Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-09-04
IDAHO STATE NEWS

TWO peach trees belonging TO w.
H. Heithecker on Five Mile creek
netted $3.50.
The state board of equalization fig
ures the total assessed valuation of
the state as $115,00O,OOO
sale of washington county state
lands will be held at Weiser. Septem-
Der 26, 5000 acres being offered.
The dry farmers in the vicinity of
Council are making great success
this season, having secured big crops
of wheat and oats.
Raspberries that produce at the
rate of $500 per acre Is one Of the |,
yields of Lincoln county. A farmer
living near Shoshone has made this
record.
There are about 8 900 more head of |
stock horses in the state than in 1907. |
the valuation as equalized being $541,- |
| 800 for 36,120, as against $424,3 for |
| 28,2S8 head last year.
The output Of prunes from Payette
and New Plymouth this season will be
as large as any pervious year, the
/ largest output heretofore having been
1870 cars in the season of 1906.
The valuations of railroads over the
state have been raised over the as
sessed valuation of last year, the main
line property being placed at $4,000
per mile The Increase amounts to
about is per cent
A statement issued by the general
land office shows that on July / there
were 7,3O8.95 acres of surveyed, and
19,476,044 acres unsurveyed, unappro-
priated and unreserved public lands
remaining in Idaho.
The Prohibitionists of Idaho will
hold their state convention at Pierce
lark "Wednesday, September 2, the
day following the Republican state
convention to be held at Riverside
! park theatre in Boise.
+ The total of sheep as equalized by
!. the state board of equalization shows
: q decrease of 47,825 head from the to-
: tai number equalized last year, al
: though the counties returned a great
!. er number this year than in 1907
!. c. F. Berry, who lives on Ten Mile
n creek, brought to Nampa last week
L an apple which weighed nearly a
,, pound and half, measuring 16 inches
9 tured and is of the Red Bietegheimel
variety, a late fall apple.
The big brick plant at Hepburn
which was established several years
m ago, was totally destroyed by fire re
Gently. The fire is thought to have
been of incendiary origin. The loss \
10 placed at $1,000, ON which there Is
!. small amount Of insurance.
- Claude Hickox of Weiser, who is 81
the employ of the governmental bu
= reau of animal industry, states tina
Idaho sheep are the cleanest in tn
- northwest, meaning, of course, tina
- they are the freest from all contagio
OF any In the section mentioned.
While the number OF graded horse
S in Idaho is smaller than reported |
1907, the valuation is increased, til
equalized valuation this year being 81
-. 234, 400 for 59,349 head, as against 81
as III ,41O for 6O,326 head last year.
ss. For eleven hours the people /,
list Lane, Idaho, fought the flames whie
In threatened to destroy their prosperol
ISIS little city. The fire started in the mi
rs; OF the Lane Lumber company. and b
an fore 1t was gotten under control hs
caused damage estimated at $4,000
a. A former Montanan intends plar
IN ing 300 acres to apple trees ne
Nc Council, and scores of smaller G
- chards will be started in the sprin
On. That section is entirely free fro
~. Goblin moth and other insect pes
- and should prove an ideal fruit 81
ton.
William PauIsen, foreman on 70
- work at the Salmon river dam, ne
Twin Falls, was struck by ROLL
stone on the stairway which is bel
tSa constructed from the rim rock to
lsh- water level, ana received lhJu.
etc which resulted in his death in 4
minutes.
/. F. Upper and his six-year-
son were drowned in Snake river NJ
the Perrine ranch at Blue Lakes. tt
ger were fishing and the boy hooked
G. SO large that 1t drew him into
,ke. river. His father leaped after h
life became entangeled in the line,
srts drowned.
tain The case of Horace e. Neal. forr
: cashier of the Capital State bank
nod Idaho. has been set for trial on
nd tober IL, in the district court for
bad county. The state has three char
against Mr.. Neal. two for forgery
a., one for false entries on the books
the bank.
dent hass ureen, sina. wy $3.50. s@n.os
lock Aimo, came near Deans ulass1u
be death Dy caii one uhy Teceneiy'
did was playing with the animal wne
the rome which was attached to the CT
rself neck became entangled about
nber boys leg and he was dragged
ex- some distance.
brief The town of Soldier has double,
flood t,a,.aanda - a.ras ~ vacant