The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-17

Ray Wednte. formerly In the bee
business In Meridian. but more re.
Gently an employee OF the Sloan DRUG
company at Parma. has taken work
as an assistant at the Turner phar.
macy.
The following young men OF this
place, all members of 60 H., Second
Idaho, were visiting here this week !:
Raymond Hutcheson, Lloyd Hutch
eson, Ross McAllister, Lawrence
fIosford, Jesse Evans, Cecil Scott,
James Fuller and Jack Estes.
Saturday from ) to s O'Clock
friends OF little Frances Baird we're
invited TO lawn party given in
honor OF her 18th birthday. Games
were played and refreshments served
on the lawn. A peanut hunt for col
ored papers full OF peanuts caused
much merriment.
The highly-improved 20-acre farm
81 Mrs. Mary Meehan, 2 miles west
Of town, was sold Monday through
the agency OF Geo. II. Atwater, TO
John A. Blake, OF Emmett, for the
sum Of s2500. The family Will move
on the place and take possession ut
once
Jack Vining, who Is now In the
electrical supply business for him
self was over from Caldwell Satur-
day and put up what Is the first large
electric sign for Meridian. Ii is a
beauty, and Is in front OF the viii
lardd Turner pharmacy The cleo
tric bulbs spell the word Drugs"
and II can be seen at night a long
distance.
Az Boise. Saturday, August 18th,
Mr.. Gaylord Shook, member of Co.
II, Idaho, and Miss Floy Percitield, |
Of DR.. and Mrs.
S.M.C, Reynolds. were married. Both
lra popular among the younger set
IN Meridian, and the Times joins |
heir host,of friends in extending the
best of wishes. They are temporarily |
staying at the Grand hotel In Boise
Mrs. Beulah Nj. Jensen, formerly
Miss Beulah Meyer, writes from
MINI, that the crops there
ire fine, and that harvesting is In |
progress Mrs. Jensen said she took |
some printed butter wrappers up
there from Idaho and that the peo-
pie are crazy about butter wrappers
here and gave rs two and three
cents more on the pound for It"
Harry Il. Becker. OF Chicago, who
had been here assisting his brother,
q. h. Becker, while the latter was
laid up with a broken arm, depart
ed Friday for San Francisco. The
Misses Elizabeth and Carrie Becker,
who visited with their relatives
here for month, have returned TO
their home in Chicago All we're
favorably impressed with Idaho.
Dir $. nj. &. Reynolds and family
are moving to Boise this week. AS
the family have been active in the
social affairs of the town, their alb
sence will be noted. 1t is hoped that
they will return to Meridian after
few months soiourn III the capital
city, as this Is where the Doctor be-
longs and whore many OF his best
friends are.
Emil Hubert, of Go. Of Payette,
and Miss Josephine Pike, OF Port
land, Oregon, We're married at the
home of Justice OF the Peace W. II.
Peer in Meridian, Wednesday even
Ing, August Is. The couple are
strangers In this vicinity, They took
the train back 10 Boise the same
evening, where the bride will stay
during her husbands absence at the
front
AT 4 meeting of the village board
an ordinance was passed granting a
franchise to the Boise Valley Trao-
ton Go, for spur track to the Ida
no Products eypporating plant, now
in course OF erection. A second or
dinance ordering in small stretches
Of cement side walk was voted. this