The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-10-01
in THE GEM STATE

| feronL IOTest hIco ho'S S~
near Pocatello
impressive ceremonies attended the
LAYING OF the cornerstone on Septem-
Der 20 OF the new high school build
ing at Burnley.
Bias TOUGHER, foreign laborer EN-
ployed in Matt Kelley's section gang
at shoshone, was killed by train
| His body was found beside the rails
by the crew Of a freight train.
Richard the young son of Mayor
George Williams of Pocatello, was &C.
yerely injured last week while play
| ing with his friends. He fell through
trap door and landed on the hard
cement below.
On September Is, for the first time
in history, the trip from Mccall to
Warren was made in an automobile.
The state road around Payette lake is
in such babe shape the machine had
to be taken across the lake on a
barge.
The state has offered reward OF
$3.50 for the capture of Shade Field,
who shot and killed Wayne and Ed.
ward Ward near Donnelly Field has
been traced to the timber, where bis
trail was lost by the posses now In
pursuit.
The American Falls dry-farming dis
trict in Idaho will ship about 100000
bushels of wheat this year, and the
yield throughout the dry-farm sections
of Idaho will average more than
twenty-five bushels to the acre in the
opinion of experts.
Since January there have been $3.50
auto and 176 motorcycle licenses is
sued in Ada county, for which $14,-
O29 has been collected. Twenty-Five
per cent of that amount goes to the
state. There have been Is dealers
licenses issued as well.
w. H. P almer, the sheepherder
whose camptender, Shade Field, shot
and killed Wayne and Robert Ward at
the Lingenfelter ranch near Donnelly,
has so far refused to make any state
ment regarding the shooting, of which
he was the only eye witness.
M. A. Mott, aged II, who saw four
years service in the civil war as
member of the Sixth Kansas cavalry,
walked into Boise last week after hav-
ng made several stops between Port
land and that city. He says he walked
265 miles Of the distance from Port
and.
A number of tariff changes effecting
shipments from southeastern and
orthern Idaho points have been filed
nth the public utilities commission
and now being worked out by Rate
Clerk Leonard Way. For the most
art they bear on manufactured farm
products.
Franklin Helm, alias Frank Halpin,
vas arrested at the Palace hotel, San
Francisco, last week, on a warrant is
sued by Sheriff Sims of Blackfoot, on
| charge of having defrauded Sam
Rich, prosperous farmer and former
immigration commissioner of Idaho.
out of $4,000.
1t is announced that the new fed
eral building at Idaho Falls now I'M
der course of construction and which
is being built at cost of $125,OOO will
be ready for use by the first day of
January and the present plan now is
to occupy that building for that pur-
pose by that time.
William Nyiantes, a Greek, is on
trial at Pocatello on a murder charge
OF killingsa companion, after being at
tackled by three men. He claims self
defense, and further that his opponents
were endeavoring to enslave his broth.
er's wife. The stabbing occurred in
Greek cigar store.
Mrs. Charles Grant Heard is ex.
ceedingly anxious to learn the pres.
ent whereabouts of her husband who
disappeared from his home, four and
nall miles southwest of Boise IN
June o, and was last seen on the after.
noon OF that date in Boise. She fears
he has met with foul play.
While Orange Cling peaches from
the orchard of Charley Hartley Of
emmett were topping the New York
market last week, Michigan Elbertas
were cluttering the Chicago river
Carload upon carload of luscious
specimens from the Wolverine state
were carted to the dumps-a total loss
TO shipper and producer.
The Masonic grand lodge, in session
at Boise during the past week, closed
us eonclave with the selection Of
Twin Falls as the 1916 meeting place
Salmon City, Lemhi county wants
company of infantry, and Blackfoot
wants to organize troop of cavalry
Applications for both those companies
nave been received at the Office Of Al.
lutant General Crow. - -Au
Twin Falls is assured Of a million
ooiiar sugar factory to be bujlt Nv
the Amalgamated Sugar COMPANY -
handle the 1916 crop if contracts
guaranteeing delivery of the baets
grown on 5000 acre, in this section
are secured. 'eo'ion
Potatoes oro 49,,