The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
In THE GEM STATE

Robert L Brown and Miss Montrose,
sister of Mrs. Brown. were injured in
an auto accident just outside the
town of Richfield.
Attempts are now being made to in
clude Vale, Ore, in the baseball
league which for several weeks has
been agitated by fans in Caldwell,
Nampa and Payette.
William Baker, who posed as y re-
cruiting officer, was convicted at
Caldwell of passing worthless check
for $40, and sentenced to from one to
fourteen years in the state prison.
Through the efforts of the Y. M.
G.. A, Pocatello is to witness busy
tennis season. There are about fifty
players lined up for the coming tour
nament and the courts are being put
in first-class condition.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected by the Southern Idaho Thresh1
ermen's association at its session in
Caldwell last week. President John
Cato of Meridian and Secretary F. T
Baker of Parma we're reelected.
While standing up in a passenger
coach, the tram starting suddenly, Mrs.
John Richie, Of Ukon, was thrown
to the floor Of the car, striking on
her head. She was picked up uncon-
scious and died few hours later
approximately 5000 head of cattle
have been handled by the Nampa Live
stock 4 Commission company since
its inception last November. Within
the past week this company purchased
in eastern Idaho ten carloads of feed
ers.
A disease diagnosed as cholera was
discovered last week in the herd of
hogs nn the S. H. Grondahl ranch
south of Meridian. Steps were taken
Immediately by the government
agents to immunize the herd and little
loss has resulted.
A fine yearling colt, belonging to
Lyle EisenLart, was found dead near
| Silver City, a few hundred yards west
of the Leonsrd residence as a result
of an attack by cougars. A long cash
had been cut down it's neck and breast
I as if cut with razor.
Two convicts escaped from the
road camp at Whitebird, broke into
a store and equipped themselves with
a full outfit of wearing apparel, two
rifles and ammunition for same, and
took $40 in money, making their get
| away out of the country.
The bodies of two men, identified
| as Joe Whitney and James Powers Of
| Braddock, Pa, were found in box
car at Reverse. The box car was full
of railroad ties and the coroner's jury
found that the men were killed by
being caught under shifting ties.
Data compiled by Tester Beier of
the Boise Valley Cow Testing associa-
ton for the first thirty days of its
operation, ending May 16, show that
II cows produced so pounds or more
of butter fat. The highest producer
gave her owner 65.5 pounds of butter
fat.
Idaho ranks fifth among the states
In the number of clubs enrolled. She
has Isl corn, STA potato, 936 poultry,
1857 garden and canning, 1850 moth.
granddaughter, 636 pork and crop
production, $50 cooking and bread,
1856 sewing, and 191 other clubs; a
total of 7,S4O.
Death has claimed another pioneer
in the person of William A. Simpson
who died at Boise after an acute ill
ness of eight weeks, death being due
to pernicious anemia. The early years
of his Idaho residence were spent in
freighting between Boise and Silver
and the Basin.
In the committee on rules for the
permanent organization of the Wom
ans party, formed at Chicago by the
Woman's Congressional Union, Idaho
was honored in the appointment Of
Miss Hortense McManus, of Boise
stenographer in the office of the
board of education.
The Southern Idaho conference oil
Seventh Day Adventists has filed its
third appeal to the supreme court in
an action against the Hartford Fire
Insurance company. Insurance on the
Ames academy, burned a number OF
years ago, is asked for. The academy
was located near Eagle.
The Haily Commercial club is max
ing preliminary arrangements for a
rousing Fourth of July celebration
and committees have been appointed
for finance and general arrangements
1t is planned to have two days pro
gram, including baseball. races and al
kinds of sports and parades.
The old labor commission has beer
resurrected by the governor, by the
appointment of A. w. Laird, lumber
man of Potlatch, and w. j. A. McVety
of Boise. This commission was pro
vided for in 1907, and it's functions
are to adjudicate differences which
may arise between labor and capita
in this state.
AS a result Of an examination into