The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-27

AT meeting OF the local cemetery
association Monday night. the con-
stitution and the bylaws of the or
ganization were adopted and COM
mittee composed OF Rev, Joel Brown.
w. s. Matter and Earl Gilbert was
apponlted TO secure members for the
association. The election of officers
was deferred until the next meeting
of the association.
The statewide prohibition amend
ment meeting held at this place in
Booster club room, for the purpose
of arousing interest In the state
wide prohibition amendment, was
well attended and was an enthusi-
astic gathering. Rev. II. J.. Rey-
nolds. OF Boise, and Rev. Joel Brown
OF Meridian. were the speakers I'M
der the direction OF Rev. Brown, an
aggressive campaign will be waged
Immediately in this vicinity.
A. r. Wolfe shipped car of hogs
Saturday. and one Wednesday night.
The price PAID was $S and the price
viii probably remain steady ait about
this rate for few weeks. While at
this time last year hogs were bring
ing SIS there are one-tenth the num-
Der now being shipped out The
high price OF wheat which is used
considerably as a feed, has an effect
IN lessening the number OF hogs
fattened for market In this section
Of country.
Preparations are being made by To-
cal democrats for the barbecue to be
held In Meridian Saturday. Nov. 4
Among the prominent men who will
speak upon the political issues OF
the day and in behalf OF the DEM
ocratic national state and county
tickets Will be Ex-Governor James II.
lIawley and General Frank Martin.
Of Boise, "a band has been secured
and local leaders predict that the
attendance Will be large.
r. o. Johnson, who has charge OF
the dairy on the Pfaffle ranch, Is
the latest member TO join the Boise
Valley COW testing association. The
COW testing association has become
so invaluable that all dairymen de-
sire to be enrolled in membership,
but as the list is full, II is only when
there IL a vacancy that a new mem
her is taken in. III. III. Beier, the
official tester, has his headquarters
at Meridian, and Is busy every day,
making the rounds OF the various
herds.
Glen Sehern and Walter Palmer
arrived few days ago with $50 head
OF cattle which owners of this vicin-
ity had on the forest reserve range
above Arrowrock during the sum
mer months. Norman Hubbeli and
George Russell also brought down
about 800 head from the same pas
turage. Mr.. Sebern, who had charge
OF the cattle on the range, accompan-
led by Mr.. Palmer have gone to
bring back the remaining herd OF
about so animals.
Among the members OF the Royal
Neighbors lodge OF this place who at
tended the reception given by the.
Boise lodge to other lodges Monday
night were Mrs. Lula Mcclure. Mrs.
Annie Ball, Mrs Mollie Burns, Mrs.
Daisy Adams, Mrs. Nellie Ballard.
MIS-. ESTHER HUTCHINSON, Mrb. Mbua
Whitley. Mrs Elsie Peer. Mrs. Mag
gle Howry. Mrs. Felva Waggoner,
Mrs. Ellen Swinderman. Mrs. Ida L.
Cantrell, Mrs. Marie Williamson,
Mrs. Jessie Hartman, Mrs. Pearl
Watts, Miss Cummings and Fred
Adams.
Mr. William Zumwald, one of the
big farmers, of Grangeville. Idaho.
has been listing at the Lone Tree
Sheep ranch of w. w. Bisby & Son.
Mr.. Zumwald bought some ewes OF
Bisby & Son last year and was so
well pleased with them that he
bought SOME more again this year
and shipped them last Tuesday, Mr..
Zumwald owns q half section of land
on the famous grain plateau OF
Grangeville. He has lived there 81,
years in addition TO raising fine
sheep, cattle, horses, hogs and 9TH
er farm products has raised fam
lily of six boys and two girls, and yet
is hale and hearty and scarcely looks