The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-14
IN THE GEM STATE

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| The first of series OF union ser
vices which are to be held In the yari
GUS churches OF Pocatello during the
coming month was held July 8.
Harry Jones, 17-year-old resident o.
| Sunnyslope, who was arrested II
Boise, charged with stealing saddle
has been sent to the reform school.
The Second Idaho infantry, more
| than 1000 strong, is mustered, ltf
] equipment checked and 1t Is ready FOL
orders to move to the Mexican border
An Idaho recruiting office has been
opened at Nyssa, Ore, for the national
guard Of Idaho. Oregon has no state
recruiting office east OF the Columbia
river.
| Nick Geese was arrested at Poca
tello on a charge OF robbery. The
charge alleges that Geese robbed a
| friend of his watch, $40 in gold and
other articles of value.
| The laymen of Pocatello are coop
| Grating with the ministerial union for
the arranging of a big revival to take
place in that city early in October or
| the latter part of September.
The state treasurers office showed
on June 80 that more interest has
been collected In the past six months
than ever before in the history OF the
office for similar length of time.
The residence of DR.. H. v. Riggs at
n Inv A,-ol 10 OF
week. A kerosene stove exploded,
throwing fire throughout the house.
Dr. Riggs was painfully but not seri-
ously burned.
Attorney General J. H. Peterson has
held that members of the Second
Idaho, modified for duty on the bor-
der, are entitled to pay from the state
while waiting to be mustered into the
federal service.
The Pocatello Elks lodge dedicated
its $125,000 temple and lodge room on
July 5. There were delegations of the
antlered herd from all points of the
compass. and fully 1000 visiting mem
bers were present.
Sammy Good of Tacoma lost to Lee
Morrissey of st. Anthony, Idaho, at
Pocatello, on July 4, in the ninth
round by forfeit Good broke his wrist
In the fifth round and left the ring at
the end of the ninth.
George Runciman, one of the most
prominent farmers near Caldwell, has
Just purchased combined harvester
thresher with which to gather the big
yields he is assured from the 200 acres
of grain he has sown.
Shipments of freight from Caldwell
for the month ending June "a showed
remarkable increase over those of
the previous month, and much more
astounding advance over the total for
the same month Of 1915.
Mauro Martinez, a Mexican, shot Ro-
dorte Maloquillas, fellow country
man, to death at camp of Mexican
sugar beet laborers near Idaho Falls.
The man made his escape, but was
captured within an hour.
A party of prominent Pocatello peo-
pie sailed from Seattle on July for
an extended trip to Alaska. The en-
tire southeastern part of the territory
will be covered, including a trip in
land on the Copper River railway.
The Northern Pacific Railroad com.
pany paid into the county treasury the
sum of siS,SS8.51, this snm represent
Ing the amount of taxes due the coun-
ty from that road for the past year,
says the Grangeville Free Press.
A coroner's jury at Wallace return
ed verdict finding that Clarence
Dahlquist died as result of a wound
received from gun in the hands of
Herman ]. Rossi Of Wallace. No rec
concentrations were made by the iury.
Thirty thousand persons from over
southeastern Idaho gathered at Poca.
teilo to celebrate the Fourth of July
and activity reigned supreme from the
gigantic preparedness parade in the
morning to the street dancing at mid
night.
Lieutenant Colonel Philip H. Grow
VINO has been the center Of a bitter |
ngnt In the Second Idaho infantry
INTO which politics was injected. was |
on July 6 sworn in as lieutenant col. |
onel on orders and directions from the |
war department.
J. 7. Wiseman, a stockraiser l,v.
ing twenty-five miles south OF Twin
rails on the Shoshone Basin road was |
killed last week when the horse he |
was riding bucked and threw him "a |
ane ground. and then trampled on him
crushing his skull. = Ill.,
Clarence (Gabe) Dahlquist. who was
snot IN the lobby of the samuels hotel
az Wallace by Herman j. Rossi wide
y known insurance man prominon.
politician and Elk, and two times
mayor OF Wallace, died from his in.
lures. Rossi, who refuses to tall
faces charge of murder
IN order to permit John s K,mhau
u MOSCOW to enlist with the Second
1 : United States District ATTORNEY
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