The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03
In THE GEM STATE

| present operators OF the DIE proPoi
ties there are contemplating consoi'
idation of the various interests.
Twin Falls this year had S,2l2 acres
in beans which will yield approximate
ly 25 cars, total value OF something
like fifty thousand dollars for Deans
alone.
Streyell is to get better communica
ton with the outside world, as the
government is advertising for bids 70
carry the mail between Bridge ana
Streweil.
A Cambridge correspondent says
the large crops Of grain are still being
hauled into the warehouses, mills ana
elevators and will continue until after
the first of the year.
Grant Campbell, aged 81, one OF the
| Oldest pioneers of Bear Lake county
died last week. Mr. Campbell was the
father OF twenty-five children, thirteen
of whom survive him.
Forty-three bushels per acre OF
wheat is the yield from the John Prem
ming ranch near Midvale; a 6acre
| field OF white Russian made 6SS bush
els, an average of AS bushels per acre.
Complications that developed from
a decayed tooth are said to have been
responsible for the death of Ross
Denney, 30 years of age, resident
\ of Swan Lake, at an Ogden hos
| pital.
| Bounty to the amount of sixty dol
| lars was collected last week by Bryan
Calhoun and F. d. Hartwell, who re-
side in the Roseworth vicinity, west OF
| Twin Falls, for the skins Of 20 coyotes
and one wild cat.
William II. Smith, rancher near
Cluff, was brutally shot down by I'M
known parties and died in Boise hos
pital, several hours later. A purse
which he carried, and which contained
$50, has disappeared.
The Joint teachers institute, COM
prising the counties of Bonneville, Ere
mont, Madison, Jefferson, Teton and
portion of Blaine, convened in Idaho
Falls, November %. There were near
ly 600 teachers present
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the removal of the First Ma
tional bank of Soldier, Idaho, to Fair
field, in the same county. This ne
cessitated change of name to the
first national bank of Fairfield.
M. d. Wilcox, supervisor of gas
plants of Chicago, has been in Idaho
Falls looking up the proposition of
establishing of gas plant for that
city. He is meeting with much en-
couragement from the citizens.
1t is not yet possible to get an exact
estimate of the number of bushels of
grain produced tributary to Cambridge,
but it will certainly be at least so
per cent larger than ever before. Less
than half the grain has been sold.
Harvey Coggins, bookkeeper in the
county recorders office at Twin Falls,
has been appointed by the county COM
missioners to the position of county
treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of ]. Howard Heine.
The Blackfoot city council has de-
cided to have a municipal Christmas
tree and celebration this year. The
plan is to abandon all church services
for the night and unite in big cele-
bration to be held in the open lawn OF
the court house.
Mrs. Ellen Dempsey is lowering be-
tween life and death in Boise hos.
pital as a result of a mysterious bullet
wound. She was shot in the chest
while in her home, and no one heard
| the shooting, while she does not know
who fired the shot
William Buesing of Filler raised rs,
$50 pounds of the Refuge wax beans
on 101s acres of his farm. After they
had been recleaned the weight was
23757 pounds which sold for AZ cent.
pound, or $11S50 per acre, making
total return of $1,244.25 from the 10Y
acres.
Ira Bracket, a prominent stockmal
of the Roseworth district, last weel
paid a fine and costs amounting t
$30.40 for bringing hogs unaccompar
. led by certificate of health inspeS
: ton into the district into which tn
!. government anti-hog- cholero expert
are working.
That an attempt will be made to RI
call Mayor ]. w. Robinson OF Bois
d became evident with the announc,
n ment that recall petition had bee
e placed in circulation. The ground fc
ri recall is that preference has bee
If shown by the mayor and private d.
N tectives which he hired to raid que
" tionable resorts.
After being closed for sever,
months, following an Injunction b
Judge Guheen, on account Of charg,
'e of violation of the local option la,
e the Hotel Bannock, at Pocatello, wi
le be reopened, according to a modifyir
IL order by Judge Guheen. The old ba
le room will be made into sample roor
40 Professor o. d. Center, director
the extension department of the sta
university, has been in Pocatello hol
a. ing conferences with President Mil