The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-18
IDAHO STATE NEWS

It is anticipated that 200 cars of po !
tatoes will be shipped from Caldwell
this season.
There will be four nights of boxing
and wrestling in Blackfoot on Septem-
Der IS, 16, II and IS.
Boise bakers have raised the price |
made to retailers, who must now pay |
A cents loaf for bread instead of |
cents.
Laying of steel on the railroad be- |
ing built for the Boise Payette Lum- |
Der company up More creek will com
mence within thirty days.
Corn has made a good recovery |
from the late frosts and in most fields
is rapidly approaching maturity, ac
cording to the crop report.
All danger of the apparent car short
| age which threatened to work to the
detriment of the early potato industry
in Idaho has been alleviated.
| 1t is estimated there are in the
northwest this year $50 cars of prunes
against 1,241 in 1913. The Idaho crop
is not expected to go more than 500
/ cars.
Boise wholesalers have announced
their intention of taking an active part
| in the parades and displays of the
Nampa harvest festival, September 30,
"a and 25.
Nine passengers, including two wom-
en-, were robbed Of their jewelry and
money by three men who held up the
automobile stage plying between
Priest River and Priest Lake.
With margin of two votes, one of
which was gained in the recount OF
precinct No. 8, Cartee Wood is the
nominee of the Republican party for
the office OF probate Judge of Ada
county.
Frank Brinegar, who lives on a
ranch about seven miles north of
Ketchum, was convicted of stealing
pistol from a secondhand store in
HALEY and sentenced to serve sixty
days in the county jail.
Idaho farmers who have been rails
ing seed for the market are finding
it a most profitable business Sixty
five dollars an acre is what it is pos
sible to gain from the crop if it is
carefully attended and cultivated.
The residence of Mrs. L. A. Gold
smith of Caldwell was rendered al
most total loss by fire of unknown
origin. Mrs. Goldsmith, in attempt
ing to save some of her personal
treasures, sustained several painful
burns.
William Stuart, an employee of the
Nampa Iron works, was severely in
jured and had a narrow escape from
death while at work. Stuart was OPP
Grating one of the giant lathes in the
foundry when his clothing caught in
the machinery.
, company is being organized at Pc
catello for the purpose of constructing
and operating cold storage plant.
They have purchased the old Franklin
, Hayes brewery, and will install a large
compassionate ice plant, and build a
cold storage room.
Representative Burton l.. French,
, according to a statement filed with the
secretary of the senate, expended
, S3576O in his unsuccessful campaign
} for the senatorial nomination, and has
an unexpended balance on hand, when
all bills were paid, amounting to
S607.4O.
8 An extra force of clerks will be re
$ quired in the Blackfoot land office as
the result of the recent passage by
congress of measure allowing agri
cultural entries ON phosphate land, the
settlers waving all right to the gov
eminent so far as the phosphate depos
it's are concerned.
The temperance workers of south
ern Idaho expect one of the most en
thusiastic meetings ever held in the
state at their convention at Caldwell
September 21-2S. They have secured
Mrs. Mary Harris ,Armor, the "Geor
gia Cyclone" to give two addresses
: during the convention.
From six to eight carloads of early
potatoes are being loaded for mar
h ket daily by the growers of the Deel
\ Flat section. The minimum cargo ha:
Z been increased from $4,000 pounds t.
q 10000 pounds, making the capacit!
Of four cars equal to that of five carr
r under the previous regulations.
9 Mrs. E. j. Frawley, wife of Bois'
" attorney, was fatally burned as thu
k result of a gasoline explosion at he
g home, caused by colored serVan
using gasoline to clean the floors
d August Basso, young man VIII
II came to Mrs. Frawley's aid, was SCI
iously burned.
IT Superintendent Jewell of the Port
L land fish hatchery, who has charg
y of the salmon seining operations a
8 Salmon, captured salmon last weel
which bore marks showing that
. had been turned loose from a Port
: land hatchery five years ago. Tn
fish weighed thirty-hve pounus
M The registration at the teachers