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


A -four mill is to be erected at Buhi
which will have capacity of $50 bar
rels of flour day.
Streets are being paved and walks
laid at Orofino, the amount of the con
tract being about $4,000.
The cut worms have heen at worR
on the beets and potatoes, around La.
belle, destroying several acres of
each.
State party platform conventions
were held at Boise on June 81. The
Progressives announced they would
not favor third party ticket.
Electric interests in eastern Idaho
and Utah are planning an electric
railroad system from Salt Lake to the
Yellowstone park, via Pocatello.
The board of village trustees has
passed an ordinance making it pos
sible to fine persons who allow poul-
try to run at large in Glenns Ferry.
From Oreana comes the report that
diamond has been discovered on
Castle Creek The stone is genuine,
it is claimed, and about the size of
pea.
The village ordinance requiring that
ali dogs be muzzled has been sus-
pended by the village board at Filler
pending the apparent lack of danger
from rabies.
A statement to the effect that gov
eminent action seems to have entire
ly stamped out the foot and mouth
disease among cattle, is made by the
state veterinarian.
Mrs. ]. F. Barnes of Nampa was
painfully injured when the automobile
in which she and her 14-year-old son
Boyd, were returning from Boise was
struck by an interurban car east Of
Nampa.
The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company has applied to the public
utilities commission for permission to
change it's long distance rate between
Cottonwood and Grangeville, reducing
the rates.
Upon checking up results of the ru-
raj home survey she has been making
in Canyon county in the past six
weeks, Miss Jessie Hoover of the Uni
versity of Idaho finds that she has
visited 400 homes.
Governor Moses Alexander, com
mander in chief, officially reviewed
the Second Idaho infantry, 1000
strong, from a reviewing stand in
front of the statehouse at Boise on
the evening of June %.
Reports on new construction and
general traffic conditions along the
route of the Salt Lake-Yellowstone
highway being received at the associ.
alton headquarters at Idaho Falls are
of the most favorable import.
The Panhandle brewery building at
| Occur d'Alene has been purchased by
a company which intends to begin
canning all kinds of preservable fruits
and vegetables which are obtainable
in that locality. The brewery build
ing was purchased for $4,000.
w. D. Wilcox of Chicago, who was
granted a franchise some months ago
| to establish a gas plant in Idaho
Falls for the purpose of selling gas
for domestic purposes, has been MAX
ing canvass OF the city to learn
An application was made last week
by the city of Occur dAlene for a
writ of review on the decision of the
public utilities commission denying to
that city reduced water and light
rates. The writ was granted return
able before the court on August %,
the first day of it's Occur d'Alene
term.
Albert Grub, 3-year-old son of Dell
Grub, was shot and instantly killed
by his brothers, John and Edward.
aged 5 and 6, respectively, at the
ranch home, near May. The three
children, left alone in the house, got
their fathers 5000 rife and were
playing with it when the accident
happened.
Lieutenant Colonel Marshall w.
Wood. retired, is now back into active
service, and ordered to conduct the
physical examination on all members
of the Idaho national guard incident
to their muster into federal service.
Colonel Wood, who is 20 years old,
retired in 1914.
The home of Deputy Sheriff James
Francis at Pocatello was looted of
practically every article of value
while he and his family were enjoying
few days on his ranch in the Jack
sons Hole district. The Job was a
quick one, for the deputy was only
| away twenty-four hours.
Grace Blair, who conducts a resort
about mile from Soda Springs, shot
and killed Albert Hess. 25 years of age,
sheepherder of Pennington, Utah.
Trouble arose between Hess and the
woman, it is said, over the matter of
change for $50 biz. and Hess is al
legged to have attacked her and given
her severe beating.
For the first time in the course of