The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-26
In THE GEM STATE

Organization of baseball league
to include Boise, Nampa, CALDWELL
Payette, ontario, and Weiser is now
being proposed by the Boise fans.
1t is said that three years ago all
the cattle in the Deer Flat country
could have been put in one box-car
while there are now 1000 head there.
Boise will be represented at the
tournament of the Northwestern In
ternational Bowling association in
Spokane by team from the capital
city.
The body Of am unknown wayfarer,
a man about 40 years of age, wrapped
in the usual bedding carried in a
pack, was found near Shoshone last
week.
The first car of freight other than
that for the railway company's own
use, was shipped to the Boise basin
last week by the Idaho Intermountain
railway.
A new turbine water wheel was in
stalled at the HALEY Electric power
plant last week and will add a third
or more to the efficiency of the light
and power system.
Karl Baheus was seriously injured
near Homedale, when thrown from
wagon and trampled by his team. He
had several ribs fractured and re-
ceived gashes and bruises about the
head.
A Washington dispatch announces
that Senator Brady purchased the
suburban residence of former Sena-
tor Nixon of Nevada, northwest Of
Washington and about six miles from
the capitol
Charles Scranton, who was arrest
ed at HALEY charged with stealing an
opal ring from the store of Miss
Helen Campbell, was fined $13.75 He
was unable to pay the fine so is serv.
ing it out in the county JAIL
]. M. Carney, 43 years of age, Of
Pocatello, locomotive engineer en-
ployed by the Oregon Short Line,
died at Salt Lake hospital following
III OPOio lOi 6kliotOlCO. Ml. Sdl-
ney was a native of Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Roberts cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver.
sary with reunion of the family
members at Boise last week when a
family dinner was served to 28, four
generations being represented.
e. L. Jones of Pocatello has been
arrested in Washington and will be
brought back to Idaho for trial on a
charge of passing forged checks. Jones
Is said to have confessed to obtain
Ing $125 on a worthless check.
The commission form of govern.
ment for Pocatello lost out by SIS
votes, 36S persons voting for it and
423 against. Voting was slow, with
little interest. This is the second de-
feat of the scheme in two years.
Floyd Langford, colored, is in the
hospital at Pocatello with two bullets
in his hip as result of quarrel
with Sam Butler, also colored. Butler
is in Jail. The men met and Butler
drew a gun. Langford drew knife.
Six shots were fred.
Fishermen of the Pend d'Oreille
section will lose heavily as a result
of the governors action in vetoing
the bill to close the season on white
fish in Lake Pend d'Oreille from May
l to December 81, according to Sec
rotary of State Barker.
The residence of j. C. Girdner, To-
Gated three miles west of Twin Falls,
was destroyed by fire last week. How
the fire was started is not known. for
the people who live on the farm were
out in the field at work and there was
no one in the house at the time.
Final arrangements have been made
by three local men to install a large
vinegar and apple by-products factory
at Twin Falls. The intention is to
erect large building to accommodate
the latest improved machinery which,
will produce 5000 gallons per day.
Farmers in the vicinity of Boise
will realize this season the great
benefit which the storage dam at Ar
row Rock is to be to them. The
great dam will be able to store water
two years before it was anticipated it
would be near enough completed to
do so.
The store and home of Mrs. Mary
Taylor. also the home of her son. Ed
Taylor, and the home of Miss Vie
Casper at Rockland were consumed
by fire. The entire family were away
from home and did not know about
the fire until they returned and found
a pile of ashes.
Only the quick action of the mother.
Mrs. Vincent Freis, saved her baby
from the flames of the burning dwell
ing last week. The Freis live about
one and one-half miles east of Twin
Falls and while the mother was hang
ing out washing. the house in some
manner caught fire.
The Boise team defeated Burlin.
game, Cal, by score of 71s goals to
Az, at Burlingame, in the first match
game for the Sacramento cup in the
universal polo tournament. which is
being held under the auspices of the