Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-02-05
idaho STATE NE VS.

A halt-acre tract OF lanu near ELL
nett was sold last week for $3.50, or
at the rate of $500 an acre.
The Boise Commercial club, at its
regular annual meeting held last week,
went on record as favoring state
railroad commission.
The Idaho Falls sugar factory was
the first to be located in the state. 1t
is a 1,200-ton plant, and cost upwards
of a million dollars.
The Boise Commercial club has |
named a committee of ten to investi- |
gate all railroad propositions for |
Boise and to report to the club within |
thirty days.
Ray Bradshaw, Weiser boy, had
his right fore finger shot off while
hunting near town. He had set his
gun down in ditch and in some man.
ner it was discharged.
Swan Berg, ON sagebrush land near
Blackfoot, last year, the first season
under cultivation, raised So bushels OF
oats to the acre that weighed out AZ
pounds to the bushel.
A charge Of manslaughter has been
soldier who engaged In a prize fight
with Private Wilson at the Boise bar
racks, the fight resulting in Wilson's
death.
Howard Foster a nine-yeaS-old
Boise boy, has lost the sight of his
right eye as the result of playing with,
a suction air gum, he having pulled
the trigger while looking dow1 the
| gun barrel.
The work OF the reclamation ser
vice under the Boise-Payette project,
| which has been in operation for the
past three years, has resulted in get
ting water ready for approximately
$4,000 acres of land.
The dairymen of Caldwell have per-
fected an organization, the objects of
which is to secure condensory or
cooperative cheese factory, and a
general betterment of the dairying in.
dustry in that section of the state.
Lincoln day, February IL, will be
observed by the schools of Washing
ton county. An interesting program
has been arranged by the county AMI
state superintendent in c0mmemora-
ton of the Tooth birthday of the great
emancipation.
Weiser has an invincible girls bas
ketball team, all members of the
Weiser high school, who have defeat
ed teams all over the state, having
never lost but one game, and that was
, played outside, under rules regulating
, boys games.
, Yields of so bushels of wheat, sc
{ bushels of oats and rs bushels of bar
ley to the acre are quite common In
the vicinity of Idaho Falls. Barley II
becoming favorite grain crop Tit
yield is large, and 1t is fine feed fol
fattening stock.
Rural routes have been ordered es
t tablished April /, at Culdesac, Ne
a Perez county, route No. 1 serving u
|. families; Ito, Nez Perez county, rout
= No. /, serving 1876 families; Kimberly
a Twin Falls county, route No. l, serv
ing 154 families.
r According to a statement made b
!. State Game Warden Stevens, with tn
q two new fish hatcheries in operatio
n Idaho has the facilities for handlin
). from S,O00,0OO to 100000 trout egg
and planting the small fry In tn
i streams and lakes annually.
a Elijah Harris, son of William Hal
A. ris of Albion, was instantly killed b
I. a fall of 120 feet from the trail Leaf
4 ing from the mouth of the tunnel 9
" the Salmon dam to the camp, Whic
il is traversed daily by any number
men, says Twin Falls dispatch.
It is announced that the Gilmore
Pittsburg Railroad company has b
a gun advertising for bids for. the CO.
~ struction of the proposed line fro
a Armstead, Mont, on the Oregon Sho
;. Line, to Salmon. The line will tap
~ rich agricultural and mining distri
~ of Idaho.
a. The Idaho Direct Legislation leagt
ie has been organized in Boise. I'll
- movement is strictly nonpartisan ar
- any person who is an advocate OF Il
- initiative and referendum is ellg1b
M to membership "a the organization
IN large number already have becon
OK members.
W. A Washington dispatch says: y
re tice has been received here from Go
an ernor' Brady announcing tnat ne al
his staff will attend the Taft inaugul
ton. On account of the great d
lance and lack of specific appropr
la. ton for the purpose, the Idaho troo
he will not attend,
tea At a meeting of the stockholders
ok. the Canyon County Fair associate
Ina held last week, an invitation was
la tended to the grange to co-opers
On with the association in improving a
~. building up the fair. and 1t was I
az cided to raise the admission price
'eu the fair to so cents.
Do Within the next sixty days ba
the will be started in King Hill with
Ion capital of $4,000. Two grocery FIR
ma are erecting store buildings at Ki
the Hill. One is to be 40x80 feet and
to other 30xI00 feet. A hotel OF mode