
omobile stealing, which has increased
lately to such an extent as to make
life a burden to owners of cars at
Blackfoot.
A chain OF evidence Is being woven
around Alfred Henderson, who is held
at Pocatello for lne alleged murder of
eight-year-old Laura Henderson of
Robin. Henderson processes a deep
ignorance Of the crime.
Elmer Hart was severely burned
by gasoline near Haley, having at
tempted to burn thu insulation Off
some electric wire with gasoline, his
clothing catching fire. Two fingers
were burned to the bone.
During a short but rather severe
storm, lightning struck and seriously
damaged one of the semiphores near
the depot in Kuna, and the wind
blew down the silo on the Hubbard
ranch In the north part of town.
The economics department of the
Woman's club of Gooding is giving
a series of afternoon teas during the
summer months at the homes OF
members for the benefit of the do
nestle science department in the
high school.
Otto Hendricks of Mountain Home
was gored by steer he was prepar-
ing to butcher. The horn penetrated
Mr.. Hendricks left side, breaking
two ribs and tearing two others loose
from the back bone and making a
lage hole In his side.
The capitol maintenance fund is all
but exhausted, 1t is said. Out of a
total Of $4,000 appropriated to this
fund by the last Legislature year
and half ago there is today, as
shown by the state auditors books, a
balance of but 81 cents.
George Jorgensen, living near
HALEY, has a hen which was born
the 18th day of May, 1913, and laid
its first egg the 26th day of Decem-
Der, 1913. From the latter date until
May the hen had laid 1872 eggs, lay
ing for SO and 30-day periods.
A number of people camping and
fishing on Little Pine creek, ten
miles north of Cambridge, barely es-
capped from waterspout. The food
came down the narrow canyon SO
quickly that they were compelled to
climb the hills and lead their horses
with them.
The Fourth of July celebration at
Indian valley, fifteen miles east of
Cambridge, was marred by a serious
accident George Wear of Crane
Creek was riding in the bucking con.
test, when his mount jumped a wire
fence and fell on the rider. He will
recover, however.
Jack Edwards, the negro who shot
County Treasurer Bowen at Sho-
shone recently and also seriously
wounded Marshal May when an at
tempt was made to capture him,
pleaded guilty to the crime ana was
sentenced to from six to fourteen
years in the state penitentiary.
For years the Bannock Indians at
the Fort Hall Indian reservation have
been accustomed to have a sun dance,
which has lasted for several days, on
the lowlands near the mouth of the
Portneuf river. This year the govern
ment has put ban on the dance, and
last week arrested eight Indians.
Governor Haines has offered a re.
ward of $500 for the bodies, dead or
alive, of the persons who murdered
Howard Shipley and Pat Welsh in
Bonner county some time between
June Il and 10. The men were pros.
pectors and their dead bodies were
found in their cabin, where they had
been foully murdered.
The harvesting of the first hay crop
this season is in full swing. and it is
the general opinion expressed by
farmers from Crooks, Fish creek,
Carey, Picabo. Gannett. the Wood
river valley and Camas prairie-that
the crop will be heavier than that of
last year. says the HALEY Times.
About fifty cars of peaches were
contracted last week at Emmett at
SIC per ton in the orchards, with all
packages furnished This, together
with what has been sold previously,
disposes Of in the neighborhood of