The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-08

The MERIDIAN TINES
JOHN r. BAIRD. PUBLISHER
Published each Friday. 81 per year
MERIDIAN NEWS NOTES
Mrs. Floyd Tolleth is reported as
much improved in health
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helm were
Boise visitors Wednesday.
Mrs Fred Adams, who has been
quite i'll, is now much better
Leo Marsters is a business visitor
In Portland this week.
ID. J. Dunten left for Portland sat
urday for 9 two weeks business
trip.
J. d. Fairchild of PlaceryilIe, was
here Tuesday. as the guest Of Mr.and
Mrs. J.. M. Jackson
There will be box social and pro-
gram at the Blue Valley school house
this Friday evening, December 9Th
The ladies aid of the Methodist
church will meet at the home OF
Mrs. Arthur Garrett, Wednesday al
ternoon. Dec. 18th.
Miss Esther Fenton was home
from her school at Melba, for a
os.ly mt ~ xa NJ nj
Monday.
Mrs. J A. Fenton had for guests
at turkey thanksgiving dinner Geo
II. Atwater, and George Parkins.
Mrs. Max Miner has returned
from pocatello, whore she was called
by the illness of her father
Mrs. Date Hedges entertained the
Kensington club at her home Thurs.
s1xtay afternoon Twenty ladies en-
foyed Mrs. Hedges hospitality.
ED Hasbrouck was employed in
Tolieth's store as clerk, during tho
temporary illness OF Miss Osyth Car
penter.
Merle Pfost, who Is now employed
with the reclamation service near
Kuna,spent the weekend with home
folks.
The children of the Methodist
Sunday-school are being drilled for
a Christmas cantata TO be given al
the church in the near future.
Mrs. II. T. Cook informs the Times
that Red Cross Christmas seals MAY
now be bought at the several Mer
idian stores. This Is a worthy charity
and should be natronized.
The Traders day sale here Satur
day was well attended. and there
were some good bargains secured,es
pecialiy OF young horses.
The young peoples study class oil
the Methodist church were pleas
antly entertained at the home OF
Mrs T M. Hashbarger, Wednesday
evening.
The coal famine was relieved this
week by the arrival OF two carloads
OF good coal, and there should be nc
Inconvenience from now on, unlese
there is an unusual cold spell.
DR.. Dutton reports the baby child
Of Archie Roberts of Ustick as being
seriously III with pneumonia, also
the child OF Earnest Kinzer residing
near Eagle,
The Methodist church Sunday
school is indebted to the ise-Pay.
cite Lumber Co for the promise OF
nice Christmas tree for their pub.
lie exercises The gift will be APP
preciated.
The children Of the Fifth and
Sixth grades were invited out to the
home of Mrs. McNeal Thursday af-
ternoon. near where they can watch
the electric dredge at work, and II
Was an interesting sight for the
children.
Wilfred Allison, Rodney Oliver and
Eugene Kaigler left last night for
Baker, Oregon, TO attend conven-
ton of the Y. M. G. A. of eastern Or
egon and southwestern Idaho. The
bows will be away until Monday
A party consisting of Mr., and Mrs
ID. Monteith, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II
Leiniuger and Mr.. and Mrs. G. T.
Leininger visited at Star on Thanks
giving day.
Dave Jeffrey has purchased eighty
acres OF land located miles sontt
OF Meridian. OF +. c. Pfafle. Tht
purchaser will put some improve
nents on the place at once, includ
ing house and barn.
There will he 4 basketball game
at the High school tonight. the con
testants being Meridian "All-Stars"
ys High school This is the second
game OF the season and close con-
test X exuacted Admission l0c and