Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1899-07-05
IDAHO NOTES.

tohi oouh springs and vicinity within
the past three weeks.
New militia companies are being
formed at Boise, Bonners Ferry, Mos
COW, with the expectation that Weiser
VIII get into line shortly.
The prune and pear crop of the
Boise valley is looking excellent, and
~ is expected that at least $50 cars of
these fruits will be shipped this sea
son.
sale of school land will be held in
Latah county shortly. Owing to the
advancing state of development in that
section of the state the lands are quite
valuable
Articles of Incorporation of the Deep
Creek Cemetery association of the
Union Church society at Deep Creek,
Latah county, have been filed with the
secretary of state
v. D. Hannah of Weiser has received
the finest collection of museum jars
that ever came to the state. They will
be filed with fruit and sent east on an
exhibition car this fall.
Kendrick had small pox scare last
week. 1t finally developed that the
suspected victims were suffering from
severe attack Of poisoning from COM
ing in contact with poison oak
Rails are being laid on the P. & |.
\. railroad at the rate of mile a day.
The road has been completed to within
a short distance of the canyon. Nine
cars of rails arrived one day last week.
The first arrest made under the new
fish and game law was near Rathdrum,
when two brothers were arrested who
had between 400 and 500 pounds of
trout in their possession. A fine of $50
was imposed.
The county commissioners of Bing-
ham county have been overruled by
the courts in the matter of salaries OF
county officers, substantial increases
having been made in the salaries OF
several Of the officers.
The Idaho boys will be accorded q
grand reception when they return
from the Philippines. Adjutant Gem
teral Weaver says the state militia will
probably be modelled to give military
escort to the volunteers.
Asa NJ. Kimbrough has been arrested
at Muldoon on a warrant charging him
with perjury in swearing falsely to the
number of head of cattle owned by
him The charge was made by ths
county assessor of Blaine county
At the preliminary examination OF
Little Harry Uuderhill, charged
with the killing of BLACK Bill' Ma
her, at Weiser, Underhill was dis
charged from custody, completes cast
of self-defense having been made by
him.
Ed. g. Tarrents, a we'll known resi-
dent of Boise, charged with attempt
ing to shoot his brother, was dis
charged after hearing. Mr.. Tar
rents, whose reputation is good, say
spite work was the motive tina
prompted his arrest.
The Gamas prairie, which is on thu
best route to Buffalo Hump, promises
to be the scene of a race for its posses
sion between the Northern Pacific an.
Oregon Railway & Navigation. TIL
town of Grangeville has in consequence
the brightest prospects.
The press dispatches state that Al
mail for the Idaho boys in the Philip
,,;nas is to be held at San Francisc
from this time. This is welcome new
tn the people of the state, indicating
as II does the speedy homecoming Q
our brave soldier boys.
Captain Walsh, commandment at Bots
barracks reports that not a man has a
vet been enlisted under the new orde
for recruits for the Philippines. TIL
captain thinks perhaps the fact is nc
known generally that he Is prepared
enlist ell who may apply.
new miners union, designed
suppress the dynamiting element,
being organized at Wardner. To b.
long, one must be citizen of tn
United States, or haYe declared his IL
tention to become such. A strike ca
not be ordered except on two-third
vote OF all the members present, an
aft all members have been given NJ
tiea the meeting.
The Lewiston militia company he
made request for active duty in ii
philippines. Adjutant-General Wei
YER is understood to be unfavorabl
disposed in the matter, but will sui
nit the boys request to Governt
steunenberg for advice.
The sale of school land in Nez PER-
county has been indefinitely pos
poned. People are focking to thi
mart of the state in such numbers thu
1a,ds are exneeted to double or treb