The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-11

Nebsrt J.. Smith, ranclier livlns
aust south OF Meridian was instantly
Killed late Friday afternoon by el~c-
troeuiion He was assisting IN The
erection OF a hay derrick when the
guy wire which he was manipulatinx
eame sn deadly contact with power
line wires carrying $4,000 volts.
Fhe fatal accident occurred az the
ranch OF J. n. Cook / ID miles south
81 Meridian MIR, Siaath was assiss-
ING his neighbor in she work OF eaA~
ting the derrick patio position. Ire
WAS steadying the tinlbers by means
81 . guy wlr0 and seemingly did not
note the, danger OF connection with
the power Mne current until too late.
1onntS Coroner Clyde Summers
WAS calfVd 10 the scene OF the acci-l
gent Friday evening and decided To-,
'hQtd an inQupst at the undertaking.
1 ariQfs in Foise. to which the body
NaS takep at 10 o'clock Saturday
Morning. The resnlt OF the investi-.
cation showed the regretable affair.
% hsge been an accident, and no,
hiama is attached To anyone. Il
MT. Smith was 4 years old and Am
survived by hts wife. They canaa
fere from Montana two years ago
and lave been living on ranch one
nalf mile south OF town,
The neighborhood south OF Merf-
clan have community organ xmrinn
no they very kindly took charge or
ne affair. and raised shfffcient
money "a assist the widow. Who In
IA needy circumstances. Ii has been
that the sudden death Of
this msn with no life insurance liz
an argument IN FAVOR OF provision
being made by tho head OF family
against such an emergency.
One OF the neighbnrs handed the
Times the following obituary.
X was great shock to the peo-
PIE In and near Meridian when thf,
raws flashed over the wires tina
Bob" Smith. Gas all who knew him
always called himl. had been killed
by electricity while helping raise a
hay derrick on the Sherrard ranch
southeast Of Meridian. Doctors from
Meridian and Boise did all they could
to save his life but without avail
The coroner was summoed and the
body taken at once TO Boise Mr.
Smith had only lived among us two
years but everyone who knew him
speaks OF his honest. upright. charac-
ter and feel that they have lost good
neighbor and friend.
Mr.. Smith met death June 4t1.
1915, and was about foFty-one yearij
of age being I'M the very prime OF
life He leaves a wife who was alone
at their home, when the word was
brought to, her Of her husbands
death. Also q mother, two sisters
and two brothers living near Council-
Bluffs, Iowa, whe viii be greatly
shocked. too, a. this Is the second
81 not the thtrd tragic death in their
family inside oil five years. Mrs
Smith left on the noon train Tuesday
for Council Bluffs. Iowa, with the
body where IL will be buried in the
family graveyard there.
COMPLETE CORPS or TEACHERS
Secretary III +. Neal, Of the Meri-
dian Rural High school, announces
that the list of teachers for next year
has been completed. As previously
announced superintendent George w.
Gould, Principal Miss Stevens. and
Teachers Miss Dewhirst and Miss
Isoder, have been retained Cor next
year. In addition new teachers have
been selected as follows
Miss Elizabeth shaw, OF Boise, do
nestle science. 70 succeed Miss Bald
lertson. Miss Shaw taught at New
Plymouth last year.
w. 3, Morgenthaier, OF Columbus,
Missouri, manual training. TO succeed
Mr. Lindsay.
Chaster @. Minden, Of st. Maries,
Idaho, agricultural teacher, to sue
coed Mr. Cnilar Mr. Mindan Il q