The Meridian times., 1917-03-09
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Establishment of a business college
In Nampa next fall is practically as
sured.
Constant expansion In the business
ef the Star cheese factory makes
necessary an enlargement of the plant.
grist mill will be In operation
at Shelley In sixty days. Flour ready
for the market is promised at that
time.
A Royal Neighbors lodge was or
gaDized at Parma last week and will
hereafter hold meetings every two
weeks.
i A move is on foot at Middleton to
organize a gymnasium class for men
and young men under direction of the
mems gospel team.
The annual union meeting of the
Methodist, Baptist, Christian and
Presbyterian missionary societies was
held at Caldwell last week.
4 Permanent organization of the pouI-
try dealers and producers of south
western Idaho was effected at a meet
ing held at Caldwell last week.
Woolmen in the vicinity OF Rex
burg have pooled their woods and
have sold 100000 pounds of it to
Eisemann Bros. of Boston at 405h
cents per pound.
Frank Webster, who entered plea
Of guilty to the charge of first degree
burglary at Pocatello, has been SEN
tepced to serve from one to fifteen
years in the state penitentiary.
Plans are under way for a big ban
quet and celebration at the opening
OF the new hotel at Blackfoot in the
near future The Commercial club
will take the matter up and make it a
big event
Residents of the Lemhi national
forest in Idaho have been terrorized
by rabid coyotes, according to the re-
port Of Supervisor C. I. Huddle. Many
of the animals have been killed by
the rangers.
Arrangements for the first big rab-
bit drive to be held in the Caldwell
section the present season have been
announced. Wednesday, March 7. is
the date set for the concerted round
up of the furry pests.
Raymond Alexander, former twirler
for the College of Idaho and one of
the best pitchers ever to appear on
tne mound for a Caldwell nine, has
signed contract with the Tacoma
team Of the Northwest league.
Theodore e. Martinson, former
Latah county assessor, was arrested
at Vancouver, B. c., last week on
statutory charge involving a 15-year-
old girl who was adopted into the
Martinson family about five years ago.
Word has been received at Poca-
tello that Mrs. Sumner c. Perkins, a
well known lormer resident of that
section OF the. state and cousin of
D. w. Standrod Of Pocatello, has
been admitted to practice law in all
the Indiana courts.
A generous swallow of liquor was
poured into the nav of the Caldwell
sewer system last week by attaches OF
the sheriff's office. The drink con-
sisted of few more than sixty bot
ties Of booze brought there from Pay
ette. to be used as evidence in boot.
Logging charge.
The Idaho Tech. debaters broke
even in the triangular debate with Al
bion and College Of Idaho, the team
composed of James, Leaf and Ken
nedy winning at Pocatello against the
College of Idaho and the team COM
posed of Rocker, Ream and Bates los
ing at Albion.
Frank Ness, the "wild man of
IDAHO" an eccentric hermit who had
been roaming through the Lemhi ma
tional forest terrifying the wives and
daughters of homesteaders, was cap
tured by Forest Ranger Mark Cherry
and sentenced to from ten to twenty
years in the penitentiary.
Many of the prominent citizens of
Malad are entering objections to the
children attending dances. The super
intendent and teachers have entered
complaints as to the mental condition
OF the pupils after such occasions.
Miss Emma Mulville, one of the most
popular young women of Blackfoot,
was found dead in bed. She had
passed away during the night from
heart failure, and her mother. who
slept at her side, did not know her
daughter was i'll.
F. w. Pyke of Twin Falls has been
elected medical superintendent of the
Blackfoot asylum to succeed DIR. D'Orr
Poynter, who has been the director of
tne institution for the past two years.
Dr. Poynter rendered his resignation
several weeks ago.
|. b. Perrine. the pioneer of irriga-
ton in the Twin Falls section, has in
charge another large irrigation
scheme for the Twin Falls country.
Arrangements have been made to ir-
rigate $4,000 acres of land south and
southwest of the town of Miner and
south of the town of Murtaugh.
Through the death at Mamma of