The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-26
In THE GEM STATE

In the tri-school series OF basketball,
which was played between the Col
lege of Idaho, the Albion normal, and
the Academy of Idaho, the honors
went to the Pocatello Academy.
Measurements made of the snow in
the Leesburg basin during the winter
show that the snowfall has been the
lightest on record. On the Leesburg
summit the depth of snow is only eigh-
teen inches.
Angelas Gol.anthas, a Greek, died at
Salt Lake hospital from a gunshot
wound in the abdomen, said to have
been inflicted by one of his country
men, Ernest Cofaelt, in shooting af-
fray at Glenns Ferry.
The Nampa council has passed an
ordinance providing that all dogs in
the city limits must be muzzled. This
measure becomes effective immediate
ly. Violations Of this ordinance will
be considered misdemeanor.
A new mad dog scare broke loose
at Meridian last week, when ]. H.
Harvey, rancher there, killed five
dogs which were suffering from the
strange malady that has afflicted SO
many animals the past few weeks.
The Pocatello Gun club, which usu-
ally furnishes the champ squad OF
bluerock shooters for the northwest.
and whose members hold the high
average in the northwest, has begun
practicing for the seasons sport.
A disastrous fire completely de-
stroyed the North Fork hotel at Ena-
vile, owned by John Ponzetti of KEEL
logg. and conducted by G. NJ. Gillian.
entailing a loss of $4,000 covered by
insurance amounting to about $1,000.
The Duffy Midkiff mill at Pocatello
last week went ten of the fifteen sched.
uled rounds. when Midkiff's seconds
threw sponge into the ring and Ref
cree Cummins gave the decision to
Duffy 1t was Duffy's fight from the
first gong.
Mayor Turner Las called special
| election to be held on March IS, to de-
| eide whether or not the city of Poca-
tello will be operated on the commits
sion plan of government. The pro-
posed plan was voted on two years ago
and given a severe rundown.
That Joseph Quay came to his
death on the night of February 13, by
the overturning of an automobile near
Boise, was the verdict reached by the
coroner's jury. No blame was at
tached to anyone, the affair being
considered as purely an accident
While the appointments can not be
made until some time in May as the
measure does not carry any emer-
gency clause and does not take effect
until sixty days after the legislature
adjourns, the governor has announced
his choice of Boundary county Off
| Gals.
The Idaho Seed & Milling company
started the wheels of its plant at Pc
catello last week. The work of con
struction has been rushed to compile
ton in the last few months and the
new plant stands as a model along its
line. The initial capacity is fifty bar
rels daily.
L. A. Duvall, former deputy treas
urer for Blaine county, one of the meI
alleged to be implicated in the EN-
bezzlement of s4,255 bonds from the
county, gave himself up last week. He
was arrested on a charge of embezzle
ment and is now at liberty under {
$4,000 bond.
Professor Rhinehart, formerly o
Boise, and who is now located per
manently at Rupert, engaged in agri
cultural extension work for the coun
ty OF AIinidoka, is actively assisting
in the work of preparing for the frs
annual Minidoka county fair to be hel,
in Rupert next fall.
Complaint of the public utilities con
mission of Idaho that carload rate
over the oregon Short Line railroai
and other carriers on bituminous Goa
from Kemmerer and Rock Spfing'
Wyo., to points in southern IdGho ar
unreasonable, has been dismissed b
the interstate commerce commission
AS the result of stabbing ARRAY a
the state prison, when Jack Edward!
colored, long termer sent up froI
Lincoln county, attempted to murde
a fellow prison inmate named Trac!
a white man serving term from Bar
mock county, Tracy may die from hi
wounds.
Ten residents of the Mud lake Sc
ton have been arrested for cattl
rustling and are now in jail at Rigb,
1t is said the practice had been I
if kill the cattle and bring the beef
e quarters to market Thirteen qua
r tiers of beef were located in the var
Gus premises.
A San Francisco dispatch announce
that James w. Jones, formerly supe
n intendent of exhibits for Idaho, wa
E. Friday made superintendent of exhil
Il its by Chief Dennison of the divisio
"a of horticulture, which includes for
Is culture. This is the worlds mos
10 elaborate and most beautiful exhibit
u E. H. Seymour, a wealthy stool
IL raiser of St. Anthony. died at Lon
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