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Around the Boise Valley Loop Caldwell Meridian Middleton Star Eagle Today's News from TownsAlong the Interurban Line. EARNERS PLAN TO SECURE DRAINAGE ' FOR THEIR LANDS Dis* ■ict to Be Organized by the Land Owners on the North Side of the Boise Jfciver. - , , factory a Middleton. Mr lack man ager of the company will be in at tendance to explain he plan of h.s company. The outlook for securing the industry is highly encouraging as the' S'" ' 00k , U! '° n f he Proposition with favor and are disposed to co operate with the company. Dairying is a profitable and growing industry in this section and contributes mate rially to its great prosperity. The town council met last night and after Lansaeting routine business, ini tiated a clean-up and paint-up jpaign for the town. Btrong here and to it is to be attribut cd the constant growth and progress of the town. Biddleton, April 4.—With a view to accomplishing the complete drainage of thbir lands, the farmers of the north side of the Boise valley have organ ized and propose to effect the forma tion of'a drainage district. William mon, postmaster and tile editor of _ e Herajd, has been chosen secre tary of the organization and directed to conduct an educational campaign for the accomplishment of the district. Meetings will be held at early dates tinder Mr. Lemon's supervision at Can yon school, Middleton, Central Park, Star, Eagle, and Green Meadows. A mass meeting of the dairymen of this section is to be held aj this place Friday night to discuss the proposed plan of the Co-operative Creamery company of Boise to establish a cheese cam Civte pride is There is an increasing demand for farm lands in proximity to Middleton. Quite a number of deals have been made by local real estate men recently and all indications point to the rapid upbuilding of the tributary country and a substantial growth for the town. Professor Cummings and wife enter tained the entire high school at a leap year party at their home Friday even ing. The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap tist church will meet Wednesday with Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Flint and Mrs. Barney will en tertain the members of the Agogas and Philatheas Sunday school classes of the Baptist church this evening at the home of Mrs. Flint. Evangelist Singer Huggins and his pianist, who are engaged In the big tabernacle meeting at Nampa conduct Miss Eda Gorrie and Miss Davis, teachers in the Payette schools, were ed the special music at the union services in Middleton today. Miss Marjorie Timpke is visiting her brother at Pierce Park. visttors at the home of Mrs. G. C. Painter Friday night, going on to Boise for the grand opera. J. A. King, who had a limb broken last week by having his horse upon him is rapidly improving. H. C. Flint and family motored to Parma Sunday to visit relatives. Thlrty-twq members of the B. B. B.'s a Sunday school class of the Baptist! church, were banqueted Friday night by Mesdames H. C. Flint and E. D. Bar "ZS: t S e n a F1 H t l ds 0 a r\is i ,ed at KinXn hmne it "bury Te 11 B l ev 0f H th G. W wm i ams, pastor of ft.1 Methodist church, who has been in St weeks 8 aHer'an O pera^ion e on°the 8 spfna! column, made necessary by an abscess fall on the brain, returned home yesterday. Rev. Mr. Faublan, of Donnelly, who has relieved Rev. Williams during his illness, has returned home and Rev. Mr. Shield, of Thunder City, will oe cupy the pulpit for him until he com pletely recovers. Twelve persons were baptized by Dr. L. A. Garrison, pastor of the Bap tist church, Sunday following the union Service. WILL HAVE CHARGE OF » THE TABERNACLE MEETINGS Nampa, April 4.—Rev. Edgar L. Mills, who will be ln charge of the tabernacle meetings which began last week, will arrive today from Lincoln, Neb. Rev. Mr. Mills is a noted evange list 'Worker. Co-operating in the series of meetings with Rev. Mills will be Charles L. Huggins, a singer and must cal composer of national reputation. The tabernacle has a seating capacity of 1000. The attendance last evening wa, to the seating capacity. In addl tlon to Rev. Mills and Mr. Huggins, Mrs. Huggins and Miss E. Lucia Cash appear as soloist and pianiste. Miss Ada Polly is ln charge of the meeting of the women. Much Interest is being manifested in the meetings. ^ Nampa New« Notes. Nampa, April 4.—J. S. Heilner left yesterday for Baker and Portland, Oregon, on a business trip. Verne Heilig, of the First National bank suffered a sudden attack of Indigestion Sunday night and is now In a serious condition at his residence, At a birthday party celebrating her seventh birthday anniversary Satur day. Miss Corona Dewey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Dewey, entertained 40 of her little friends. Dainty re-.of freshments were served as a lunch. \V. A. Pleasants returned last week from a business trip to Baltimore, Md. ACTIVITY SHOWN IN REAL ESTATE Optimistic Sentiment Shown at Nampa—Trying to Se cure Nazarene College. Nampa, April 4.—Through the activ ity of the Nampa Chamber of Com merce Nampa appears to be taking on new life, and an optimistic sentiment is to be noted in business circles. This past week, through the real estate firm of Walling & Walling, Lynn E. McKeith of Grandview purchased 61 residence lots from E. H. and W. C. Dewey for the sum of $7600, and will begin the construction of modern resi dences upon the same at once for rental purposes. The H. P. Marsing residence on Sixteenth avenue has been sold to Dan Nash, of Wyoming, for $12,500. Another sale of note is that of two lots on Eighth avenue from H. P. Patridge to Ross Caddy for a consideration of $600. The Chamber of Commerce is con centrating its energy upon an effort to secure the Nazarene college, which that church has proposed to estab lish at this place, and is being enthu siastically supported by the business men. A meeting of the club will be held tomorrow night to launch a cam j palgn for raisln(r the ; ed of the clty by tbe church jj Tullis church of ' Boise , ls here to asslst ln tbe | campaign. The college means much ; to tbe c!ty a3 lt l8 the onlv college of tho church between Pasadena, Cal., ' I amount demand Rev. W. pastor of the Nazarene .•h ! the west and Forest Park, la, on the i east. ., m pm ELECTIONS ARE HELD I 11 i elect delegates to the Republican state | convention at Twin Falls, *-♦ » ♦ Nampa, April 4.—Primary precinct elections are being held today by the Republicans throughout Canyon county for the purpose of electing delegates the county convention, which will COMPLAINT 18 FILED filed ;, lBainst Çity Marshal Finch, j but no action was taken in the matter, .no opportunity having been afforded to j hear the other side of the case. It is j understood that the complaint against ! f? n< T h is the ° f the TIm Mc ' ! h, case w ? 1 ® h has been exercising the citizens of the town for some time, j The business men of the town j authorized to construct hitching I for the convenience of th* tnum AGAIN8TTHE MARSHAL Meridian. April 4.—At the meeting of the city board last night, complaint ' ' ! t i ' oar<1 ' MERIDIAN NEWS IN BRIEF Mercian Anrll r , ' J \ ft " d ! and frlends in ^ tL re th Ts *ee!. ^ vl MUng^at^'th^"* 1 h m * > *' n * >or *' ana j Mr . ai f d Mr8 . H. Blowers" ShTwili j visit here fur a couple of months. F. F. Thomas, proprietor of the Meridian hotel, has a piece of Villa Mexican money. J ued at 10 pesos. were posts he convenience of the town under I certain regulations, one being that the I posts be painted and connected with I steel cables. Aside from this nothing j but routine business cams before the 1 j It is a paper bill val The bill is the same size ns a $10 bill, American currency, j Mr. Thomas had the bill sent to him j by Dr. Atterbury of southern Cali fornia. Mr. Thomas studied osteopathy I under Dr. Atterbury ln Ottumwa, Ia„ i in 1896. Twenty-two Ford cars have been sold since Feb. 10 , 1916, b - the IIedge 3 agency here. Ralph Snow of Boise was visiting Meridian friends Monday. He left last night, for Arizona where he is working. association | • w ' ^ have a meeting at (he high school ! Friday evening. A program will be ® lven The teachers will entertain the i Parents at the-Friday meeting. Tbe »tudy class of the Epworth league will meet tonight at the home J- G. Garrett, Liveryman Percy McFarland Purchased an auto truck to use in con nection with his drayage husinesa. sale at the Perkin's farm ter duy, of the stock of Cuddy and Per The Parent-Teachers' 1..I yes kins •as quite a success. The hogs sold well, bringing close around 10 cents a pound. Leo Marsters. of Marsters & Son, was compelled to go to Boise yester day to h^ve an eye treated. It devel oped th ' the ball had been scratched. but not seriously Injured, Noel Wolf returned yesterday from Kansas City where he had taken 15 carloads of cattle. He reports rough weather and ls loud In his praise o* Idaho's climate. Mrs. Anna Champlain of Portland Ore., ls visiting In Meridian, the guest her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B Powers. Another carload of hay was shipped frum Meridian yesterday. BITTER CONTEST IN DIVORCE SUIT Case of Jessie P. McCarty Vesus Charles J. Mc Carty Heard. Caldwell, April 4.—Judge Edward L Bryan today began hearing the bitterly contested divorce case in which Jessie P. McCarty is plaintiff and Charles J. McCarty, defendant. Cruelty is alleged In the complaint. There are commu nity property Interests and the cus tody of two children Involved. One of the children was born after the di vorce suit was filed. They were mar ried in Caldwell in 1912 and have since lived in Payette. The defendant in a demurrer denies every allegation charged in the complaint Griffith & Griffith represent the plaintiff and Norris & Hummer of Payette the de fendant Alimony and suit money are asked by the plaintiff. The county commissioners have sub mitted all open 1914 tax sales for de linquent taxes to the Canyon County Abstract & Trust company preparatory to filing foreclosure suits. A marriage license was issued today to L, E. Spencer and Nellie Gurwell, both of Caldwell. It is given out from the county as sessor's office that the work of as sessing the county Is progressing rap idly. The assessor iç assessing at the same valuation as last year regardless of the fact that the state board of equalization increased the valuation. The assessor believed the action of the state board was unjust. SCHOOL PROBLEM An Important Meeting Is to Be Held at Meridian Tonight. Meridian, April 4.—There will be a school meeting tonight at the grade school building to discuss the advisa bility of continuing the rural high school. Dr. Sisson, state commission er of education, and Miss Ivy Wilson, county superintendent of education, will be present and deliver addresses ln reference to the subject under con sideration. When the high school was organized a number of county districts joined the town In the organization of the rural high school, some of which have since withdrawn thereby creasing the expenses of maintaining the rural high school and causing some advocacy for it being returned to the status of a town high school. Howev er, it is to be noted that there ls siderable sentiment in favor of lté tention as a rural high school, the im pression prevailing that as such it has proven attractive to ln çon re many country people and contributed in no small measure to Meridian's growth prosperity. The matter will be thor oughly discussed and the continuance of the school under its present organi zation is not lmprobuble. and TO HELP WOMEN. After terrible sufferings, numberless women have used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and from ailments peculiar to their Many of these, who cannot bear that other women should suffer as they did without knowing what to do, have 'writ ten letters telling their experience to be published to the world. These hon est. helpful stories are constantly pearing in the them, ailing women, they are written with no motive but your good.—Adv. recovered| sex. ap newspnpers. Rea'd TWELVE CARLOADS OF BALED HAY SHIPPED Meridian, April 24.—Frank Nourse yesterday finished shipping 12 carloads of baled hay to Mountain Home and Portland. per ton, f. o. b. Meridian, deal of baled hay has been shipped from here this season, among the ship pers being M. D. Dobson and the Un ion Seed & Fuel company of Boise. Joseph Duree and a crew of four men during the past two months have baled 609 tons of hay in the Deer Flat country south of Caldwell. All of this nay is being shipped to Portland. Mr. Duree has about six weeks more work baling hay in the Deer Flat country. He sold his hay at $11.60 A great Fertilizers for lawns, garden, fields. W. S. & G. Co. Phone $23. 9th and Grove. tf MRS. FLOED RESIGNS AS PROBATION OFFICER Mrs. Fred Fioed has resigned as a probation officer to Join her husband in tbs. newspaper business and will be The Marks Co FAIR PRICES ALL THE TIME In these days of fluctuating prices on merchandise, some factories are taking advantage of conditions and putting their prices up to get abnormal profits on their product and likewise, some retailers do the sale prices of all kinds of wearables have been steadily advancing for about a year. We have steadfastly fused to advance our prices. Large contracts and lucky purchases we have made throughout the past six months, have put us in a position few retailers enjoy today This Spring and Summer we will offer you as good val ues in Clothes as ever in our history, and in many in stances our profit will be almost divided to do this, but we intend to protect our trade against the big advances as long as we can. The whole same. re I * Come in and Look at Our Suits and See for Yourself that we are Offering the Best Suits at $ 15, $20 and $25 Real Indigo Dyed Blue Denim Overalls, $1 The Best Boys, Suits in the City for $5.00 come the business manager of The New Freedom. Mrs. Floed's resigna tion has been in the hands of Judge Dunlap for some time and will become effective at the end of the present quarter on April 10. It is understood that Judge Dunlap has tendered the BUY STEPHAN'S ALO AFA BREAD té And you will be CONVINCED that only the BEST MATERIALS are used in mak ing such a loaf of BREAD. wfififififiwwfififi fifi wwfifififiiwfififififiwiiwfifii w iwfiiwiwfifi r BEES for QUICK SALE COMPLETE BEE BUSINESS. Four yards, best locations in Snake River Valley, Greatest locations for honey in Idaho, producing absolutely the fin est honey, of such .quality that one buyer wanted 6 to 8 carloads. Will require at least half cash. "BEES," Care Capital News. position to one of the best known men of the city, who has the maLer of acceptance under consideration. V'O Spring Woolsns Have Arrived. Gus R. Mueller, tailor, Falk bldg.— Adv. Ml roadway 1 limited ◄ I j LCIinw Zs, Englewood Ar.NewYerk 9:40 a.m. Westbound: UNewYork 2:43a.m. Ar.Englewood 9:22m. tn. Ar.aientn 9:43 a.g a. 12:40 12:33 p m. Chicago rar a 20 HOURS Pennsylvania Lines a V eollon Y W. r. 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