The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-12
In THE GEM STATE

nation of Emily b. Davis as postmas
ter at Miner.
II is reported that MaIad farmers
are receiving S1.30 bushel for wheat
bought right in the bins.
Joel Newton was convicted by iurv
in the district court at Shoshone q
voluntary manslaughter for SHOOTING
Charles Lombard
The enterprising community OF
Hamer has secured school district
and will soon open new building
The district will be known locally as
the Truman district.
Permission will probably be given
by the public utilities commission to
the Idaho-Northern branch OF the ore.
gon Short Line allowing 1t to close al
least part Of its line.
The new county of Teton Is com
posed of the east half of Madison
county. its principal territory being
the Teton valley, on the border OF ths
Yellowstone National park.
While driving across an irrigation
ditch near idaho Falls, John Alfred
Anderson, age 30 years, farmer
was thrown from the wagon seat and
killed, one of the wheels of the wagon
passing over his body.
Charged with having issued q
worthless check for seventeen hun
dred dollars. Charles p. McColm was
arrested at Boise last week. 1t being
the third time within a month he hac
been arrested on similar charge.
During the past year there were
seven thousand FIVE hundred school
children interested In agriculture and
allied matters through the boys and
girls school clubs. Six hundred OF
these clubs we're organized over the
state.
"A wave of reform has struck the
state legislature, and in addition tc
the statewide prohibition, bills have
been introduced which If passed will
put out of commission all pool and
billiard halls and ban on slot ma.
chimes.
The Pocatello Gas company has an.
peared before John Graham, a mem
Der OF the state utilities commission.
and asked that the Southern Idaho
Water Power company be asked to
raise rates for electricity on water.
heating apparatus.
Idaho in 1914 produced $50, 1000
bushels of corn, averaging 81 bushels
an acre, 14,362,000 bushels of wheat.
averaging 1872 bushels an acre; IA.
60S,000 bushels of oats, averaging A
bushels an acre; 5.270,O00 bushels OF
potatoes, averaging 155 bushels an
acre.
Despite the fact that the Pocatello
high school building was burned dur.
Ing vacation, the attendance since
sessions were resumed at the state |
academy buildings has been SO well
that the percentage of at |
tendance for the first semester, which |
has just closed, has been 96.1.
John Hammond OF May, whose from /
.al bone was pierced by a piece OF
stove iron October IS, the result of
! powder explosion. was released from /
! Salt Lake hospital on February 4,
'nly few. hours before the death Of /
lis sister. Miss Katherine Hammond.
i the same hospital
While Mrs. Ira Melcher of Fruitland
vas out in the field with her husband
IN wagon the team became fright.
med at fire where trash was burn
ng and ran away, throwing Mrs. Bel
her to the ground, severely injuring
Ter.
Lawson Heel was severely injured
s the result of the explosion of a
asoline tank which he was thawing
ut on his ranch near Sweet The
ones in one of his ankles were bad.
crushed and one OF his arms severe,
7 torn.
The Idaho Society of Engineers, who
cid session with the house irriga.
lon committee last week. urged the
assage of the appropriation OF ten I
thousand dollars a year to continue
he water measurement of streams OF I
he state. Il
On Lincoln's birthday Twin Falls
III attempt to defeat Bosses debating {
am. Last year Boise was successful
debate and just managed to squeeze ]
1t victory in the Triangular league,
hich includes Twin Falls. Pocatello
Id Boise.
superintendent Horton +. Miller OF
lie Fort Hall Indian agency is adver. !
sing for $4,000 pounds OF select Swe.
Ssh white oats for seed The seed ia 9
'quired for the Indians for spring
anting and will be furnished by the
,vernment 4,
At least $4,000 is to be spent dur.
g the fiscal year in the purchase
horses, wagons, plows and other
rm machinery and supplies for able.
'died Indians of the Fort Hall :
,ency, in an effort to make them
disappearing. ~
With Theodore Turner of Pocatello
selected as president and e. A. Van }.
cklin OF Weiser. vice president, the
ate highway commission was reor.
mixed last week.
The farmers movable school under J