The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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During the past month thirteen
carloads Of merchandise belonging to
immigrants have been unloaded at
Twin Falls.
Twin Falls is to have an orchard
Irrigation experiment station conduct
I'd by the state agricultural expert
ment station of Moscow.
1 Last week the senate confirmed the
nominations of Thomas b. Martin as
marshal for Idaho and P. M. Davis,
| postmaster at Boise and Edna w.
| Reyes, postmistress at Challis.
The report sent from Spokane to
| the effect that Harry L. Day of Wal
! lace will retire from the management
of the mining properties of the Fed
eral company, is denied at Wallace.
| AS the result of runaway near
| Cambridge the seven-months-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Nj Gilman was
probably fatally injured when the
whole family was thrown from the
wagon.
Several officials of the Short Line
visited Richfield recently While their
visit is clothed with mystery it is
generally understood that the new
line from this point to Owinza will
be built this spring.
J. w. Robinson, secretary of the
idaho Bankers association, is al
ceady at work ON the annual con-
'ention which thfs year will be held
n Twin Falls. The dates selected
sre June s, and 10.
Thomas Galley. little son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Galley of Hansen, near Twin
Falls, is suffering painful injury re-
ceived while playing with a pitchfork
In some manner he ran one of the
tines of the fork into his eye.
Caldwell Odd Fellows are planning
a good roads day similar to that sue
cessfully held recently by the Com
mercial club of Caldwell, for the i'm
provement of the roads leading to the
site of the state Odd Fellows home
at that place.
The outlook for fruit in the south
eastern part of the state is splendid,
according to the reports C. K. Macy,
state horticultural inspector, who has
just made trip through that section,
in which he inspected a great mum.
Der of orchards.
The Boise Polo club will entertain
three teams from the northwest some
time in June and Boise followers of
the game will be treated to tourna.
ment such as were some of those wit.
messed when the First cavalry was
stationed at Boise barracks.
The public utilities commission has
issued an order barring the Idaho
Power & Light company from enter
ing the town of Bull, in Twin Falls
county, and ordering it to cease ac
tive operations in the further con
struction of its power lines into that
territory.
A touring car driven by w. S. But
Ter, resident of the Arcadia section.
skidded and turned turtle near Notus
Sunday afternoon. The car turned
completely over, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Butler were pinned beneath the
wreckage, but fortunately escaped
serious injury.
Elihu Francis, farmer, was taken
into custody at Wallace pending an
investigation of the killing of his wife
and three children, whose skulls were
crushed, presumably with an axe,
and whose bodies were burned in the
ire that destroyed the building on
the Francis farm near Wallace.
Whnn h.
completed under the supervision of
the government the reservoir there
VIII have storage capacity of 100000
acre feet. This is adding $4,000
acre feet for government purposes
and the 100000 acre feet required for
the Twin Falls North Side project.
Bull is to have but one hydro-elec-
trio company operating within her
borders. The public utilities commits
sion has issued an order aimed at
the Idaho Power & Light company to |
the effect that it must abandon that
territory in behalf of the Great Sho-
shone & Twin Falls Water Power
company.
one person in forty-nine in Ada |
county owns an automobile, accord. |
ing to figures compiled by a Boise
citizen who is interested in aligning
the cost of high living against the
nigh cost of living. He makes this
estimate by figuring that the county
mas a population of $4,000 and 1.ooo |
automobiles.
The people of Pocatello are dis.
cusslng the city paving and grading
ordinance, which vel be decided at
the city election April Is. Bonds 10
the amount of 100000 are to be
raised by this ordinance Consider.
able opposition is shown to the pro
In its favor
Inc commissioners in charge of the
arrangements for Idahos participa.
ton in the Panama exposition at San
francisco have aaIao+ad ~.