The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24
IN THE GEM STATE

Among the excellent leatuie'
poiea m,blic schools are the auvan
taees for practical work for the stu
dents Of the vocational courses.
News Of the arrest in Spokane o.
II. T Samuels, alias J. T. Saunueto'
and willis Smith, wanted al Nanipa
for alleged forgery, has been receiV'u.
christmas vacation for Boise scnooi
children will begin Friday, Decempei
% and close on New years Jay
~ahool commencing again January
Monday. November 10, was BOISE
coolest November day since 1890. IN
the morning at $50 the official tner'
mometer registered degrees apoFe
zero.
A United States surveyor, VINO Win
HE crew has been surveying near
Fairfield, was forced to disband MS
crew because of the heavy SHOWS III
that region.
Death claimed another Boise plo'
neer last week in the person OF A. q.
Wylie, who died at the ranch nome
Of his son, Oakley Wylie, on Dry
creek. He was SO years OF age.
4 + Culbertson on the Payette, Ore
gon slope hauled in four loads OF po'
tatoes which brought him $500. MT
Culbertson was also successful in rails
ing peas this year, making $40 an acre
on them,
The Idaho prohibition law was ap-
proved as a model for the proposed
prohibition law for Utah by officers
of the Prohibition and Betterment
League of Utah at meeting held at
Salt Lake last week.
Mother and daughter were married
at the same time at Boise last week.
Mrs. Laura Ellen Owens was united
in marriage to Robert d. Walker and
Miss Verna Gladys Owens was mar
ried to Jacob M. Little.
The public utilities commission has
issued an order permitting the Idaho
Southern railroad to quit business and
sell its rolling stock, rails, ties and
equipment. The road has not been
operating since late in June of this
year.
For the purpose of keeping the
grounds of the Northwest Livestock
association in sanitary condition, and
to assist in defraying the expense for
bedding and other incidentals, the
state livestock sanitary board has set
aside $4,000.
! Planned as something in the nature
| of a celebration of the extension and
vitalization of the county organiza-
ton of the Society of Equity, the all
| day meeting of members and friends
/ in Nampa recently was attended by APP
proximately 300.
Campaigns for the sale of the Red
Cross Christmas seals will begin in
earnest soon in Idaho. Boise headed
the list for Idaho last season with the
sale Of $60911 worth of stamps. In
the per capita sale, however, HALEY
won first pennant with 5.84.
Considerable interest has been
aroused in Pocatello and Bannock
county by what appear to be well au-
thenticated rumors that the Ogden,
Logan & Idaho railroad has definitely
decided to extend it's lines from Pres.
ton to Grace during the coming sum.
mer.
Ray M. Thompson, well-known
druggist of .Malad, was acquitted of
manslaughter after a trial lasting two
days. Thompson was charged with
the killing of George Mclaughlin last
December at the Thompson rancn near
Malad. Thompson claimed self de-
tense.
/ The labor unions of Idaho are al
ready having drafted the workingmen's
compensation bill which they intend
to have introduced into the next leg.
islature. The leaders interested in
the bill say that it will differ mate
rally from the bill introduced four
years ago.
The Shelley Light & Power com.
pany, successors to the Shelley Mer-
camille company, has asked the public
utilities for certificate of convent.
ence and necessity which would per
nit it to furnish the village Of Shell.
ley with electricity under the terms
Of a new franchise.
Members of the Seyenth-Day Advent.
list denomination contributed a total
Of $S,4O729S.17 for evangelistic pur
poses during the past year, ACCORDING
20 report that has just been received
by Idaho followers of the church from
10 worlds headquarters of the organ
cation in Washington.
After celebrating two hours tbe
Jury at Twin Falls in the case of Har
old and Lynn Lovelaee, IL and Il
years OF age, respectively, held or
the charge of murder. were prononnc
ed not guilty. The jury held that tbt
boys had not the capacity to compre
neno the extent of their crime.
Claiming 100000 damages from
each of the defendants for allege,
malicious prosecution, Mack GiIIun
mas brought suit at Boise against N,
royal insurance company and Tob,