The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
In THE GEM STATE


Work of erecting the Short Line
bridge over the Boise river south Of
Meridian has begun in earnest.
Perry A. Trowbridge, age 20 years,
understood to have lived somewhere
in Pennsylvania, was drowned at the
Nstatorium at Boise.
Rural free delivery will be inaugu-
rated at Kimberly June 16 on
twenty-six-mile route, serving 100 fam
lilies. The service will he tri-weekly.
Five Pocatello citizens were a..
rested one day last week by order OK
County Attorney G. Douglas Smith on
the charge of selling liquor contrary
to the state laws, and two others are
to be arrested when found
The whereabouts of F. F. Knoll, for
mer agent of the American Express
company, who suddenly disappeared
from Weiser nearly three months ago,
has been cleared up upon receipt of
letter from Knoll, who is in Cardiff,
Wales.
State Examiner Van Mugs has hand
ed in his resignation to State Auditor
Huston, taking effect May j, and has
associated himself " the Register
Printing & Publish company OF
Idaho Falls, publishers of the Idaho
Register
A trainload of twenty-nine cars OF
beef cattle passed through Pocatello
last week, bound to Yellowstone park.
The shipment was from Junction, Ore,
and was destined to feed the hungry
thousands who are anticipated in the
park this summer.
All cases against James H. Wallis,
former state dairy, food and sanitary
inspector of the state of Idaho, ware
disposed of in the district court at
Boise by the defendant entering !
technical plea of guilty to one case
and paying fine of $500.
Harry F.. Allen, charged by the
state through a grand jury indictment
with being an accessory in the theft of
S7O,354.6S from the vaults of the state
treasury by receiving the stolen mon
ey from his brother, o. v. Allen. for
mer state treasurer, was found not
guilty by jury at Boise.
Papers have been filed at Poca-
tello which show the transfer of the
Poeatello Water company's holdings
from the millionaire banker, j. A.
Murray of Butte, to Alec Murray of
Pocatello. The consideration was
named at 100000 and cash ex-
change of $4,000 took place.
According to a decision of Judge
Guheen, Councilman Leo Edgeley OF
the retiring Pocatello council, was IL
legally elected and for this reason the
street car ordinance passed, granting
franchise to ]. R. Mum, formerly
OF Salt Lake, is null and void, because
Edgeley's vote was necessary in pass
ing this ordinance
The jury in the case of w. j. Thorn
as VS.. Pocatello, in which damages OF
$4,000 were asked for the loss of the
PLAINTIFFS child, which fell into the
river two years ago, brought in a YER
dict in favor of the city. The city
was held not responsible for the fact
that there was no railing on a private
tootbridge spanning the river, froIq
which the child fell.
The greatest fruit crop in the his
tory Of Idaho" This is the conclusion
reached by State Horticultural Inspee.
tor Guy Graham, following a trip OF
inspection through the rich fruit belt
IN the southwestern part of the state
and after hearing reports from depu-
ties in all sections.
The minimum wage commission.
created by the last legislature, and
the members of which were appointed
by the governor to investigate the
wages paid and the conditions under
which minors and women wage-earn-
ers work in Idaho, held its first meet
ing at Boise last week.
In response to request from the
J. B. Steele ranch on Three creek,
about fifty miles south of Twin Falls,
that the sheriff take in charge a man
supposed to be demented, officers
found at the ranch John Howell. for
merly of Kimberly, who mysteriously
disappeared in Portland in 1907.
A demurrer to the complaint filed by
Z. K. Macy, former state horticul-
turaI inspector, who seeks to GUST from
office his successor, Guy Graham, on
the ground that he was illegally ap-
pointed, has been filed by Graham's
counsel.
An unknown man, aged 50, a farm
laborer on the Coleman ranch, was
brought to Shoshone, suffering from
spotted fever. After wandering in the
sage brush two days and nights he
crawled to Theodore Baldwins ranch
at midnight.
Charles w. Green of Lewiston mar
rowly escaped fatal injury in an auto.
mobile accident near Clifford. Mr..
Green is now in the hospital, suffer.
ing from disloeation of the shoulder
joint, fractured collar bone and two
broken ribs.
The United States reclamation ser.
vice is Urging the ,,co,.C ,,,4a,, &c..