The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-26

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Of the season. Nearly two hund-
red people were present and upon
arrival, found the upstairs rooms
gaily decorated and artisticaIly
arranged While delicious refresh
ments were served an orchestra
from Boise discoursed sweet
music. Miss Leota Paine sang
very pretty selection, and was
given an encore. Every body went
home with tho idea that the teach.
ers did themselves proud and
had furnished royal time foi
their guests,
Willard Turner's pharmacy was
burgIarized Sunday night and il
10 thought the thief came through
the skyIight in the roof He took
SO from the cash register. Nc
clue has been found but it Ii
thought the fellow is local man,
as there has been other attempts
recently TO burglarize the same
store. Since the new and expens.
i've cash registers have been intro
dueed generally in the stores 1t il
the rule TO leave the register open.
as Willard did Sunday night, for
the simple reason that the pro.
prietor does not want 500 ma
chine spoiled in an effort 70 get
a few dollars out Of the till.
Post office Inspector Neal was
in Meridian last Friday and looked
over the accounts OF the local
Office. He said IL would be better
10 close up the delivery window
on Sunday. and hereafter Post.
master Caldwell will deliver no
mail on Sunday. This will in.
convenience bat few, as lock
boxee are now used almost exclus
lively, and access to these can be
secured at any time the office is
open, The Inspector apparently
found the accounts Of the office
O. X.
Remember the next number oil
the lecture course next Tuesday
night Read what the people 81
Eagle say; THE school house at
Eagle was crowded TO its capacity
Tuesday evening by the concert
which was given under the direc
ton Of Eugene A. Farmer Of Boise.
Mr.. Farmer gave lecture.recital
telling the story of the music and
illustrating with selections on the
violin. Miss Ava Brink presided
at the piano and Mrs. Farmer sang
several songs"
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Atwater, Thursday, February 10,
a nice little daughter. The family
have taken in the little stranger
and will provide good home for
her, and Geo. Atwater, who is
grandpa for the first time, says she
is absolutely the finest baby in
the state of Idaho, and If il can
be arranged will take her as an
exhibit TO the San Francisco fair.
The Washington birthday social
given at the |. 0. O. II. hall by the
ladies Of the Christian church was
we'll attended. A feature was the
contest, in which j. M.
jackson received first prize, rep.
resentiug a plantation negro; j, j
I'd, representing George
Washington, and Grace Whitlock,
Sd, representing pickaniny.
Burt L. Bailey and family have
moved to homestead on route A
out Of Caldwell. ID. l.. Bailey
has 40-acre homestead adjoining
to which he expects to move this
spring. The latter has only few
to reside on the place be-
fore proving up as the government
deducts the term of service from
the time required Of war veteran.
Mr., and Mrs. j. A. Miller, of
Chicago, we're visiting with Mr..
aud Mrs. Willard Turner Tuesday
They are on q tour of the west and
will 60 home by way Of Georgia,
where they have an almond grove
Willard was employed by Mr..
Miller while in Chicago.
The following letters are IN.
called for at the Meridian post
office: Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Park
err, Pierce Bros, Emil Schweitzer.
Mrs. Annie Mcbride, VIM. Krue
ger, Mrs. Lillian Lanktree, George
Lancaster, Jno, Jacobs, Miss
Nellie Pearce, Allen Smith, Dora
Stone.
Divine Lutheran services will
be conducted in the English and