The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-02
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a life job in the Office in Meridian, II
congress gets through the law put
ting all presidential Offices in the
civil service, which seems highly
/ probable. Mr.. Caldwell Is to be con-
l graduated and this will be worthy
recognition OF q Gamble man and
good democrat. The Times desires
10 call attention, however, to a sit
uation here that Is perhaps without
parallel In this part Of Idaho. The
post-ofIice Is without a teiephone.Al-
so rural mail carriers from other
towns come to within two miles of
FOUR own post-oiiice
Mrs. Walter Hazelhurst was In
Meridian this week visiting friends.
She now resides In Butte. Mont, end
says everything Is prosperous there
ON account OF the high price Of met
ais, and payroll OF $4,000 900
month Is distributed Her son. Earl
Taylor, has drug store there. Mrs
Tiazelhurst and her son are plan
ming to take charge of their Snake
river, Idahos ranch this summer, III
disposition OF the drug store bus
iness can be made 10 advantage.
Austin McAllister and Raymond
Hutchinson, both members OF the
Meridian contingent of the militia.
were arrested this week for causing
IL disturbance on an lnterurban car.
The complaint was made by Con-
ductor w. o Bishop, who claims the
boys attempted to throw the crew
overheard and run the car. The boys
plead guilty in court Tuesday and
were sentenced to Ray a fine by
Judge White. The boys claim they
were slightly intoxicated and not
responsible for their act
After being missed for 20 days a 2
year-old calf was taken from an
abandoned cistern on the ranch OF
Harry Curtis. living near the fair
grounds. The animal was standing
In feet OF water. II was thought
the animal had strayed from the
ranch and an advertisement was in
serted In the newspapers at the
time.
Alonzo " Robson, who has served
as ditch superintendent for the Nam
pa and Meridian District for several
years. has resigned to engage in
cattle growing and general farm
Ing on the Lloyd ranch near Victory
school. His resignation was q sur
prise, and the ditch directors have
not yet secured a man to take his
place
Raymond Wolf has returned from
Kuna whore he has been employed
by the farmers of that section as a
special tester for their dairy COWS
the past few weeks. Mr.. Wolfe re-
ports three cows in the Kuna coun-
try testing very high; one 10 pounds
OF butter In Z days, one tested
90 2-l0lbs in Z days,and one % 4-10
In 7 days
Plans are being perfected for the
| Cemetery Association entertainment
next Friday evening at the Idle Hour
| theatre by special committee con-
| Dutton, Mrs. G.. A. Remington, Ar
thur Frazier and Arthur Garrett,
Rev. II. Straub of Cedonia. WASH,
1 has accepted call to the passionate
| of the Meridian Christian church.
and will arrive with his family In a
| few days. Since the resignation of
Rev. Joel Brown, the church has
been without a regular minister.
Baptisimal services were conducted
at the Christian church Sunday af-
| terRoon by Rev. w f. Cook, of Cald-
we'll, and 20 new members received
the ordinances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Coleman and
Arthur Powell departed for La
Grande. Ore, Monday where they
were summoned by the death of a
niece.
Deputy Sheriff W. j. Heron of
Boise was business visitor here
Friday.
Freem Eakins and family moved
to Boise yesterday.
MRS. JANE HOFFMAN
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