The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-12
Il THE GEM STATE.

Fizes at the national corn show held
ecently in St Paul
Sampa is one stop nearer actual
liberalization of federal building
/ trough the transfer OF the building
ite lots to the United States treasury
| department.
Stephen Murphy Sisk, one Of the
1est known and most substantial of
ne early Basin pioneers, died at his
lome in Boise last week. He came to
daho in 1863
! Charles Howard. aged about 73
years. was burned 10 a crisp when a
ire completely destroyed the two
tory frame house in which he was
living on ranch near Boise
A movement in favor OF the COM
mission and city manager form Of
| government for Pocatello was launched
a the last meeting Of the commercial
| club.
on the charge of sending obscene
matter through the mail, Fred L. Hell
mick. a foreman in the Short Line
shops at Pocatello. was placed under
arrest by Postoffice Inspector J. Ar
buckle.
Hon. Oliver Wilson Of Illinois, mas
Ter of the. National Grange, is to be a
guest and the Leading speaker at the
| IDAHO State Grange session which is
% be held in Nampa, January Is to
-. inclusive.
The total gross value Of the metal
yield Of the state for 1916 win aggre-
gate fully $4,000 900. and the amount
VI profit in dividends to fortunate
stockholders will aggregate something
ike s11.500, 900.
Plans have been revived for the op-
Grafton Of country club in Pocatello.
! The owners OF the new residential
section on the west bench. known as
Pocatello Heights, are fathering the
present movement.
Bosses retail stores report an IN
precedented holiday business, running
n most cases % per cent or more
greater than that OF year ago. Some
torres report a Christmas trade 80 or
! 100 per cent greater than that OF
1915.
Residents Of Milvale have filed a
1 <SNANA0A GA0 NAAAhAoAAA Win INC p4DAAL
utilities commission against stock
2 ards maintained at that point by the
s Pacific & Idaho Northern railroad
The Midyale people say the yards ar
II too small.
% A new system of bringing bootle
al whisky into the state was foiled whe
e. Pocatello police officers discoyere
le orty.seYen sacks of whisky in
IS freight car in the o. S. L. yard
is which was supposed to contain hous
hold goods.
u Alex Stalker OF Meridian has col
IS pleted and forwarded to Bird-Lore. Z
lie eastern publication in the interests
e bird life, a census of the feathered
is habitants OF this part of Idaho. u
v Stalker takes such census each yei
e at the holiday season.
The combined resources OF 100 stat
4 banks reporting November II. 191
s was 1924, 7s7.04; total deposits, s34
l, 833, O39.99; savings deposits and tim
T certificates of deposit, S7,s07,177.0
; capital. s3.724,530; surplus. 1865
$ 142.69; undivided profits, s49s,456.S1.
2 Reviewing the progress Of Idah,
through the banking conditions during
: the last year, the showing is mos
gratifying The banks, both state anG
} national. have made most phenom
email growth as regards resources, de
} posits, loans and discounts and re-
serve.
After &c years Of continuous service
on the state supreme court bench,
| 4
from public life on December 81. The
judge expects to retire to his home
at HALEY, where he has maintained
his residence since coming TO Idaho
IN 1881.
A new cash receipt system OF book
keeping went into effect in the sew
eral departments Of the state govern
ment on January l. An appropriation
Of IS, 500 was made by the last legis-
lature for the installing of a modern
system of accounting in the state de-
partments and state institutions.
Foremen in the employ of the Bur
rell Construction company of Chicago
have arrived at Caldwell and started
preparations for erection Of the giant
concrete elevator OF 100000 bushels
capacity and the making of other i'm
proyements in me plant of the Cald.
well Milling & Elevator company.
The Poeatello lodge Of Elks is 10 re
ceiEe for mounting the head and pelt
Of what is said TO be one OF the larg-
est and finest specimens of elk that
has been killed during the present
season. Judge F. ]. Cowan OF the
Seventh judicial district is the donor
OF the trophy.
AS soon as the legislature convenes
a bin is TO be introduced in both
branches providing for the appoint.
ment Of an additional judge for the
Fifth judicial district, as without such
assistance it would be impossible for
Judge Guheen TO try one-half of the
civil cases pending in Bannock coun.