Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-07-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Z 1t Is not known What induced KOWeA +
to suicide.
The Caldwell city council has post
tponed the question of closing the sa-
looms in that city until some time dur
ing August.
Vern Sanford, 12-year-old lad liv-
ing near Nampa, was thrown from a
horse one day last week. one OF his
arms being broken.
Besides being severely bruised about
the face, Norman Thompson, who was
the victim of runaway accident at
Boise, suffered broken wrist.
w. III. Hancock, of Washington
county, has been appointed chief
clerk In the office of the secretary OF
state. Mr.. Hancock has been editor
| of the Weiser Signal for some time.
The Snake river is now falling and
will probably not be any higher this
season. While 1t was predicted ear
lier that the water would be short the
Snake has been higher this year than
usual.
The manager Of the Riverside Park,
at Boise, was arrested last week,
charged with violating the Sunday
rest law, he having permitted the
iatrical performance at the park on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Sprague cele.
,brated their golden wedding at Weiser
one day last week MIR. Sprague is 81
and Mrs. Sprague 10, and they came
to Idaho to make new home five
years ago.
The ministers of the state who are
endeavoring to stop the liquor traffic
in Idaho are going to take hold of the
work this fall and endeavor to have
all the members of their church work
for the same end.
John Danford was seriously injured
at Nampa as the result Of runaway
caused by boys throwing fire crackers
under his horses feet, he being
thrown from the buggy, and being In
jured about the back.
James Montague of Pocatello, an en-
gineer slipped while getting on his
engine in the Twin Falls yards while
the engine was moving backwards and
his right leg was amputated above the
ankle by the rear drive Wheel
Glenns Ferry Is rapidly recovering
from the effects of her recent fire
Larger and better structures are be
ing erected ON the sites Of the ole
buildings and business conditions are
improving steadily In every way.
: A lone highwayman attempted K
. hold up passenger train on the
4 Great Northern railroad, near Naples
+ The highwayman got nothing, but fee
4 after exchanging several shots will
the crew and passengers of the train
/, The new wagon road from Boise t
> Atlanta, a distance of 83 miles, !
2 nearly completed. The road, whel
finished, will permit of travel all tn
year round between these two point
4 and will be of great benefit to bot
r towns.
t Thomas WATSON, a rancher Twin
> near Ustick, met with serious acc
dent which cost him his left arm.
stick of dynamite exploded prem;
. turely, mangling his arm SO that
+" was necessary to amputate 1t, an
making him totally deaf.
"a Andy Sederman, a Finlander, wa
killed by an Idaho Northern train nea
o Middleton. Sederman was intoxicate
and lay down on the track, using th
t. rail for a pillow. A coroner's juT
l. exonerated the railroad company an
employees from all blame.
The water will be ready for tn
many thousand acres tributary to j.
g rome by April l. 1909. The settler
zS are beginning to come in and tax
n.
commencing to appear daily out
the vast sagebrush stretch.
~ Bull, the youngest of the numero,
"a. thriving towns of the Twin Falls trac
II celebrated the Fourth Of July this yei
for the first time in its history. Thrt
years ago the townsite and count
err surrounding 1t for many miles was
p. desert wilderness of sage brush.
It is believed that Ira Harder, WI
,e- escaped from the penitentiary receI
1y, in order to make his flight from Il
penitentiary more swift resorted
horse stealing, as it il reported tn
a horse was stolen from the ram
of John Chickering on Ten Mi
~ creek.
State Treasurer Hastings gives o
the statement that he will not disco
M tinue the keeping of collection 6
tie counts" with banks, but will requi
them to give bonds securing the sta
10 for the amounts on deposit, the bon
to be approved by the state deposito
- board.
The order for the abandonment
Boise rural route No. 8, and the 81
= stitution of a rural service from ST
y has aroused the residents in the vic
ity of Eagle to holding mass meetin
and entering very vigorous protes
in the hope of having the order
1 scinded.
On September there will be DO
T. ELECTION In Boise on the propositi
i of bonding in the sum of s250,000