Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-08-21
IDAHO STATE NE WIS

locaLion OF nrSt-claSS steam laundry
m Shoshone, under the sanction and
patronage of the Commercial club.
A. new water works and sewer sys.
tenn is soon to be voted on at Parma,
the town having far outgrown the
capacity of the present water works.
Robert Ramon, the author of the at
tempted Great Northern train holdup
near Naples, has been sentenced to
serve fourteen years in the states
prison at Boise.
There is another rich strike re-
ported from the new Hornet Creek
mining district above Council, and a
number of claims are reported to
have been bonded for large sum.
The Lost river farmers are just now
harvesting an abundant hay crop. The
grain. though little late, looks very
good, some sugar beets are in evi.
dence, and the cattle are looking very
fine.
Mackey is soon to be lighted with
electricity. The waters of a noun
tain stream are being harnessed and
enough power will be generated to
light the town and furnish power for
few of the mines.
Charles Horton, recent arrival
from Tennessee, dropped a gun ON
the pavement at Weiser. 1t dis
charged and the bullet broke both
bones of his leg below the knee 1t
is doubtful If the limb can be saved.
A new city park of ten acres ad-
joining Parma on the west is project
ed. There is already some shade but
1t is the intention of the council to
plant at least 200 more trees, fence
the grounds and otherwise beautify
1t.
John Lambert, wanted in Blaine
county for the theft of jewelry, money
and other articles from camp near
HALEY, has gotten into trouble in Salt
Lake City, where he is charged with
stealing carpenters tools valued at
5000.
Rudolph Kaegi, a former owner OF
the townsite of Homedale, was driv
! Ing into town when his team became
frightened and ran away, throwing
him out and breaking one leg, one arm
and infiicting some severe scalp
| wounds.
The timber fires which had been
threatening Sand Point were gotten
under control with practically no
damage to the town. Commercial
standing timber to the north and east
of Sand Point has been burned, caus-
ing heavy loss.
The Bruneau valley is one of the
Oldest settled communities in south,
ern Idaho. The first active settle.
ment was made in the early sixties
Stock raising was the sole industry at
that time, and is yet the principal
source of revenue.
The farmers located in that portion
of the valley west of the Snake river
and lying between Blackfoot and Am.
erican Falls are iubilant over the FACT
that they are now to have the long
desired railroad facilities connecting
the said two towns.
The abstract of the assessment roll
Of Bonner county shows the greatest
percentage of increase In property
/
twenty-three counties which have
made their annual reports to the state
board of equalization.
Cecil A. Britain, Wa1la Walla boy,
seven years old, kidnapped at Toll
gate in the summer Of 1906, is either
secreted in Grande Ronde district or
the parents of the child are victims OF
| vi ~ IN oh ne AI1
anxiety to recover the missing boy.
An ordinance is being considered by
the Boise city council, restricting the
number of saloons to 20, the present
number, until such time as the city
shall have attained population of
10000, when one saloon may be
licensed for every additional 1000
population.
Duval & Phillips, the stock feeders,
have contracted with the sugar com
pany at Nampa to use the entire pro-
duct of pulp from their factory for
feeding purposes for the next five
years, taking all the pulp except that
which is reserved for the growers
themselves.
Charles Seller, passenger on the
Lewiston-Waha stage, sustained a
fracture of the right leg in smash.
up between the stage and an automo,
bile driven by merchant of the
Craigg mountain country. The acct
dent happened about fourteen miles
from Lewiston.
In the neighobrohood of 200 acres
In the Payette valley is in canteloupes
this year. This is slight increase
over previous years, but it is esti-
mated the crop will not be more than
half yield. But all the growers pro
nounce the quality Of the melons this
year excellent.
The Boise Valley Water Users as.
ISOLATION has Just devised scheme
to advertise Idaho irrigation projects
in the east and south. Representatives
from this state will exhibit moving
pictures at the state fairs, showing
what is being done in the matter of