The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29
John waggoner, delegate Of the

John waggoner, delegate of the
Modern Woodmen lodge TO the head
CAMP at Chicago, is expected home
on Saturday OF this week. He writes
that he has had fine trip, except
that II ~ pretty hot In the central
west Just at this time.
Miss Helen NJ. Pierce and Fred a..
Gracey were married Sunday after
noon at O'Clock at che home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fisher. on Franklin street,
Boise Rev rig Wright, officiating.
The bride Is from Meridian.
MIR. and Mrs. X. w. Kennedy were
guests Thursday Of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Miner. The visitors were on their
Wedding trip, having Just been mar
ried al Spokane. from here they
went 10 Topeka. Kansas. where Mr..
Kennedy is employed
Attorney r.. NJ Roberts has been
appointed by Deputy Nelson as clerk
Of the Meridian chapter Of the
Knights and Ladies Of Security. This
Ifraternal society now has about 30
members In this vicinity and picnic
Is planned for one day In the near
future al the home of 5. II. Gron-
dahl
Work on Vickers-Sims big building
Is progressing satisfactorily, and the
plasterers have nearly completed
their work. There will be com
crete floor. The room Is 40x120 feet
In size. and with the high ceiling,
bright walls and prism glass front.
will make splendid store room.
Davidson Brothers are the builders.
In attempting TO dodge hay fork.
while unloading from a wagon at his |
ranch, southwest OF Meridian, Chas. |
IL. Becker Friday fell from the load. |
In the fall one of his legs was brok-
en- and the limb dislocated at the |
knee. He Is a man OF nearly so years
and Is not expected to recover from
the effects of the accident in time
to resume farm work his summer.
Tourtellotte& Hummeil, the archi-
tects, have awarded the contract for
the construction of the Idaho Fruit |
Products Co. drier at Meridian to
o. w Allen, OF Boise. His bid was
for $4,000. There we're five bids in
all. the highest being $23,ss9. The
contractor must begin work on the
plant at once and must have 1t COM
pleted by September /.
Elmer Johnson, formerly q we'll
known Meridian boy, and for NUM-
Der OF years with the Idaho Power
Co.. and later q student OF Cornell.
leaves July 7th with the Cornell uni
versity ambulance corps for France.
lie will qualify as licensed chauf-
Eeur.
Allen Wilcox, George II. Atwater.
and II. r.. Sims. members OF the local
Red Cross committee. attended the
banquet In Boise Monday evening.
Harold Salisbury vern Caldwell.
and Harold Downey were among the
local people attending the rChimes
1 OF Normandier at the Chautauqua
Tuesday evening.
Waldo Burns writes 10 his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. $. Nj. Burns, that he
10 located at San Antonio. Texas.
where the government has young
men in training for aeroplane squad
rons. One hundred machines are in
use at this school and 5000 men are
in training. From one TO twenty
aeroplanes are practicing In the air
constantly.
a party composed of the follow
ing members of the Meridian I0OF
lodge attended a meeting In Boise
Saturday evening: o. e. Krider.
j. H. Whitiock. Joe Williamson. T..
Timer. Virgil Timer, NJ Prov. S.H.
Griffiths. G. b, Humphrey. f. b.
knight. j. Il. Clark. s. w. Hutch
eson. Robert Van Court. Allen Beas-
10y. G. E. Cox. l.. X. Deck. Samuel
Neal and Roy Adams.
The first cutting of alfalfa hay is
now going on in this vicinity. In the
new meadows the hay Is good crop
!. but on the old meadow II is spotted
and much of the ground is bare. as a
result of the freeze last winter. Al
together there will be fair average
: crop. Hay will start as high as Sis