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THe -Meridian Times
VOLUME 2.
NUMBER 27.
MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1910.
THE MERIDIAN TIMES
John F. Baird, Publisher.
Independent Phone 274.
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Issued Every Friday. Price! $| a Year.
Meridian and Vicinity.
Fresh cow for sale. A.S. Hadley.
Rooms to Rent. Mrs. 8. M.
Burns, Meridian, Idaho.
For Sale—Fine Jonuthan ap
ples. Ind. phone 846.
Good heating stove for sale.
Enquire at Times office.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Evans, Nov. 12th, a girl,
Mrs. James, of Boise, was the
guest of Mrs. Baird Monday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Wolfe, residing two miles south of
Meridian, Nov. 15th, a boy.
Miss Bess Dunlap, of Boise
a week-end visitor in Meridian,
the guest of Mrs. Baird.
Miss Alice Livsey, of Lincoln,
Neb., was visiting Mrs. H. L. Bal
lard this week.
Lather Briggs will rent his
ranch and will leave the Meridian
Country.
W. W. Groves has gone for a
three-weeks' business triptoPittB
tmrg, Penn., and later to points in
Missouri.
Ed Rhodes has commenced pro
ceedings for divorce from Mary
Rhodes on the grounds of deser
tion.
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I am ready to do plain sewing,
Mrs. R. A. Stanton, west end of
Broadway, Meridian, Ind. phone
154 Red.
Plasterer S. B. Jones and wife
are rejoicing over the arrival of a
fine little girl at tbefr home last
Saturday morning.
Don't forget the old fashioned
dinner at the room under the I. Ü.
O. F. hall, Nov. 24th.
Use of saddle pony or driving
horse, both gentle, for feed during
the winter. Ind. phone 846.
Purebred Buff Leghorn hens for
sale. Mrs. J. F. McFarland, one
half mile southwest of Meridian,
tnd. phone 20.
If you desire to Subscribe for
any newspaper or magazine on
earth call at the Times office
and save money.
Chickens for Sale—Fifty fine,
pure-bred Barred Plymouth Rock
cockerels at $2.50' each. Bart L.
Radley, Meridian, phone 68.
Mrs. James Morden and chil
dren have returned to Berry
Island, Ontario, Canada, after a
Visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank
Slater.
The Meridian post-office will be
open on Sundays and on legal
holidays hereafter from 10 o'clock
to 11, instead! of from 9 to 10 as
heretofore.
J. C. Hearn has added a candy
kitchen to his up-to-date bakery
and confectionary, and plans an
extensive candy trade, with home
made goods.
Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Wright-, who
have been residing near Salmon
City for three years, have returned
to Meridian, and located oft their
ranch on Ten Mile.
D. W. McFadden and S, R
Johnesse have gone to the' Seven
Devils country where they have a
contract for some tunnel tfork in
the Blue Jacket mine.
The Pomona Grange held a
good roads meeting in Meridian
Wednesday, and representatives
were present from different granges
of Ada aud Oauyou counties.
The regular meeting of the
Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic will be held this, Friday,
evening at the Odd Fellows' hall
And a full attendance is urgently
requested.
J. L. Jones has taken out a
license and will carry on a dray
and teaming business in Meridian.
He had several years' experience
in Murphysboro, 111., and guaran
tees satisfaction.
The third grade of the school
has been moved to the old school
building, in charge of Miss Nellie
Tolleth. This will give room
for the agricultural department
$n the main school building.
The Home Finding society
social, given by the Epworth
League Friday evening was suc
cessful and a neat sum was real
ised. Rev. C. P. Christian, super
ifttebdent of the home was preseftt.
HIAWATHA COAL,
on© ton and it will go as far as
on© and a quarter tons of any
Other Coal. For sale only at the
Union Coal & Feed Go, Meridian.
U ; a, i- think about YOUT
18 time to tninlt a f
pictures for Christmas The old
folks back east are waiting for a
ffotgni of t ba utatf b»i>i- «fcff
A. Newell, photographer,
1 * 0 , Idaho. Phone 75o.
banquet is being
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planned for W edneeday
Nov. 30th, at the M. E. church
parlors. The plan is to interest
the men in ohurob werk aud the
organization of a brotherhood. A
fife© program is beinÿ arranged/
Buy
A men's
The ladies of the Christian
church will serve dinner on
thanksgiving day in the room
below the Odd Fellows hall.
Everybody invited to come and get
a thanksgiving dinner like your
mother used to cook.
There are more rumors of Boiee
being on the main line, this to be
accomplished next year. The pro
posed road will leave the Short
Line at Owinza, in the Shoshone
country, go through Richfield,
Camas Prairie, Boise and to Pay
ette. This will leave Nampa off
the main line.
Dayton Hedges has commenced
the erection of a bungalow on
lots on State street, adjoining the
residence property of E. C. Pfaf
fle. The house will be well built
and modern in every respect and
will be an ornament to that por
tion of the town.
William S. Greer and Theresa
Amitrula were married at Boise
Monday, and will locate on Mr.
Greer's nice farm near Lake Low
ell, in Canyon county. Monday
evening Mrs. David Baldwin gave
a reception to the couple, and
among those present were Mrs.
H. H. Dudley, of Creston, Iowa,
Miss Elsie Greer, of Lewiston, and
Mrs. D. L. Badley.
If you have a batch of butter
waiting and you want some butter
wrappers printed in a hurry,
phone your order into the Times
office, Ind. phone 274. Wrappers
printed on a few honrs' notice. Yon
can pay for them when you come
to Meridian. Prices, 100, 75c.;
250, $1.50; 500, $2. Only the best
quality of paraffine paper used and
special butter wrapper ink.
James Prow, wishing
his bnsines8. will sell
auction at his ranch, known as the
i A. D. Clark ranch, four miles
southwest of Boise, one-half mile
south of Perkins station, six and
one-half miles southeast of Merid
ian, Monday, Nov, 21st, at 10
o'clock, five horses, two colts, one
mule, two cows, two dozen chick
ens, farming implements and three
sets of harness. Free lunch at
noon.
J. T. Howland has sold his
ranch and will have! a big public
auction at the place, three miles
southwest of Meridian, Tuesday,
Nov. 22d, with Col. Marsters &
Son, auctioneers, and E. C. Pfaffle,
clerk. Twelve horses, four milk
cows, farming implements and
seed grain will be sold. Most of
the articles are nearly new and are
bargains at the price that they
will be bid off at. Everybody go.
Free lunch.
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Sptci> | Congregational Meeting of the First
Presbyterian Church, Bone, Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that there
_j|j t,e a special meeting- of the mtm
of Presbyterian Church,
a o{ g 0 i Se city. Idaho, field at the
Y»!
for the purpose of voting ou the prop
osition of selling lots five (5) and six
< 6) , block eleven(ll), Fairview addition
ry c ,, Citv Idaho.
Byordfr of the Board Of Trustees,
g£ ise< îda ho. Nov. 17th, mo.
Tbomas B. Lintow,
Pre »ident of the Board of Trustees,
A Uttav D. FsVa,
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to cnange
at public
A successful Sunday school
rally was held at the Victory school
bouse, four miles norwest of Me
ridian, Sunday afternoon, by the
Victory and Blue Valley Sunday
schools. Miss Nellie J. Byers,
president of the Ada County Sun
day School Association, was present
and conducted an interesting
round table discussion on "Some
Duties of Superintendents." An
excellent paper was read by Miss
Bell, of Boise, on "Home Depart
ment Work." Mrs. G. M. Grover,
of Boise, gave a good talk on
"How to Conduct a Sunday
School." Music was furnished by
the Victory and Blue \ alley
choirs. Talks were given by W. B.
Walt, superintendent of Victory
Sunday school; Mr. Johnson, su
perintendent of the Blue Valley
Sunday school and Mr. Ayers,
Delegates were elected from each i
school to attend the convention to
be held in Boise.
Look, Ladies, Look.
A beautiful set of real silver
Inives, forks, tea spoons, desert
spoons, soap spoons, oyster forks,
six of each kind; one salad spoon,
one olive spoon, one cold meat
fork to be given free. With every
package of LeDarice face prepar
ations a ohance on the above set.
Demonstrator will be at the Gar
rett Mercantile Co.'s store, Satur
day, November 19th; Tuesday and
Wednesday, November 22d and
23d. Don't miss this chance to
get a beautiful Christmas present
Thanksgiving Day Rates.
Via Oregon Short Line railroad.
Tickets on sale November 23d and
24th, limited to November 28th.
See agents for further particulars.
Horace Bray is taking treatment
for his injured knee at a Boise
hospital. ,
Hoarseness in a child subject to croup
is a sure indicatioS of the approach of
the disease If Chamberlain s Cough
Remedy is given art once or even after
the croupy cough has appeared, it will
prevent the attack. Contains no poison.
Sold by W. M. A. Hayden.
Secretary.
Notes from Meridian Schools.
Every member of the graduating
class of the Meridian high school
1910, is continuing his or her edu
cation. Wallace Atkinson is
taking an engineering course at
the Idaho State University, at
Moscow, Karl Knutson is takiug
a law course at the Oregon State
University, Salem, Ore. Montie
Dess is taking a business course
at Link's Business College, at
Boise. Jesse Hedges is studying
music under Prof. Aller, of. Boise,
preparing to be a singing evange
list. Bert Payne is attending
Denver University, Denver, Colo.
Cora Bickford is preparing to
teach. Rae McFadden is teaching
at Heath, Idaho, and Blanche
Hedges is taking some post grad
uate work in the Meridian high
school. Keep your eye on this
class, they will make their mark.
The Athenian society, of the
high school, gave their regular
program last Friday afternoon at
the high school room. It consisted
of recitations, essays and themes,
interspersed with music.
The seventh and eighth grades
will give a joint program this,
Friday, afternoon,
good from all indications.
Several pupils are absent from
school on account of the mumps.
The seventh and eighth grades
have entered the piano contest.
Their candidate is Marie Palmer.
V<->te for Marie and thereby help
the school get a piano.
It will be
Piano Contest.
Five elegant pianos for the five
most popular young ladies, their
popularity to be determined
by the number of coupon votes
cast for them by the public
between now and February 1st.
Campaign officially opens with
this announcement, and will run
without interruption for ten weeks
Nomination lists, however, are
open for three weeks only.
The Meridian Times and the
Vickers-Sims Hardward Co. are
jointly offering these prizes for
the purpose of advertising and
want the co-operation of every
alert and active young lady in this
locality for the purpose of collect
ing coupon votes for themselves
or other entered candidates.
Official nomination of any can
didate can be made by means of
nomination ballot "A" which ap
pears elsewhere in this issue.
The candidate's name written
plainly on this ballot and mailed
or delivered to the contest mana
ger at the Vickers-Sima Hardware
Co. store is all that is necessary
to officially enter the candidate of
your choice.
Each candidate nominated will
be started with 1000 votes to her
credit. Voting coupons with a
value from 25 to 1000 votes will
appear regularly in every issue of
this paper. Watch for them and
save them'for your candidate.
The Meridian Times will give
coupons good for 1000 votes for
each dollar paid in on renewals.
Back subscriptions can be paid in
now and 1000 votes obtained for
each dollar paid.
The Troy Laundry, of Boise, Idaho,
has made arrangements to have a
basket sent from the Rice Pharmacy
every Tuesday and returned Saturday.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Draylng and
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Calf on j. L- JONES. Sati.fact.on Guar«,
teed* Phone Ind. 254 Meridian,
ROCK SPRINGS COAL. We
have plenty of this coal ou band
now. Fill your bins and don't be
out this winter. Union Coal &
Feed Co., Meridian,
Fine photographs at reasonable
prices. Phone Ind. 755 for ap
pointment. Mrs. E. A. Newell,
Meridian, Idaho. _
GRAIN BAGS, FARMERS,
on will save money by buying
ew Bags. Don't let other dealers
Kell you that second hand bags are
as good as new bags. Our prices
are right. We have the New Bags
at the right prices. Call at the
Union C oal & Feed Co., M eridian.
Forctd to leave Home.
Every year a large number of poor
sufferers^ whose lungs are sore and
racked with coughs, are urged to go to
another climate. But this is costly and
not always sure. There's a better way.
Let Dr. King's New Discovery cure von
It cured me of lung trouble,"
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at home.
writes W. R. Nelson, of Calamine, Ark.,
'•when all else failed and I gained 47
pounds in weight. It's surely the King
of all cough aud long cures." Thou
sands owe their lives and health to it.
It's positively guaranteed for coughs,
colds, la grippe, asthma, croup—all
throat and lung troubles. 50c and $1.00.
Trial bottle free at W. M. A. Hayden's.
Kills a Murderer.
A merciless murderer is appendicitis
with many victims. But Dr. King's
New Life Pills kill it by prevtntion.
They gently stimulate stomach, liver and
bowels, preventing that clogging that
invites appendicitis, curing constipation,
headache, biliiousness, chills. 25c at
W. M. A. Hayden's.
FOR AU, KINDS O t
Transfer Work
DR. C. W. SIMS
Veterinary Surgeon. Office and In
firnJSry at Palmer's Livery Barn. Ind.
Phcvie 213. Meridian, Idaho.
Stories at Less than a Cent Apiece.
In the 52 issues of a years vol
ume The Youth's Companion
prints fully 250 stories. The sub
scription price of the paper is but
$ 1.75, so that the stories cost less
than a cent apiece, without reck
oning in all the rest of the con
anecdotes.
humorous
Although the 250
stories cost so little, they are not
cheap stories. In variety of scene,
diversity of incident, skill and truth
in character-depicting they can
not be excelled.
tents,
sketches, etc.
The Announcement for 1911,
giving more detailed particulars
of these stories and other new
features which enlarge the paper,
will be sent to any address free,
with sample copies of current is
sues. Every new subscriber re
ceives free The Companion's Art
Calendar for 1911, lithographed
in 13 colors and gold, and if the
subscription is received at once,
all the issues for the remaining
weeks of 1910. The Youth's Com
panion, 144 Berkeley Street, Bos
ton, Mass.
New subscriptions received at
this office.
House Moving.
I am prepared to raise or move
f our buildings. Give me a call,
nd. prone 165 red.
C. F. Compton.
Concrete Construction Work.
I am Tally prepared to turn out all
manner of concrete work. Prices as
low aa any.
Phone either lumber yard, Meridian.
A. N. SALISBURY.
The MERIDIAN HOTEL
Mrs. Gnymon and Mrs. Thomas, Mngs.
First-Class Beds and Meals.
Breakfast 6:30 to 8:00. Dinner 12 to
1-30. Supper 6:00 to 7 - 30 .
RESOLVED
THAT WHEREAS THANKS<7A//fVG
15 HERE AGAIN we SHOULD BE
Thankful that there is a
STORE INOURTOW/VWHERTVE
Can Buy, with So little Trouble
and EXPENSEfiLLTHATWE wish
TO WEAR.- OUR FORTfATHEfcS
COULD NŸ DO THAT
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For Your Thanksgiving Dinner
YOU WILL FIND OUR .STORE PLENTIFULLY .SUP
PLIED WITH GOOD TH1NÖ.S To EAT. WE HAVE
JU-ST RECEIVED THE NEW PACK OF DATES,
CURR ANT S, RAI5IN5, CITRON, BESIDES OR
ANGE5, CRANBERRIES, AND SWEET POTATOES.
Our prices are always the lowest, quality considered.
GARRETT MERC. CO.
Independent Phone No. 252.
Meridian, Idaho.
'The Quality Store.'
Comforts and Blankets
Cotton and Wool.
Our line of Comforts and Blankets are unsurpassed by
any one, either in price or quality. We can give you
Good Colton Filled Silkoline Covered
Comforts at from $1.75 to $3.25.
BLANKETS
We have the cheap cotton as well as the better ones.
We have a cotton blanket made over a wool loom
that is nice enough for anyone, and those who
don't like wool it will suit them to perfec
tion and at the price. S3, is very reasonable.
Very Respectfully,
HARRY T0LLETH
Meridian, Idaho.
HAYDEN'S PHARMACY
carries a complete line of Pure Drugs and Chemicals,
Toilet Soaps and Stationery.
Our Prescription Department
is complete with the purest drugs obtainable.
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
day or night by a registered pharmacist.
MERIDIAN, IDAHO.
SECOND STREET.
NOTICE Of TEACHERS' EXAMINATION.
An '-xamination for teachers will be
held November 25th and 26th, the Fri
day and Saturday following Thanks
giving. Questions will be issued for
second and third grade county certifi
cates. The examination will be held in
the senate room of the Capitol building,
and will open at 9 o'clock Friday morn
ing.
Ivr M. Wiwox,
County Supt.
VETERINARY.
Vetebikaky—H aving acquired con
siderable ; knowledge, and consenting
to act in the veterinary practice, I will
treat live stock of their ailments at a
reasonable compensation.
Anderson.
J. Matt
THE PRESS ARY
Clothing Cleaned and Repaired.
Prices Reasonable.
At my Residence on Pine Street.
Phone Ind. 753.
MRS. W. A. PALMER.
Look here, if you have any
Poultry for sale you will
profit by calling 875 on ind.
Phone. I pay:
Highest Price for Poultry and Eggs.
For vegetables call at my Meridian
residence.
J. L. PIGG.
S. B. JONES,
PLASTERER AND BRICKLAYER,
Will work by day or contract.
A first-class job at a reasonable
Ind. Phone 346.
Meridian, Idaho.
price.
Lock Box 2,
H. F. NEAL,
PHYSICIAN, AND SURGEON.
MERIDIAN,
IDAHO.
E. G. DUNKIN
Feed and Grinding.
Groceries, Notions, Clothing.
Broadway Street, Meridian.
Blue Diamond & Rock Springs Coal
Art you a
CANDIDATE ?
IF NOT, GET BUSY!
$1330 ln fiiüti Grade Pianos
GIVEN AWAY
Watch this Space for Particulars!
Vickers-Sims Hdw. Co.,
M. W. A. Building,
2^i:eridj.a,:n., Idalic,
AT HUNTS
Coats for Misses and Children from $2.00 to $10.00; every coat a
special value and worth much more. They come in blue, gray, black,
white and brown.
New silk scarfs .75 to $1.50.
Toques from 15c to 35c, in all sizes and colors.
Mittens from 15c to 25c; all wool and closely woven, assorted
colors and all sizes.
Mufflers. 35c to 50c; all sizes and colors.
Ladies' night robes from $1.00 to $1.50. These are extra fine.
Men's night robes from $1.00 to $1.50; all sizes and extra values.
Comforts, filled with pure white cotton for $2.00; extra large size.
>1; Blankets from 75c to $8.50. Splsndid valuas.
Just received, another lot of fine sweater coats, priced trom 75o
to $3.00 for men; from 65c to $4.25 for misses and ladies.
Many other articles too numerous to mention.
E. F. HUNT.
We have Money to Loan on Farms. Call and See
Established, 1903. Incorporated, 1905.
Capital and Surplus, $30,000.
Meridian Mange Bans
OUR NEW SAFE.
Incorporated.
MERIDIAN, IDAHO.
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The best Building and Bank- f >
ing Facilities and the oldest m //jk
Bank in Ada county outside of Mum
Boise. We invite you to make! //JH
our office your headquarters and ft ; iffs
transact your business with yourr
friends here. We have extra
desks for your convenience, you
are welcome. We pay 4 per cent
ou time deposits. A progressive
bank, conducted along conser
vative lines. We solicit your
business.
J. J. JONES, President.
S. M. BURNS. Vice-President.
E- C. PFAFFLE, Cashier.
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Everybody cordially invited. First show at 7:30, second at
8:15 o'clock. Come and enjoy a pleasant evening. 10c to all.
Open every night in the week. Change of pictures Monday,
Wednesday and F riday.
F. E. NUSBAUM, MANAGER.
MERIDIAN, IDAHO.
F. M SLATER.
GEORGE HAHN, .
_ ,. . j « c j n Dray and Express Line.
Registered Oxford Down hiRpi ami hPavv Ruling of aii kinds,
and Lincoln Rams for Sale Phs«»«ri~veordMs^ union F«*i*
Idaho.
Meridian,
R. F. i). No. 1, Meridian, Idaho.