The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-08-04
In THE GEM STATE

Lemhi county sheepmen are being
advised to hold their wool for higher
prices. The estimated clip IN this
county is about 100000 pounds.
The farmers In and around Shelley
have already contracted 5000 acres OF
beets and the sugar company will
erect large factory there next year.
1t is believed that mining expert.
ment station for which congress ap.
propriated $4,000. win be located at
Moscow. in connection with the state
university.
The Idaho Northwestern Holiness
sollege. founded at Nampa about two
years ago by Eugene Emerson, has
several new buildings in the course of
construction.
Efforts are being made to obtain
two more rural delivery mail routes
for Meridian, one to run south OF
town, the other to serve a section of
country east OF town.
The annual crop and livestock re.
port of the Twin Falls Canal company
shows an increasing condition of crop
dims@eofcation, with total increase
Df nearly 5000 in acreage.
Bull wiz be one OF the first towns
In the northwest to secure auto mail
routes, The routes will be more than
nifty miles in length and a certain
number of patrons must be served.
Levi Webster, aged 49, son OF John
Webster of Grant, was killed by fall
ing with his horse. The animal reared
and fell over, the horn of the saddle
pressing across Webster's abdomen.
G. A. Harris, electrical foreman, who
was severely burned about the face
and arms when fire destroyed the
transformer house OF the Pfost camp
of the reclamation service, is recov-
ering.
! 1t is estimated that the new hospital
to be erected at Pocatello will cost
between $4,000 and 100000. 1t is to
be two stories high with large base
ment and constructed of brick and
concrete.
Traced by the hob-nails in his shoes
oliver Schoonover. accused of having
set fire to the tent of jeff Turner at
Twin Falls. has been arrested. The
accused is said to have made threats
against Turner
j. A. McNughton, representative
OF the Cudahy Packing company OF
Chicago, spent several days in Poca
tello last week. investigating the pos
sibilities In connection with the estab
lishment of packing plant there.
The jury summoned to investigate
the killing OF John Harvey OF Baker
Mo-. by posse of deputy sheriffs al
Blackfoot, returned verdict of un1us
tihable killing by First Deputy Henri,
Damn, who has been released on $4,000
bond.
! r. w. Steele of Idaho Falls has in
vented a new feeder for his clover
huller which will do the work now per
formed by two men. The new inven
ton permits the feeding of the ma
chine from the ground instead of from
the wagon.
Plans for the organization of
Young Mems club were completed q
Pocatello last week. The club Is mod
eled somewhat along the lines of tn,
citizen soldiery movement and will in
clude military training as one of 1t
main purposes.
James Fitzgerald. an aged employs
of the Pocatello street department
died at the Pocatello General hospita
as result of injuries received by be
! ing run down by an auto at the en-
trance to the Halliday street subwa
nearly week previous.
A resolution has been passed by tn
, Salmon city council calling upon Gel
tain property owners on st, Charlie
and Main streets to build cement side
walks or the city engineer will d
the work and the expense be charge
as a lien on the property.
Local real estate dealers say tina
For Rent" signs in Boise are fas
passing out of use. More inquire
have been received and more house
have been actually rented during tn
past week than during any other SCI
en.day period In the last six months
Dewey Sinners and L. Wilderma
are under arrest at Pocatello, charge
with burglary and larceny II is q
, legged that they we're concerned l
several cases OF theft from stores
/ town. Sinners is said to be willing
make restitution Whderman was al
, pretended on his way to Montana.
The Oldest and wealthiest Indian o
the Fort Hall reservation. known I
everybody as Big Jimmie, died yer
suddenly last week. He was one {
J the first Indians TO take up his res
! dence on the reservation, and he wa
80 thrifty that hs estate will apprais
around the 100000 mark, in land an
/ stock.
The proposal to build a large san
tarium and hotel, at cost OF $1,000
on the state lands at Lava HC
Springs. is backed by syndicate (
eastern medical men who own an