The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-22
Il, THE GEM STATE

hard tournament, forty players hav-
ing entered.
Machinery is being installed at Po-
cateilo for a macaroni factory. This
is the first macaroni factory to be in.
stalled in Idaho.
The Pocatello Cold Storage com
pany has been incorporated for
$4,000 with $4,000 of THE stock a.
ready subscribed.
After 26 years as deputy sheriff \
Ada county George A. Chapman has
been dropped from the force, which
has been reduced from five to four
deputies.
A. J. Marshall of jamestown. Pa,
died In the hospital at Idaho Falls
MIR. Marshall came to Idaho Falls to
attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
J. H. Jamison.
Mrs. H. G. Whey of Springfield,
while visiting at Pocatello, had the
misfortune to fall on the steps of the
apartments and suffer a compound
fracture of the bones of the right arm.
The grand jury investigating state
and county affairs at Boise returned
an Indictment against William Howell,
county commissioner, charging him
with using his office to advance his
own personal gain.
Syvrin E. Berg, residing on his
place about four and one-half miles
south of Deary, met death by drown
ing in Il cistern. Apparently he had
looked into the cistern to see how the
water was and fell in.
Governor Alexander is in receipt of
request from the Colorado state
board of stock inspection asking per-
| mission to enter cattle from that state
TO this without complying with the
usual quarantine laws.
The citizens of Grace, in the west
ern section of Bannock county, are
before the county commissioners with
petition signed by more than 200
names asking for the issuance of ar
ticles of incorporation.
John Newport, a prominent Notus
| rancher and merchant, was badly
burned when gasoline lamp which
he was fixing, exploded. The worst
burns were on his face and hands and
| his eyes were almost put out by the
| Games.
An appropriation OF $4,000 was
made for the Idaho tax commission
| two years ago when it was created. At
present there is an approximate bal
ance OF 1871. The commission asks
| for an appropriation of fifteen thou
sand dollars for the next biennial
| According to the weather observer.
1914 was the dryest year yet record
ed at Salmon, the total precipitation
being only S.35 inches, the annual av-
erage being 1912 inches. The year
] was also the warmest of record, the
meau temperature being 1856 de-
gress.
| The state board of dental examiners
concluded a four-day session at Boise
/ plicants had passed the examination
and that five had failed. The board s
examination consists of IL subjects of
theory and practical work done at the
penitentiary.
Cleo Schooler, clerk in the county
chicken bone last week, the effects
of which came near being serious.
The bone, triangular-shaped, an inch
long on side, lodged Vt the opening
of the windpipe and was removed
with difficulty.
| Tho he fox mic ;n &c
first biennial report to tho governor
declares that the solution II the tax
| problem of Idaho is to make it the
first concern of the officials connected
with tax matters to so distribute the
tax burden that equal and exact JUS
tice be accorded every taxpayer.
| The board of directors of the North
Idaho sanitarium at Orofino, after a
sweeping investigation have exonerat-
ed Dr. j. w. Owens, superintendent
of the institution, of charges of neg
lect of duty, Encouragement and
cruelty to patients, preferred by Attor
ney Edward Hofestede of Orofillo,
James H. Wallis, former pure-food
commissioner of Idaho, indicted on the
| charge of unlawful disbursement OF
public funds, entered pleas of not
guilty to the charges contained in the
four true bills standing against him
in the district court at Boise His
trial was set for the first Monday in
I February.
The grand jury returned two new
indictments on January Is against
James H. Wallis and State Auditor
Fred L. Huston, charging them with
technical violation of the law in draw
ing salary warrants on expense appro
priations. They were rearrested on
bench warrants and each furnished
$500 bonds.
One of the exhibitors at the annual
show of the Idaho State Poultry &
Pet Stock association was Mrs. C. v
Richardson of Indian valley, who rails