Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-12-25
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

David Jeffreys of Meridian, Idaho,
drew third prize for popcorn at the
corn exposition at Omaha.
A new hotel is to be built at Boise
ty stock company, at cost of $780,
900. A farm for the raising of the stock
Of meat, vegetables, etc, used by the
hotel is to be purchased by the COM
pany.
Governor-elect Brady has announced
that he will endeavor to secure the
passage of publice utilities law
which will tend toward the better
ment of the railroad situation in the
state.
The town of Wallace will begin inn
mediately the construction OF sys-
Of sewers, provided for by the recent
sale of $4,000 worth of sewer bonds
for which the money has been re-
ceived
Heavy shipments Of livestock will
be made from Grangeville, about the
first of January, when the local stock
men will begin shipping the cattle fed
there during the fall and winter
months
The Idaho Hardware G Implement
Dealers association will ask the next
legislature to pass an act to encourage
the use of wider tires on wagons as
one means of providing better roads
| in Idaho
Henry Flood, a prominent mining
man of Mullan, was found dead in his
! bed, the cause of his death being
Bright's disease. He was so years
old and was part owner of the Mid
night mine.
1t has been demonstrated that the
country surrounding Cambridge is
splendidly adapted for fruit raising.
Apples, peaches, prunes. plums and
all small fruits thrive and are of the
finest flavor.
In the arrest at Emmett of George
Shapely, 1t Is believed a good start has
been made in breaking, up gang
of horse thieves which has operated
for some time in the Snake river val
ley and in Long valley.
Il is announced that Atlanta is to
have a new mail service, distribution
to be by a star route running out OF
Boise and over the new wagon road to
the mining camp, instead of from
Mountain Home by way Of Rocky Bar
Great excitement has been caused
al Silver City over the recent discov
cry by and old prospector of rich Gin
nibar ore on Sinker Creek, twenty
miles from Silver City. The ore is
said to contain 1872 per cent quick
silver
Ernest WATSON, confined in the Ada
county jail awaiting trial as to hit
sanity attempted suicide, cutting hi
throat with a wire from the springs
in his bed, but while the cut was dan
Gerously near the iugular vein, he will
, recover.
Reports to the Trans-Missouri DR..
: Farming congress indicate that ther,
are 1000, 900 acres of now almos
worthless land in southern Idaho, mos
! of which can be made productiv
: through the use of dry farming
= methods.
The Tenth legislature is to be ask
/ ed to appropriate 100000 for the pul
i chase of site and the erection of
S building suitable for the maintenance
r G; home for the states orphan chile
h rem and of school for the deaf, dunn
II and blind
The beet sugar factories of Idah
and Utah will hereafter be able t
compete in Oklahoma with the ontpu
of the big factories of the east an
south This is made possible by
= rate reduction announced by the Roc
y Island system.
= The people of Payette have bee
. considerably stirred up as the resu
If of the death of child from dipl
N iberia, 1t being charged that the pa
n ents failed to call in physician, d
"a pending upon faith cure for the r
storation of the little one to health.
A Nampa dispatch says the peopl
s. of Nampa are deeply interested ovt
k. the discussion of the division of Ca
v yon county, making Nampa the count
of seat of the new county and namir
s. 1t after the town. The proposed ne
IN county would contain 440 square mile
n About ten miles from Cambridl
n, three strong flowing artesian wei
m have been struck within the last ty
i'll or three weeks and in all probabili
N artesian water can be struck in al
ST other part of this new country in 81
rd ficient quantity to irrigate the same
Dr. desired
2 A case has been filed at Lewist
90 test the validity of the constit
tional amendments recently car'ri
is. by popular vote of the people viii
To provide change in the state judicia
from district Judge to county jud
"a who will also have charge of proba
w matters.
1t is announced that Secretary G.
~, field has received reports on a pro-
aft sition to remove the Haley land
al fee to more central point in til
ast district, and feels the interests of
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