Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-05-01
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

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by carriers at Nampa.
James McGreevey was convicted at
Caldwell of manslaughter for the kill
ing of Grant Whitney
The Lewis Lumber company Of
Occur d'Alene has failed, owing about
$3.50 900, and the affairs of the COM 4
pany has been placed in the hands of
a receiver.
G.. N. Bassett, the bicycle thief, who
escaped from the county jail at Boise
some time ago and was later captured,
has again escaped from the bastile and
is still at large
The road-house saloon at Rockville,
which has been conducted, under vari-
GUS arrangements, for the past twenty
five years, has closed its doors, owing
to the high license.
The Republican state convention
will be held at Wallace on May ~,
and the people of that city are making
preparations for the entertainment of
the delegates in royal style.
Work has been commenced on an
extension of the Boise Valley Electric
railway from the Boise-Nampa branch
to Meridian. 1t is expected that cars
will be running into Meridian over the
line within sixty days
The Ada county board of commits
sioners has appropriated $4,000 for
the use of the Intermountain fair as
ISOLATION in awarding premiums for
the fair this fall, the amount to be
used only for premiums.
Figures showing the apportionment
in the various counties of the general
tax levy for 1908 have been compiled
in the office of the state auditor The
levy is for 100000, and the increase
| in state valuation for 1907 over 1906
is about $16,O0O,O0O.
The large saw mill and box factory
of the Barber Lumber company near
Boise started on the summers run
last week, about 100 men being en-
| ployed. 1t is expected that about 49,
| 900, 900 feet of logs will be worked up
by the mill this season.
1t Is announced that the Barnum &
Bailey show, now running at the Mad
lson Square Garden, New York City,
will visit Boise this summer. This
this circus to Idaho, and the initial
trip of the organization to the west.
The Shoshone county commits
sioners have rejected the claim of A.
M. Johnson, Boise detective, for re-
ward for the capture of Harry Or
chard. The commissioners held that
there was nothing in the minutes to
show that reward had been offered.
The house public lands committee
killed the resolution which was in.
tended to prevent vote on the Hey
burn bill granting Idaho an additional
1000, 900 acres under the Carey act
This means that when the bill comes
up for consideration the house will
pass it.
On motion of Representative French
the house committee on public lands
amended the 320-acre dry farm home
stead bill by restoring Idaho so thai
the bill applies to this state as well as
to other western states. AS amended
the bill was favorably reported to thu
house.
While digging a well on his ranel
near Weiser, John Sailing stuck goot
trace of OIL At present he is unde
cided as to whether he will prospec
the we'll any further, but it is prob
able that he will secure heavier drill
and send the hole down to create
depth.
Three of Lewiston's hold-over coun
cilmen, Booth, Phillips and Salzberg
were struck by the same recall boom
, erang that was hurled at Mayor Heit
field recently, this time it being
, delegation of workmen who started
petition for the recall of the hold-ove
; officers.
, Senator Borah made the first Sc
speech of his senatorial career in tn
senate on the goth, replying to tn
criticism by Senator Foraker of Obi
against the president for dfschargin
the colored battalion of the Twentr
fifth infantry because of the Brown
Vile affair.
In a pistol duel near the little. tow
), of Warrens, Richard Hambly. mine
!. was killed by his partner, Steve VIII
:. chester. Business differences led
n frequent quarrels, the men nnaLIy Ell
gaging in a duel, resulting in Han
bly's death, Winchester escapin
without injury.
: While blowing in field near Ioni
z. T. Burgie was struck by lightnin
;, His clothes were ripped from h
back and along his left side, whic
was badly burned, while the shoe c
~ his left foot was completely torn o1
n The three horses he was driving wei
instantly killed.
It Several places through the Coet
l dAlenes felt the effects of the hig
waters caused by the rapid melting
the snow in the mountains. The dar
age was most severe at Burke, whel
3" eight or ten families we're driven fro
n their homes, and it is reported TIL
one life was lost.
:, At a meeting of the Ada coun