The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-21
In THE GEM STATE.


thrown to the ground, three ribs being
fractured.
Charles Monlux, living near Perkins
station, is reported to be the first
rancher in Ada county to start con-
struction of a new concrete silo.
Joseph Bengochea, wealthy sheep
man residing in the Lost River valley,
was fined $500 for trailing sheep over
cattle ranges in Custer county.
Charles Dyson, prosperous rancher
residing near Aberdeen, has been TAX
en- into custody on the charge of incest
with his nineteen-year-old daughter.
Sod Springs is to have new bank,
with capital of $4,000, which is be-
ing organized by well known sheep
and stockmen, farmers and merchants.
William Benton, member of the
Twin Falls boy scouts, while on a
camping trip, accidentally discharged
a target rifle, the ball passing through
his ankle.
A horse valued at 5000, and belong
ing to A. T. Maxwell, east of Bull,
was killed by an electric current from
the live wires of the Electric Invest
ment company.
Support which is said to be almost
| unanimous is being rallied behind the
move to create highway district to
| include large scope of territory tri-
| butary to Caldwell
Ernest Cramer, a pioneer of Haley,
| died at Boise last week, death being
| due to old age. He was born in
! Frankforton-the-M Main, Germany, ON
| May 2S, 1886, and came to the United
| States in 1852.
1t will take in the neighborhood of
$4,000 to run the city and waterworks
| system at Twin Falls during the COM
| ing year, according to the estimates
contained in the budget adopted by
| the city council.
Almost daily a small robbery of
| some kind is reported to the city po-
| lice of Pocatello, which leads to the
| impression that a band of petty
thieves has been operating for the
last week in a systematic manner.
Automobile traffic to Yellowstone
park is rapidly increasing, cars from
OHlOs hlSul6duy
Wyoming and Utah having passed
through Pocatello and registered at
the Commercial club the past week.
Hailstorms of unusual severity have
recently visited the Salmon river sec
| ton. At Geertson creek hail the size
| Of walnuts killed bunch of young
| grouse. Damage was done to crops
and gardens in the Tendoy district
G. G. Darst, lineman employed
by the Northwest Light & Water COM
pany of Wallace, was instantly killed
when he picked up a guy-wire which
was grounded, it is understood, by his
contact, from wire carrying a 2300-
| volt primary current.
Senator Borah secured an amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill. appropriating $4,000 to make a
survey and examination of the Black
Canyon irrigation project with view
to having it taken over or completed
by the federal government.
The board of directors of the Ma
tional Education association in it's
closing session at New York elected
Walter R. Siders, superintendent Of
the public schools of Pocatello, a
member of the board of trustees of
the National Education association.
A. G. Cherry, a Salmon lawyer, is
working on a plan to create a state
highway fund of $2,500,OGO. According
to his estimates, it would be possible
to pay the interest charges on the
bonds and retire them when due from
the receipts obtained from motor vehi-
Gle licenses.
Grace Blair, the woman charged
with shooting and killing Albert Hess
at Soda Springs during a drunken
Drawl, was released on the ground of
self defense. The Blair woman was
badly beaten up by Hess and another
man by the name of Pryor who es-
capped after his arrest.
Frank Lilya, the 13-year-old son of
victor Lilya, farmer living near
Gannett, met death by drowning in
Silver creek. The lad was swimming
With group of companions in the
creek near Gannett and got beyond his
depth. The other boys tried to res
cue him but were unsuccessful.
Proposals to improve the Phyllis
canal at its weak point along the side
hill south of Star by lining the ditch
With concrete, will shortly be voted
upon by settlers of the Pioneer Irri-
CATION district. Should the proposed
Improvement be made it will involve
an expenditure of approximately $780,
300 to $4,000.
|
Citizens of Mackay and Challis are
advocating the question of bonding
custer county in the sum of 100000
TO De used for the purpose of con-
structing the state highway, as desig-
mated by the state highway commits
sion, from the Blaine county line to
the Lemhi county line, and otherwise
improving highways.