The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-15

rate of IA day from heat.
Tex Rickard, manager, figures that
there will be half million of profit
from the Dempsey-C Carpenter fight.
The first carload or Idaho potatoes
to be moved this year was loaded at
King Hill last week.
William Howard Taft took the oath
of office Monday as chief justice of
the supreme court.
The United States Steel corpora
ton Friday announced reduction in
pipe and tube prices from So to SIP
a ton and SIS in wire and wire nails.
Sixteen condemnation suits on
property involved in construction
of the American Falls dam were filed
in the United States court recently.
The Ada county commissioners will
not appropriate money toward ex-
penses of running the Idaho fair a..
Boise this fall. -..s
bOlDS uuStHCbo uHSJ SuD-
scribe 100 shares at 500 share for
the Idaho state fair this year if one is
to be held. -M
The 10-year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Nick Nickerson of Kuna
was accidentally shot and killed by
her 7-year-old brother.
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Walter Brand has purchased the
Yates building at Ninth and Main
streets in Boise and will operate his
restaurant in the basement or the
big Office building.
Mrs. Minnie Priest Dutton, prom
inent club woman and public speak
er, died at Boise Wednesday. She
was a prominent member of the Re-
bekah lodge.
Cuts of 81 to $5 in commission
rates for handling car lots of live
stock on the Omaha exchange has
been announced, as follows: Cattle,
$25 to $21;. sheep $25 to $40; and
hogs SIG to SIS.
Jack Johnson, former heavyweight
champion, was released from the
Leavenworth prison, after serving a
sentence and paying fine, under
the Mann act.
Miss Pearl Tyer has been appointed
law librarian at the state supreme
court library, to succeed Mrs. Stella
Baldertson. Mrs. Baldertson goes to
Madison, Wis, to serve as matron in
one OF the sororiety homes.
Earl Venable, prominent Idaho
newspaperman, and former private
secretary of Senator Borah, has been
named AS secretary of the national
republican congressional committee
Earl will fill the position as only a
"ide-awake westerner can.
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Local guarantors of the 1921 chau-
tauqua at Boise were assessed 81 each
to make upa deficiency. Scarcity OF
money in the country has had it's eff
feet on all community enterprises
this year. Instead of talking for an
indefinite time over the loss of the
81 per, the Boise guarantors say:
Wen have bigger Ellison White
chautauqua next year than ever!"
We might mention again that the
prune crop will be the largest ever
gathered in Idaho--and the fact that
most of the crop in the Meridian sec
tion will be handled in the green
state and shipped to the eastern mar
ket as green prunes Cor plums)
means that many will be EMPLOYED
III Meridian this fall to get the crop
out, and good pay roll is assured.
The lower foothills of the Boise
mountains have been bright with
grass fires this week, and the sight
especially at night, is very beautiful.
Ihere is some danger that the wheat
OF the dry farmers will catch fire and
burn, as it is dry enough now to be
consumed by fire, and much care
must be exercised, and especially by
campers in the mountains. The dry
tarm crop this year is the best in the
history of Idaho.
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Her Husbands Wife," farce
comedy will be given by troupe of
University of Idaho players in Boise
tuesday, July 18th, matinee and ev-
enlng, at the Pinney theatre. The uni
Versity players are far better than
many professional aggregations. For
information in regard to tickets, you
can phone to Mr.. Claude w. Gibson,
a member of the alumni association,
at Boise.