The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-15
IN THE GEM STATE

The week Of April 18th to 18th wiz |
oe Home Industry Week" In Idaho, |
and will no doubt be fttingly ceie-
bra,ed as It has been in the past.
The first women'g auxiliary to an
Elks' club TO be formed in Idaho was
organized at Pocatello last week. The
objects are charitable as well as social
The annual show OF the Idaho State
Poultry & Pet Stock association held
at Boise last week was the most sue
cessful show in the history Of the or
ganization.
Roy Jackson, well known to ell the
residents OF the 10 ser ion, was al
most instantly killed last week when
he was thrown from buggy, his skull
being fractured.
Permission has been granted to the
Boise Fruit Tracts company to sell
water rights to the settlers for the ir-
rigation OF BOO acres OF land north
east OF Middleton
Pocatello has woman photographer
Of whom any city could be proud. She
is Mrs. w. E. Garyey and is the holder
OF four medals won in competition
with The whole state Of Illinois.
Mrs. Martha Wilmington was in
stant.y killed near Twin Falls when
she vas thrown from buggy in which
she was on her way home. Mrs. Whit
tingson's neck was broken by the fall.
Tie bloodhounds recently purchased
by Priest river people for the purpose
of running down burglars and high
lent work, SO far as they have been
given a try-out.
Mrs. Mary Simonson Of Boise is
probably the only woman manuf2c-
turer OF tamales on wholesale scale
in the state. supplying stores as far
as Baker, Ore, on the west. and Poca-
tello on the east
Victor o. Johnson, a well-known
lawyer, died at Shoshone, aged 40,
| from tuberculosis. Before settling in
shoshone Mr.. Johnson had won promi-
hence in his profession both in Ne
braska and Oklahoma
John Hart, president pro tempore OF
/ the Idaho state senate, has introduced
a constitutional amendment in the leg
| islature, the measure prohibiting for.
ever the manufacture and sale OF in
toxicating liquors in idaho
With brief but simple ceremonies.
! Idaho's new state administration was
ushered into definite being at high
noon on January 4th. The cath OF
office was administered to the officers
elect by Chief Justice Sullivan in the
house chamber
Martin Johnson, one Of Lincoln
countys pioneers. died at Shoshone
last week Mr.. Johnson was an unus-
ually well informed man and noted
as an authority on matters of history.
He sold and divided his valuable es-
tate some years ago.
According to the report Of the state
board of health, sanitary conditions at
both the state penitentiary and Sol.
dier's home can be improved All
parts Of both institutions were found
to be clean and well kept. but certain
conditions can bettered, it is said.
Edgar Wilaon. one of the first Idaho
congressman. died at Boise last week
at his apartments in the Owyhee hotel
Acute pneumonia was given as the
cause OF death His estate is rated a;
around a hundred thousand dollars
al d is represented principally by bank
ttock.
Euphroneous P Ring. a civil wal
veteran and retired farmer. died al
his home at Twin Falls as the result
OF injuries sustained last week
when he was struck by a street rail
way car. Ring was walking on the
track toward the car and did moi
heed Z : warning
Thousands of fish have been killed
during the past month or so. Many
more, in fact. than were planted dur
ing the past season by the state game
department This condition has beer
caused by the methods OF turning this
water out OF numerous irrigation
bitches over the state.
The Good Citizenship club of Boiss
will take up the subject of organizing
municipal market on a small scale
and will gather all the data possibl,
from the truck growers within the vi
entity of Boise. with reference to ar
ranging for a stand in the heart of Thu
business section in the spring
Senator Brady at the suggestion o
the Spokane chamber of commerce.
has invited all senators from the thre,
northwestern states TO unite in invit
! ing President Wilson on his return
! from the San Francisco exposition mex
! spring to visit the principal cities 0
!, the northwest, including Portland. Sc
!, attic, Tacoma. Spokane and Boise.
The bonded Indebtedness OF tn,
|, state at this time is s2.3S0.25o. mos
OF which is in per cent bonds. Their,
6 are few issues of per cent bonds
two of AZ per cent and one OF pc
b cent.
: Idaho has furnished this yea
e enough Italian prunes to feed the ell
! tire standing army of the United