Montpelier examiner., 1908-08-14
IDAHO STATE NE WS'

Jerome and Wendell are both to /
have an up-to-date waterworks sys-
tenn before the close of the year
The grade for the electric railroad
from Jerome to Gooding, twenty-six |
miles, will be finished about Septem-
ber 10.
The grading for the electric railroad
from Miner west is being actively |
pushed, large force of men and
teams being at work.
A lone bandit, while attempting to
hold up the Horseshoe bar at Sand
point, was killed by the day barten-
der, George Fitzsimmons.
1t is estimated that the assessed val
uation of property in the state this
year will aggregate about $100, ,000, 900,
an increase of about $2,300,000 over
that of last year.
The Methodist Episcopal church at
Weiser is putting in position a 1900
pound bell The bell cost over $500
and is by far the largest and most ex-
pensive in Weiser.
At a recent meeting of the Nampa
city council taxes were levied for city
purposes for the coming year and the
total levy is 81 mills on the dollar as
against "a mills last year.
The plan to establish three branch
offices of the Boise postoffice to be
known as carrier stations in the out
skirts of the city has been abandoned
by the postofice department.
Idaho's share of the receipts from
national forests will amount to $780,
3O7.84 This money must be spent on
public roads and schools by counties
which contain national forests.
The total assessed valuation of all
classes of properties within the state
as equalized last year was $97,775,-
1926, and there is no doubt that
500, 100000 will be the figure reached
this year.
According to the annual report of
the commissioner of internal revenue,
| the internal revenue collections for
last year in the district of Montana,
which includes Idaho and Utah,
amounted to $644,864.
A. M. Stangle and M. Frey, butch
ers conducting what is known as the
Cold Storage Meat market in Pocatel-
10, have been arrested on the charge
of butchering cattle that did not
rightfully belong to them.
Denver dispatch announces that
the Twin Falls liveryman who was
fleeced out of $4,000 as the result Of
cred his money, the men who had
buncoed him being forced to disgorge
At the election held at Gooding tC
vote on the proposition to bond the
district for $4,000 for the purpose OF
erecting a building for the new cen
tral school a large vote was polled
and not single vote was cast against
the bonds.
Farmers are bringing to Namps
specimens of grain that are immense
One specimens was shown last weel
from a 25-acre field of oats. Thu
straw is over six feet tall and tbs
yield will be full 100 bushels to tht
acre of 40-pound oats.
Governor Gooding has appointed tn
following delegates to the meeting Q
the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterwa.
association, to be held in Chicago
October z, and 9: A. E. Carlson
Boise; John P. Vollmer, Lewiston
D. w. Standrod, Pocatello.
At Pocatello, during the afternoon
performance of the circus, Sherfi
Quigley arrested a drunken IndiaI
and while on the way to the count
iail the Indian tried to make gel
away. The sheriff shot him throug
the leg, shattering the bone,
According to the Emmett Index 81
100 is the amount received from tn
sale of dewberries from one acre b
! | Andrew Jensen this year. The dey
/ | berry patch is located on what
known as the Emil Johnson farm,
few miles southwest of town.
Charles Horton, 81 years of ag
: was accidentally shot in the left le
J just above the ankle, at Weiser, bot
! bones of the leg being broken. tn
wound is serious and it may be nece
sary to amputate the leg. The shoe
! ing was done with a IA caliber revc
| yer.
i. Charles Spaldfng, who shot ar
? killed o. L. Benson, a Florence hot
keeper. was exonerated in prelin
! nary hearing before Justice l.. Vim
, yard. Six witnesses swore that Be
son provoked the quarrel and MAJ
an attempt to draw a black jack fro
his pocket.
Diversified farming is engaged
!, extensively around Payette, still fri
!. raising is one of the principal indu
tries. More fruit trees are bell
planted every year, and when the f
planting is completed this year it
o expected to be the largest in the h
s tory of the valley.
n The Idaho Canning company
L Payette is this season employil
IL about seventy hands in all depa
n ments with payroll of $4,000 p
+ month. Twenty carloads of peas W
n their output in this line this yei
This represents $50 acres for whi
they paid $50 a ton.