Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-01-01
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

The initial trip Of the first PAS
senger train from Gooding to Wen
dell was made on December II.
One hundred and thirty carloads
OF wheat have been shipped from
Midyale station this season.
Gcvernor-elect Brady has author
lied the announcement Of the appoint
ment Of Clarence G. DIETRICH OF Poca-
tello to be his private secretary.
The coming Idaho legislature win
be asked to appropriate $4,000 to
be devoted to improvement work on
the Snake river above Lewiston.
Caldwell business men have raised
fund of $500. ana the further sum
OF $4,000 has been pledged, If needed.
to fight the county division scheme
launched by Nampa people.
A new steel bridge has recently
been completed across the Weiser
river at Council at a cost OF $1,000,
which is great convenience to the
settlers.
One OF the hottest fights scheduled
| to take place before the forthcoming
| legislature will probably be the con-
test between the local option advo-
Gates and the saloon interests of the
| state.
Canyon county carried of $745 in
| prizes at Council Bluffs horticultural
| congress, as follows: Second on state
exhibit, first on county, first on artis-
| tic display, and seven out of. eight In
dividual prizes.
The Council Valley Fruit Growers
association has perfected a very
strong organization and is doing a
good work, its members cooperating
with each other for the betterment
of all concerned.
The Boise Statesmen announces
that 1t seems likely that the Good CITY
zenship club Of Boise viii soon take
upon itself the problem, Of the social
evil and will rid the city, IL possible,
of its red light district.
While the members OF the State
Teachers association are there hold
ing their annual meeting during the
week, they are to be royalty entertain
ed by the Columbian club, the teach
ers and citizens of Boise.
The clearings of the Boise banks
for the week ending Saturday, De
cember 10, were $541, 125.51, against
$417,610.67 last year, which is very
: substantial increase and splendid
showing for growing Boise.
Charles Morse, who had lived II
? washington county for twenty-five
years, and at one time owner OF thu
South. Peacock mine in the Sever
: Devils country, died at Weiser las
! week, after an illness of six weeks.
4 Hugh McNab, prominent farme
3 residing near Troy, was Instant
! killed by being struck with a linn
/ while1 engaged in telling trees. tn
!. accident was witnessed by his wife
h An examination of the body shove
the neck to be disloeated.
le The Lewiston Commercial club
70 now issuing invitations and compile
n, ing arrangements for the meeting
y be held In Lewiston on January
= when the legislative delegations frol
q the six northern counties of the stat
AZ win be the guests of the club.
ar Alois. Jauernig, on trial at Bots
for the murder of William Simmon
was found not guilty by the jury. a
ter twelve hours deliberations. Mr.
a. Jauernig was the first person to co
or graduate her husband upon the We
st dict which made him free man.
NJ Henry Tilden Shoemaker was four
nd guilty at Moscow of murder in Il
Dr. second degree for the killing of Wa
IT. ter Driskill at Troy in Novembe
ut Iriskill and Shoemaker were stran
mt ers and the tragedy was the outcon
SO of n quarrel over couple OF gfSlS.
or there has been a material fall
en- off in the number of marriage
ne ceuses issued in Ada county duril
on the past year, while the number
80 divorces have been increased ov
a. 1907. For the year 243 licenses we
granted, and So DEGREES of divor
catered.
ID. Governor Gooding has authoriz
es- q reward of 1000 for the arrest a
for conviction of the murder of Wal
NO schlag, in Idaho Falls on Decent
e. 10. Schlag was brutally murder
in with an ak and his body robbed. /
- officers have a description of t
- murderer.
nsa Valtrice Lane. the child who
"a burt at the Weiser smelter. is de
,at. from her injuries. The child v
vas playing about the smelter when
ed. attempted to climb on top of a sh
and when it turned over on her, causi
internal injuries which resulted II
hemorrhage.
The Prohibition vote in the state
.oal the late election was as follows: Pr
at ident, 1886; congress, 1904; g
ere ernor, 2,16s; lieutenant governor,
Ted 10: secretary OF state, z,S19; audi
to 2.105; treasurer. 2,194; superinte
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