Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-09

tion for 10000 acres Of fertile Idaho
coil
The governor has appointed r. j.
Clyde of Clayton ms commissioner of
Custer county, vice 4. H. Leigh, re-
aligned
Senator Shoup has recommended the
establishment of a postoffice three miles
northwest of Liberty, to be called
Sharon.
..usesa Inc county commissioners Of Ada
c8@WEy will, il is expected, elect new
Nn BIZ this week to succeed George W.
breau.
Mhe majority of the Idaho delegates
u the convention of the National Live
Stock association, held at Fort Worth,
Teas, have returned home.
Hbose who are in position to know
declare there will be undoubtedly 49,
u8e people added to the states popula-
ton during the current year.
The bodies of ter members of the
First Idaho volunteers have arrived in
San Francisco from Manila, and will
6e Brought to their homes for burial.
The postofiice department has been
asssed to establish railway mail SER
Niee between Weiser and Cambridge,
sad daily mail service between Conant
mHA Almo.
The governor has not yet appointed
s Successor to Commissioner Scott An
derson of Shoshone county, he having
not yet decided between the different
applicants.
That the pressed brick plant will be
enfa blished in Boise is now an assured
Raet, enough money having been sub
scribed to insure the success of the
project.
a suit has been begun by the state in
4eSe Ada county district court against
SO. Tannahill, ex-auditor Of Nez Perez
aennty, for S735 stenographer's fees for
which he has not accounted.
The city of Boise will purchase the
Table Rock farm and buildings, near
Che TOWNSHIP, which will be used as a
Nince in which to care for city patients
44iicted with contagious disease.
George w. Lamoreau auditor and re-
~ mofder of Ada county, charged with
pAeappropriation of public funds, after
~ preliminary examination, was held
~ the district court, his bond being
&Nd at $4,000,
large number of sheep are being
n
Ian is on foot among sheep men to
Sblish a small store aud hotel and a
sv@pl warehouse there, making the
plsee headquarters for their men and
Sor shearing purposes.
sergeant-at-Arms Casson of the ma
tional house of representatives has noti-
fed Governor Steunenberg by wire of
the mailing of spbpoenas for him and
Auditor Sinclair to appear on February
"A before the committee that Is to In
vestigate the Occur d'Alene troubles
Williams Parks and E. Cox, OF Rus
sell and G. l.. Riggs, Of Peck, have
f1led on 24O acres of land near Peck
which they say contains valuable de-
posits Of coal, the ledge having beer
traced for distance of 1870 feet ant
showing a width of forty feet.
Patrick oBoyle, George Buchanan
and William Hendricks are in jail a
Boise, charged with passing counterfeit
money 1t is believed they have dis
posed of nearly $500 of bogus 35 golt
coins, made OF lead and covered will
gold, presenting perfect appearance
The body OF Mike Smith was foun,
under the ice in about eight feet o
water. in Wood river, near Bellevue
He had fallen in while intoxicated an
was swept under the ice. Blood stain
on the bank show that he had fallen i
and then scrambled out, only to fall /
second ting, when he was drowned
The supreme court has affirmed til
Judgment against Herman L. WatkinI
now serving twenty year sentence fc
che murder of Matthew Smitthen i
Blaine county. June, 1898, the point i
the case being that the court amende
the record to show that the defendar
was present when the verdict was r.
turned the clerk having made an error
Richard s. Van Wagenen, of Bois
an employee of the Independent Tel
phone company, was instantly kille
while assisting in placing 3o-foc
pole, the pole falling upon his head an
shoulders, crushing his skull and breal
ing his necA.
Frank Barnes was instantly kille
and Arthur Marstons seriously injure'
by an accidental explosion of dynami
which they were thawing out, at the
mining claim twenty miles north
Priest river both of the men beiu
terribly mutilated.
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