The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-12
Meridian Times
Published Each Friday.
$50 PER YEAR.
JOHN r.. BAIRD.
Publisher and Proprietor.
MERIDIAN NEWS NOTES

Voorhees,, q boy.
Born. Dec. i 10 Mr. and Mrs
Charlie Nimbell girl
! IL. III. McNeal has been employed
by The fogge Motor 90.
Born, Dee. 4. to Mr.. and Mrs u u
Maitley south OF Meridian. boy
Born. 10 Mr.. and Mrs Andrew
Modsen. northwest Of Meridian,
Z Dec, ), boy
Hugh Angleton Of Boise and IL
Hughes OF knnn We're ia Meridian
+ Monday
Secretary O. Al Remington OF ms
( Nampa q Meridian irrigation dlatric
Was over from NampH Tuesday
Mr, and Mrs. George Hardin ana
fred Femton attended the musica
comedy chin chin" az the Pinnes
Saturday evening
Members Of the w, III Peer family
and the John WhiflocK family are
lquarantlned for small pox The dis.
ease II Isl light form,
a. result OF the coal famine all
he business houses Ia town open al
i O'Clock and close AZ o. The drug
stores stay open until 3 o'clock
i The Empress stock company Is now
scheduled 10 play each "Wednesday
evening III Meridian There will also
bs the nsual Thursday night picture
show
John Cato nnileaded hay baler
Wednesday that N some baler II
wiil get through with 90 20 7b tons
III hay Ia an hour when working on
/ fnli steam He also received a Small
ley hay chopper.
Howard Price who has Been EN-
ploved since the first OF the term az
manual training teacher at the Mer-
dian High school, left Thursday for
los Angeles. t'alif., where he VIII re-
side
supt and Mrs II +. Powers we're
III Boise Tuesday evening 10 see
the Irish dfamatist and singer chaun.
cey 0icott IN Macushla OF the
pinney They pronounce the nIay very
Zine,
The intense cold Tuesday caused
several OF the rooms In the grade
school 20 be uncomfortable for the
children and so they were dismissed
for the day Wednesday was nice
and warm and d full attendance al
8chuOi was reported
Sonia Clemens eame down from
the Council country Wednesday for
visit He has opened new ranch of
500 acres IA miles west OF Council
for Il. G. Pfaffie and Charley on-
wiier, 1t will be stocked in the
spring
Next Wednesday afternoon az 2
o'clock Dec. 18th, there will be
meeting OF the ladies aid IN the base
ment of the Methodist cnnren, Eaen
one present is asked 10 bring two
quarts OF canned fruit, donation TO
the Children's home.
Wills &. Stanton was In Meridian
yesterday. He reports good success on
his farm located on Route Nampa.
He had In 4S acres OF wheat, when
averaged 33 bushels ana some went
so bushels, He threshed 1865 BUSH
els which he sold for Ss.la per hun
dred
G. w - Nj day was observed by
the Christian church in Meridian last
sunday Mrs J O. Rice gave re-
port OF the international convention
held In Cincinnati, o., In October, I'm
the evening nageant was given by
years OF service The church was ap-
propriately decorated,
A meeting was held at Parkins
hall by the Cooperative Creamery
company stockholders Thursday, On
account OF insufficient advertising a
quorum was not present and the ell
ection was postponed The old board
consisting OF Messrs. Me. Dermott,
Fsack, Pfaffle. Drake and Marsters
vii hold over.
Recent arrivals In Meridian from
Lennon. South Dakota, are II. e.
Bywater and Robert Hannah. Before
coming here they had one months
severe winter weather In South Dak-
eta and were quite surprised when
they reached sunny Idaho to find IL
III the grip OF severe snow storm
Mr. Bywater and Mr.. Hannah are the
guest OF their cousins. Mrs Jack
Grimmett and Mrs ISiluish.
y l. Russell residing ON route 3
west OF Meridian was az local the
atne Thursday night, and parked his
| trusty Ford on Idaho street. AFTER
| the show the car was nowhere TO Do
/ found. Those who stole the machine
/ drove IN the direction OF Boise when
starting out but may have left the
main highway. II liz 1919 model
bearing a California license No.
32429l The engine number Is
99t939 The theft was reported 20
the sheriff OF Ada county but no clue
has been discovered
| Dee. 18th was the S1st birthday OF
Joseph A. Hill, father OF angus HILL
residing five miles southeast OF Mer-
idian. Thirty friends gathered to
enjoy good dinner and congratulate
MrHill on his good health AT the dim
ner was nice turkey which disap-
Feared in very short time. Also
some Of the finest cake. so Pow
ers says. that ever graced a dinner
table, II was not a young folks party
as five of those present counted their
aggregate age at $50 years.
Commandant Reynolds, OF the Id.
aho Soldiers Home, was here Wed,
nesday and rented his house on Pine
street TO George Royce DR. Reynolds