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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
JUDGMENT AGAINST WATER
COMMISSIONER.

Judgment for $1,000 was given yes
terday by Judge Dietrich to the
United States government and
against Colonel Marsters, former
water commissioner in charge of the
Boise river, because of Colonel Mar
sters' act in July, 1913, when he fill
ed the locks off the headgate of the
New York canal and shut off the
governments supply of water for ir-
rigation and power purposes.
In the action taken by Colonel
Marsters he had been advised by the
attorney generals office OF his right
and then proceeded to close the
headgate of the government canal
and placed armed guards there
which held the headgates from July
IL until October.
Captain Davis and Herbert Wing
represented the state in the case,
while James Thompson and Mr..
Scatterday of Caldwell also appear
ed for the defendant. Judge Nc
Clear represented the government.
Owing TO the fact that Colonel Mar
sters acted upon advice given him
from the attorney generals office,
It'll believed the state will have to
pay the $1000.-Capial News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
A DEMOCRATIC VIEW.

Boise New Freedom: Recently the
New Freedom expressed the thought
that William j. Bryan is the greatest
individual moral force in the world,
and the events of the present week
confirms this opinion. Mr.. Bryan
stands for peace as uncompromising-
" as William Lloyd Garrison stood
for the abolishment of slavery; and,
when the president and the other
members of the cabinet took stand
that would seem o make war pos
sibility. Mr.. Bryan rendered his resig-
nation as secretary of state. There is
nothing in the letter of resignation
or in the acceptance that would tend
TO show any ill-feeling between the
retiring official and his chief. Upon
the contrary the letters TEEN with
frank expressions of goodwill and
mutual respect Two great men diff
fered upon a policy TO pursue-and
Bryan, like Martin Luther needs
stand where his own convictions
place him. He can do no other No
man in all American history has been
more steadfast TO his ideals than has
Bryan.
We are inclined to think that
President Wilson more assuredly
speaks for American sentiment as it
exists today; Bryan is still in advance
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
June.

What a pleasure to be out with ma
ture, in company with the birds,
trees and flowers on beautiful af-
ternoon in Junei
How beautiful does Lowell de-
scribe June, the June that we know
and love, but, unlike him, are lack
ing in the power to give vent to our
praise in words:
And what is so rare as day in
June?
Then, if ever, come perfect days;
Then heaven tries earth if it be in
tune,
And over it softly her warm ear
lays:
Whether we look, or whether we list
en-,
We hear life murmur. or see it glist-
en-,
Every clod feels stir of might,
An instinct within it that reaches
and towers,
And cropping blindly above it for
Climbs to soul in grass and flow
ers;
The flush of life may we'll be seen
Thrilling back over hills and val
leys;
The Cowslip startles IN meadows
green,
The Buttercup catches the sun in
its chalice,
And there's never leaf nor blade
too mean
To be some happy creatures pal
ace,
The little bird sits at his door in the
sun,
Atilt like blossom among the
leaves,
And let's his illumined being o'errun
With the deluge of summer it re-
ceives:
His mate feels the eggs beneath her
wings,
And the heart in her dumb breast
flutters and sings.
He sings TO the wide world, and she
TO her nest,--
In the nice ear of Nature which song
is best?"'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
TELLS ABOUT pRUNE CROP.

Prof. z. F. Stevens, practical or
chardist OF nationwide reputation.
comments on this years prune crop.
this week as follows:
Charles Paine OF Roswell Ida. is
now covering the $40 orchards COM
prising the Idaho-Oregon sub-central
OF the North Pacific association. This
trip is preliminary for the purpose Of
getting a general idea of the pros
pectiye apple and prune crop or Tath<
er thatp ortion which will be mark
eted through the North Pacific asso-
ciation
The output of the Nampa local as
sociation is now estimated at not far
from ten thousand boxes of apples
The prune crop is no yet estimated
The Italian prune crop is particular
ly good this season. Mr.. Paine for
some years had charge of the John
Steele orchards on the Roswell bench
near Parma.
These orchards are equipped with
two dryhouses for the drying of such
portion OF the Italian prune crop as
the market will not justify TO ship
fresh. Mr.. Steele reports that the
Ialian prune as grown in southern
Idaho carries % per cent more sugar
than the same variety of prune grown
in Washington, Oregon or California.
Because of the increased amount
of sugar, the Italian prune grown at
this elevation in southern Idaho will
stand up longer and carry farther
than that grown at lower elevation.
In Washington, Oregon and Califor-
mia it requires four pounds of fresh
prunes to make one pound of dried
prunes. In the John Steele orchard
less than three pounds of the fresh
Italianp runes are required to make
one pound of the dried prunes. The
actual sugar content of the dried
prune exceeds 80 per cent.
Because of the copious rainfall of
May, Mr.. Paine noticed that many
farmers were not yet irrigating their
orchards with the result that many
orchards need irrigation and are like
ly to suffer unless thoroughly culti-
waited or irrigated. The rainfall of
May developed an active weed
growth. An active growth of weeds,
or crusted surface from rainfall,
develops rapid loss of moisture.
Ground that was moist or even wet
10 days ago in its present uncultivat-
ed condition is losing moisture quite
rapidly.
Professor King of Wisconsin DEM
onstrated by careful examination that
even in Wisconsin the loss of mois-
ture from an uncultivated surface
was one inch of water per week. I'm
der the more rapid evaporation in
Idaho and especially with our re-
cent windy days our uncultivated
orchards are doubtless losing near
ly two inches of water weekly.
In most orchards blight has ceased
to operate and in large commercial
orchards most of the cutting OF
blighted twigs will be deferred until
winter.
Less water, less cultivation, cover
crops of clover or other selection,
giving less vigorous growth, are ouI
best preventive measures"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
A NEW TINE CARD.

A new time card on the Oregon
Short Line went into effect Tuesday.
There are few minor changes. No.
81 from the vest arrives 10 minutes
earlier, and the Spokane and Port
land train which has passed here al
4.45 will be 15 minutes earlier
The Yellowstone special is Fiit On
for three months season, and the
Lakeport train is also put on for the
summer. This train leaves Boise al
1890 a. n. and arriving at Lake-
port at $50 ,. m Returning il viii
leave Lakeport at 8 a. ii. and arrive
al Boise al 2.45 p. m
The complete time card, corrected.
will be found in another column,
showing when the trains pass Nerid-
ian
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
TEN MILE NEWS.

From the Kuna Herald:
Mrs. J. ". Moorei suffering with
a bad case of neuralgia.
Jack Grimmett, wishes wishes.
what? That the old horse would
bring that girl back to Ten Mile
again.
a surprise party was given at r.
F. Fountains Friday night in honor
OF their daughter. Miss Lois birth
day. Thirty of her friends were
present and all enjoyed a pleasant
evening wishing as they returned
home that Miss Lois birthday came
oftener
Horace Miley went 10 Boise to
meet his brother. He will bring him
back TO Uncle Johnnie Moore's where
Horace is making his home.
Farmers are rejoicing in getting
their hay up without any rain.
Mrs. G. T. Ostrom went to Boise
Friday to spend few days with
friends
T. E. LaForce lost fine bull
which was afflicted with rabies. IL
was bitten by mad dog several
weeks ago.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
BIG MERGER LEGAL.

Consolidation of the five big hy-
dro-electric power companies of
southern Idaho is not in violation of
the Shawhan antitrust law nor of
the public utilities act but is in the
hest interests of those who have In
vested money in the utilities con-
cerncd and the financial interests of
the state. This is the ruling of the
public utilities commission of Idaho
in an opinion handed down recently
following an extended investigation
into the merger. The companies in
cluded in it are, the Idaho Power 4
Light, the Idaho Railway Light n
Power, the Idaho-Oregon Light a.
Power, the Great Shoshone a Twin
Falls Water Power and the South
ern Idaho Water Power.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
WILL NEED THEM ALL.

The Pocatello Tribune says the
Leader-Herald need not worry
about the two factions of the Re-
publican party. That in fact there
never was much to that, just few
disgruntled fellows going astray
Seems as though We have dim rec
objection that the so-called dis
gruntled boys cast something like a
million votes more than we regulars.
True they are coming back. but it
is not well to ignore the fact that
we shall need them all.-Nampa
Leader-Herald.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
LESS DANGER FROM FIRE.

The May rains changed greatly the
prospect for fire season in western
Idaho. Now, instead of facing what
seemed graver danger than in any
previous year, indications are, ac-
cording to Supervisor G. B. Mains.
of Emmett, that the season will not
be more dangerous than the average
The rains also gave the growth on
the ranges a great impetus; there is
feed everywhere; and sheepmen who
planned to take their bands onto the
forest ranges in early June have
plenty of forage for the present out
side.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
THE CHAuTArQrA a &c..

The big Chautauqua started We'd
nesday at Boise and the attendance
and interest is even greater than was
counted on by the management The
best part of the program. however,
will be during the balance OF this
week and the first OF next. Meridian
people are gwen special invitation
to attend the many good concerts and
lectures and they can go to the
grounds at 18th and State streets at
any time during the day and be as
snred of welcome.
A program of the excellent num-
bers is given below, and rich treat
for those who are able TO attend the
last days OF the Chautauqua:
FRIDAY-DARLING DAY.
Morning Junior Chautauqua.
Morning lecture, Marie Antoin-
cite and the French Revolution -
Mrs. j. Redding Cole.
Afternoon-Prelude- Saxony Sing
ers.
Lecture. American Ideals" Mrs.
A. G. Zehner
Admission 35c.
Evening Popular concert, Sax
Lecture. our Town" Nels Darl-
ing.
Admission s5c.
SATURDAY CIRICILLO DAY
Morning ng-Junior Chautauqua
Morning lecture, The Fall of the
Bastile" Mrs. J. Redding Cole
Afternoon-G Grand concert, Ciricil-
los Italian band.
Admission soc.
Eyening-..Il Trovatore, in four
acts. II Trovatore Grand Opera com
Dany.
Afternoon-Sac concert. Ruth
ven Macdonald.
Sermon, The Divine Vision" F.
G. Brainerd
Silver offering
Evening Sacred concert, Ruthven
Macdonald of Toronto. Canada.
Famous Production, The Story
Beautiful Father Patrick j. Mac
Cory. An evening of art, music, and
oratory.
MONDAY.
Morning-Junior Chautauqua
Morning lecture. Mary of Scot
land" Mrs j. Redding Cole.
Afternoon-Prelude, Guilotta trio.
Lecture. Women Who Toil'' Mrs.
j. Redding Cole.
Admission 25c
Evening Grand concert. Gullotta
Trio.
Popular lecture. The Man Worth
While" Roland A. Nichols.
Admission 35c.
TUESDAY.
Morning-Junior ChautauQua.
Morning lecture, The Prisoner
The Guillotine'' Mrs. j Redding Cole
Afternoon-Prelude, Swiss Yod-
lers.
Popular lecture. Col. George W
Balm of Kentucky.
Admission 35c.
Evening Closing concert,
Swiss Alpine Yodlers from the Zil-
lerthal and Evelyn Bargelt, cartoon
ish A big double program.
Admission soc.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
WATER DISTRIBUTION ORDER.

An important order was handed
down by Judge Bryan at Caldwell
Saturday.
Attorneys for the Farmers Coop
erative Ditch company appeared and
petitioned that. pending the final adj
Indication of the duty of water on
projects along the Boise river. a tenn
porary order be handed down. This
was desired as a guide for Special
Duty State Engineer A. v. Tallman.
who has charge of the work of dis
tributing water to the various dis
tricts. Complying with the petition
ers' reques. Judge Bryan issued an
order that one inch per acre, meas
ured at the point of diversion, be the
amount distributed
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
sWAIIOWFD a NICKEL.

Hazel Nichol swallowed a nickel
last Sunday and the result was a
rather serious plight for the little To-
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Nichol.
The little miss found the coin in
the home about IL O'Clock Sunday
evening. While holding it in her
mouth she in some manner drew it
into her oesophagus, where it stuck.
AS il at first caused no annoyance,
she went TO bed without telling any
one of the mishap. About 10 min
utes later, however. Hazel began to
feel the pressure OF the coin and
started to weep. When her mother
came to her bedside she told what
had happened.
Early Monday she was taken 20
DR.. buttons office. Failing in first
attempts TO dislodge the coin, the
physician turned his newly installed
X-ray machine on the scene of trou-
BILE and secured clear picture show
ing its location. Monday afternoon
further efforts 10 remove the nickel
we're to be made.
A lady over at Nampa says she il
afraid to take her husband TO church,
as he snores in his sleep.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
Nntice nf TaNes.

Notice is hereby given that the last
one-haif OF the bond tax due the
Nampa 4 Meridian Irrigation Dis
triet for the current year 1914. sre
now due and Will become delinquent
on Monday. June 81, 1915. at which
time q penalty OF 10 per cent viii be
added,
GEO H. MOORE.
Treasurer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18

of public sentiment. The American
people are not for war: neither IL
President Wilson; but the people felt
that their sentiments were express
ed in the presidents vigorous mes
sage to Germany over the sinking Of
the Lnsifania-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18

Ed. Butler calls our attention to
a slight error in the legal notice of
bond election, as the polling place
for his precinct is the Blue Valley
school house and not the White
Cross school house. The election
board viii first meet at the school
house designated in the notice. To
make their proceedings legal. and
then adjourn to the Blue Valley
school house
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
AIR MAN Is COMING.

Barney Oldfield. the famous auto
mobile racer, and DeLoyd Thomp-
son, a daring aviator, are 10 be ia
Boise on June - and give na exhihi-
ton at the fair grounds. Arrange
ments for bringing the noted bird
man and speed demon to Boise were
just recently closed by Harry W.
Arnold, who announces that the pro-
gram TO be given by them will be q
thriller.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
FoR THosE WHO WANT WAR.

The Appeal TO Reason says: Why
be neutral? II you favor war, dig a
trench in your hack yard, fill it half
full OF water, crawl into it and stay
there for day or two without any
thing to eat. get lunatic to shoot
at you with brace of revolvers and
machine gun, and you will have
something just as good, and you will
save your country great deal of
exuanse -
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
Balloon Ascension at White city

Manager Hull announces a balloon
ascension at the White City park
next Sunday at 1880 in the evening.
Dare Devil Kohl. the famous aero
naut, who has made many ascensions
throughout tine west, will introduce
the death-defying leaps and double
and triple parachute drops. No ad-
mission. Free 10 everybody.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18
a report from Boise saws:

I'm the suit of j. A. Fenton
against the village of Meridian TO
prevent the collection of amounts as
sessed against his property TO pay
for the construction of road
through the village. the parties TO
the action agreed that no collection
will be made on the assessments un-
til the case is terminated and no re-
straining order will bel ssued-'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18

Boise had a graduating class OF
over 16o pupils and the exercises
were held the latter part of last
week. Among those from Meridian
who completed the last year OF
school work at Boise were Fred Fen
ton and Miss Hazel Peckham.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18

Straw wberry Toast Butter slices Of
crisp hot toast. sd pour over them
chopped strawberries well sweetened.
Place in oven TO heat, but not COOK
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-18

WILLARD WHITE, Justice Of
the Peace. in and for Ada County.
Shaw block, Boise. South Sth ST,
rear lst Nat Bank. Office phone
No. 167. House 2045-J.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-12-30
Rice Serves as Fuel
in Human Body
By George L. Pearson. Park Ridge. I'll.

of the sold the market today polished This is denatued
nuve containing valuable salts and
of the prod portion Of the gran and what is left mostly
from about IL to 20 cent protein the
replace tissues the human body
successfully substitute ay foods for proted foods in
diet than could repair leaky steam boiler with
carbohydrate food
the human body coal the fuel for the steam
engine.
absolutely essential for the human body the
be obtained in appeng form other proted foods
cheese nuts and the gumes such beans and
ens without from due to the body toxins
ever present in flesh to certain degree
One the whole whole wheat and
other whole grains Just gives them together with other
foods EGGS milk cheese nuts and guminou vegetables
conjunction with proper fruits and green vegetables
The Japanese wholesome economical food but nvestga
ton will they usually the unpublished conjunction
with dried egumnous vegetables the beam
desired eliminate meat from the diet the rational way to DO
so is suggest When the body receives these conunc
suitable foods there desire for feh the needs
of the body have been supplied.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-12-30

Inelr many meetings have brought
dangerous, merry, thoughtless hours
to be passed. If men and women were
able to consider the consequences OF
gradual folly this world would be diff
ferent. The tickle fancy of a man
cannot justify woman for taking the
day of reckoning into her own hands.
Her smiles are the most bitter of as
sumed ones. They are more danger
GUS than strife, under the circum-
stance of the wrong he would perpe-
trate. Oh, if either would stop to
think of how his innocent wife and
children would suffer! Pity is wasted
upon the coquette, who knowingly
smiles upon the man she would abhor.
Her smile is more dangerous as she
sees the pitfall-than the tragedy
from strife that surely will ensue.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-12-30

these aforesaid men have escorted
stand back, out of the throng, which
is pushing and scrambling to secure
the best attention at the box office
window.
The ticket seller, nine times out OF
Ten, gives the lone young woman the
poorest seat he has to dispose of.
There is but one drawback to her en-
Ioyment of the entertainment = the
worry over the lateness of the hour
when il will be over, and if she is to
reach home in safety. She must walk
four lonely blocks after she leaves the
street car. The people in the audi
enee, she believes, seem to single her
out and comment upon her isolation.
After a few such contretemps, the
Bachelor girl feels that the Joy she
has derived from the entertainment
has not been commensurate with her
worry.
ITS a mistake to think the girl in
the department store is worrying and
thinking whether she will reach the
height of the business ladder. More
likely she is worrying over how she
may meet the right kind of man to
harry. There are girls who worry as
to whether she will be able to hold
fast to the beau who will cross her
nath. She worries over whether this
Imaginary mans folk will like her;
how she can get the best of her moth
er-inlaw, should she attempt to step
Between her husband and herself;
Rast, but by no means least, how she
Is 10 bring up her children. No mat
aer how long or how many are the
years that slip by, she has these
dreams and worries over them in Sc
eret.
Many such dreamers are not des-
tined to become wives, have mothers
fn4aw to contend with or children to
coax or scold. The wise girl, healthy
OF mind, lives in the present, and lets
the future with it's worries take care
of itself. During business hours she
attends strictly to her calling. Aft
er it is over, she gives herself up to
enjoying the relaxation of pleasure.
She does not worry about man, hav-
ing faith to believe if the good Lord
has one in store for her he will send
him along. She won't have to exert
herself to we'd him. Whatever one
worries over pertaining to her future,
seldom or never comes to pass.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-12-30
Figs and Raisins Are
Very Nourishing
Bv JOHN T. BRAMHALL, Chicago

perhaps which tempted in the garden Of
Eden persmmon But what about the fig and the raisin
The food value of fruit depends mainly its content
which both the fig and the an rich On the actual figures
have data hand 1t certain however that both the Hebrew and
the Egyptian Scriptures refer frequently the of the fig and
the articles of food while the not honoed When
Abigail prepared to meet David ppeae his wrath against NaAa e
took hundred bottles of five
sheep ready dressed and five of parched and hundred
clusters of an and two hundred cakes of figs and laid them asses
and took them peace offering David who thought highly of her
thrift and discretion that when Naa died. after drunken feast he took
wife, And later when David pursued the Amaekes they found
starved Egyptian the field and brought him to David and him
bread and of cake of figs and two clusters Of ran and
had his spirit him again. for he had eaten bread
drunk any water for three days.
This indicates not only that figs and sins the ordinary food
people, but that they known to nourishng
The Egyptian papyrus often mentions the fig and also the and
as provision necessary long expeditions the desert they
must fruit of both There account Of the beau
Anton the chief hunter for King Sneu which had great
fish and planted with figs, vines and other fruit
there mention of persimmons
Incidentally there mention Of the Encyclopedia Britain
nica remark that California produces 5000 tons of figs annually
about Of rasins-as well permmons
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-12-30
Professional Hostess
Is Dire Necessity
By E. K. KANE, Los Angeles. Cal.

porch and die Of neglect and home report
that travel is not all it's cracked up to be.
overtime and old
with pathetic trust She has to tell
and when it. What time to and when
go every minute of the day for th prompt
excursions listen their condolences provide them
widows she certainly expected
them in the way of finding another husband
of the pu unsung martyrs to American incompetence in the
matt Of pleasure is the professional hostess
Employees always to have time to look after the welfare
of pipe than employers.
Probably the truth known old Dognes blamed lazy
to make dilgent search for an honest
and then fellow with his musahe dyed But ne
doesn't to belong to the present race of men.
the theory that word to the wise sufficient is compliment
to have ones talked off.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-12-30
Believers i'm Witchcraft.

A firm belief in witchcraft is nat
ural to a country which together with
a profession of Buddhism retains the
worship of nature spirits. Two cases
are reported within the last month in
India. In the wilds of the Upper
Chindwin man killed an old woman
of fifty on the ground that she was
a witch, then surrendered himself to
the police. In Pegu, less than so miles
from Rangoon, where British civili-
cation has been at work for over sixty
years, a woman cut off her sons head
believing him to be possessed of a
devil.