The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-09-07
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the Teton coal fields in southeastern
Idaho.
Work on the new Trinity church
building at Idaho Falls is SO advanced
that the date of dedication has been
definitely fixed for Sunday, October q.
The mines Of the state must be as
| sessed upon their net profits, the state
board of equalization was advised last
week by the attorney general in an
4 opinion prepared for 1t.
The Mountain States Telephone COM
| pany has announced it's intention to
| limit the installation of new tele-
| phones In the wide territory 1t serves,
based on the war principle Of 'gov-
eminent first"
The state land board voted to ask
the federal government to give the
Marysville Canal & improvement COM
pany an extension of time ON it's con-
tract. The contract expires September
/ /. The project Is not completed
The village OF Culdesac, on the
Camas Prairie railway, % miles east
of Lewiston, was visited by fire that
destroyed approximately $4,000 worth
Of property. Among the structures
ruined were the city hall and fire
! station
j. II. Elliott of Ucon lost two, fin
gers one day last week. In tying his
horse In the stable he placed the rope
| through a hole just as the horse made
sudden jerk backward, pulling the
two middle fingers of his left hand en-
| tlrely out
Colonel Hammer, who commanded
the First Idaho during the Spanish
] American war and the Philippine in
surrectlon, has left Idaho for San
| Francisco, having been called into the
service with the rank of major and
| judge advocate.
The premium books of the Southern
Idaho fair came from the press last
week. More than $4,000 In premiums
amount will draw more than double
the amount of exhibits which were on
display last year.
! Activities of the Caldwell navy
| league are now in full swing. Sup
plies Of yarn which is to be fabricated
| into sweaters and other articles of
clothing for the sailors of the United
States navy have been received and
distributed by the officers.
Mrs. Henry S. Campie, wife Of the
pastor of the Christian church at
idaho Falls, Is one of the first women
In this part of the country to officiate
at a wedding ceremony. She united
w. Il. Passwater and Mrs. Lillian vii.
hite in marriage last week.
But two prune orchards Of the en-
tire section comprehended in the
Welser Emmett-Boise triangle give
promise of approximately full crop,
reports L. A. Blunck of Nampa. These
are In unusually favored locations I'M
der the Payette-We bench.
Settlers going on to new irrigation
projects in Idaho should not be per-
mitted to cultivate more than one
| fourth of the land they file upon for
! the first five years that they live upon
1t, l.. G. Wells, Carey act agent with
the federal government, said last
week.
The state board of equalization
voted to raise $685., 900 for the general
fund next year and agreed upon
rate to be charged against the valua-
ton that should raise approximately
500, 050 for the interest and sinking
fund and $55,770 for the public build
ing fund.
No disease germs were found in the
water filters sold last week in Boise
by peddler. The filters were ex-
amined closely for evidence of disease
germs after the secretary of the
health board had advised Boise
women against purchasing the article
offered for sale.
Notices were sent out August 20 to
an additional number of 150smen to
appear before the Pocatello exemption
board for examination. At that time
the board found that about fifty men
We're lacking to make up the required
quota from Bannock county on the
| first call.
A thoroughbred Hampshire ram was
| sold under the hammer at Salt Lake
| for $1,000 at the ram sale conducted
ut the state fair grounds. This is
said to be the highest price ever paid
In the United States for a Hampshire
ram. 1t was sold to j. A. Dftwiler of
Twin Falls, by Kentucky owner.
To give the people of Pocatello an
opportunity to meet and greet the
members of the Idaho supreme court,
who We're in Pocatello last week,
President A. @. Hhckley of the Com
mercial club called for public meet
ing Thursday evening at the club
rooms, to which everyone was in
vited.
The superintendent of drafted men
subject to summons for military duty
to make up Idaho's first quota of the
/ new national army has been comDiied