Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-12-11
IDAHO STATE NEWS

been organized and Is gain
ing in membership each week.
with three revival meetings in
in Nampa, the moral wei
fare of the town is being well cared
for.
The Building committee of the Bapt-
list church OF Emmett have let the
contract for the foundation Of their
new church.
The first religious services ever
held In Kuna were held last week, |
Rev. Barnes, the M. B. district super
intendent being in charge,
The people OF Glenns Ferry are
hoping that the next legislature will |
make an appropriation for the bridg |
ing Of the Snake river at that point.
The business section of Cour d'Alene
is to be improved by a modern three
story brick block to cost $4,000. which
viii be built on the old Franklin hotel
site.
1t is freely predicted by residents
OF that town that within the next
twelve months the number of BUSH
ness buildings in Twin Falls will be
doubled.
The work Of rebuilding the town OF
Cottonwood is being rapidly carried
forward. Contracts have been let for
Two concrete buildings which will be
used as hotels.
In the district court at Boise Judge
Wood sentenced James Stewart and
Frank Lee, the former for three and
the latter for four years, at hard la
Dor, for burglary.
NJ Carr OF Meridian, who recently
had one of his hands blown Off by
the bursting of gan, is on the road
to recovery. 1t was reported at first
that ne had been fatally injured.
The state veterinarian has found,
upon investigation, that the horses at
Rigby and Idaho Falls reported to be
suffering from glanders were not af-
| fiicted with that disease at all.
The farmers Of Sites have become
enthused over the good roads move
ment and are doing everything in,
! their power to encourage the inn
| provement OF the public highways.
One of the hunters In the Boise
| national forest brought to Boise re-
Gently seventy-three coyotes hides
and two wildcat hides which he had
taken from animals killed in the vicin-
ity of Mayfield.
At meeting at Caldwell of the
directors of the Canyon county fair
association, 1t was decided to double
the amount to be paid -iHs ore miums
x nexc year. rims year over $4,000 was
paid in premiums.
The Farmers Educational and Co
operative union of Nez Perez expects
TO do some work this winter before
the state legislature. when the farm
ers of that section will demand re
forms in the grain laws.
It is announced that the Oregon
Short Line intends to fit up two cars
which will travel from point to poini
in Utah and Idaho, those in charge o.
the cars to hold meetings and make
displays of agricultural products sup
piled by the two states.
That the people of Lewiston believ'
, IN paving was demonstrated recent!
when they voted $4,000 bonds whicl
4 will be used to pay for paving stree
! intersections. Lewiston will lay SOM
80 900 square feet of pavement at
cost exceeding $150,O00.
i According to a report of the stat
4 superintendent Of public instruction
there are 1927 school houses in tn
;. state. with 2,052 teachers, who ar
!. maid 1896. 1886 to teach 69,769 pupils
In 1906 there were 1893 school
: houses and 62,726 pupils.
Real estate dealers Of Soldier r
port the past year the most success
full in the history of the Camas praifi
: country, over four times as man
:. transfers having been made as in an
such length of time in the past, pro
!, ing the success of dry farming IN thi
:. section.
! The biennial report of the state Ian
:, board shows a wonderful growth
!, business of this state department
: FOR the years 1907 and 1908. not l
Guiding December. the total receip
:, amounted to $2.402,472, as against
:. total of $1,2s0,334 for the two yea
preceding.
"a Seed collectors of the Boise n
= tional forest have collected 1.6'
= pounds of yellow pine seed and 2
a. pounds of red FIR seed in the yicini
s. Of Idaho City. The seeds will
s shipped to- Missonla, Denver 81
70 Portland to be used In reforestil
~ government lands.
e Word has been received in Boi
- from Constructing Engineer Heidi
~ Of the Boise-Payette irrigation pr
= ect that water would be turned fre
=. the Boise river into the Big Deer e
- reservoir December 10. A grand p,
~ lie demonstration celebrating 7
Ict event is being planned.
pr A meeting OF the Idaho Sta
~ sportsmen's association has be
called for the first of next month
le boise. at about the time Of the OPP
~ ing Of the state legislature. The as
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