Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-19
IDAHO STATE NEWS

building a line from Burnley to Twin
Falls.
Safe robbers entered a store at
New Plymouth, blew open the safe
and got away with $50.
The Buster mine at Elk City will
shut down in about ten days. Ii has
been in operation steadily Ior two
years.
For long and faithful service with
the Short Line, Harry CarricK of o.
catelIo, master mechanic for the o.
s. L., has been retired on a pension
The local option fight will soon be-
at its height in Bonner county, and
particularly In Standpoint. An anti
saloon league was organized last
week.
Mrs. William Stacey of Weiser
died at her home of paralysis. She
was II years of age and one of the
pioneers of Idaho, coming to the
state in the early COS.
Emil Bostrom, SO years of age. liv-
ing near lofts bay, has been missing
from his home since October 81. He
left intending to go to neighbor's
house, but never reached there.
An electric line from Caldwell to
ervoir will be built early next year
The survey has been completed and
the material has been ordered from
the east.
Father F. A. Becker Of Wallace has,
won out in his case against certain
citizens of that town who were ac-
cused of collecting the pew rents and
other monies belonging to the Cath
Ollie church of Wallace.
Bids for the construction in Pc
catello of the finest railroad club
house on the Short Line system were
opened November 10. The building
will cover 43x73 feet of ground and
will be two stories and basement.
The board of county commissioners
! of Ada county has issued a call for a
: good roads" election to be held
Tuesday, December 6, for the pur-
, pose of determining whether Ada
county shall adopt the county good
roads system.
The Isaac Cleek ranch, located on
the bench two miles south of Star,
] and one of the largest ranches in the
+ valley, was sold to Boise parties for
J. 100000. TIE new owners will have
:. the ranch plated and sell it of in
:. 10-acre tracts.
0 A string Of coal cars on the ele-
g waited chute of the Short Line at Po-
i catello started down grade and col
|. lided with road engine on the track
u below. The foreman, Mike Gates, was
: were smashed.
Adolph Beige, a German, living at
Idaho Falls, while crossing the rail
o few feet away, stumbled and fell with
d his feet under the engine. 1is left
1t foot was crushed almost off at the an
p kle and his right leg mangled to the
IL knee.
b. Mexican is in jail at HALEY
II charged with having murdered an
q, q, Italian in a grading camp of the Lost
River Irrigation company near
Moore, by shooting him in the back
of the head. The ball entered the
el base Of the skull causing instant
ce death.
k, A Boise man who had expressed {
Cd determination to serve twenty-five
es days in the city jail rather than pa,
ls fine of $50 for violating the city,
~ ~ building ordinance. changed his minC
~ at the close of the first twenty-fou
hours, when ne paid the fine and WA
dismissed.
~, Adolph Fiegel, a young German, Il
on dead as the result Of an acciden
RI near Idaho Falls. He attempted t.
to cross over cattle guard as trail
et was approaching, his foot caught Il
ny the cattle guard and he was ru
De down, both legs being cut off, deaf
n.y. resulting from the shock.
1t is understood that when the ce1
sus taking starts on the 18th of mex
Is April, that there will be 200 enun
orators allowed in Idaho. Just no,
bo these enumerators will be appo
he toned is not yet known, but it is SUI
he posed 1t will be upon a basis OF on
wo ehumeratoF LOT every 1ooo people.
,ep ]. L. Ocheltree. cashier of the Mi,
en- dleton State bank, suicided in til
ar. woods near Middleton. shooting hir
will self The books of the bank wei
by found in good shape ana worry owe
OF a pending examination by the boar
re of directors is the only theory a
. yanced to account for the suicide.
At a recent meeting of the city G
fic.als of Emmett an ordinance W;
len presented in response to a promi.
In made by members of the counC
len when elected, if the city voted d.
OK on the question of local option, tn,
use would pass an ordinance prohibitiI
hre the sale of liquor. The ordinanr
eep goes into effect November %.
SCI Seu Plans for paving the principal bu
~ ness streets of Pocatello have pra
-, tically been perfected by the CT