The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-03-13
IDAHO STATE NEWS

IN spite OF the open winter. the
farmers in the vicinity Of Moscow are
predicting the heaviest yield of win.
ter wheat in many years.
Preston has property values esti.
mated at $500, 900. Its bank depos.
its aggregate something like 100000.
and the postoffice receipts amount 10
about $1,000 annually
Th~ farmers in the vicinity Of
Remington school at Ten Mile met
last week and organized school sim
liar to those already in existence in
different parts Of the country.
Snowfall on the Boise river water.
shed is normal or above at several
points, according to information gath.
cred by Edwar L. Wells, section d.
rector for the United States weather
bureau.
Of approximately $4,000 Of per-
sonal and real property taxes for 1913
allowed to go delinquent IN Canyon
county in January, s13,036.56 had
been received at the county auditors
oHlce up TO March l.
Robert LaSalle, a negro, and Mar
gi.ret La Vada, who is port Indian and
part negro, have been arrested at
Ogden and will be taken to Pocatello,
where white slavery charge will be
placed against La Sale.
Petitions are being circulated in
Canyon county asking the support Of
the national congress for the bill in
troduced by Senator Borah for an ap-
preparation OF s50,000,000 for irriga-
ton and drainage enterprises in the
west.
The home of Mrs. Rose E. Pettet.
one mile south OF Meridian, was
totally destroyed by fire of unknown
origin. The loss will be in the neigh
borhood of $1,000 to the building and
contents. There Is about $500 insur
ance.
| Falling from the train in some IN
| explained manner, Luther Moulter OF
Burley, aged 20 years, was crushed &c
death under the wheels OF a special
train that was carrying home crowd
| of excursionists who had been in
| Boise.
The dry" forces will hold state
wide prohibition convention in Boise
March 25th, 26th and 9th This con
vention promises to be the creates
gathering OF "drys" ever held in the
state. One thousand delegates are ex
peeted.
1t is understood that the Boise-Pay
cite Lumber company plans to re
sumo operations at the Barber mill
Boise, this year, providing the Oregcr
Short Line will give rate that vii
permit the hauling Of logs from Lont
valley.
The regular monthly traders day
auction sale held at Caldwell las
week was the most successful sine
the Inauguration of the event sevel
years ago. Approximately 5000 buy
ers and sellers flocked to Caldwell 10
the sale.
There is now under contemplate
the erection Of a $4,000 Carnegie |
brary at Preston, as the city eounci
has guaranteed $500 annually for it
maintenance. The ground has alread
been promised by the president {
; Oneida stake.
Mrs. Bertha Milleman is 4S years
age. but when she started Sunday az
ernoon for San Francisco by way
Portland she climbed aboard raj
vay train for the first time in nc
life. saws the Boise Statesman. Pra
ticalIy all her life she has lived
Boise.
Jesse Stitt came into HALEY la
/. week with a native trout which !
caught two miles below the Mag
r dam. It is the blue ribbon trout i
This section. weighing exactly
nonds ounces. measuring 26 mch'
in length and Is inches around u
thickest part.
q The state supreme court has gran
ed a writ of mandate TO compel Se
retary of state Clifford TO attach h
$ signature and the seal Of the sta
"a the deed transferring the limb
an 10000 acres of state land in BOZ
basin to the Barber Lumber compal
for 100000.
Idahos public utility commissl'
q has instructed the attorney gener
Of the Gem state to file suit again
. tbe oregon short Line Railroad co
many before the interstate CONNER
commission and petition that 90
- reduce the freight rates upon C
: from Wyoming mines to Idaho pom
If the senate passes the SHACK
!. ford good roads bill and s2o.eoo,V
: annually is appropriated by the Z
J oral government to aid states
building, maintaining and improvi
d roads Idaho will receive from
4. federal treasury total OF sll-.'
d each year, provided the state raj:
% like amount.
The big game of Idaho ana
/ scenic beauty OF the Island "a
a country the headwaters of the MOI
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