The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-07-23
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wera arrested al Soda Springs for
having liquor in their possession.
The Eagles have let the CONTRACT
for the new $4,000 home 70 be erect
I'd for a lodge room at Pocatelio.
George w. Moore OF Pocatello lost
his right index finger while tightening
a brake on TIE chapel car 81. Peter az
Nampa.
Postmaster Coltman states that the
receipts OF the Idaho Falls postoihce
Increased s3,59O.s3 during the fscai
year ending June 30.
Due TO the closing OF the saloons
the city council at HALEY has levied
tax OF 6 mills on the dollar instead
OF 4 mills, which has been paid otner
years.
Gus Erickson was thrown from his
motorcycle at HALEY and seriously
injured, his skull being fractured. He
was unconscious when found, but Is
| improving.
The livery and feed barn owned By
John r.. Lee at Idaho Falls, were en-
tirely destroyed by fire. A large mum
Der OF horses in the barn, including
Belgian stallion, were taken out. Six
| horses and valuable jack were lost
Lon e. Howell OF Malad, who was
arrested for murder at the instance
OF one Thomas Belnap Of Stone, IDA
no. who swore that Howell was the
murderer OF an old man by the name
of McComb In West Virginia, was re-
leased upon trial.
Joseph Rues and Robert Graham,
| two of the proprietors OF the Pocatel-
10 Cold Storage company, while In
| specting the plant Sunday were de-
tanned half way between two floors
| for about two hours. The elevator
was out of commission.
The title of the Lemp estate TO the
Lemp triangle, valuable tract OF
land located between Thirteenth, Fort
and Resseguie streets at Boise, was
upheld as against that of the city in
an opinion handed down by Judge
Bryan OF the Seventh distritc.
John II. Townsend is having plans
and specifications drawn for new
garage to be built It Pocatelo. The
garage, which is 10 be one of the
largest in the state, will be equipped
with air, water and gasoline accom-
modations built in the building.
The proposed railroad from Boise
to Winnemucca has not been lost
sight of since the Western Pacific has
been placed in the hands of receiv-
ers, and probably will be built as an
independent road with a traffic agree
ment with the Western Pacific.
The city council has granted E. j.
Gordon franchise to construct and
maintain a system of hot water works
in HALEY to furnish natural hot water
from the Haley Hot Springs. He Ii
given four months to commence tbs
work and one year to complete it.
At a meeting of the school boar
at PocatelIo, the board provided tina
the high school and Bonneville
grounds be lighted and ten new port
able school houses added to the equiv
ment for the coming term. Work o.
the new high school is now progress:
ing.
| According to the records in the as
SCISSORS office, there are I6S automo
biles in Blaine county and eight mo
torcycles. Twenty-three chauffeur
have paid their license of 81 and fou
auto dealers their license Of s35 each
The license for automobiles is s15
and motorcycles, S..
George Admission, recently take,
to Idaho Falls from Teton county OF
charge of grand larceny, has beel
sentenced to from one to fourteen
years in the state penitentiary. H
was accused of the theft of horse
When captured in the hills, he wa
asleep with a gun under his head.
! The Pocatello Camp Fire girls lef
last week on their annual outing TO
Yellowstone park. The girls ar,
equipped for a three weeks tram
through the park and have thre
wagons. Each wagon is adorned witt
the inscriptions, Yellowstone o
Bust and "Pocatelio Camp Fire"
i The case of Barzilia Clark an,
Il George Ellington, to determine VIII
shall serve as mayor of Idaho Fall
for the next two years, has been com
pleted as far as taking evidence i
concerned. Briefs will be filed with
IN the next few days and the matte
viii be decided some time during thu
week.
AS a result of the three day I'M,
sale OF horses conducted by the Cald
well Horse & Mule company. 500 hea.
OF steeds were shipped out Of Cald
VIII Buyers have vet to forwar,
nearly 900 head, as total of approyi
mately 500 animals were sold,
The condition of the hay crop at IN
beginning of July led to an estimat
OF an ~ per cent crop as against 4
per cent for seven-year average 4
faifa was estimated to produce am !