The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-10
MERIDIAN NEWS NOTES

Win colo Auu "a kilHpts
j. 7. LaFond was in Meridian We'd
nesday
Mrs. Bert Graham. residing near
Meridian, Is quite III with la grippe.
q. X. Wallace OF Meridian has g
fine new Paige auto. for his Meridian
livery trade.
Born "a Mr. and Mrs George
Nnurse. residing north OF Meridian,
Wednesday, May Stt q daughter
Mrs. Nick strawn and daughter of
Alpha are Waiting at the home Of
Al A. Iaaeiey
prof George Gould, % tho Merid-
ian nublic schools, Is reported quite
ia Al his home IN Boise
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Torrance and
s0n Visited over sunday AZ the home
81 Mr ana Mrs 4. a. Beasley
Wayne ilhoads lnst seven months
old. s. the owner OF SIS worth Of
&. 8 war savings stamps.
Miss Florence Hyde Of Boise, Was
visiting Miss Ruth Peer during the
week
MI. ana Mrs. b &. Pfaffle and
daughter Carolyn were guests In
Meridian sunday
Lea Marstefs has returned from
Smiths Prairie where he has been 10
look after his ranch.
PROF. &. G. Minden aud vito have
gone 70 Pneatello where they VIII
make their future home,
The birth OF daughter il reported
at the home 81 Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Scream
Volney Watts who II stationed al
Camp Lewis arrived home Monday,
called by the death OF his mother
sam Lauderbaugh II another OF the
soldier boys from Capm Lewis who
has come home on q furlough,
NIisses Vera and Zela Watts arrived
home from near Idaho Falls Sunday
having been called home by the
death OF their mother
Dr, II. Z. Cook. now In the govern
nent work was home from TwlnFalls
for visit He returned Sunday
morning
REV. aud Mrs G. A, Quinn. Mrs
II, r Neal. Mrs Sol Nelson, and Mrs
Ray Gregory attended the funeral
of Mrs Watts at Payette Tuesday
Harley Hedges who is stationed at
Camp Lewis. arrived Monday on
fnrlough lie Is released from duty
TOR sufficient time to help with
farm operations.
G. NJ. Fife the genial foreman OF
the Statesman press room, was up
from Boise Friday and doctored
sts.le In 40 "a
Mrs Homer Tolleth and grandson
Melton Cairns have returned from
Parma after several days visit with
Prof and Mrs. Neal Nash.
Merrill IA, Fox. son OF T.. 8, Fox.
residing east Of Meridian. enlisted |
Monday IN the quartermaster's corps
of the IT, 8. army. lie left Monday |
night for salt Lake.
Mrs. Julia Walt has been seriously |
IN, and the LADY being quite old, her
condition has caused her friends /
much concern. An ont-nf.town /
paper enormously stated her death
one day this week
Daisy Hicks residing near Meridian
has flied suit In district court against |
Malcolm Hicks for a divorce, on the
charge OF cruelty She asks for the
custody OF their two children and q
division OF the property
The Rcd cross soclal and bazaar
al Hlilsdaie aehool-house Was q very
successful event. and the Red Cross
treasury was enriched 70 the amount
or $4,000
The Meridian cemetery association
cleanup day was success and al
good force we're on hand TO help
clear the place OF weeds and under
brush
Mr. aud Mrs $. NJ. Burns plan 20
leave soon for Cambridge, to spend
the summer They have 80 acres near
the edge OF that town and this was
formerly owned by w II Johns OF
Meridian.
The handsome new Meridian the
atre is fast nearing completion. II
viii have one Of the host anditoriuma
in the state, with q stage that IL a
credit TO the place being roomy
enough to accommodate the largest
companies
Mrs Georgia Anderson and two
children arrived last week from Seat
tie. Nash. 20 visit her father. NJ, IL.
Currant and two children Tom An.
dprson. her husband has enlisted and
Is on his way 10 France Mrs, An
ierson viii make her home In Merid-
ian while her husband Is away,
MI, aud Mrs. Robert sugden. who
we're married recently at Grand
Junction. Colo, have located on a
| farm 2 miles west OF Meridian, Mrs,
/ sugden says her father. l.. 4. Jordy,
has already returned to Idaho aud
/ IS prospecting In the Twin Falls sec
ton. and the family VIII follow him
/ la few DAYS.
/ Il Is announced that the ne~ bank
viii open for business next week Il
viii DO known as the Meridian State
I Hank. Incorporated for $4,000, with
IL. l. Newh0use OF Boise president
IJ. W. Hudson Of Meridian yice-pres-
4 ident. and a. ID. stanton OF Meridian
/ cashier. The fixtures are being In