The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-07-30
In THE GEM STATE


nearing completion.
The commercial club Of Fairfield
has announced its intention to give a
big celebration the latter part Of the
month.
shortage Of water exists on the
Twin Falls-Oakley project that may
mean considerable crop loss, it is
reported.
The surplus earnings Of the Noun
tain States Telephone & Telegraph
company in Idaho for eleven months
in 1914 amounted to s5i1.143.S6.
While doing some switching at Rex
burg, L. Brandt was caught between
the stockyards platform and the side
Of the car on which he was riding
and seriously injured.
A diminutiye bit Of humanity OF
regulation incubator baby size ar
rived at the Caldwell hospital last
week, when a two-pound son was
born to Mrs J. r. Johnson.
A rig belonging TO farmer and the
laundry wagon belonging 10 the Jap
anese hand laundry were smashed
when they were hit by the Pocatello
fire wagon, while making run to
fire
George Birch, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. R. A Birch of Montpelier, was
drowned when the walked OF Bear
river sandbar into deep water. Birch
was swimming with two other boys
when the accident occurred.
Answering a call to the home of
Stravis StraYolopous, a Greek at Po-
catello, the police after searching the
house began raking around the let
tuce patch and raked up 80 pints Of
whiskey. The Greek is now in jail.
The body Of Thomas Sheppard.
aged is, was found in an empty shed
about mile southeast Of Payette.
The young man had shot himself
with a gun taken from the armory,
and the evidence of suicide va, con
vincing
Charles St. Clair Of the Aw firm OF
I St Clair & st. Clair died suddenly al
Idaho Falls. He was stricken with
apoplexy and was taken home. where
/ he died. He was 3S years OF age, ant
leaves a widow and one daughter, !
years of age.
The village Of Star faces the ne
cessity Of providing more room 10
its growing school population. Plan
for obtaining adequate space in tn
schools have been under discussiol
for some months past and are nov
taking shape.
At a meeting of the business an
railroad men, held at Pocatello. to a.
range the program for the opening c
the new s325.0O0 depot, there was
committee of twenty-five bushes
men selected TO represent that bod
in the final details.
Following the lead of Caldwell an
one or two other Idaho cities, tn
Nampa chamber of commerce ha
just issued booklet intended for di;
tribution to homeseekers of the cas-
and middle west An edition Of 10
900 of the folders was printed.
The problem of convict labor in tn
Idaho state penitentiary may be soly
ed by the state board of prison com
missioners through adoption OF Pre-
posal made to Warden John Shook t,
establish a reed factory at the PEN
Tertiary. in which to work the in
mates under contract.
1t is reported that a homesteade
living about fifty miles northwest o
Aberdeen killed a man who tried I
induce his wife 10 an immoral life
The man. it is alleged, came upon tn
cabin when the husband was not a
home. On the husbands arrival
tried TO escape and was shot.
A large number OF Panama Pacii
tours travellers cheques" Of 800 an
$50 denominations. were hoated g
Pocatello last week The authorize
, are now in search for ~Childs
Sons" who Endorsed the WORTHLESS
paper. In all there are twenty-on
names signed TO bad checks.
VIII Kleinschmidt. 20 years % ag
formerly of Sutton. Neb., was drowl
ed in the Snake river near Blackfoo
With four companions he was assis
ing in the Construction of wing dal
for the New Lava Slide Ditch cor
pany. They were on boat. loade
with stone. which overturned
, A Pocatello dispatch announce
!. that Fred Lund. the man held on 81
, picion for the murder of J. c. Smi;
Z at Pebble, few weeks ago, wei
. through a three-hour third degree
8 regarding his whereabouts and val
I Gus other questions relating to II
| mysterious murder OF J. G.. Smith
The managers OF the War Bonn'
, roundup, which takes place al Idaf
e Falls on August % 10 IS, say II wi
T be better shan ever this season.
Q large number are expected fro
d Cheyenne. and moving pictures vi
/ be taken for great story. 1t is e
. pected .hat several hundred cowbo!
will engage in a sham battle. and