Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-12-18
IDAHO STATE NEWS

convicts In the Idaho state penl.
Tertiary will test the constitution
atty of the law providing for escape
form the state prison.
Work is going forward rapidly on
the New York canal, the big govern.
clent project which will irrigate all
The lands between Boise and Nampa.
The contractors have about com.
pleted the laying Of the water mains
for the Gooding Water company. In
oil they have put in nearly 81 900 feet
Of pipe.
The Weiser Commercial club has
been organized on more sound
financial basis, and has started at
work in earnest for the advancement
Of the Weiser section.
The secretary of the treasury will
ask for $4,000 for surveying an al.
letting Occur d'Alene reservation.
For public buildings: Boise, $4,000.
Lewiston, $4,000; Moscow. $4,000
tsite.)
Work on the new mill being IN.
stalled by the BostonIdaho at HALEY
Is progressing satisfactorily. The
trst unit is practically completed.
and the men are now working on the.
second.
President MacLean has sent to all
alumni of the state university a
prospectus outlining plan whereby
the alumni win have more authority
in the direction of the affairs of the
university.
Because Of the efficiency OF the
Montpelier fire department, 1t is said
that the insurance rates in that town
are to be reduced which is a pretty
sood argument for an effective fire
department
The second annual state conven-
ton of county auditors of Idaho was
held in Boise last week, four days
session being held. Among other
things, a system OF uniform account.
ing was adopted.
The members of the Wool Growers
association will hold two days SEES
sion in Boise early next month, prior
to the opening of the annual meeting
ct Pocatello of the National Wool
Growers association.
Luke NJ. Lonkey was instantly kill.
ed at the Ridenbaugh logging camp
on the Boise river, about thirty-five
miles from Boise. A log coming down
from the hill struck Lonkey behind
the ear, breaking his neck.
The county auditors OF the state,
in session at Boise have resolved to
go before the coming legislature to
rpuiGa - A.
state. A committee is to be appoint
cd to present the matter to the law
makers.
Several hundred acres OF apple
trees nave boon set out in tho country
contiguous to Weiser this faIT and
many acres more will be set out next
spring. The Weiser country is rapid
ly coming to tho front as an apple
country.
The Idaho Wool Growers associa
ton Is TO hold anot, eY meeting IN
Hoise The first Of the year % make
final arrangements for the meeting
of the National Wool Growers asso
citation to be held in Pocatello Janu 1
airy IA. Is and IL
The next session of the Idaho legis
lature will be asked to appropriate
100000 for the purchase of site anG
the erection of building suitable foi
school and home for the states or
phans, deaf, dumb and blind children
TO be located near Boise.
The inaugural ball is to be held il
Boise the night of Wednesday, Janu
sry &c. Funds for the entertainment |
OF the distinguished guests win be
raised among the business men q. j
the capital CITY, it being expected that I
the sum required will be $4,000
The secretary of the treasury in
official estimates, asks for 10000, ar
advance of eight installments on
der the twenty-year annuity agree |
ment The money is to enable them /
to buy tool and farm implements
Governor Gooding has announced
that he will not issue call for spe
cial session of the legislature to con
yene as suggested in the recommen /
dation of the supreme court during
the last week in Decembe~ for the
purpose of adopting or rejecting the
codes.
The sixteen blocks of macadamized |
streets in Idaho Falls. the contract
for which was let few months ago
are 60 per cent completed, and is in
every way most excellent piece o.
work More than half of It is of
crushed lava that has been used here.
tofore.
"A dispatch from Lewiston an.
noanees. that masked highwayman
held up the mail stage driver almost
within the city limits of Reubens
in broad daylight, securing $25 from
the youthful stage driver, who was
too badly frightened to get de
scription of the robber
Suit was filed recently against the