Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19
IDAHO NEWS.

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Work is being pushed on surveys for
the proposed Idaho Midland railroad.
A surveying crew left Boise last week
Weiser will become a city of the sec
ond class soon, and proposes 70 move
toward securing water works and cleo
trio lights.
The Soldiers Home hospital build
ing, at Boise, is nearing completion.
1t will have accommodations for
dozen patients.
Governor Steuneuberg has appoint
ed J. NJ. Pierce Of Albion and Judge c.
9. Stockslager delegates to the Nation
al Live Stock convention at Fort
Worth.
A new postofiice is,to be established
in Washington county to be called
Heath, after the first assistant post
master general. John l.. Laughter
will be postmaster.
The winter has been unusually IA
vorable for wool raisers, and the pre-
diction is made that the wool clip
this spring win exceed that of anv in
the history of the state,
The Pacific Northwest Woolgrowers'
association win meet in Boise in
March. The Idaho association will
entertain the delegates in a handsome
manner.
Omaha men who, it is alleged, in
tend to establish a packing plant at
Boise, have purchased business prop
erty fronting on Main street of the
capital city, for which they paid 5000
6eot.
NRekley, musician OF the
nteers. who served IN
the lspY and who is in the east
visiting bis ents, has been appoint
ed to a position in the government
printing office
Dan Moore, at Council, who shot and
killed Sam Harpham, has been exhon-
GRATED by coroners jury, Harpham.
who has been in many rows. attacked
Moore while intoxicated last week. his
death resulting.
The State Treasurer is preparing
suits against all counties that are de-
linquent for taxes due the state both
before and since 1895, and against all
county officers. The total county de
hnquency is about $500
The state board of aparslons has
granted pardon - (bser of
owERse eennty provided he forever
nbs 1s from tAe use 81 iutoxfcants
and the carrying 81 weapons. Viola
tionie these conditions subject him to
imprisonment for the unfinished part
Of his sentence. Cooper shot a man
while under the influence of liquor.
State Auditor Sinclair, in an inter
view regarding affairs in the Occur
d'Alenes, said: There is an effect be-
ing made to reinstate the dynamite
element, to prevent which requires and
receives the greatest vigilance on the
part of the states representatives.
heard, and am inclined to believe it.
that regular agencies have been estab-
ished in Butte and other Montana
towns for the purpose of shipping dv-
namiters into the Occur d'Alenes.
These importations take out permits
under false representations and work
secretly among the new men. Nearly
fifty permits have been revoked. The
new men promptly report dynamiter
and Eyhan IL & 1tEa1r-z.as1
question that efforts are being made
to bring about disturbance. means
are adopted to check it.
The seventh annual convention of
Idaho wool growers convened in Boise
last week. Several matters of inn
portance, including the land leasing
question, county organization, etc,
were considered. Eighty-one delegates
were chosen to the TT Worth conven-
ton.
A. G. Austin, one of the ringleaders
of the Occur d,Alene riots last spring
has been arrested at Wardner. The
authorities have been after him ever
since. tracing him through Montana
and British Columbia. Austins home
is at Burke
Albert N. Brunzell of Silver CITY.
who was member of the First Idaho
volunteers, has been recommended for
appointment as lieutenant in the reg
Mar army, has been ordered to Wash
ington to take his examination on the
9Th of next month.
An Idaho horse, filed with strych.
nine, caused the death of 125 coyotes.
1t was not very good horse. either,
having cost but s5.25. Horsefesh at
these prices is a much cheaper diet for
coyotes than mutton at four dollars a
head.
The Southern Idaho Medical associ-
alton was organized at Boise last week
by the medicos of the southern half of
the state. DR.. Nourse of HALEY is
president and DIR. Williamson of Par