The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-06-05
IDAHO STATE NEWS

OhlACd bIALCo idHd OluCCg OF IlaAACyt
has assumed his duties.
Fire in the three story Wiggeft
block at Occur d'Alene destroyed
property valued at 100000 Most of
the loss was covered by insurance.
After several months work in
clearing up the many slides in the
payette canyon, train service has
again been established as far as DON
nelly.
For half an hour the Hotel Wash
ngton at Weiser was threatened By
lire when a blacksmith shop, just 16
FEET from the hotel, burned to the
ground.
S. 3. Thacker of Payette, who re-
Gently purchased an imported Perch
eron stallion, was attacked and SER
iously injured by the vicious animal
last week.
Four Greek section laborers were
fined $40 each at Nampa, it being
charged they had given a 1O-year-old
boy sufficient hard cider to result in
| his intoxication.
Lorenzo Bacon, farmer of George.
| town, was instantly killed in a run
away. He was thrown from the wa
gon and caught by the feet, his head
| being pounded to pulp.
| Favorable action has been taken on
the application for the establishment
of rural free delivery service from
Caldwell on Route No. 3, which viii
commence on the LIST of June.
| Beth Robertson and Ada Walker,
each aged about fourteen years, have
disappeared from their homes near
Council. 1t is supposed they tired OF
home restraint and have run away.
The committee in charge of the
Carnegie library at Idaho Falls has
completed all arrangements and is
now advertising for bids which are
to be opened on the ninth day of June.
A letter picked up on the trail over
the hill from the Standard mine to
the Tamarack, leads the local police
to believe that it's supposed writer,
John Murphy, has committed suicide,
says the Wallace Press.
A distressing accident occurred at
Pocatello in which Jacob Danuser,
who is in the employ of the Short
Line, lost his right eye, and is in seri-
Gus condition. He was chopping kind
ling wood at his home.
Examiner Pugh of the interstate
commerce commission viii be in
Boise July to conduct a hearing on
the complaint filed with the commits
sion by the Boise Lumber company
against the P. l. N. railroad.
The year-old daughter uf Mr.. and
Mrs. George Lycett of Arco was the
victim of painful accident, when the
little one in some manner got in
contact with hot stove and had
both hands severely burned.
Harry, the 3-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hedges. was drowned at
Wisdom by falling into well neal
the house. 1t is supposed that he
climbed on a chair and looked into
the well, when the chair tipped and
he fell 20 feet into the water.
The Alpowa ferry was carried out
during a recent storm and was wreck
ed in the rapids below Riparia II
appears effort was made to cross
the river during the high wind and
the pull on the cable resulted in the
tower giving way aud the cable final
| y parting.
The three-year-old son of Robert
Hoare of Thomas, is in critical con
dition as result of falling upon an
open knife While playing near where
he family had been cutting potatoes
I the boy stumbled and fell upon a
vegetable knife that had been left
with the point sticking up.
Bankers coming from the north
west to attend the meeting of the Ida
: 10 Bankers association to be held al
} Twin Falls on June s. and 10. will
r De in Boise June Z, and will make the
/ rip around the Boise valley interur
oan loop.
t While enjoying an outing with hi
two motherless babes at the Bea
Lake hot springs, on the shores o
Bear lake. Melvin Hart, 50 years o
age, prosperous young storekeepe
: of Raymond, was struck by LIGHTNING
and instantly killed.
The construction of the belt line b,
the Oregon Short Line through tn
upper Snake river valley will be caI
ried forth now as fastfas the Utal
!, Construction company can secure Ia
: borers enough for the work Tn
: headquarters of the company durint
this construction will be at Rexburg
The great north and south stats
road from Twin Falls via Shoshone
Richfield and the Little Wood river
! TO Picabo, where it will intersect witt
: he east and west route to he suil
e from Boise through Elmore, Blaine
O and Bingham counties to Blackfoot
q connection at the latter point with the
Boise-Y ellowstope park road, is al
assured fact.
A clever cheek crtist in the person