The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
In THE GEM STATE

charge OF the Boise assay office.
The Farmers & Merchants bank Of
Idaho Falls has just closed a deal
whereby it takes over the controlling
interest in the Bank OF Roberts.
A Greek laborer on the o. S. l..
named Gust Canstintos was severely
injured near Idaho Falls by being hit
by locomotive. One arm was broken
and his face was badly cut.
The state pure food department an
nounced last week that it will here
after strictly enforce the law which
makes the keeping of hogs within the
city or village a misdemeanor.
The first Chautauqua that has been
held In Idaho Falls began on Saturday
evening and continues for six days.
Nearly 1000 season tickets have been
sold, and 1t is assured success.
One Of the features Of the Southern
Idaho Seventh Day Adventist confer
ence, which was held at Caldwell, was
the pledging on Saturday of 81, 033
Tor missionary work to be carried on
by the denomination.
Mrs. Peter Cooper and her sister.
Mrs. John Bromett, of Boise, met with
painful accidents last week They
were carrying a boiler Of boiling water
between them and it slipped, scalding
the feet of both women.
James Burns, aged 80 years, died at
a Boise hospital last week of miners
consumption. He came to Idaho SO
years ago from Colorado, going to the
Wood River country. He has been en-
gagged in mining and prospecting ever
since
George Horner, % years old, who
held position with the Campbell Car
nlYal company as a snake charmer. in
attempting to remove the fangs from
rattlesnake, near Pocatello, was bit
on the lip and has about even chances
for recovery.
Idaho postmasters appointed on
June We're: John G. Johnston Of
Crystal vice Mrs. G. F. Snyder, re-
signed; Joseph A. Walker of Enter
prise vice Mrs. l. Simmons, resigned;
Edgar J. Peterson of Roy vice Henry
G. Roy, resigned.
Waving his preliminary hearing,
John Pipher of Nampa, held by the
coroner's jury as the result of the
killing of William Kincaid, was
bound over to the district court on a
charge of manslaughter. Kincaid was
run down by Pipher's automobile.
The Club of Commerce of Idaho
Falls is making a strong effort to get
new members. The entire present
membership has been divided into
two squads, and the squad turning in
the least amount on the last day of
June is to furnish banquet to the
entire club
The members of the Elks' lodge of
Idaho Falls are planning a big excur-
sion to Salmon City by automobile on
June 20. 1t is expected that at least
twenty autos will make the trip. The
Salmon City Commercial club is ar
ranging to give them a grand recep-
tion The trip will require three days.
Letting of contracts for the con-
struction of four bridges in Twin
Falls county was announced last week
by the state highway commission. The
Midland Bridge company was the sue.
cessful bidder. The bridges are near
Murtaugh, Idaho, and Hanson, Idaho.
forming part of the state highway
system
Government employees in Idaho and
in other states coming under the
treasury department. those in the in
ternal revenue service, the customs
service, and the coast guard service.
must pay their bills, or be dismissed
from office. This mandate has gone
forth from the office of the secretary
of the treasury.
Complaint has been filed before the
public utilities commission against
Mrs. Sarah Hardness, owner of the
waterworks serving the village of Nc
Cannon, Idaho. She was charged
with mismanaging the water system.
discriminating against some of the
patrons, and disregarding the orders
of the commission.
Suit for 100000 damages is being
prosecuted against the Oregon Short
Line at Caldwell by Ansfred l.. Ander.
SSLs Oil u the estate OF
Clifford Scott. The suit results from
the derailment of locomotive on the
Idaho Northern branch in August,
1913, when Scott and two other rail-
road employees were killed.
Consolidation of the five big hydro
electric power companies of southern
Idaho is not in violation of the Sher.
man antitrust law nor of the public
utilities act, but is in the best interest
of the state and those who have in
vested money in the utilities com
panies, according to ruling of the
public utility commission.
Boise members of the Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine are making extensive
preparations for the entertainment of
the trainload of delegates from Salt
Lake who will spend one day in Boise
on their way to Seattle, where the I'M
perial Council eonvenes this year.
The convention begins July IL and
extends over three Gays.