The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-05
In THE GEM STATE

During the first eight hours the new
dog ordinance at Nampa was in oper-
alton, the poundmaster placed q
muzzleless ours in the city pound.
1t has been decided by the execu- |
tive committee of the State Sunday |
School association to hold the annual
state convention at Nampa on May
90, 21 and %
The French buyers of horses began
their purchases at Caldwell February
10, and during their stay of ten days
bought 528 horses. The average price
paid was s125.
Word has been received that the
Rev. J. M. McPherscA died last
week at Nogales, Ariz. Mr.. McPher.
son was rector of the Episcopal
church at Salmon FIVE years ago.
Lewis Ord, aged II, living south OF
Nampa, sustained compound frac-
ture of the left leg and narrowly es'
capped more serious injury, being
caught in harrow when the team
ran away.
Six months to two years in the
penitentiary is the sentence pro-
nounced on Rev. J. w Baker, col
ored, convicted at Boise of assault
with deadly weapon on the person
of Mrs. Ray Wroten.
Jesse Moler, farmer residing neal
| Filler, has been arrested on charge
| of shooting at a party of surveyors
! who were attempting to establish the
! boundary lines between Moler's farm
| and that of his neighbor.
Men seeking employment with the
government surveying crews in the
future must be at least 20 years of
age, according to ruling by Surveyor
| General Utter and Supervisor Spot
ford issued last week.
In the case of Miss Lola Blanch
Murphy against Walter Lynn Brown
for $500 for alleged breach of prom
Use to marry, jury in the district
court at Grangeville returned YER
dict for the amount asked.
Charles George, who is to pay with
his life the penalty for the killing
of Traichio Cristoff at Herrick, is now
at the penitentiary awaiting his last
day. For the murder of Cristof
George was sentenced to be hanged
on April 2.
T. w. R. Nelson, who shot ane
killed Mrs. Nellie NJ. Pitinger a
Minidoka, and then suicdied, was
about 81 years of age and had
large family of grown-up children
He was prominent and wealthy mer
: chant of Rupert
The quail imported into Lemh
county by the local Game and Fisl
: Protective association are thriving
: well. A bill has been introduced int
the Idaho legislature providing for
closed season for quail in Lemh
county for four years.
At a meeting at Caldwell the Potat
Growers local of the Southern ldah
association elected officers and al
thorized the purchase of carloa
4 of fifty thousands sacks. Both tn
acreage and membership controlled b
the organization have increased thi
year.
Charged with embezzlement {
S state funds to the amount of S3S8.3'
A. A. Harris, chief deputy game wa
den under former Wardens Barbe
: and Gowen, was placed under arres
last week. The complaint again:
him was brought by the present gam
warden, L. R. Jones.
Z The Mountain States Telephone
: Telegraph company has changed II
= office and operating rooms in Poe
. tello to its new building. The bull
;. ing and equipment have been built an
! installed at a cost of approximate
: $4,000 and represent the most mo
:. ern plant in the state.
- According to word received in Mo
e COW the United States immigratio
q office located in that city will be il
Q medfately discontinued, and all OF Il
IS supplies and other materials belon
v ing to the bureau will be shipped |
soon as possible to the commissiC
of immigration in Seattle.
Mrs. Tony Raponi, a young Italia
1t woman, who took poison in an
IS tempt to kill herself, died at Potla'
r last week Mrs. Raponi came fro
of Italy about year ago. She had ty
at babies. Two weeks ago one was 9
IL cidentally hanged in its crib viii
e. the mother was out of the house.
IS While Thomas McCammon
it. Georgetown was working in the So
mill stick of wood went fiyi
through the air, no doubt caused
coming in contact with the sa
b. striking him on top of the head, {
a ing in so far that piece of the sti
te went down into his throat. He "
ey recover.
ne Habeas corpus proceedings ha
been started in the district court
Salmon on behalf of w, w. Lottridl
who was convicted last spring Of e
OF bezzlement in connection with his
Gu sition as cashier of the Leadore ST.
u bank. Since that time he has be
GO at liberty on bonds in order to ma
&c an appeal to the supreem court.