The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-11-12
In THE GEM STATE

10 minors.
A number OF hog raisers around
Richfield have lost large number of
hogs recently from cholera.
J. A. F'enton OF Meridian has shipped
out seven carloads of apples, five OF
which were produced in his own or
chards.
Joe Reas and Juau Cavhas, two
Mexicans. have been arrested at Pc
catello, charged with crimes commit
ted in Utah.
Castleford, In Twin Falls county,
has asked the adjutant generals office
to establish q machine gun company
at that place.
zeph NJ Cox has been appointed
postmaster at Miner, to succeed
Emily B. Davis. resigned. This office,
because of decline In postal re-
ceipts. was dropped to fourth class on
July /.
Miss Luella Francey, who for years
has been superintendent of the gen
eral hospital at Pocatello. has left for
Salt Lake. where she takes charge of
the new emergency hospital at that
place.
1t is conservatively estimated that
s165,000 will be paid this season to
farmers living In the valley section be-
tween Roswell and Upper Dter Flat
for red clover, alfalfa and alsike seed
grown by them.
Louis B. Greenlee, sentenced TO
from one to fourteen years imprison-
ment for embezzlement of funds be-
longing to the BARRIERS union at Boise,
has been given his freedom by the
board of pardons.
The people of Arco have by a large
majority approved the issuance of
bonds for the construction of a new
school house to take the place of the
one condemned last year by the state
board of health.
The remarkable results attained In
the cultivation of clover and alfalfa
seed in south Idaho will no doubt slim
ulate activity in that industry and add
materially to the income of the farm
ers of this section.
Two new postoffices have been es-
tablished in Idaho, one at Cerro
Grande, Bingham county, with Milo j.
Magee as postmaster, and the other at
Challoner, Fremont county. Samuel
Schwendiman postmaster.
Slipping head first into keg partial
iy filed with voter, the 10 months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Huston, living
near Caldwell. was drowned before its
plight was discovered by one of the
older children Of the family.
That the original plan of William H.
Cameron of Carey, who on October 20
sent five persons to their death, was
to Stay the members of his wife's fam
Hy and then escape with her, is the
opinion of Mrs. Cameron's relatives.
Samuel Genber. who was buried at
Pocatello last week, came to America
from Switzerland in 1880. In 1884 he
passed through Pocatello with an OK
team and soon took up his residence
there and he had resided there since
1889.
The city of Pocatello will purchase
one of the newest and most modern
hre engines or combination pumping
and chemical trucks. The equipment
will be of the La France variety and
will cost in the neighborhood of
1880.
The state department of education
will cooperate with the national child
labor committee, which is trying to
stamp out child labor in the United
States, in the observation of Child La
Dor day in the public schools jan
uary "a.
Homedale strawberries are still on
the market. They are of fine flavor
and size. Homedale people have had
strawberries regularly every week
since spring and the indications are
that the production will not fail until
snow falls.
The body of q. w. Ireland, whose
home was in Indiana, was found
propped up against fence at Black
foot. 1t appeared that life had been
extinct for some time. No evil
dence has been brought to light to
show the cause of death.
An injunction suit has been filed
against Mayor j. w. Robinson and
members of the Boise city council re-
straining them from making payment
Of $1,67115 to detectives employed to
obtain evidence in the cases of certain
hotels and rooming houses in the CAPT.
tai city.
The week just closed has been one
OF unusual interest to wheat raisers
near Pocatello, as top prices have
been paid for what wheat was ready
20 sell. Farmers around Pocatello
have received from $3.50 to s1.55 per
loo pounds and many OF them let the
grain go at that price.
Officers are searching for Mr.. and
Mrs. George De Mers of Arimo. De
Mers is charged with embezzling
about $500 from the w. o. X. Ele-
yator company.
At the fall term Of the district
court at salmon, two cases against
sheepmen under the two-mile limit
law have resulted In damages being