Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-05-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS

A state bank, with capital OF
$4,000, has been organized at Wen
dell, on the Twin Falls tract.
As passed by the house the 320-acre
dry farm homestead bill applies to
Idaho as well as other western states.
It Is announced that II is the inten-
tion of the Prohibition party to work
for local option throughout the state.
Plans are practically completed for
race track at Burley to be one mile
long With roadway sixty feet In
width.
Nez Perco county is preparing to
make a great exhibit along horticul
tural lines for the lewiston larkson
fair this year.
Surveyor-General Utter is arranging
for conference Of the deputy sur
veyors general of the state, to be held
in Boise July and 2.
steve Adams has been granted a
change of venue. and his case will be
tried at Grand Junction, Colo, when
the district court convenes on June
10.
The Idaho Pharmaceutical associa-
ton, organized last year, and which
/! now has a membership Of two hum
dred, held its second annual session in
Boise last week.
A system of fire alarm calls has
been arranged ct Nampa by which
the location of the fire may be readily
| learned according to the signal sound
ed on the IRE bell.
During fight between Louis Papka
| and Ross Dement,, at Caldwell, Papke
was stabbed, but 1t is believed his In
juries will not prove fatal His as
sallant has disappeared.
Boise has been decided upon as the
place for holding she third annual
shoot Of the Idaho State Sportsmen's
association next year. 1t win be de-
| termined later when It win be held.
Idaho county will make this sea
SCI ~ new record in the amount OF
gold produced All the old placer
fields are working. also three new
ones, and the water supply Is sum.
cient for the usual run.
For the first time in the history OF
the grain business in Nez Perez
prairie, sacks will be furnished by in
| pendent buyers, business man OF
| Pullman securing contract for 46O,
600 in competition with dozen bid
| ders.
Register Church of the state land
board reports that less than one sec
ton OF land has been forfeited under
| the act which became effective II
March, 1905. for the year just ended
much smaller acreage than had
been expected.
The farmers Of Nee Perez are en-
deav0ring to compel the railroad com
pany to grant warehouse sites to. in
dependents. They claim that the
Northern Pacific protects the ole
grain companies and denies conces
sions to Independents.
| The Prohibitionists of Idaho will
hold their state convention this yea
i September 2, at Pierce Park, foul
4 miles from Boise. At this time al
entire state ticket will be nominated
and the friends OF temperance viii
enjoy q few days outing.
/ The High school seniors Of thu
Lewiston schools viii produce
Greek tragedy entitled "Alcestis," b.
Euripides, an effort that has neye
been made by local talent. The pla.
will be staged and dressed In befttinl
scenery and costumes.
The successful organization OF tn
farmers Of Nee Perez and Idaho cour
ties In lodges of the Farmers Educa
tional and Cooperative union seem
likely to solve many problems tina
have been too knotty under the oil
system of individual protests.
The Caldwell Interurban railway
which for two seasons did a profiti
Bile business carrying passengers t
thu D.,ef Flat country, but which ha
not been operated during the pas
winter. Is to resume operations. Tn
road is owned by Caldwell capitalist
: A meeting OF the masters and men
bers of the different oranges recentl
organized in Canyon and Ada coul
Ties was held at Caldwell on Satu
day, May is. The gathering was f
the purpose of instruction in tn
work, and to organize count
grange.
BY q vote of 80 to 20 the senate r.
jected Senator Heyburn's long an
short haul amendment to the Elkin
commodity bill This Is the secon
time that Hepburn has been defeate
by this fateful skidoo number, tn
previous time being on the forestr
] appropriation.
5 Parties from the Occur dAler
country, who have recently been Il
2 yestigating the Golden Eagle mimi
property on Conner creek, south
; Bursey, have bonded 8. p. Worthin
. tons interest in the property for 81
I 900. The parties win at once cor
mence operations.
$ But for the fact that Represent
d tive MondeIi wished to include Wy
$ ming in the bill, the house won
r have passed the bill permitting Idal
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