Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-11-27
IDAHO STATE NE S

The total reserves in the 1l6 state
banks have increased SEA-. 900 since
May 18th last.
d. j. Wampler. who owns an or
chard near Emmett. last week ship
ped carload of apples to Chicago
Emmett is enjoying a substantial
building boom. but the incoming set
tiers make the need OF more new
houses imperative.
A Pintsch gas plant. TO supply the
entire Idaho and Montana divisions
of the Oregon Short Line, is to be es-
tablished in Pocatello.
About 800 carloads of potatoes will
be shipped from the Twin Falls dis
trict this year. the better part of
which will be sent to the east.
resolution favoring state rail-
TOAD commission was adopted at the
meeting Of the League of Southern
Idaho Commercial clubs at Nampa.
Thre violators of the fish and game
law. convicted of using gill nets in
Pend d'OreiIle lake, have been con-
yicted, their fines aggregating S442..
The treasury of the Children's
Home Finding and Aid society was
enriched by the sum of s3,78375, as
result of the Tag Day festivities re
Gently held in Boise.
The school district of Emmett will
submit a proposition to the voters to
issue bonds for the erection of new
school building in the near future Ad-
ditonal room is very much needed.
Payette is to have a poultry show
to open December 16 and continue
four days. 1t will be an interesting
event in the hustling Canyon county
town and will be largely attended.
The land on which the town of Ash
ton is situated sold less than six years
ago for Sc an acre. Good farming land
| five or six miles out can now be pur-
chased for from $40 to $50 an acre.
The town Of Ashton is installing
water works system, the supply COM
ing from a deep well on the town site.
4 30,000-gallon capacity tank 60 feet
in height will supply the pressure.
On 90-acre field Of sugar beets last
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cleared. after paying all expenses Of
cultivation and marketing, $44.70 per
acre; another man received 1920 for
his crop of ten acres.
Hi Henry, Minstrel King" who is
largely interested in the Pearl mining
district, has been appointed delegate
to the National Mining congress,
which meets in Pittsburg next month,
Ly Mayor Haines of Boise.
Oscar Bailey, the 5-year-old son of
MIR. and Mrs W. F. Bailey OF Twin
Falls, was shot and fatally wounded
while playing with a 22-calibre rife,
The bullet struck the boy in the
mouth, death resulting two hours
| later.
Harvey Short, the 14-year-old SON OF
Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Short of Boise,
was severely injured while hunting
near the Barber dam, five miles above
Boise, late Sunday. A gun he was
using exploded and tore away part OF
one of his arms.
The Kootenai county seat was
moved from Rathdrum to Occur
d'Alene City on the 18th. No demon
stration attended the event. The rec
erds, money, furniture and officials are
now in the court house at the new
seat doing business.
Edward Sanderson, young rancher
residing four miles south of Market
Lake, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with re.
Yolyer Death was instantaneous. No
cause is known for his rash act as he
had a fine place and was prosperous.
Clyde Shaffer, a farmers son, was
convicted at Lewiston of murder in
the second degree for killing Joseph
Scott, his cousin, against whom he
! had nnrsed a grudge for years. Scott
was shot on the public highway In
front of the Shaffer residence on April
26 last
The news comes from Weiser to the
| effect that large quantities of coal
have been discovered on Crane creek,
near that city. Paul Jones is the dis
eoverer of the deposit, and he is pre-
, pairing to work the property. 1t is
believed that the coal is of high com
. mercial value.
A dispatch from Lewiston says that
John B. West and |. O. Smith, who
were indicted about two years ago in
connection with the cases against Ket
tenbaugh, Dyer and Robnett for al
legged conspiracy to defraud the gov
eminent in land matters, will demand
immediate trial.
One of the greatest coal fields In
!, the intermountain states Is located In
!, the Teton basin. some twenty-five
miles from ST. Anthony Veins of {
fine quality ST bituminous coal are
fere found from six TO ten feet II
thickness. This is being used by the
farmers for fuel
The United Presbyterian synod o
the district comprising the states o
Idaho. Oregon and Washington, has
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