The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-17
Meridian News.

Meridian News.
Prune picking. packing and ship
ping in Meridian is in full swing The
operations viii continue for two more
weeks.
The Christian Endeavor society al
rstick give the comedy, THE Corner
Store this evening nj the Ustick
Christian church Admission zoe;
children lee.
A frost the first OF tile week nip
ped the tomatoes and tender vines
and also turned the leaves OF the
grape 10 light brown
Fred M Coleman, embezzler with
O,V.Ailen. of $22 900 OF public funds,
wants 10 be pardoned. and has made
his application 10 the pardon board.
He was sentenced 10 serve for 2 "
years
There is a scarcity OF prune pack
ers around here, and one packing
house has announced that they Will
probably not pack the amount they
originally lnended, on account OF the
difficulty In getting help.
Joshua Day. OF Homedale. was In
Meridian Wednesday, He came over
10 attend the Virginia picnic, and
enjoyed himself very much.
VIII Anderson Is building a $3.50
garage in the south part OF town for
Lee Barber. Mr.. Anderson this fall
viii build a dairy barn costing about
$1,000 on the M. A Regan farm 2
miles north OF Meridian
The Atwater company this season
ship about three carloads Of honey,
one OF which will be comb honey and
two Of extracted honey Price for the
product is good this year.
Mr.. and Mrs J NJ. Dean left this
week FOR an extended visit, which
will include stops at Topeka and sew
cral other points in Kansas. AS they
have several married children back
there, and il will take time to visit
them all, they are not expected home
AHAh ythAit VII
oliver O. Jones. the well-known
pianist and conductor of Boise, was
in Meridian Wednesday, In the in
terest OF organizing O choral club In
the city about October list A mass
meeting will be called at an early
date TO perfect the organization.
Bernard Lee, Hercshel Davidson
and brother, all left Thursday after
noon 10 resume their studies at the
Oregon Agricultural College at Cor
Wallis. Herschel Davidson is a senior
in the agricultural department, and
his major studies are In bacteriology
and soils.
Guy vickers and Miss Mary Ditt-
man were married at the home OF the
brides parents, near Boise, Sept. list,
by the pastor OF the German Luther
an church Of Boise. The couple have
engaged housekeeping rooms with
Mrs, Burns, In Meridian.
Rev, w J. Luscombe is in attend
anee at the annual conference at
Boise this week While no announce
ment OF the appointments for the
coming year has been made and will
not be before Sunday or Monday, il
is said that Rev. Luscombe will not
return TO Meridian for another year
He has had four years of very sue
cessful pastorate here.
Charles Warren, who has been EN-
ployed at Leighton's dairy ranch,
Went over TO Caldwell Saturday, to
be ready for the opening of the Col
lege of Idaho last Monday He will
take an agricultural course. Charley
is graduate OF the Meridian high
school, and was at the front rank IN
his class He is hustler, and de-
serves TO succeed.
Helen A. McKenna. widow Of the late
Frank j Mckenna, has sued the own
ers OF the Stndebaker building In
Boise for $500 damages, claiming
that there were not proper safeguards
around the elevator shaft, in which
her husband fell on Feb, gath and
lost his life
A Harvest festival booster excur-
sion will go around the loop next
Monday. and will arrive in Meridian
al O'Clock pm and remain 20 min
ntes Il will be a regular special
train. with seven cars. with band,
and 20 Sioux Indians from the Irwin
show viii be along Be at the Inter-
ban depot al o'clock and give the
Nampa boosters good send Off.
Idaho people who formerly lived
in Virginia enjoyed themselves very
much last Wednesday. at a picnic OF
the Idaho-Nirginia society at the Cess
grove, east OF Meridian They came
from all over the county. and the
day was spent in social enjoyment,
with games, speaking and amuse-
ment.s Much of the credit for the af-
fair is due J. II Newcomer, who was
in charge OF the arrangements,a aided
by a hustling committee.
Guy Vickers, the well-known cleo
triciau sustained serious burns on