Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-09-21

Nelson, Q Al. Cokevllie. wyoming.
Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Perkins entertained about 30
young folks in honor of their son Lewis, |
who is oon to leave on a mission The
guests spent the evening delightfully."- in
games and music, and at a late hour
elegant refreshments were served.
Lewis was presented with a fine foun-
tain pen by his young friends.
W. j. Crockett of Dingle, claims the
honor Of ha, ing introduced the Gold
Coin wheat in this valley, about five
years ago. He has had good results
from 1t every season. Had his wheat
not winter killed last winter he would
have harvested close to 5000 bushels
this year. Now he estimates his yield
at about 3. 900 bushels.
Nose Lewis returned Tuesday from a
stock buying trip in the east. He reports
that the factories are all way behind
with their orders. One establishment
from which he has purchased goods for
the past ten years, was unable to supply
him with a single dollars worth Of
merchandise, and other houses were
only able to fill his orders in part.
Hon. Fl. FL. Russell of Mt. Vernon,
New York, spent a couple Of days here
this week at the home of his brother-in-
law, O. 9. Gray. Mr.. Russell is a
prominent worker in the temperance
cause in his state and was the founder
of the anti-saloon league in Ohio. He
was returning home from a trip through
this state in the intere SITS of that organ
ization.
T. J. Duddleson, superintendent Of
the Montana division of the Oregon
Short Line, with headquarters in Poca-
tello, has presented his resignation to
General Manager Bancroft, to become
effective on September Is, according to
an unofficial but reliable report smons
the local railroad men. It Is under
stood that A. B. Stevenson. trainmaste.
of the Idaho division, will succeed M,
Duddleson.
Mr.. and Mrs. @ N. Sweet returned
Sunday from Salt Lake, where they had
been for a week with their little daugh
ter. Lyall who had been un ier q doc
tors care for appendicitis. Monday
she was taken suddenly i'll again with
symptoms of the same trouble, and Mrs
Sweet returned to Salt Lake with her
aud will remain there until she full,
RECEIVERS. 1t ia their desire to ayoit
an operation, if possible.
Chairman Lockhart of the democratic
state committee spent last Saturday i,
the city. An invitation was extended
} TO him TO meet with the county centra
} committee in the afternoon but he hal
other pressing business which pre-
vented him from accepting the invita-
ton. just what this business was, Mr.
Lockhart didn't inform us, but we or,
! reliably Informed that one object of hi
visit was to try and induce T. L Glen
I to go on the ticket as candidate for dis
J trict judge. Mr.. Glenn, SO we wer
I told, declined the honor with thanks.
A recent Ogden dispatch to a Sal
Z Lake paper quoted Chas. Smurthwaite
4 the we'll known Ogden commissao
merchant, as saying that NOS NOR
than 10 per cent of the entire whes
crop IN Weber, Davis Box Elder an
Cache counties viii be millahle til.
! yer, ON accoun Of the heavy rains du.
: ing the past month. According to NJ
S~murthwaite the loss win be the heavieI
ever experienced by the farmers
: those counties. II the shortage PROV
: to be as great as predicted, it certain
. ought to make the prica Of wheat jun
3 up a few notches Throughout Utah az
southern IdahN
B The laates Of the Village Improveme
X sooiesy will conduct a rummage sale
Saturday, September 20, the procee,
B from which will be used to help pay I
framing the pictures for Lincoln bull
ing. The ladies will accept anythil
b You may wish to donate in the way
X clothing, odd pieces of furniture, n
macs, etc All donations can be Il
B with Mrs. D. H. Groo. The place
holding the sale will be announced ne
week. The pictures to be framed q
D the ones purchased at the art exhil
X last winter. There are about IL of tn,
and it will require about $40 to fral
them. The ladies are hopeful that tf
4 will make enough from the sale to