Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-07-10
idaho STATE NE VS.

Among the new industries locating
In Burley is a brick plant which will
have q capacity of 10000 daily.
c. A. Elmer has been appointed ad-
jutant general of Idaho, to succeed |
General David Vickers. deceased.
Considerable property is changing |
hands in Shoshone at gain in price |
Of about 80 per cent since year ago.
The Church of the Nazarene is
holding its second annual camp
meeting in Boise, tents being provid-
ed for visitors from outside towns.
The new town Of Jerome has water
works, electric lights and other pub
liv improvements that seldom come
to towns until they are several years
of age.
The annual convention of the Unit
ed States deputy surveyors of Idaho,
called by Surveyor General Utter. was
held In Boise last week, a large mum.
Der being in attendance.
A sugar beet factory is expected to
be- located at Burley in the near fu-
| ture. Beets do exceptionally well, as
the soil contains all the necessary ele-
ments for their successful production.
One firm in Nampa has this season
sold thirteen mowers, has orders for
eight more and carload on the road.
This same firm has sold several bind
ers and two threshing machine out
fits.
Major F. A. Fean, supervisor of the
Bitter Root national forest, placed a
large number of high school boys and
| university students at work July l,
the boys engaging as temporary
rangers.
John Wesley Osborn, an employee OF
the railroad company, was killed az
Nampa while unloading a car of coal.
1t is not known just how the accident
happened as no one else was present
at the time.
Concrete pavement Is now being
laid at Shoshone. Four blocks OF ten
and twelve-foot walk will be laid on
Rail street, the principal business
thoroughfare, and approximately two
miles of residence district walks.
A bill has been introduced in con-
gress to divert back to the town OF
Rupert the proceeds realized from
the lot sale, and should it become
law funds of from $4,000 to 100000
{ will be returned for public improve
ments.
Adolph Giese, rancher living near
Boise, last week shot the rim on
: neighbours hat during the renewal OF
: quarrel Of long standing. Giese Is
l charged with being insane, and al
! effort will be made to send him tc
! the asylum.
During the renewal of an old quar-
rel between the two men at Muldoon
B Joseph Moran killed John t. Fallon
d Moran Immediately went to Halle!
and gave himself up. There hat
n been bad blood between the two mel
t for some time.
The big warehouse of Harry Girls
at Council was destroyed by fire las
/ week. Efforts were made to extiI
guish the flames but they proved III
Q availing. The loss is $4,000 with II
s surance of $4,000 The origin of tn
L fire is unknown.
At a. special election held at En-
NETT the issue Of $4,000 city bond
a for the purpose of constructing
) municipal waterworks system wa
3 authorized by an overwhelming vott
= The count stood 229 in favor of tn
o bond issue and 20 against.
n The Bank of Idaho, which opene
its doors in Boise on June 20, in tn
quarters formerly occupied by the d
y funct Capital State bank, did lare
s, business for the first day, the deposit
of being little over 100000. Severi
If applications were made for loans an
le stock.
On June 80 the first division of tn
N Payette-Boise irrigation project Wa
lie e8 per cent completed. All the stru
30 lures on the main canal are fntshe
a. and twenty new contracts were i
IS during June, involving the excav
a ton of about 275.000 cubic yards
d. material. Ss.
of The celebration of the nation
al natal day in Idaho Falls far al
er away surpassed anything of the kiI
a ever seen in southeastern Idaho. Tv
at full days, with the better part OF q
ut nights, were devoted to pleasuI
X with all sorts, kinds and condition
OF Sports.
in Fremont county Is very prosperot
ed and is filling up with new settle
as about as rapidly as any other porti
tie of the state 1t has some of the me
of extensive cultivated areas of irrig
go ed land in the state, and Is going
IL nroye one of the banner counties
dry farming.
on The typographical and geologic
he conditions of the Teton plateau
IN especially adapted for dry farmil
lu- The elevation between the Tet
ne river and the foot of the mountai
~ across this broad plateau ranges fr'
list nothing to 500 feet in distance
six to ten miles.
to Paul Gray, whose home was
re Cleveland, O., was drowned In
cir Portneuf FLYER. near Pocatello. WI