The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-26


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MERIDIAN NEWS NOTES
| DR.. S. Nj. q. Reynolds was d visitor
at Boise Tuesday
Mrs. j. s. Boone has returned after
an extended visit in California.
A son was born Tuesday, Jan. 23,
Ito Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Adams. residing
In Meridian.
| Harry Anderson. the boy who Is in
d Boise hospital. Is recovering slow
~ from his serious illness.
Mrs. Susan Snyder went to Ontar-
Ia, Oregon, to visit her daughter Mrs.
l.. J Akers, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. w. Garrett were
dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. l..
Wells. at Boise, Tuesday
Don forge the basket ball game
here Friday night. OF Ontario ys
Meridian.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Copeland re-
turned home Sunday to Bozeman,
Montana, aftera visit here.
@. w. Hull, OF Bosses White City,
was In Meridian yesterday, looking
for a location to put In roller
skating rink.
X. v. Wolfe brought to market one
day this week the hide OF a 49,
months old steer, which he sold for
$1,000. Altogether the critter real
iZc him the tidy sum of S65.
: Miss Esther Swami and Frank
Erickson, her uncle, who is spending
part OF the winter here, were guests
Sunday OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
CFacey, living on the mesa near
Boise.
The rural high school students
were out OF school Tuesday and
Wednesday, on account of the freez-
ing OF the pipes. An electric outfit
came down from Boise Thursday and
In twenty minutes had the frozen
pipes thawed out.
VIII the party who picked up the
child's black plush collar at the
Methodist church at the Christmas
entertainment please leave same at
the Methodist parsonage. No ques-
fions asked
The report of the death of the In
FAINT child of Ben Russell was an err
ror and was caused by misunder-
standing while taking the inform
alton over the phone. We are happy
TO say the boy is o. X. and growing
| nicely.
George parkin lis busy these days
getting his hall over the Meridian
Hardware company store ready fol
occupancy sB Community Center
II will be 6ix23 fet in size and in adj
dition viii have banquet and cloal
rooms
One OF the hest basket ball games
OF the season viii be played in tht
! High school auditorium Saturday
evening. Jan. "a. The contestants
. will be the Ontario and Meridian
high school teams. Both have stroni
teams. Come out and help win thu
game.
U. Il. Millspaugh and family ar,
comfortably located at their new
home near Homedale, in Canyon
county. In going over they fount
too much ice In the Snake river I,
ferry across, so drove the teams u
Big Bend, and crossed without an,
trouble,
The Gem Lumber Co, sent sons
fuel over to the Detwey Palace a
Nampa this week, There was M
coal In the junction city and Ma,
Miner, of the Gem State yard here
kindly turned over two truck loads
of coal TO help them out until more
fuel came.
II is said that not only is the Goa
supply short but that the big stock
OF slab wood of the Boise payette CO
of the winter is probably over. the
fuel question, however. will not be
Il serious one from now on.
The good news comes all the way
from Ontario, Oregon, of the birth
of fine baby hoy nj the home OF
Attorney and Mrs. l., ]. Aker. Mr.
Aker promises TO pass around tn,
cigars the first time he is In Nerd
ian The folks all say the baby
Is fine hoy and looks like his
father.
The local stores adopted the siN
o'clock closing rule last Monday ev.
ening, and as a result the proprietors
and clerks have Il chance to be out
and attend the evening entertain
ments Six o'clock closing has worked
10 splendid advantage in other towns
and should be all right here.