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The iWerldisn Tîme-s I NO. 36. MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1919. VOLUME X. Col. Rooseveltjs DeadJ GREATEST CHARACTER IN AM ERICA DIES LAST MONDAY. The American nation was shocked to learn of the death of Theodore Roosevelt, early Monday morning, at his home near New York City. He lias not been a well man for many months but it was not known that he was so near the end. This ends the life of the most active character the world has known for a generation, and he was the idol not only of the people of the United States but of foreign lands. The funeral was held in a simple-manner Wednesday, the ex-president expressing a wish that there be no display. LEGISLATURE OF IDAHO MEETS I NDER FAVORABLE AUSPICES The legislature of Idaho met at Boise Monday and listened to the governor's address. The is a plain, practical one, aiming at greater efficenéy and more undivided responsibility. It was well received. document 1 * il ii mi m Y Ü *■: : ; u. ... ■ w : * M ia&: : : ; V lit x v ; ,* Ü GOVERNOR D. W. DAVIS to to The first act of the legislature Wed nesday w as to ratify the national pro hibition amendment. Thug one cam paign pledge is carried out, and we rejoice at the success of the anti saloon cause in Idaho. A compliment was paid to Mer • ian this week when Rev. C. A. Quinn, ppstpr of the Methodist church here was appointed chaplain of the House of Representatives of the Idaho leg islature for this session of 60 days, at a salary of $5 per diem. Needless to say, Rev, Quinn will fill the posi tion creditably, MERIDIAN LOSES OFFICE OF DITCH COMPANY A Wednesday's itfeiu in the papers with a Nampa headline states: Offices of the Nampa. & Meridian Ir rigation district which have been lo cated at both Nampa and IVieridi a'l|l be centralized as soon as possible jntq one office which be located in . Nampa- A building will probably be built at Nampa to accommodate tlie offices of the district.The board of di annual an rectors so decided at their meeting Tuesday. The board of di rectors, composed • of E. H. Dewey, Trank M. Rosenlof and H. L. Ran dall elected the following officers of the organization: E. H. Dewey, pres ident: H. L. Randall, vice' president; Frank M. Rosenlof, manager; G.A. Esther Remington, secretary; Miss Swann, treasurer, and James A. Ben nett, sueprintendent. The discontin uing of the Meridian offices will be done as soon as it is possible." ' '■ iM : ' v *'• * lf • ■- ■ ' srne news that the officp qf the Nampa & ^Isridian district wRl be moved from Meridian is received with regret here, formally made to the board- A* long this place was represented on the board of directors we held the clerk's office in Meridian,which is the logical place and near the ceuter of the dis 0 trict. It seems that Mr. Rosenlof has transferred his allegiance to Nampa tfie vote of thg ^'aiui» nmnil)fcf Ijigtithqr the qppominity. jjr Randajl did not oppose retention of the office at Meridian, hut as BhSQ* lately no notice of the proposed action given to Meridian people. A way b<î un we was feaiiy l^ad i}Q friend at court. A soldier's bride was on a roof «aï» den back in Chicago, with some gay SuddeQl J- 8h8 U arst into xaar« » J{ j a l etl;er j e jj f r0 m her lap. "What is it?" they cried. "George!" "Is he dead?" "N—Nj—No, he's com ing home 1 ." friends. EDITORIAL MENTION. A real small quiet burg has its at tractions—for some old people. The people rule in Russia—-all kinds of peoplfe—except the good kind. We all hope war will not break out at the peace table. A fellow said this week that "Ed Dewey can do anything." Bet you he can't keep from having the flu. Better be good to the real estate man. He has lu his power to nut most anybody next door to you. The flu has its advantages. Notice how the book agents pass your house up? Boise need not laught at Meridian for losing oat to Nampa—one of these days the junction city may— One of these days Meridian will go' out of the town class, and go down to a place with the little burgs around here. Or will it? Why would it not be a good idea to do away with foreign language news papers. Say, try it for 10 or 15 years anyway. Someway we'will always think of someone with a pleasant recollection when we hear the expression."bully'" or ''delighted." What time,.it is? Search me. Wife turned clock ahead a ways so children x will not be. late ,at school— then somebody changes it an hour, and we've lost track. We are feeling rather queer this week and would like the name of some quiet, good old fashioned doctor who will come and treat ub, and not quarantine us. Why net make it unanimous and use one time everybody. The rail roads and street cars have one time and in fact everybody but—Star and a few in Meridian. Peps says "It doesn't look as though there ever will he, in the history of this country, a postmaster or an eter nal revenue collector who will take issue with the national administra tion on any point." Right you are! Paris has discovered that Wilson can smile, and some cruel eastern newspaper man says, "Why, did they think the election took it all out of him?" Roosevelt's last words were: Turn Out the Lieht." Then he went to sleep. Rather a common place ex pression but someday someone will put a meaning to it that will he in teresting. ... * A friend writes us that he never felt better in hiß life of more anxious to get In a full day's work. Hold on brother, some say that is a sign of approaching age, Remembering our experience with the cqndenserv and in light \i hap penings this week— if there happens to be anything else Nampa wants let us know-—at least give us a few day« notice, Meridian is in the center of the dis trict and for what reason did they change? Answer: votes and might makes right."Reason enough! During the last few weeks Meridian has been given a taste of government ownership. The little had we cant §a> wq carp much fpr. And its only a sample package, A subscriber of the Time* wants to know why there were quite a number of very ordinary men elected to of fices of responsibility this fall. My goodness, why shouldn't they have been elected ?They never said or did anything that would lose a vote. "Nampa had the A doctor says when you get tine flu you get moss in your blood. Dont ask us why.This moss flots along and when your body is in an absolutely horizontal position, it is evenly dis tributed and does not clog the heart. The sensible nurse, he says, will keep the patient absolutely horizontsl.T^at means to not prop yo,nr*e\l up lit bad. Nothing to it? We dttnt-'know. Ask yoiir doctor, s*? V •» "** *'*'* i t.s -V Hey. C- A. Qufnn, Of Meridian, the chaniain of tlie house, wiR have a pleasant job on his hands: it is not thought that members- of the pres ent legislature WiR need his adjuon httuis tp keep them in the straight path, But times have changed. Only of years ago w r e remember of a score when the Overland bar source of insplration-and parsons— well preachers were not considered the necessary. Now if no one else t<] fiï vfvi W^U'iP Pm fn a gimP' the Meridmn gnatmaster, it seems funny for anyone to do any thing hilt complain about a postmast ter. He gets Jots of knocas from peo ple who are very sure that letter should have arrived. But we want to say that Mr. Caldwell and hia faw worked night and dfty I« «0* Ihe Itoli' day TOft'l 9h*. «hd there aev« R !dgg«r lot of it, and ** " waB handled U " e , ver was • ..e shape and .aptly. we gay into lap. com more A lady says her young daughter has had a long siege of the flu. That terrible lazy feeling comes on ery day, at about the time the dlsliea are to be washed. ev GOOD OLD FASHIONED PUY AT THE PIN.NEY», BOISE At the Pinney Theatre, Boise, for i two nights next week, Wednesday, 1 and Thursday, January 15th and ! 16th, the most fascinating story of 1 the day, ."Daddy Long Legs" will be j given. Alice Haynes and a New York cast, under the management of Henry Miller. The dramatization of this story, with ■ its bubbling humor and j honest sentiment has made a fortune ; for Mr. Miller. Alice Haynes Is Juuy. j Prices: $1.50, $1, 75c, 50c, plus ! This is a good show. Dont ! ; I war tax. miss it. MERIDIAN FRIENDS PLAN TO VISIT DOC IN NEW PLACE It is said that the appointment of i Dr. S. M. C. Reynolds as commander j of the Idaho Soldiers Home is agreed ; upon, and only awaits the formal ap T ... .. In this way Goicrnoi j to j pointment., Davis not only fulfils a desire honor a deserving and capable old: or received In Meridian. We are glad notice ; Docs Meridian 1 * see him ! the ' soldier, but also to show' appreciation j for the vote of confidence the govern- ! to hear it and giva due now that a legion of friends are going up _ to one of these days and take whole family along and the hired man and the houn dog Doc left here— —and eat a big dinner at the state! expense. How many there will be is | not known but it to not the intention j to let Doc know' anything about it — i as it is not the custom in .Missouri 1 to give out such information when j a surprise is planned. 1 MATLOCK GARAGE ' MERIDIAN, IDAHO fill -O DON'T MERELY SAY: GIVE ME SOME GAS" 5 ASK FOR RED CROWN THE GASOLINE OF QUALITY More miles and cleaner cylinders—that's because Red Crown is an tinrnixed, straight refinery gas, distilled, then re-distilled. Highest competitive honors, San Francisco ami San Diego expo rtions, for its carbureting qualities, purity and uniformity. 8 ALSO AT GARAGE AT lflth'AND MAIN STREETS, IN BOISE LET YOUR MOTOR DECIDE, 30c. 30c. Ü DEL MONTE Canned Goods ■ i CORN, PEAS, TOMATOES, ASPARAGUS, AND ALL KINDS OF FRUITS. STRICTLY FRESH AND HIGH GRADE. J? Tollem s SERV We Make the Largest and Best a~RA T iTC I^TJNCLITCgr il And You Cannot Beat Our Price ANYWHERE it to FOR SALE AXP GUARANTEED BY Beam's Bakery Xd.aJac XvXexid.isi3r3u, ev zz FIRST WAR HERO RETURNS HOME FROM FRANCE i Raymond Hucheson, one of the 1 first to answer the country's call, and ! not only being a hero of the Mex of 1 ican campaign, but a fighter on the be j bomb-swept battle fields of war-torn France arrived home early Monday morning and ha« been busy since in receiving the congratulations of his j many friends for his safe home corn ; Ug j p . f . him credlt A s one ! al e , glad ^ gne him credit As one ! person remarked this week, Ray ; comes home with the real honors of I war, and is so modest in his claims Meridian honors Ray and we we notice it. Ray was shot in the left shoulder of i in the bdtile of Chateau Thierry .June j 3 and on June 19th his brother Lloyd ; was killed. Lloyd and Ray joined ap in Meridian when the 2d Idaho went to Mexico, Co II being officered by j ^ Ld e ut. Hagen and others. Ra? was to j not with the lieutenant when he was old: killed. Mr. and Mrs. S. W Hutcheson are overjoyed at the return of Ray. He says he will not go back in the army aa he has had enough excitement to ; last him for a few years, at least. He 1 says very few of the boys of his reg him ! iment of engineers t are reenlisting. the ' j ! Notice of Annual Meeting. state! ntial meeting of the stockholders of is | the Meridian Independent Telephone j company, will be held at the com — i pany's office in Meridian, on Tuesday, 1 January 21, 1919, at 2 o'clock, pjn. ELMER E. SIMS. Secretary. Notice is hereby given that the an j Signed: 1 36-2t » 1/ V / : \ IT **• n pv" rfi n I ■ tab / Ifyirm Cv jw^j] j çrj Heater ■ o (f o n d TT You cannot get the ffiffmeat value of fuel from a poor or worn-out stove. > - We handle a line of high grade heaters that insure fuel , economy , and any one of them will he an ornament to your home. m ncr) r You look at them beforeryou buy , and back of them t guaranty of quality. our / size. We can Place youi' orders now for COAL, either lump or stove fill them. f . ■* Vickers-Sims Hdw. Co. MERIDIAN, IDAHO. A. R. STALKER & SON SUCCESSORS TO RIFE & ROBERTSON linns stooK ot Groceries We don't keep groceries--we sell them. Bring us your Butter and Egg* I . mGHT TtWP POO, A Pmr&Y. l w-m Go-ODerative Mercantile Go. M - 'ÆMè <#■ . < 77 A. R. STALKER & SON MERIDIAN, IDAHO. ; I «sy, z_ os»o OUR 1918 RECORD Opened for Business May 20, 1918: DEI*QSITS: . . . *27.080.01 862,817.67 »... $85,819.37 . $95,067.52 June 29th, . • Aug.* 31st ... Nov. 1st.: Dec. 31st ... ... Ou our record for growth and service in 1918 we solicit your business for 1919, We wish you a prosperous and Happy Yew Year. il ! i A !2 tt'.tan State Rank n CE and county de pository 7l \ : zz f